Monday, July 30, 2012

gluten free blogger challenge - day 1

This week I'm living gluten free Monday to Friday as part of the Making Sense of Sensitivity Blogger Challenge.  I'll be doing a video diary each day to talk about how I'm finding it all!  Here's my first video, which has a bit more detail about the challenge and why I was interested in taking part.  Overall I think Day 1 has gone quite smoothly, after the rice cake shortage crisis was averted:




So, food what I ate: the gluten free edition is in full swing this week!  Today's eats in pictures:

Breakfast - Smoothie made with fresh strawberries, blueberries, banana, coconut milk and Spiru-tein strawberry protein powder (which is gluten free).



Lunch:  Giant salad (with strawberries!) with balsamic dressing and three rice cakes with peanut butter hummus.



Snack: (unpictured) Raw broccoli florets with peanut butter hummus.

Dinner:  Artichoke and asparagus spaghetti made with gluten free pasta.



Dessert: Yoo Moo frozen yoghurt in Tropicoolmoo flavour (mango and passionfruit) and 1 nectarine.




Day 1 highlight: Dinner was absolutely delicious.  And I didn't feel bloated afterwards which I sometimes do after a pasta meal in the evenings.  I will be curious to see if this trend continues!

Day 1 challenge: Label reading!  And remembering all the things that have gluten in them - like malt vinegar (no salt and vinegar rice cakes for me) and soy sauce.  Just having to think about things a bit more.

Day 1 sum up: Feel very nourished but not stuffed to the seams.  A good day.  Doesn't seem too hard so far (I may be eating those words later in the week....) :D

Tune in tomorrow for the Day 2 video!

Are you a gluten-free-er? Any tips for me? :) 
Posted by philippa_moore at 10:45 PM
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6 comments:

  1. It can be a total nightmare reading labels but it makes you realize the amount of crap they put in food! Good luck with your challenge x x

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    1. Oh lord, I had no idea! It's so easy for vegetarian food because you just look for the green V on everything :) x

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  2. Good luck with the challenge, it looks like you are doing a great job!

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    1. It's been pretty good so far - it will be eating out on Thursday that might be challenging. Gluten free AND vegetarian?! x

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  3. this looks so healthy!! :O
    what are the benefits of being gluten free? x

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    1. I might do a post about that Alice :) Most nutritionist friends of mine recommend gluten free alternatives because gluten can put a real strain on the digestive system. Gluten is found in nearly all processed foods as well. So far the benefits for me have been eating more fresh, whole organic foods because I've had to avoid anything with gluten in it, and I certainly feel better for it. It's also left me less bloated and more satisfied after a meal.

      I'll do a full report on the benefits after the challenge too :)

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