In a word… they suck!! If I was only Gluten Free that would be great! Two steps forward and one back. Or is it one step forward and two back? I just received a new test result for current food allergies. Technically, most of them are food intolerances. Not so good this time. Last year I was down to 12 foods which included dairy. Yes, I did substitute with soy for awhile but that didn’t go over well. The soy products just aren’t as healthy as they are marketed to be. Most soy products aren’t compatible with estrogen dominance or a thyroid problem (that’s another post!!) Previous test showed I could have eggs again. Not anymore. Eggs are now on my immediate response list. I am back up to 30 food intolerances (IgG) and 4 true food allergies (IgE).
My calling in life must be to re-invent recipes. And I have done my fair share. If you come to one of my allergy free cooking classes at Hy-Vee I always give many different options to make a favorite recipe. One of the favorites was and is the Mango Pepper Salsa. And just to let you know, there is really no good substitute for cheese! I have been grieving cheese for quite some time now. It is better since I’ve been able to eat raw sheep cheese (manchango, yum) in moderation.
Here’s my current list - IgG: almond, asparagus, avocado, pinto bean, cabbage, cashew, cauliflower, swiss cheese, coconut, egg white, eggplant, garlic, grape (NOOOOOO, my wine!!!), grapefruit, lettuce, cow’s milk, mustard, green olive, peanut, chili pepper, green pepper, red pepper, rice, pineapple, sesame, soybean, tomato, black walnut, watermelon, yogurt. IgE: whole egg, cow’s milk, rice, soybean.
I’m re-reading all my labels. Even some of my vitamins have olive or coconut oil or rice starch in them. Yikes! And no grapes??? I just might have to start making my own wine too. Now that grapes are out for awhile I’m going to have to get creative here. Michael did go to the store for me and found a cherry wine. Not too sweet… although, I really prefer a dry red wine.
The next three - six months will be strict adherence to not eating these foods. I plan to do more with the rotation of foods I can eat. Eating the same foods over and over again has a tendency to create more intolerances. As I experiment I will post more new recipes! Tomorrow I’m going to try and get in a batch of chocolate chip cookies and a loaf of bread. hmmm… no eggs, no butter, not even smart balance sticks! I will come up with something. 
Posted on March 15th, 2008 by Sherry
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