Re: my inaccurate writing

[Guest guest]

Esther,

I think its not having the choice to use convenience foods when time is a

pinch and the lack of money to buy a variety of foods.

I am also fighting Lyme disease and am pretty close to being bed bound on

most days, some days the fatigue is so bad I will set and be thirsty because

I am too tired to get up and walk to get a drink of water. The thought of

cooking is so over whelming. I have learned to cook quanities and just eat

the same thing over and over until its gone-convenience foods sure would

come in handy then so dealing with this disease is very difficult. Thank

goodness I only eat twice a day. I miss having something to snack on-that is

where I mess around and get glutened so often, I don't do it on purpose I

have bought a small chest freezer and when cooking in quanities I do freeze

eat size portions-that is helpful. I no longer even attempt sandwiches,

havent' found a bread I like yet although I have baked plenty, my chilli

isn't the same without crackers although its eatable if I dip Mission Brand

Corn tortillo's in it. Also I think it would be hard for those who live in

bigger cities, food drive-ins, where I live its miles of driving for that so

I wasn't used to eating out anyway but I can see that it would be so

tempting if it were there all the time. I already hadn't had the money to

eat out so that problem for me I had already dealt with. I have given up

trying to eat healthy every day, now what I eat is healthy but not every

day. I think it would be more easy if we could get a week " menu " where we

would know what to plan and buy at the store, then go home and know what to

cook. I have been gf for two years, some is more easy because of the trials

and errors so as long as I keep eating the same things I know what to buy

but its that trying to make something new that seems to always get me in

trouble. There is always something I forgot to buy that I need to make that

dish--I keep telling myself that maybe in 10yrs they will have come up with

a pill I can take before eating that will allow me to eat whatever I

want-dreaming but it keeps me going

Coleen

my inaccurate writing

> When I wrote " as bad as it gets " in response to " making your own baked

> goods with alternate flours is as bad as it gets " , I meant that I

> didn't think that's as bad as CELIAC gets.

>

> I didn't mean to imply that CELIAC is the worst thing that could ever

> happen to a person. Far from it! I've even been through worse things

> than celiac.

>

> But... " baking your own baked goods with alternate flours " isn't the

> worst part of celiac, in my opinion. Watching your family eat your

> forbidden favorites is really hard to bear. For me, any way. And

> finding yourself in a restaurant with NOTHING to eat is really hard to

> bear. And when you hate cooking to begin with, and then find it's

> " cook or starve " ... Well, in my book, that's hard to bear.

>

> Maybe it'll get better over time.

>

> Thank you, one and all, for all the helpful and supportive notes!

>

> I'm in a really bad patch and appreciate all the info and support.

> Honest.

>

> I know you can't actually make it any easier for any one else. You can

> just help provide the right conditions for it to get easier for

> another. And to do that, it's sharing experience, strength, and hope.

> From there, we each have to do it on our own.

>

> Esther in RI

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[Guest guest]

Esther:

Chili suggestion to get over the cracker wish (believe me, I feel your pain,

see my post yesterday about the same thing with clam chowder):

I " deep " fry whole corn tortillas in about an inch to 2 inches of oil in a

saucepan, and use as a complement to a lot of dishes. I use tongs and it

takes about 1 minute per tortilla, more or less depending on whether I want

a little softness or brownness for a particular purpose. I make a bunch at

a time, salt them, and wrap them in paper towel and ziploc, and leave them

on the counter. They crisp up great after a few minutes in a warm oven- if

there are any left, as my non-gf kids now prefer them to packaged corn

chips. I now prefer the tortillas with chili (not yet with other soups and

stews though)

I'm not on a low fat kick, just a low chemical and preservative kick, and

even though I buy a snack tortilla brand for the kids that has nothing but

corn, oil and salt, I am accidently changing my kids habits because they

think the snack chips just don't taste fresh enough. They have gotten the

same about my mashed potatoes- we were somewhere, and they were served

potatoes from flakes. They thought they had gone bad because they were too

" mushy " , i.e. there were no potato " lumps " to show the authenticity of real

potatoes. Ah, the law of inintended consequences.

