I have been eating an allergy imposed diet since the beginning of July. I have also been baking and cooking without many of the staple ingriedients I had used in my kitchen for years!
I have been riding the rollercoaster of self pity burying the favorite foods that will no longer be apart of my meals,and then peaking at the top with the realization that I will no longer live in the fear of, "will this food make me sick, and how quickly and for how long?"
I decided the best way to put the whole deprivation attitude to death is through substitution. For those favorites foods that are now No-Nos, I must find a similar alternative. I must either modify the recipe, or start from scratch and create a new favorite. It isn't as hard as it looks. Honestly, a lot of the foods I ate didn't contain gluten.
I made a Saturday noon lunch of marinated grilled pork chops, baby red potatoes, and fresh broccoli 2 weeks ago. As my teenage son approached the table he, with a disdain in his voice asked, "Is this a gluten free meal?" I had to chuckled when I answered, " Yes, but it was a meal that never had gluten in it!"
So wherever you or someone you know are in your journey with food allergies...hang in there....and go ahead make it a brain game! Food attitudes are really all about what you think about the food you eat!