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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 594250" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>One of the biggest traps to watch out for is the commercial gluten-free substitutes for "normal" foods - like girlfriend bread. They are extremely pricy, and generally NOT all that healthy.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, most food has to be home-made. I wasn't a cook either. We're not gluten free... but I can't tolerate modern wheat, which might be another avenue for her to explore. Even just getting rid of modern wheat is a huge challenge!</p><p> </p><p>However... many things are EASY to cook. Bake some chicken, steam up some rice, add some veggies to the meal and fruit for desert. Tired of rice? Quinoa cooks up the same way (more pricy, but worth having around for a change). Both are gluten free. So are potatoes - baked, boiled, micro-waved... main meals shouldn't be that hard.</p><p> </p><p>Lunches... ended up being "chef salad"... e.g. tossed salad with meat or cheese for protein. </p><p> </p><p>Breakfast... is harder. I'm CF - so, no smoothies, for example (a great gluten-free breakfast idea if you can and you like it).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 594250, member: 11791"] One of the biggest traps to watch out for is the commercial gluten-free substitutes for "normal" foods - like girlfriend bread. They are extremely pricy, and generally NOT all that healthy. Yes, most food has to be home-made. I wasn't a cook either. We're not gluten free... but I can't tolerate modern wheat, which might be another avenue for her to explore. Even just getting rid of modern wheat is a huge challenge! However... many things are EASY to cook. Bake some chicken, steam up some rice, add some veggies to the meal and fruit for desert. Tired of rice? Quinoa cooks up the same way (more pricy, but worth having around for a change). Both are gluten free. So are potatoes - baked, boiled, micro-waved... main meals shouldn't be that hard. Lunches... ended up being "chef salad"... e.g. tossed salad with meat or cheese for protein. Breakfast... is harder. I'm CF - so, no smoothies, for example (a great gluten-free breakfast idea if you can and you like it). [/QUOTE]
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