I am finding that there are negatives, but also unexpected positives.

>

>Reply-To: SillyYaks

>To: <SillyYaks >

>Subject: Re: my inaccurate writing

>Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 02:24:54 -0800

>

>Esther,

>I think its not having the choice to use convenience foods when time is a

>pinch and the lack of money to buy a variety of foods.

>I am also fighting Lyme disease and am pretty close to being bed bound on

>most days, some days the fatigue is so bad I will set and be thirsty

>because

>I am too tired to get up and walk to get a drink of water. The thought of

>cooking is so over whelming. I have learned to cook quanities and just eat

>the same thing over and over until its gone-convenience foods sure would

>come in handy then so dealing with this disease is very difficult. Thank

>goodness I only eat twice a day. I miss having something to snack on-that

>is

>where I mess around and get glutened so often, I don't do it on purpose I

>have bought a small chest freezer and when cooking in quanities I do freeze

>eat size portions-that is helpful. I no longer even attempt sandwiches,

>havent' found a bread I like yet although I have baked plenty, my chilli

>isn't the same without crackers although its eatable if I dip Mission Brand

>Corn tortillo's in it. Also I think it would be hard for those who live in

>bigger cities, food drive-ins, where I live its miles of driving for that

>so

>I wasn't used to eating out anyway but I can see that it would be so

>tempting if it were there all the time. I already hadn't had the money to

>eat out so that problem for me I had already dealt with. I have given up

>trying to eat healthy every day, now what I eat is healthy but not every

>day. I think it would be more easy if we could get a week " menu " where we

>would know what to plan and buy at the store, then go home and know what to

>cook. I have been gf for two years, some is more easy because of the trials

>and errors so as long as I keep eating the same things I know what to buy

>but its that trying to make something new that seems to always get me in

>trouble. There is always something I forgot to buy that I need to make that

>dish--I keep telling myself that maybe in 10yrs they will have come up with

>a pill I can take before eating that will allow me to eat whatever I

>want-dreaming but it keeps me going

>Coleen

> my inaccurate writing

>

>

> > When I wrote " as bad as it gets " in response to " making your own baked

> > goods with alternate flours is as bad as it gets " , I meant that I

> > didn't think that's as bad as CELIAC gets.

> >

> > I didn't mean to imply that CELIAC is the worst thing that could ever

> > happen to a person. Far from it! I've even been through worse things

> > than celiac.

> >

> > But... " baking your own baked goods with alternate flours " isn't the

> > worst part of celiac, in my opinion. Watching your family eat your

> > forbidden favorites is really hard to bear. For me, any way. And

> > finding yourself in a restaurant with NOTHING to eat is really hard to

> > bear. And when you hate cooking to begin with, and then find it's

> > " cook or starve " ... Well, in my book, that's hard to bear.

> >

> > Maybe it'll get better over time.

> >

> > Thank you, one and all, for all the helpful and supportive notes!

> >

> > I'm in a really bad patch and appreciate all the info and support.

> > Honest.

> >

> > I know you can't actually make it any easier for any one else. You can

> > just help provide the right conditions for it to get easier for

> > another. And to do that, it's sharing experience, strength, and hope.

> > From there, we each have to do it on our own.

> >

> > Esther in RI

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Esther,

Hang in there, it will get better and easier faster than you think.

Your situation sounds very similar to mine. I have never been fond

of cooking and I never really needed to know how until now. There

was a lot of frustration because I didn't know how to 'just

substitute this or that'. And I didn't really want to change my

lifestyle. So, I ended up going without until I either learned to do

it myself or found a place to buy it. Baking is still not in my

repertoire and may never be. Thank goodness for Whole Foods Bakery!

I don't know what kind of market you are in, but I found substitutes

for a lot of convenience foods that I used until I was comfortable

(and quick) cooking it myself in my regular grocery store (Kroger).

