It's a food thing.
It means she can't eat fruit, onion, flour, wheat and honey (but more on that in a moment)
When she first found out, she cried. But once she got used to the idea that food wouldn't make her feel bad any more - but actually make her feel good, well we were on our way!
We don't blame you. We want to help you.
So, if we're coming round to your place for a meal, here's a quick list for you to reference so we don't have to kinda leave that awesome apple crumble. Sometimes it's easiest to say 'Gluten-free-plus-no-fruit-and-onion'.
1/ Stuff she CAN'T eat -
- Onion
- Flour (wheat flour)
- Honey
- Beans and Legumes
- Apples, Pears
- Lots of garlic (small amounts are ok!)
2/ Stuff she CAN eat -
- All Meats including fish
- Chocolate
- Cheese
- Eggs
- Gluten free breads
- Oats (ie. porridge)
- Gluten free pasta
- Gluten free cakes (yum)
- Rice
- Rice noodles
- Dairy
- Rice crackers
- Ice Cream
- Some fruits, like Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Pineapple & Bananas (if you can afford them)
- She can eat oranges, but she's allergic to them, so she doesn't.
-
... and vegies, like Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Potato, Corn, Mushrooms,
Capsicum, cucumber, zucchini, carrots, lettuce, spinach, tomatoes
(oh wait, is a tomato a fruit? doesn't matter, she can eat it anyway!)
3/ Traps for young players
- Most 'stocks' have onion or onion powder in them, which is a shame.
- Maple 'flavoured' syrup: The fake stuff is not good for Fee, but 'Real' Maple Syrup is great.
- Most dips, salsas and sauces are made with onion somewhere too, which is a bit sad.
- 'Dehydrated vegies': check the ingredients list for this one, this typically means it had onion.
4/ Choice meals
- Meat & Veg
- Gluten free pasta and sauce
- Curry & rice (no onion)
- Risotto (no onion)
- Eggs & Bacon
4 comments:
Hey Nigel, Paul showed me your post just now... my journey is a similar one... I hear ya loud and clear! My diet is a fair bit more restricted than Fee's right now as I am still in the elimination/working it out phase after being sick for a few years, but I am feeling heaps better. I've taken to carrying a piece of paper round that I can give to restaurants (or call ahead) as most waiters freak out when I try and explain it, no matter how simple my explanation! Anyway, loving the post... I may just direct a few people to it so I can ease up on the explanations too!! Hope you're both doing great. Keren Newnham
Hi Nige!
Someone told me recently that people who are fructose intolerant can eat things like stocks that are made with onion, but the onion taken out... Or, make a soup with onion, but take the onion out before blending it (to get the flavour). Also, the green part of spring onions apparently doesn't have fructose in it (while the white does). Interesting! Not sure if you'd be brave enough to try it though :)
Hey Keren,
We're going really well!
Paul did mention that you had the same sort of thing - it was very hard to get over initially, but we're used to it now.
Restaurants and dinners are still a real challenge, but I like your idea of a note! that's a great idea.
Hope you're enjoying NZ and that that husband of your is keeping out of trouble!
- Nige
Hey Trines!
Yes, We've heard similar ideas around the onion in the stock idea too - by using muslin stockings to easily remove the onion.
I have to admit though - we don't actually make stocks from scratch.
Didn't know about the spring onions though... hmmm, maybe we will have to do a test sometime!
thanks for the comment, hope you're doing well!
- Nige
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