No dairy, wheat or potatoes, what can I eat? - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

Tesss · 02-24-2005, 12:36 PM

Hi
Ive been told I have food intolerances for dairy, wheat, potatoes and tomatoes. Ive managed to get through two weeks of this but am starting to get fed up of rice - rice, rice noodles, rice milk .......
I have corn pasta occasionally but any ideas on what other carbohydrates I can have in my evening meals?
Also if you have a great snack or packed lunch idea please share it - I am fed up of fruit and nut bars!
By the way I am trying to put on weight.

Any suggestions will be much appreciated

auntjudyg · 02-24-2005, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Tesss

I have corn pasta occasionally but any ideas on what other carbohydrates I can have in my evening meals?

I like soba noodles - they usually are a mix including wheat, but many health food stores have the 100 percent buckwheat variety. Legumes/lentils (canned are REALLY easy, but lentils cook up quite quickly). Winter squash. Quinoa is also really easy and quick (health food store). Rye crackers (Wasa and Ryvita both have 100 percent rye varieties).

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Originally Posted by Tesss

Also if you have a great snack or packed lunch idea please share it - I am fed up of fruit and nut bars!

Can you have spelt? And how about sprouted wheat, like in Ezekiel Bread? If so, that makes bread type things easier. Otherwise you could pack up salads. If you use romaine lettuce, you can use the long leaves to wrap up the filling (tuna/salmon/chicken/egg salad made with a non-dairy salad dressing, or just about any meat).

Losec20mg · 02-24-2005, 01:18 PM

I recommend you go on the Gluten free diet, there are some much foods you can eat..good cookies that are milk free and, gluten wheat free..etc in you haelth food stores..you can also have corn tortillas..like wrapes..tostitos chips corn chips, cracker jacks..if you do some research you'll be eating more foods then the rest of us..don't give up, your life has just begun

Tesss · 02-25-2005, 01:27 PM

Thanks both, for these suggestions. Im going to go shopping tomorrow and get everything! I really like the idea about using romaine lettuce leaves to wrap food. I really like crisps so will look out for corn chips etc.
You are right that I will be eating more foods than the rest of us, in the last two weeks Ive had more variety in my meals than I have in the last 3 years!
Cheers!
What do you eat when you really need something comforting to eat - ie in place of chocolate?

Losec20mg · 02-25-2005, 02:15 PM

bananas, pine apples, rice cakes with penut butter, energy bars, baby carottes..wheat free muffins..etc..