Amy's frozen mac and cheese was a life saver for a while. If you

like ethnic foods there are even more options for us, the culinarily

impaired. Granted, this isn't the healthiest long term daily option,

but might help get through the low spots:)

Best of Luck,

Lori in ATL

>

> When I wrote " as bad as it gets " in response to " making your own

baked

> goods with alternate flours is as bad as it gets " , I meant that I

> didn't think that's as bad as CELIAC gets.

>

> I didn't mean to imply that CELIAC is the worst thing that could

ever

> happen to a person. Far from it! I've even been through worse things

> than celiac.

>

> But... " baking your own baked goods with alternate flours " isn't the

> worst part of celiac, in my opinion. Watching your family eat your

> forbidden favorites is really hard to bear. For me, any way. And

> finding yourself in a restaurant with NOTHING to eat is really hard

to

> bear. And when you hate cooking to begin with, and then find it's

> " cook or starve " ... Well, in my book, that's hard to bear.

>

> Maybe it'll get better over time.

>

> Thank you, one and all, for all the helpful and supportive notes!

>

> I'm in a really bad patch and appreciate all the info and support.

> Honest.

>

> I know you can't actually make it any easier for any one else. You

can

> just help provide the right conditions for it to get easier for

> another. And to do that, it's sharing experience, strength, and

hope.

> From there, we each have to do it on our own.

>

> Esther in RI

>

[Guest guest]

Coleen - I get a lo-carb menu mailer each week that has 6 dinner recipes, complete with side dish suggestions. It's not GF per se, but there is almost never gluten due to the fact that it is lo-carb. Any time there is gluten, it is extremely easy to substitute for. I get the "body clutter" menu mailer which also has breakfast, lunch and snack ideas which change each week. Each menu mailer has a grocery list too. It's very cheap - only $9.95 for three months. And I have saved a ton of money by planning my meals each week. There is also a sample lo-carb menu mailer you can download for free. You should check it out! www.savingdinner.com.

Again - not affiliated in any way. I just absolutely love menu mailer! It, along with www.flylady.net (a free organizational/life coaching web site), have totally changed my life!

--Trudy San , CA "People who believe in absurdities will eventually commit atrocities." ~Voltaire

-------------- Original message -------------- I think it would be more easy if we could get a week "menu" where wewould know what to plan and buy at the store, then go home and know what tocook.

[Guest guest]

Coleen - I get a lo-carb menu mailer each week that has 6 dinner recipes, complete with side dish suggestions. It's not GF per se, but there is almost never gluten due to the fact that it is lo-carb. Any time there is gluten, it is extremely easy to substitute for. I get the "body clutter" menu mailer which also has breakfast, lunch and snack ideas which change each week. Each menu mailer has a grocery list too. It's very cheap - only $9.95 for three months. And I have saved a ton of money by planning my meals each week. There is also a sample lo-carb menu mailer you can download for free. You should check it out! www.savingdinner.com.

Again - not affiliated in any way. I just absolutely love menu mailer! It, along with www.flylady.net (a free organizational/life coaching web site), have totally changed my life!

--Trudy San , CA "People who believe in absurdities will eventually commit atrocities." ~Voltaire

-------------- Original message -------------- I think it would be more easy if we could get a week "menu" where wewould know what to plan and buy at the store, then go home and know what tocook.

[Guest guest]

Coleen - I get a lo-carb menu mailer each week that has 6 dinner recipes, complete with side dish suggestions. It's not GF per se, but there is almost never gluten due to the fact that it is lo-carb. Any time there is gluten, it is extremely easy to substitute for. I get the "body clutter" menu mailer which also has breakfast, lunch and snack ideas which change each week. Each menu mailer has a grocery list too. It's very cheap - only $9.95 for three months. And I have saved a ton of money by planning my meals each week. There is also a sample lo-carb menu mailer you can download for free. You should check it out! www.savingdinner.com.

Again - not affiliated in any way. I just absolutely love menu mailer! It, along with www.flylady.net (a free organizational/life coaching web site), have totally changed my life!

