Here are a few of the recipes I started out with. For me it was easier to start with some of my favorite recipes and just adapt them to be gluten free. Some were naturally gluten free which is always a bonus! I felt like I needed to really ease myself in to the whole gluten less lifestyle. Most of these meals can be made in 30 minutes or less. These should have enough for leftovers some days which should get you pretty much until the end of the month.
*Based on a family of 2-4*
1. Stacked Chicken Enchiladas
2. Basil Pesto Chicken Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes
3. Vegetable Tian
4. Baked Denver Omelet
5. Roast Pork and Sweet Potatoes
6. Shepherds Pie (for this recipe I just use Gluten Free Gravy Mix mix, I like to use 2 packs. You should be able to find this at your local grocery store.)
7. Gluten Free Pizza: I like the Namaste Pizza Mix then I add my favorite marinara or pizza sauce, shred some mozzarella and add turkey pepperoni and any other toppings I might want.
8. Fajitas:
Chicken or beef.
Taco Bell makes a gluten free packet you can use or just make this.
Sliced onion
2 Bell Peppers
*Top with cheese and sour cream.
Mission tortillas makes a good gluten free version or you can use corn tortillas depending on your taste.
9. Chicken Avocado Lime Soup: just be sure to use gluten free broth
10. Tomato Mozzarella Basil and Quinoa Salad
11. One Pan Chicken Sausage Apple and Sweet Potato Skillet
12. Wingers Salad (makes enough for 2 salads):
2 Romaine Lettuce Heads
1/2 C. Craisins
2oz cheddar cheese cubed
1/2 C. Celery Diced
1 C. Cherry Tomatoes
6oz Gluten Free chicken nuggets
This Sauce
GF Ranch Dressing
13. Turkey Sausage Pepper and Potato Hash
14. Tex Mex Chicken and Zucchini
15. Tacos: Just make sure to use GF taco seasoning or use this recipe
16. Beef Chili
17. Crock Pot Potato Soup
And I thought I should add some desserts for good measure ;) Don't be mad but these desserts are extremely addicting!
Monster Cookies
Gluten Free Mug Chocolate Cake
As I get better at taking food photos I will start posting my pics to go with these meals. For now you will just have to trust me. Feel free to comment with any questions you may have about the recipes or being gluten free!
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Recent Celiac Diagnosis
So are you new to eating gluten free? Have you recently been diagnosed with Celiac's? Or are you just trying to become more healthy? If you answered yes to any of these questions than this blog is for you. I will post tried and true recipes along with monthly meal plans to get you eased into eating gluten free.
Well here is a little about my story. I was feeling tired and run down. I needed a nap everyday just to function and take care of my kids. I had just had a baby so I thought maybe I was just "new mom" tired. But even after he started sleeping through the night I was still completely exhausted! Finally at the urging of my sister I decided to go see a doctor. I suspected I might have some thyroid issues so I just thought I would check. Being the great doctor that he is my doc decided to run a celiac blood test as well. I of course brushed this off. There was NO way I celiacs! I had no symptoms, no one in my family had ever been diagnosed. So I just brushed it off an moved on. A few days later I get a call. My doctor wants me to come in and meet with him to discuss my results. At this point I knew whatever tests had been run the news wouldn't be great. He sat me down and told me I had Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which I sort of expected. We went over treatment and then he wanted to get to the rest of my results. He then informed me that I had tested VERY positive for Celiac Disease. So positive in fact that he wanted me to go and get an endoscopy. At this point I started to freak out a little. I love food! No I don't think you understand. I LOOOOVE food!!!! I had planned future vacations around the type of food we would eat and where we could go to eat. My family held huge family gatherings all around food. Literally all my dreams and future plans were tied around food. I felt completely blindsided and devastated. I knew giving up gluten for life was going to be hard. Like REALLY hard! So being the Pinterest addict that I am I headed over to Pinterest and immediately started pinning recipes. But you know what I found? It was really hard to find good meal plans that included things I liked and wanted to eat. The meal plans that I did find wanted a fee to download. And I really did not want to spend any money for recipes that I might not even like.
Finally after hours and hours of scouring the Internet for decent gluten free meal ideas I decided to start a blog. My hope is that I have a way to document my monthly meal plans and in the future wont spend a ton of time testing out recipes I don't love. If I can help ease even one persons struggle with eating gluten free this blog will be totally worth it.
Well here is a little about my story. I was feeling tired and run down. I needed a nap everyday just to function and take care of my kids. I had just had a baby so I thought maybe I was just "new mom" tired. But even after he started sleeping through the night I was still completely exhausted! Finally at the urging of my sister I decided to go see a doctor. I suspected I might have some thyroid issues so I just thought I would check. Being the great doctor that he is my doc decided to run a celiac blood test as well. I of course brushed this off. There was NO way I celiacs! I had no symptoms, no one in my family had ever been diagnosed. So I just brushed it off an moved on. A few days later I get a call. My doctor wants me to come in and meet with him to discuss my results. At this point I knew whatever tests had been run the news wouldn't be great. He sat me down and told me I had Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which I sort of expected. We went over treatment and then he wanted to get to the rest of my results. He then informed me that I had tested VERY positive for Celiac Disease. So positive in fact that he wanted me to go and get an endoscopy. At this point I started to freak out a little. I love food! No I don't think you understand. I LOOOOVE food!!!! I had planned future vacations around the type of food we would eat and where we could go to eat. My family held huge family gatherings all around food. Literally all my dreams and future plans were tied around food. I felt completely blindsided and devastated. I knew giving up gluten for life was going to be hard. Like REALLY hard! So being the Pinterest addict that I am I headed over to Pinterest and immediately started pinning recipes. But you know what I found? It was really hard to find good meal plans that included things I liked and wanted to eat. The meal plans that I did find wanted a fee to download. And I really did not want to spend any money for recipes that I might not even like.
Finally after hours and hours of scouring the Internet for decent gluten free meal ideas I decided to start a blog. My hope is that I have a way to document my monthly meal plans and in the future wont spend a ton of time testing out recipes I don't love. If I can help ease even one persons struggle with eating gluten free this blog will be totally worth it.
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