People don’t seem to talk about this anymore, maybe due to food shortages being the problem
Ironically food shortages may of caused food Intolerance.
My problem is wheat and cows milk.
I can have cream though as it is processed differently.
I can’t eat buttery dishes either.
Difference between Intolerance and Allergy
Have to say Allergies are a lot more serious than intolerance such as nut allergies.
Food intolerances can sometimes be mocked, but if wheat makes you bloat it is, ‘your’ body and don’t suffer fools gladly.
Pre Covid Holland and Barrett introduced me to food intolerences.
I saw their ad at my gym and booked an appointment for food testing.
Mine was wheat and cows milk.
I then went to a nutritionist.
I found it a really gruelling process but discovered I was eating too much wheat to compensate for what my body was craving.
I was demi vegetarian then; just eating chicken and fish.
(Demi Vegetarian does exist, I discovered it in a food technology book when I was teaching.)
The nutritionist almost starved me, but at the end of it I was craving meat.
Highly recommend the experience as I couldn’t of got there on my own.
I couldn’t sustain her prices though so went on to purchase books off Amazon.
Wheat intolerance for beginners
I’m not sure what is out there anymore as we are all supposed to be vegan.
A good nutritionist wouldn’t allow you to be vegan.
Nutritionists who had made their money will of got out when they read Covid Instructions.
I’m not a nutritionist but I read a few books on Wheat Intolerance.
Basically you cut out wheat altogether, you read the packet ingredients of what you are eating and throw away anything including wheat.
After a month reintroduce wheat.
It is up to you then to see how you feel.
If your bloat has gone down you are obviously wheat intolerent.
You can switch to wheat free products like wheat free pasta and bread.
What I learnt from the book is I’m slightly wheat intolerent.
I’ve not been balancing my wheat out since covid so this detox has jogged my memory.
It might work better for you to do what I ended up doing as cutting out wheat altogether is quite extreme and better done with an expert guiding you in my opinion.
I just cut back on wheat.
I will have my pizza, bread roll on Wine Night, Mcdonalds on Sunday, then eat rye bread for a month. I struggled with some of the other products but liked rye bread.
Then I go back to bread.
If you choose slimmer bread it is smaller so therefore you are eating less wheat.
Wheat Intolerance is nothing new
I discovered by reading about Food in the past that women of yore struggled to keep slim too.
In the French Court pre The French Revoloution, women would drink vinegar to stay slim.
This was obviously dangerous and a Food connoisseur of the time discovered their problem was eating bread rolls at the dinner table.
Once they stopped eating bread rolls and concentrated on just soup, meat, potatoes, vegetables, small portions of wheat free desserts, their weight went down without creating dangers to their health.
Conclusion
You can complicate wheat intolerance.
Or work it out easily.
You do need Carbohydrates though.
My gym recommended 5 portions a day for women and that used to work for me.
I’ve done that since.
Have struggled to find that information post covid.
The recommendations are a lot higher which obviously leads to weight gain?
During the weekend parties we discovered Pepparami isn’t fattening, it is the wheat base.
We went on to discover putting Pepparami on Pitta Bread will actually make you loose weight.
Great idea if you have put weight on eating pizza during Covid food shortages.
The nerd has switched to this for his Friday night treat.
I still have this.
Dried Fermented Wheatflour, Durum Wheat Semolina, Yeast (Yeast, Dried Yeast), Salt, Cornflour, Yeast Extract, Basil, Olive Oil, White Wine Vinegar, Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Garlic Purée, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Malted Wheatflour, *Fortified with Calcium, Iron, Vitamin B3 and B1
It has a lot of wheat, but I found I could reintroduce a bit of wheat.
I don’t think my diet has changed that much now I’m back down to my pre covid weight.
Hope this helps if you are feeling bloated.
To make it simple just reduce your wheat intake by cutting down on the amount of bread/dough product you eat.
Replace with wheat free or low calorie bread/dough product so you don’t go hungry but easily reduce bloat and weight around your midriff.
This works for women like me who don’t want to cut out bread altogether.
I like Rye bread and am experimenting with product and toppings.
It is also a bit different for a change.
My nutritionist would approve of this sandwich.
What the French do is balance their carbs by having pastry in the evening and yoghurt for breakfast, then walk every day.
Ideal if you have a sweet tooth and can’t live without your dessert.
Also you are better having milk for calcium just don’t have too many cups of coffee or tea.
I can’t use this either.
I think what it is saying is get your calcium from food. Possibly designed by a nutritionist like the one I had.
I drink milk, have yogurt lots of cheese so possibly don’t need this product.
(Low fat milk products are just as good for us calcium wise)
Coffee and Tea are good for us as they are antioxidents.
Hope these ideas are of use to you.
At the moment the proper platforms aren’t out there anymore, so sharing knowledge from pre covid may be helpful.
I’m doing this as I enjoy it and WordPress is a great place to store knowledge.
Think I might combine wheat free with detoxing in November, also it will make room for Christmas fayre.
Have a great Thursday
Saphire
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