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Hi, this intro is long overdue so here goes! I'm Amanda and I live in South

Africa. I've been vegetarian (no eggs and a little dairy) for about 2 years

when a recent food intolerance test showed up that I'm intolerant to 36

foods including gluten, soya, eggs, most nuts and seeds, many veg and most

grains except for corn and rice (and not meat!). I went to see a

nutritionist for advice because after all that and being veg - what's left

to eat?! She advised me to eat some fish in order to get some protein which

I do have occasionally. My family are meat-eaters and so meal-planning is

quite a challenge. I find if I don't tell them the meal is vegetarian then

usually they will eat it except for my youngest daughter who hates anything

green or yellow on her plate! I'm hoping to get some inspiration and recipes

from the group as well as any advice that you can give. This country has

very much a meat-eating population and most restaurants offer only pasta or

a " vegetarian platter " consisting of a large black greasy and soggy

mushroom, creamed spinach (slimy), mashed butternut squash with added sugar

so sickly sweet, some peas (also sweet), a baked potato and that's about it

- boring!! Now that I'm GF, the pasta is out ,so eating out is difficult.

The GF is even less understood in restaurants - the other day I had a salad

that came with bread and since it was a specialist bakery, I asked if they

had gluten-free bread - yes, they assured me - only to find them giving me

rye bread! When I told them this was not gluten-free bread they argued with

me and assured me I can eat it!!

 

 

 

Anyway, I don't want to sound negative - it's not all that bad, as I can get

plenty of fresh fruit and veg and just need to be more creative in meal

planning at home also, the GF market is growing and we can get quite a few

different flours, pastas, etc but they are very pricey.

 

 

 

I look forward to trying out some of your recipes!

 

 

 

Many thanks,

 

Amanda