glutenfreegoblin

[glutenfreegoblin]

In college, I was trying to find a quick healthy snack at a grocery store after a doctor’s appointment before racing back to campus for a class. And the freakin baby carrots were “may contain wheat” 😫😭

By far one of the most frustrating daily things about having dietary restrictions is the lack of convenience/quick access to food you can eat.

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A reminder that food is morally nuetral.

That unless a food is literally poison or an allergy, it is not a bad food.

Your body needs carbs.

Your body needs fats.

Your body needs calories.

Maybe you struggle with moderation or getting the variety of nutrients you need to feel your best, but that does not make the foods you regularly eat bad.

Put the dressing on your salad. Add the cheese to the sandwhich. Grab a cookie to have with lunch. Add an egg to your instant Ramen. Mix M&Ms and teddy grams and roasted peanuts into your cup of yogurt. Put whipped cream on your coffee. Add frozen strawberries or Boba pearls to your iced tea. Sprinkle tajin onto your fruit cup.

Food must fuel your soul as well as your body. It is doesn't need to be a battleground. It can be a joy.

[glutenfreegoblin]

Hey, if you're wanting to make some changes to how you eat, remember- it's much easier, healthier, and more sustainable to ADD foods that make you feel good than it is to REMOVE foods.

If you feel like you don't drink enough non-sugary fluids, it makes more sense to try drinking more tea and sparkling water than it does to just avoid soda. You gotta add in the good (and remember, that the only value food has is how it makes YOU feel. Food is morally nuetral and should be enjoyed.)

Try:

Adding a handful of easy produce to lunch and dinner- baby carrots or cherry tomatoes, something 0 prep. And yes, you are allowed to dip it in dressing! (The fats can make it easier for your body to absorb the vitamins in the veggies)

Adding a cheese stick or yogurt to breakfast. The protein is good and can help you wake up faster.

Adding some roasted nuts to your afternoon snack. (ADD, not replace.) That variety and little protein boost will do you good!

Have a glass of tea, sparkling water, or juice each time you have food. Let's be honest- you aren't hydrated enough. Go buy yourself some Kool Aide mix if that'll make you drink more water! Really!

If you struggle with binge eating sugary foods and it makes you feel yuck when the sugar crash comes- eat 1 or 2 pieces of chocolate with lunch and dinner. Every day. Really. Make it not a big deal. Make it not special. Make it something you can expect, instead of crave. Let yourself enjoy it without guilt.

Remember- food is a gift. It should bring you joy, not stress. Trust your body. Enjoy the cookie. Drink something tasty.

[glutenfreegoblin]

You should be starting a recipe book. I don't give a shit if you're only 20-years-old. The modern web is rotting away bit by bit before our very eyes. You have no idea when that indie mom blog is going down or when Pinterest will remove that recipe. Copy it down in a notebook, physically or digitally. Save it somewhere only you can remove it. Trust me, looking for a recipe only to find out it's been wiped off the internet is so fucking sad. I've learned my lesson one too many times.

[glutenfreegoblin]

In my mind, you can never go wrong with pad Thai.

Ingredients

Peanuts, chopped

Rice noodles, cooked according to package directions or preference

Beansprouts, rinsed

Shrimp, as many as your heart desires

Garlic, measure with your heart

Butter, again measure with your heart

Pad Thai sauce

1/4 cup Thai sweet chilli (gluten free)

1/4 cup lime juice

2 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp fish sauce (gluten free)

1 tbsp GF soy sauce (VH brand)

1. Melt butter in frying pan. Crush garlic. Fry shrimp 2 mins on each side until bright pink. Remove from pan

2. Add rinsed beansprouts to pan. Cook in the leftover butter 1 min.

3. Add rice noodles and sauce. Cook 2 mins

Serve topped with chopped peanuts

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When all you feel like is eating a potato but don’t have the energy to make them, I make Spud’s instant mashed potato’s and add garlic powder, bacon and old cheese. Chaos cooking but adding ingredients to at least get some protein (bacon) and calcium (cheese)

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This dinner was a chaotic stir fry with rice cakes, chicken (frozen pre made grilled chicken) and veggies leftover from the week with gochugaru butter sauce.

Gochugaru Butter Sauce

1/4 cup butter

2 tsp ginger

3 cloves garlic

2-5 tbsp gochugaru

2 tbsp ketchup

1tbsp rice vinegar

1 tbsp GF soy sauce (VH brand)

1/4 cup honey

2 tbsp brown sugar

To make sauce:

1. Measure everything into a sauce pan. Heat and stir to combine. Store in sealed container in the fridge.

Chaos Stir Fry Assembly:

1. Stir fry veggies until they almost reach desired texture

2. Add in rice cakes. Stir. Add in water to cook the rice cakes usually about 100ml and a healthy dollop of pre made sauce

3. Meanwhile microwave chicken if not yet thawed.

4. Add chicken to stir fry.

Serve hot