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BlondRenee
 Location: California Posts: 97 |
Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 at 7:47 PM I need to share my story in hopes someone can help me. I have been a vegan since March of 2010. I am also gluten free because of help reasons (intolerance) I want to stay vegan and get grossed out by the thought of eating fish again (I have been a vegetarian for maybe 25 years. Maybe longer.) But here is my problem. Eating out. There are very few places I can go that serve vegan AND gluten free choices for me. I am getting bored with the same choices. (we eat out once a week) I don't want to eat animals!! I want to stay as healthy as I can. I went off my cholesterol meds (my choice) My hubby and I will be doing some business travel in the coming months and I don't want to eat just salads. I like salads, but I think breakfast would be the hardest. I don't know, I have not eaten breakfast out in a very long time. Some one please shake me and tell me it not right to eat animals or there by products..... Thanks for your help |
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mollyhorn
 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 at 7:56 PM This is all the motivation you'll need. It's harsh, but 100% true and factual. It's what I use when I start to waver. I'm going to watch it again soon, for the same reasons (chocolate is my downfall). Regarding eating out, for breakfast, have a fruit bowl, toast with jelly or peanut butter, or fried potatoes. Try grits with pancake syrup or just margarine & salt, or a hot bowl of oatmeal with nuts and fruit. More and more restaurants are serving healthy breakfast options. I know some of those aren't the healthiest, but when eating out, you compromise. Also, try asking if they'll serve you something from the lunch menu for breakfast – many places will. You just have to ask! Molly Horn |
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| BlondRenee
Location: California Posts: 97 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 at 8:21 PM Thank you, however some of the foods you mentioned for breakfast have gluten. I can't eat gluten which is in wheat, barley and rye. So eating oatmeal would not work for me. I would be sick... I will watch the video, again thanks for replying. |
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| mollyhorn
Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 582 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Monday, March 28, 2011 at 8:48 PM Oh, I'm sorry! I totally overlooked that. My fault. Well, the idea of asking for lunch foods at breakfast might not be a bad one, still. Molly Horn |
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| kiwi
Joined: 01/03/11 Location: New Zealand Posts: 405 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 3:52 AM Hi When it comes to eating out, advice passed on to me included - Be organised. Know where you are going to eat and call ahead. A friend into vegan and raw food calls the morning of, or the day before, to say she is coming to eat with friends and has special needs. With a little warning the chefs have always been happy to prepare something for her. A useful web site for finding restaurants when traveling is http://www.happycow.net/ When traveling check out local farmers markets and health food stores. You can get some good foods to eat back in your room without having to always eat in a restaurant. Also a good tip if on a tight budget as this can be a cheaper option. For a breakfast change have you tired the Gluten free rice cereal. The one I buy is Ceres Organics brand. I cook it the same as oatmeal for a change from regular oats (Im not gluten intolerant). A restaurant may have some sort of gluten free option if asked as its becoming more common for people to be gluten free. Good luck. Remember you are not alone as there are others including me that find it difficult at times. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food - Hippocrates. |
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| theodore
Joined: 09/16/10 Posts: 641 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 4:36 AM Molly, Kiwi, Splendid advice as always IMO. Renee, You mention that you'd get sick if you have gluten. Can I just ask, how sick would you get exactly ?? What would be the symptons ?? It's just that I know a few people who have gluten intolerances but they can have wheat on the odd occasion without experiencing symptoms. Have you definitely experienced symptons from eating oats ?? And what about pasta ?? I was reading about pasta in Dr Barnard's diabetes book and it was very interesting. Theodore Never make assumptions. You'll end up being an A**, and the UMP will TION you. -- Coach Smiley -- Fresh Prince of Bel Air |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 12:56 PM Whenever we travel, we bring along breakfast items to have in the room. Most rooms have either a coffee maker or a microwave (sometimes both) which means hot water to make any kind of instant hot cereal is possible. We often bring our favorite cereal(s), shelf stable boxes of plant milk, disposable bowls and spoons (if we're traveling by car, not as doable by plane). Or, we'll make our favorite granola bar recipe and bring fruit(or buy it locally when we arrive). I just noticed I was focusing on breakfast - that's usually the hardest one for me because it tends to often be an eggs, milk, meat type meal, with lots of white flour, white sugar foods as the alternatives (donuts, pastries, pancakes, etc). Lunches and dinners tend to be a bit easier