Hey everyone. One of my favorite chefs (with amazing blue eyes) is trying to petition to get better foods into schools. This is something I wholly support and I hope you will do.
Please sign Jamie Oliver's petition to serve our kids better food and pass it along!
Petition can be found here.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Oops, I cheated. On purpose.
Being glu
ten-free sucks, at least for Alex and me. It sucks even worse when you're sick and the only thing you want to eat is saltine crackers. Of course, want is a pretty strong word.
Alex and food were not good friends last night, or today. I offered him several things to help (ginger ale, brown rice, applesauce oatmeal muffins) but in the end all he really wanted were saltine crackers.
When I was talking to him on the phone, he told me that saltines were all he thought he could handle. I said that was fine. Then he said, "But I can't because we're gluten-free." And I replied, "Eat some crackers."
Our health is more important to me than this experiment. Which is why I bought him some crackers. If that's all he thought he could eat, that's what I wanted him to eat. He needed some food, after all. (He also ate a single tater tot, but even that was too much for him). He did eventually eat some of a granola bar, but today he's been subsisting on crackers and Vitamin Water.
Oh yeah, and I couldn't resist eating a cracker. Just one. I wanted to smother it with peanut butter, but I refrained. I could have resisted, it's true. But I really wanted one, so I had it.
Alex had an excuse, but I didn't. Oh well. I enjoyed it.
So there you go.
ten-free sucks, at least for Alex and me. It sucks even worse when you're sick and the only thing you want to eat is saltine crackers. Of course, want is a pretty strong word.Alex and food were not good friends last night, or today. I offered him several things to help (ginger ale, brown rice, applesauce oatmeal muffins) but in the end all he really wanted were saltine crackers.
When I was talking to him on the phone, he told me that saltines were all he thought he could handle. I said that was fine. Then he said, "But I can't because we're gluten-free." And I replied, "Eat some crackers."
Our health is more important to me than this experiment. Which is why I bought him some crackers. If that's all he thought he could eat, that's what I wanted him to eat. He needed some food, after all. (He also ate a single tater tot, but even that was too much for him). He did eventually eat some of a granola bar, but today he's been subsisting on crackers and Vitamin Water.
Oh yeah, and I couldn't resist eating a cracker. Just one. I wanted to smother it with peanut butter, but I refrained. I could have resisted, it's true. But I really wanted one, so I had it.
Alex had an excuse, but I didn't. Oh well. I enjoyed it.
So there you go.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Half-way point
While I enjoy the challenge presented by gluten-free baking, neither of us is very happy. We both agreed that dairy-free, while difficult, was manageable and acceptable.
However, half-way through March, both of us are gladly looking forward to April when we can eat gluten again.
Alex, who I think is taking this far harder than I am, told me today: I LOVE GLUTEN, AND I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS IT.
Dairy-free we could live with. I doubt we'll ever be gluten-free by choice again after this month.
However, half-way through March, both of us are gladly looking forward to April when we can eat gluten again.
Alex, who I think is taking this far harder than I am, told me today: I LOVE GLUTEN, AND I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS IT.
Dairy-free we could live with. I doubt we'll ever be gluten-free by choice again after this month.
Monday, March 15, 2010
The ease of not needing to think
I've mentioned before how lucky Alex and I are. Excepting for tasting cilantro as soap, we don't have any good sensitivities or allergies. That means if we end up eating something we've chosen not to, we won't notice. That's not true of people with allergies or sensitivities.
We went to PF Changs yesterday for lunch. Since most asian foods contain soy sauce, they're typically a no-no for gluten-free folks. However, PF Changs has a gluten-free menu. It wasn't the most amazing food I've ever had, but it wasn't bad at all.
We went and made a point of ordering off the gluten-free menu. Our waiter saw and acknowledged that we were ordering gluten-free. When our food arrived, I asked for GF soy sauce, and the woman who brought our food looked at us and then at our waiter and asked, "Is it all supposed to be gluten free?" We responded that yes, it was, and they both profusely apologized and said they'd remake our food.
It came back, and was gluten-free and wasn't bad.
When we were paying, our waiter brought us fortune cookies. I raised my eyebrows and asked politely if the cookies, too, were gluten-free. The waiter, stunned, said no, they were not. Smiling, we gave them back (they were in packages, not loose). I explained about our project (he was worried about an allergic reaction) and he felt better. But you could see that he was thinking hard about he fact that he always brought cookies, even if people had specifically requested everything gluten-free.
For most people, the cookies wouldn't be a problem. And our waiter never really thought about what they were. Like I said, we're lucky that we don't have the allergies or sensitivities because nothing bad happens if we consume our "tainted" food. But this experience made me think, and I hope it made our waiter think too.
We went to PF Changs yesterday for lunch. Since most asian foods contain soy sauce, they're typically a no-no for gluten-free folks. However, PF Changs has a gluten-free menu. It wasn't the most amazing food I've ever had, but it wasn't bad at all.
We went and made a point of ordering off the gluten-free menu. Our waiter saw and acknowledged that we were ordering gluten-free. When our food arrived, I asked for GF soy sauce, and the woman who brought our food looked at us and then at our waiter and asked, "Is it all supposed to be gluten free?" We responded that yes, it was, and they both profusely apologized and said they'd remake our food.
It came back, and was gluten-free and wasn't bad.
When we were paying, our waiter brought us fortune cookies. I raised my eyebrows and asked politely if the cookies, too, were gluten-free. The waiter, stunned, said no, they were not. Smiling, we gave them back (they were in packages, not loose). I explained about our project (he was worried about an allergic reaction) and he felt better. But you could see that he was thinking hard about he fact that he always brought cookies, even if people had specifically requested everything gluten-free.
For most people, the cookies wouldn't be a problem. And our waiter never really thought about what they were. Like I said, we're lucky that we don't have the allergies or sensitivities because nothing bad happens if we consume our "tainted" food. But this experience made me think, and I hope it made our waiter think too.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
An interesting side effect
Well, we're gluten-free now. After my initial devastation at realizing I can't really go out for asian food, I'm doing okay. I've already attempted GF cookies (I wasn't pleased with the result, but Alex liked them) and GF buttermilk biscuits (which are awesome).
We're still mostly dairy-free, at least I am, but it's by choice now. The fact that I lost 3.5 lbs in February without eating dairy was really a wake up call.
But here's an interesting side effect. I buy one latte a week from Starbucks (on Thursdays, which are my long days) and this week I got it with non-fat milk since I didn't want to pay extra for soy milk. Upon drinking it, however, I realized I felt guilty. I have no reason for feeling guilty, but I definitely do. I suppose that means that next week I'll get a soy latte.
We're still mostly dairy-free, at least I am, but it's by choice now. The fact that I lost 3.5 lbs in February without eating dairy was really a wake up call.
But here's an interesting side effect. I buy one latte a week from Starbucks (on Thursdays, which are my long days) and this week I got it with non-fat milk since I didn't want to pay extra for soy milk. Upon drinking it, however, I realized I felt guilty. I have no reason for feeling guilty, but I definitely do. I suppose that means that next week I'll get a soy latte.
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