Healthy food substitutes

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I don't really have a choice if I want to be normal and have regular days.

Until I was diagnosed with the gluten allergy though blood testing, my throat would swell, which would induce my gag reflux as many as three times a day. I had a stomach endoscopy, colonoscopy and other tests which showed no damage, cancer, polyps, etc. yet my digestive system was a disaster and I was still experiencing dizziness (which is a gluten thing).

Even with adding probiotics and Greek yogurt while cutting out citrus, tomatoes, alcohol and caffeine, I still had massive swelling and stomach issues. Once it was determined to be gluten and I began cutting it from my diet, the symptoms disappeared.

It takes like 60 days for gluten to entirely leave your system, so I try not to eat any bread or flour based products. But every once in a while, I just need a slice of pizza or a burger and while the symptoms are greatly reduced because I'm no longer ingesting it daily, I still feel the effects.

FRT, I'd rather not eat gluten free pizza than eat it. I've had it at several restaurants and it's just not the same. Blech.

I make my own pizza crust when I make pizza at home. But now pizza places are offering gluten free crust options. I have one near me. Don't know if you have a Mellow Mushroom your way but they have one too. Expensive though. But it's a decent substitute, whatever they're using. I just prefer mine which spelt flour with cornmeal in it.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

I make my own pizza crust when I make pizza at home. But now pizza places are offering gluten free crust options. I have one near me. Don't know if you have a Mellow Mushroom your way but they have one too. Expensive though. But it's a decent substitute, whatever they're using. I just prefer mine which spelt flour with cornmeal in it.

Thanks! Nope, no Mellow Mushroom although I had a California Pizza Kitchen Gluten free pizza last week. The toppings were excellent but the crust was just really bad. I've become somewhat of a NY Pizza-style pizza snob, so it was just inedible.

But I'd imagine that with the huge marketplace for gluten free products, the options will only increase and probably rather quickly.

[BucEyedPea]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Thanks! Nope, no Mellow Mushroom although I had a California Pizza Kitchen Gluten free pizza last week. The toppings were excellent but the crust was just really bad. I've become somewhat of a NY Pizza-style pizza snob, so it was just inedible.

But I'd imagine that with the huge marketplace for gluten free products, the options will only increase and probably rather quickly.

Some do make a lousy crust. The place near me did at first but perfected it. It's really good. But my SO thinks my crust is better. Mine is thin.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by BucEyedPea

Some do make a lousy crust. The place near me did at first but perfected it. It's really good. But my SO thinks my crust is better. Mine is thin.

My saving grace in pizza is that I love thin crust. It makes it much less calorically dense. I still don't eat it often though because I pretty much have to wear whatever I ingest.