I thought my life was going to be over when I found out I had a sensitivity to gluten but I quickly found out I was wrong. My name is Susan and I live in the suburbs of DC. I was watching the view one day when Elisabeth Hasselbeck (you can check out here book-The G Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide) was discussing her infertility issues. She piqued my interest because I had always had reactions to foods but I never took them seriously enough to do anything about them.
I decided I would put my whole family – my husband, my 3 kids and myself on a gluten free diet for 30 days. Two out of three of my children have food allergies so I thought there could be a possibility they might be sensitive to gluten.
I already shop at Whole Foods so it wasn't hard to make a few changes in our diets. I got rid of the bread. My kids and husband were addicted to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The bread was whole grain but it still had gluten in it. I love pasta but I got rid of that too – only to be replaced by a gluten free pasta later. I focused more on the gluten free things the kids liked to take their mind off the fact that there were no more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for them to snack on.
At the end of the 30 days, everyone agreed they had more energy. I don't know if my children are gluten sensitive but they certainly didn't complain during the 30 days. They had more than enough items to choose from and they loved helping to pick out new things to try.
The point of this blog is to help you understand that gluten free living, due to celiacs disease or gluten sensitivities, is not a life sentence to tasteless and dry food. Please feel free to share your stories and suggestions.
Thank you!
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