Ann, I am so sorry that you are having so much problems once again with your gluten issue. You better be good so you can get back to the regular gluten diet.

In the hospital and at discharge ..we had the patients add tablespoon of oil (corn mostly but can be any oil desired and on diet ) to the shakes...it "disappears" taste and texture wise ...adds meaningful calories and more importantly for our COPD patients, does not add to the burden of breathing as the carbs calories do.

Legalily said:I need to pay better attention to eating more fresh foods. I try but lunch is the hardest. I don't think that early when I pack a lunch. Healthy choice steamer Frozen dinner and fresh fruit.

Fruit and veggies seem like a good lunch to me.

Things I have used as my idea of a healthy light lunch or snack are a yogurt and banana, bowl of special k cereal. bowl of oatmeal, larger serving of either lima beans or peas.

Hmmmm - good options Rita!

flaflwrgrl said:Thanks Sandy & Rita. I'm going to be cracking a lot of nuts! Nothing like making you work for your calories eh? Thankfully I adore bananas & avocados. Avocados are a great source of good fat. I use coconut oil & olive oil and I milk, yogurt, aged cheeses.
My achilles heal --- BAY-CON! I love my bacon! No bacon, oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I love cheese but I am pretty sure if I had to live on your diet I would be getting too thin also.

MISSINGROSIE said:In the hospital and at discharge ..we had the patients add tablespoon of oil (corn mostly but can be any oil desired and on diet ) to the shakes...it "disappears" taste and texture wise ...adds meaningful calories and more importantly for our COPD patients, does not add to the burden of breathing as the carbs calories do.

Coconut Oil might be a good choice. I take coconut oil everyday. Of course I take my fish oil cap too because I need that.

I just had my morning smoothie shake. It is Soy or Almond milk with scoops of either Whey or Goats Milk Protein, Garden Of Life Raw meal and Garden of Life Perfect Food Raw.

I had liverwurst and provolone on a roll heated...but I stood up and marched in place as i inhaled it !!

MISSINGROSIE said:I had liverwurst and provolone on a roll heated...but I dtood up and marched in place as i inhaled it !!

Breakfast was sliced banana and strawberries, kale greens stir fried in butter to which I then cracked 2 eggs in & scrambled so it was egg & kale scramble and a glass of milk. It was delicious!

Lunch - Thick black bean soup which I had thrown a fried pork chop in from the start of the beans so the meat fell apart & I got the nutrients from the bones. I put a big dollop of sour cream in the center. Was going to have 1/4 avocado but too full to eat it right now so I'll have that for snack between now & dinner.

Did you know that dried black beans provide 15% of iron? Awesome!

Kale greens give you 206% of Vit A. No wonder it's a super food! My Vit A was tanked & that shows malabsorption since I eat a LOT of carrots - a LOT. With the # of carrots I eat I should be OD'ing on Vit A instead of below normal range.

MISSINGROSIE said:I had liverwurst and provolone on a roll heated...but I dtood up and marched in place as i inhaled it !!

MISSINGROSIE said:I had liverwurst and provolone on a roll heated...but I dtood up and marched in place as i inhaled it !!

I've done nutty things like that, too! Hey, every little bit of exercise helps, even wiggling fingers and toes!

flaflwrgrl said:Breakfast was sliced banana and strawberries, kale greens stir fried in butter to which I then cracked 2 eggs in & scrambled so it was egg & kale scramble and a glass of milk. It was delicious!

Lunch - Thick black bean soup which I had thrown a fried pork chop in from the start of the beans so the meat fell apart & I got the nutrients from the bones. I put a big dollop of sour cream in the center. Was going to have 1/4 avocado but too full to eat it right now so I'll have that for snack between now & dinner.

Did you know that dried black bean provide 15% of iron? Awesome!

Kale greens give you 206% of Vit A. No wonder it's a super food! My Vit A was tanked & that shows malabsorption since I eat a LOT of carrots - a LOT. With the # of carrots I eat I should be OD'ing on Vit A instead of below normal range.

I always wonder if the soil for the growing of the veggies didn't have enough nutrients so the veggies didn't absorb as much as they should.

Newyorkrita said:

I always wonder if the soil for the growing of the veggies didn't have enough nutrients so the veggies didn't absorb as much as they should.

I can't imagine they would grow correctly then Rita and the rest of you don't have vitamin & mineral deficiencies to the point that you feel like crap.

flaflwrgrl said:

I can't imagine they would grow correctly then Rita and the rest of you don't have vitamin & mineral deficiencies to the point that you feel like crap.

I guess I hadn't thought of that. Really I wish I had some helpful suggestions. It seems you are so limited due to your gluten issue.

But it makes sense that when your lacking in certain vitamins and nutrients then you don't feel great. Really so sorry you have to deal with this!

Rosie - I'll have to try that one!

Ann - It does sound like a yummy breakfast and lunch

Rita - Not sure on the soil issue so no comment on that one

Thank you Rita & Margaret.
I survived going gluten free; now I just have to go farther. I will survive this too. I am a survivor.
I know it seems hard to imagine embracing this diet but when food makes you sick enough it's not hard to let go of it. I walk through the grocery store & the bakery section and see these pastries, cakes, cookies and breads -- all gluten filled & it makes me want to curl my lip. They don't tempt me one bit. I may as well be looking at rat poison. I don't even remember what real bread (gluten bread) tastes like anymore. I know the stench of it turns my stomach.
It's not the foods I miss, it is the convenience.
Except BAY-CON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But I'll be okay with that too.
When I'm a sassy 103 lbs. again, I will eat bacon again.

I hope you can get back there and grab your bacon again, Ann. It has to be one of the best things to eat, even though it's not healthy. That is an iresistable smell!

When you get to the bacon again let me know and I'll share my recipe I don't remember on potatoes, are they allowed?

plantmanager said:I hope you can get back there and grab your bacon again, Ann. It has to be one of the best things to eat, even though it's not healthy. That is an iresistable smell!

Yup, bacon tastes great. Ann, I hope you can get back to eating it again very soon.

Thanks y'all! Yes, potatoes are allowed. Any veggie is allowed.