--Trudy San , CA "People who believe in absurdities will eventually commit atrocities." ~Voltaire

-------------- Original message -------------- I think it would be more easy if we could get a week "menu" where wewould know what to plan and buy at the store, then go home and know what tocook.

[Guest guest]

I am right behind Trudy on this one. We have been MenuMailer subscribers for quite some time. I love it and the recipes are very easy to transition to GF.

And by the way, FlyLady has saved my life too, ... but i digress....

Meredith, mom to Madisyn

Re: my inaccurate writing

Coleen - I get a lo-carb menu mailer each week that has 6 dinner recipes, complete with side dish suggestions. It's not GF per se, but there is almost never gluten due to the fact that it is lo-carb. Any time there is gluten, it is extremely easy to substitute for. I get the "body clutter" menu mailer which also has breakfast, lunch and snack ideas which change each week. Each menu mailer has a grocery list too. It's very cheap - only $9.95 for three months. And I have saved a ton of money by planning my meals each week. There is also a sample lo-carb menu mailer you can download for free. You should check it out! www.savingdinner.com.

Again - not affiliated in any way. I just absolutely love menu mailer! It, along with www.flylady.net (a free organizational/life coaching web site), have totally changed my life!

--Trudy San , CA "People who believe in absurdities will eventually commit atrocities." ~Voltaire

-------------- Original message -------------- I think it would be more easy if we could get a week "menu" where wewould know what to plan and buy at the store, then go home and know what tocook.

[Guest guest]

I am right behind Trudy on this one. We have been MenuMailer subscribers for quite some time. I love it and the recipes are very easy to transition to GF.

And by the way, FlyLady has saved my life too, ... but i digress....

Meredith, mom to Madisyn

Re: my inaccurate writing

Coleen - I get a lo-carb menu mailer each week that has 6 dinner recipes, complete with side dish suggestions. It's not GF per se, but there is almost never gluten due to the fact that it is lo-carb. Any time there is gluten, it is extremely easy to substitute for. I get the "body clutter" menu mailer which also has breakfast, lunch and snack ideas which change each week. Each menu mailer has a grocery list too. It's very cheap - only $9.95 for three months. And I have saved a ton of money by planning my meals each week. There is also a sample lo-carb menu mailer you can download for free. You should check it out! www.savingdinner.com.

Again - not affiliated in any way. I just absolutely love menu mailer! It, along with www.flylady.net (a free organizational/life coaching web site), have totally changed my life!

--Trudy San , CA "People who believe in absurdities will eventually commit atrocities." ~Voltaire

-------------- Original message -------------- I think it would be more easy if we could get a week "menu" where wewould know what to plan and buy at the store, then go home and know what tocook.

[Guest guest]

I am right behind Trudy on this one. We have been MenuMailer subscribers for quite some time. I love it and the recipes are very easy to transition to GF.

And by the way, FlyLady has saved my life too, ... but i digress....

Meredith, mom to Madisyn

Re: my inaccurate writing

Coleen - I get a lo-carb menu mailer each week that has 6 dinner recipes, complete with side dish suggestions. It's not GF per se, but there is almost never gluten due to the fact that it is lo-carb. Any time there is gluten, it is extremely easy to substitute for. I get the "body clutter" menu mailer which also has breakfast, lunch and snack ideas which change each week. Each menu mailer has a grocery list too. It's very cheap - only $9.95 for three months. And I have saved a ton of money by planning my meals each week. There is also a sample lo-carb menu mailer you can download for free. You should check it out! www.savingdinner.com.

Again - not affiliated in any way. I just absolutely love menu mailer! It, along with www.flylady.net (a free organizational/life coaching web site), have totally changed my life!

--Trudy San , CA "People who believe in absurdities will eventually commit atrocities." ~Voltaire

-------------- Original message -------------- I think it would be more easy if we could get a week "menu" where wewould know what to plan and buy at the store, then go home and know what tocook.