For the past several months I've been scouring the internet, recipe books, the library, pinterest, and friend's brains in going gluten free, I think I've begun finding the way that I enjoy eating gluten free. I call it paleoish....
I eat a lot of meat, a lot of veggies, and a lot of fruit. I also eat quite a bit of dairy, oats, and peanut butter....which are not really considered paleo.
I've tried several types of breads, even posted some of the recipes here on the blog...but what I think that I've decided in the end is that I'm happier without many carbs in my diet. I eat some pasta dishes. I have a waffle recipe and a pizza crust/bun recipe that I LOVE. And sometimes a "bread" just sounds yummy (especially at Jason's Deli!).
But many of the foods that I absolutely loved before going gluten free no longer have the same appeal - I would rather eat produce instead.
I have come to love spreading some cream cheese over lettuce leaves (choose your favorite type), adding lunch meat, and rolling it up. I would rather have that than a sandwich on sandwich bread most of the time.
Eggs scrambled and mixed with fried hashbrowns and bacon/ham (and, if you like - salsa or tabasco) is also super yummy eaten with a fork; it doesn't need rolled up into a burrito shell as a breakfast burrito.
It's a constant experience and I'm always trying new things and making new yummy food discoveries - something that is a bit scary and all together exciting!
All this to say...while I still have several pasta/bread type foods that I like a great thing has come from going gluten free - I have drastically increased my intake of real foods, more specifically, produce as a part of meals. And that has been great - both for flavor, variety, and my health!
