I got married November, 2012 to the love of my life, Colin. After we were married, I started noticing that he was feeling sick after he ate pretty much all the time. Of course I was very concerned, and felt bad, like I was doing something wrong - thinking maybe my cooking was to blame? But then...
During a conversation at my workplace, one of my girlfriends had mentioned that she had a gluten intolerance. Of course my first reaction was "Huh? What the heck is that???". I asked her more about it as it peaked my curiosity, she explained what she could and could not eat. I found the whole thing very interesting, especially because the reason she ate this way was not a diet fad but because she had to so she didn't feel sick.
That night I went home and spoke with my husband, I told him the conversation I had earlier in the day with my co worker, and at that point started asking if he knew any type connection to certain foods that made him feel sick. It took us a while to put it together, but realised that he had some type of gluten intolerance - He was completely gluten free for a week and then tried to have a meal with it containing gluten, and sure enough that old familiar feeling came back.
The funny thing is, reading online - a lot of people can be Celiac or have a gluten intolerance and not even know it. Also, even if you are not Celiac, they may not be able to diagnose an intolerance. I cannot even imagine how people live with this, and sometimes, like my husband, grow up thinking that its "normal" to feel sick after eating sometimes (depending on what you eat). From the point that I started doing more research on gluten free things, I can tell you this STUFF is almost in everything! Its ridiculous how much of a "filler" it is. Even if you stay away from breads and pastas, its in sauces, dry mixes, deli meats, almost any processed food you can imagine.
I also don't know why some people would want to choose to live this way based on a diet fad, etc... It can be very discouraging to find out you basically cannot eat out anywhere! Sure you can go to some places still (Mongos Grill is a great one), but if you go to a place with a "Gluten Free" option or menu, you usually are paying an arm and a leg for it. $12 for a small Gluten Free Pizza from almost anywhere? Give me a break! Forget about where most people love to eat out, burgers, subs, you name it.
Okay, some of this entry has clearly been me stating the negatives, but heres the GOOD:
I thank God that we were finally able to find out what made Colin feel sick!
I thank God that I have had a great time adjusting to cooking/baking with gluten free stuff. God has blessed me so much that I have been able to have success without getting frustrated.
I thank God that I have been able to find out a way to make all Colin's favorite foods/desserts Gluten Free!
I love cooking, and find that alot of the recipes I am making that are gluten free, you can't barely tell the difference (woohoo!).
I'm always on the hunt for good recipes and gluten free news. I love my husband and want to take care of him the best I can. I have never cooked/baked with gluten free things before like Brown Rice Flour, etc, but it has been great to be able to find such amazing information and recipes on my pinterest account.
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