Take your time…
I’m learning what is ok to eat and what kills me day by day. Not surprisingly though, everything that is deemed ‘healthy’ and what I ‘should be eating’ in the first place are what does best.
The biggest key I’ve discovered… digestion time. Not surprising I suppose, considering the fact that I need food in my system for bile to work on fairly constantly… So, its easy to see that a lot of what I eat has come down to fiber, grains and veggies that take longer to break down.
What DOES surprise me is that many sites I’ve been on regarding post gall bladder removal have told people to avoid whole grains and raw veggies. Hmmm. They also say to avoid nuts and seeds that are rich in essential fats and nutrients, lumping them together will all other fats. Double Hmmm.
Heres my opinion, (but don’t follow everything I say, like I said, its all trial and error for me) as I’ve said before there is good and bad of everything. Bleached out, over processed white bread that sticks to the roof of your mouth and has to have vitamins added to it to be of any use to anyone… yeah, bad. Whole grain bread, rich in all that grainy goodness essential fats and oils and lots of fiber… good.
Think about it, for all our technology we tend to get brainwashed into thinking that everything modern is best… so we process food in the name of modern science… and we end up with all sorts of allergies and health problems on the rise. I go to my childrens’ day care and see the big reminders on the bulletin board to the teachers of each kid’s allergies. So and so is allergic to wheat… he cant have dairy… no nuts… no soy… no corn… When I was a kid I think I knew one kid that couldn’t drink milk… what has happened?
Processing… look at your labels… read the ingredient list… Many products use wheat, soy and nut biproducts as filler… it makes processing cheaper. Many foods are processed in plants that process wheat, nuts and dairy… And lets not avoid corn syrup in just about everything as well.
Whats my point? We are over saturated and we don’t even know it. We become sensitive to these ingredients because they are in EVERYTHING we eat. Our bodies are freaking out!
And thats all I’m going to say on that… I kinda got off the original topic and ranted…
Oh well…
