Guest guest Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Wanted to pop by and say hi. I'm in the UK and intolerant of gluten, eggs, dairy, brazil nuts and cashews, garlic and sunflower seeds. I've been happily dairy free for some years since giving birth to a wonderful son who was allergic to trace amounts of dairy, and I have recently decided not to eat meat again. It's been a bit of a long journey, finding out what's been making me ill and battling with my concience. The actor Pete Dinklage summed it up nicely when I heard him say he wouldn't hurt any animal, and wouldn't ask anyone to do it for him. Made me really think. I tried the roasted veg and pecan pasta last night, absolutely delicious, thanks! I am at present tucking into a vegan gluten free coffee cake, not my recipe, sadly I seem to lack imagination in the kitchen! I'm hoping coming here will help light the imagination and give me a much needed kick start! My son is still dairy free, but is now intolerant of soya too. I have a veggie daughter who would like to be vegan but can't quite give up cheese and hates most veg and fruit, and 2 meat eaters! Makes for interesting meal times in this house! BB Lunar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 , " Lunarsea " <lunarsea84 wrote: > > Wanted to pop by and say hi. > I'm in the UK and intolerant of gluten, eggs, dairy, brazil nuts and > cashews, garlic and sunflower seeds. The nuts/seeds and garlic would be the hardest for me. Cutting out gluten wasn't nearly as difficult as I had thought it would be. How did you discover the garlic intolerance? Bummer. > I've been happily dairy free for > some years since giving birth to a wonderful son who was allergic to > trace amounts of dairy, and I have recently decided not to eat meat > again. Congrats on this healthy choice! > It's been a bit of a long journey, finding out what's been > making me ill and battling with my concience. > The actor Pete Dinklage summed it up nicely when I heard him say he > wouldn't hurt any animal, and wouldn't ask anyone to do it for him. > Made me really think. Yes, I imagine much of people's diets is made possible only because the reality is kept out of sight, out of mind. > I tried the roasted veg and pecan pasta last night, absolutely > delicious, thanks! > I am at present tucking into a vegan gluten free coffee cake, not my > recipe, sadly I seem to lack imagination in the kitchen! I'm hoping > coming here will help light the imagination and give me a much needed > kick start! > My son is still dairy free, but is now intolerant of soya too. I have > a veggie daughter who would like to be vegan but can't quite give up > cheese and hates most veg and fruit, and 2 meat eaters! > Makes for interesting meal times in this house! > > BB Lunar Sounds challenging... and fun! Welcome, -Erin http://www.vegandonelight.com http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2007 Report Share Posted September 27, 2007 Hi Erin, we had blood tests done with York Labs, expensive but worth it. I would never have guessed the garlic or sunflower! Egg also turned up for both my son and I, and he tested positive for soya, so between us we avoid dairy, egg, soya, lentils, garlic, sunflower, brazil nuts, cashews. Once tested you get info on food families, the theory being that if you have a strong reaction to one, you may also recat to any of that items family. It's interesting that my son has always disliked anything dairy, hates lentils and has never liked liquorice or carob, both of which are related to lentils! My IBS was always worse after eating mango or pistachio, both members of the cashew nut family. I ADORE garlic and suspect it showed up because I ate so much of it! If I have anything with sunflower oil in, I know about it! I firmly believe we should listen to our bodies, and the kids. If they say they don't like something, there may well be good reason for that dislike. I hated dairy as a child but wasn't given a choice, we even had to drink milk in school. Now I know why I didn't like it, the smell even now makes me feel ill! Since my eyes were opened to the farming industry too, I couldn't bring myself to have any even if I thought it smelt divine! Oddly my veggie daughter is addicted to the stuff, even though she hates the thought of eating flesh because she thinks it's cruel. She'd like to give up all animal products, but just can't ditch the cheese. I'm hoping she will one day, she's 14 now. Lunar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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