because there's usually a wider array of options. One big thing is to lose any inhibitions about rearranging menu options to suit: for instance, we've gone to a major chain restaurant and I've picked the sauteed mushrooms and onions side dish, a tortilla (in this case flour, but many places also have corn), and some fresh veg from the salad bar and made myself a lovely burrito (along with a nice salad). Look for places that have grilled or steamed veggies as a side dish - some grilled or steamed veggies with a baked potato (many places are adding sweet potatoes) and a side salad is a filling meal, not "just a salad", and as far as I can see would be gluten free (but always check to make sure the veggies aren't "seasoned" - some of those seasoning mixes have gluten). Often, choosing local diners (of all places) can give you a better choice of options because they are often very much mix'n'match-able (we have a local diner that my 12 yr old often does a mix'n'match assortment using one of their standard sandwiches as a base and then adding/subtracting other sandwich ingredients; he also mixes soft drinks - Sprite or orange with pink lemonade for instance - and they don't bat an eyelash) |
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| Bugsmom
Joined: 09/13/10 Posts: 2072 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 12:59 PM oh, also, the type of cuisine you choose can help as well - Asian cuisines, Thai, Chinese, etc. are often rice-based and have lots of veggies. Just check on the sauces for fish, gluten, etc. It's really easy to order a veggie rice dish at a Chinese restaurant or a veggie sushi option at a Japanese restaurant without any fuss or muss (no rearranging existing options) except insofar as you need to double check any sauces included for gluten content. --Deb R |
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Oceandog
 Location: California, USA Posts: 642 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 3:40 PM Renee I also have Celiac and get sick from wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, tricale, etc. My go to breakfast out is potatoes and a side of fruit sometimes with juice. Stay away from grape juice many of them have gluten as a thickener. Lunch/dinners are easier. I can normally eat Mexican or Asian with little difficulty. Check for lard in beans, animal broth in the rice for Mexican, and ask the Asian restaurant to not include sauces that have barley, wheat or soy, watch for eggs and soy in the stir-fried rice. Frequently you can find soups and salads. Be careful of the salad dressings as many of them have gluten. I also frequently carry my own salad dressing or tamari depending on where we are planning to eat out. Jamba juice has whole fruit smoothies. I also pack meals at times. If you are staying in a hotel room, you can bring a rice cooker and make Bob Red Mill's gluten-free steelcut oats on the porridge setting. Turns out perfectly every time. I travel frequently and this is how I manage. Let me know if you need more ideas. I have been GF for nearly 3 years, vegetarian 20 1/2 years and vegan off and on, but permanently on for a bit now. Always offer kindness and a soft word to the beings around you; You do not know their journey. Your words can be the hug they need or the shove that breaks them. |
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| soon2BVeg
Joined: 08/24/10 Posts: 225 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 9:59 AM If there is a P.F. Chang's where you are visiting, I have had a lot of good luck there even though it is a chain restaurant. They are very accommodating and you can get them to fix your meal however you want it. I was there with my daughter once and she asked that they not fry her tofu but steam it instead. No problem; they did it. I used to listen to Susan Powter back "in the day," and she said in one of her tapes that she would tell the server, "I will fall right down here and die on your floor if there is a drop of oil in my food." She claimed it always got her oil-free food exactly as ordered ... maybe a bit dramatic, but some situations call for drama. Don't make a New Year's Resolution...make a Decision! |
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| Oceandog
Location: California, USA Posts: 642 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 12:54 PM PF Changs does has a GF menu also, but it is quite limited for a vegan Always offer kindness and a soft word to the beings around you; You do not know their journey. Your words can be the hug they need or the shove that breaks them. |
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| farmGirl
Joined: 01/05/12 Posts: 1 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 7:38 AM Travel is takes planning. Ask your hotels ahead of time for a mini-fridge. Plan to visit a grocery store and buy a few items that give you variety and give yourself permission to try non-traditional breakfast items. In the middle east, hummus is a common breakfast food. Many restaurants can accomodate needs if they know you're coming. Keep in mind they do a lot of prep long before the guests show up - I find that they appreciate the courtesy of having a little time to be creative. |
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| marge
Joined: 09/08/10 Location: Seattle Posts: 211 |
RE: Finding it difficult at times, help please Posted Friday, July 13, 2012 at 3:29 PM you could try a protein shake like vega for breakfast.you'd only need the powder and a shaker. I believe you can mix it with water. |
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