Well, my doctor feels almost certain I have celiac disease. My prior tests came back inconclusive so rather than pay for those high price tests again, we are trying 30 days gluten free. So far even after the second day I see a difference.

Gluten free isn’t near as easy as you would think. It is close to impossible to eat out or use pre-made foods unless you ask a thousand questions but that’s ok as I’m not really into processed pre-made foods all that much. While it would be much easier to make a list of things I’d eat than it would things I won’t, I am trying to convince myself to try new foods. I will miss Chinese but msg is a main gluten ingredient so . . . . .

I am discovering some things I wouldn’t have thought of. Gluten free waffles made at home are much crisper and light than regular waffles. Bacon is gluten free thank goodness and most sausage is nowadays also as many companies are leaving out the msg. I found McDonalds will cook your eggs in a pan if you tell them you are allergic to gluten so you can still eat there.

I am trying very hard to make myself like sweet potatoes and while it’s not going that well I did try making twice baked sweet potatoes. OMG I loved them. They were even better heated up as I put it under the broiler and the bacon got so crunchy. I’m sure they are a lot more fattening that way but so tasty.

By the way I also discovered that while most restaurants offer a gluten free menu you better ask. I was surprised I could eat gluten free at Olive Garden. I thought I’d get the steak and potato dish but it’s gone from the menu so I ordered the gluten free pasta dish. Oh I should have asked. There is fairly good gluten free pasta out and I assumed they would just cook in a separate. NOPE. It comes to them pre-packaged and precooked. They just microwave the pouch of noodles and pouch of sauce and put it on a plate for a whopping $15.99. I made it thru 2 bites and just couldn’t. It was absolutely disgusting.

Breakfast today was a sausage pattie and over easy egg. Lunch was a grilled burger with no bun topped with grilled onions and that leftover sweet potato – very tasty.

Now I’m off to decide on lunch tomorrow.