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June 20, 2006
Good Food & Wine Show, Sydney
The Good Food & Wine Show is coming up in Sydney this weekend and it should be good!
There seems to be more and more gluten-free companies out there - and there are a few that will be at the show. I'm interested in trying acai from NuFruit and seeing how many other things I can eat.
Posted by Tracey at 10:48 PM
Steaz Green Tea Soda
I'm not a huge fan of soda anymore - but I couldn't resist trying an organic root beer! It was really nice to drink, and I can't wait to come across them again.
www.steaz.com
Bought from Healthzone Castle Hill
Posted by Tracey at 10:38 PM
About Life, Rozelle (Sydney)
A fantastic market place with a huge range of organic and healthy produce and products.
From quinoa to cookies, potatoes to pies - everything in that store I could probably eat safely. Definately making this a fortnightly trip!
605 Darling Street, Rozelle NSW
Open 7am to 7pm most days
www.aboutlife.com.au
Posted by Tracey at 10:20 PM
Gourmet Treats From Heaven
FANTASTIC cakes - and gluten free!
It took me a while to track them down, but now I've tried the raspberry muffin and the carrot cakes. Yum. My favourite is the muffin though, the carrot cake was too crumbly for my liking (but I wouldn't say no if offered!)
Posted by Tracey at 10:17 PM
monthly update #1
I'm doing really well :) It's been about 3-4 weeks and I've stayed wheat/yeast free. It's only that I've been off the pill that I'm feeling much much better - but I can feel that the food I eat is having a positive effect on me now.
I am seeing a new naturopath that is helping me with my food intolerances and also my hormones. I feel that it's so important to take care of your health while you can, especially for your older-self.
Posted by Tracey at 10:14 PM
spelt flour pancakes
ingredients
1/2 cup of organic white spelt flour
1/2 cup of water
1 egg
directions
1. Mix the egg & water together
2. Add in the spelt flour and mix well
3. Heat a skillet/frypan
4. Use half the mixture for 1 crepe & cook both sides (flip it over!)
5. Serve as a sweet pancake, or add in goat's cheese & some salad for something different
Posted by Tracey at 10:05 PM
quinoa
I've only recently discovered Quinoa and I think I'm going to be hooked on it! It's very easy to prepare and has alot of protein and calcium which we all need.
ingredients
1/4 cup quinoa
1/2 cup of water
half a green apple
directions
To prepare, you need to rinse the quinoa (like you would rice) and then pop it into the rice cooker with 1.5 times the amount of water. Add in slices of green apple when it's done, drizzle with honey if you like.
It should be ready within 20 mins!
Yum!
You can buy Organic quinoa grain from Gluten Free Favourites Australia.
Posted by Tracey at 10:01 PM
June 04, 2006
5 and 2 a day
i have this policy with myself now - 5 and 2 a day.
it's the same as the 7-a-day program at Coles.
if i can eat 5 types of vegetables and 2 types of fruit in one day, then i can have my treats (carob buttons, chips etc).
it's been going really well - and i've found it's scared away any hints of the cold i thought i was getting!
just eating 1 vege salad, an apple and some grapes or kiwi fruit means HELLOO CAROB!
Posted by Tracey at 11:31 PM
vege salad
A quick and simple meal anyone can enjoy!
ingredients
A bit of cucumber
A small carrot
A handful of canelli beans
A handful of shreded lettuce
A small tomato
A few small mushrooms
A few slices of avocado
directions
Pretty much straight forward so no big directions needed.
Chop up each vegetable roughly and mix together in a small bowl.
Enjoy!
Posted by Tracey at 11:27 PM
lamb curry with potatoes
i'm writing up the recipe for this one, but i didn't want to forget to enter it in!
lamb curry with potatoes is a great alternative to the bland food i might eat day in and day out. great with white rice!
Posted by Tracey at 11:13 PM
June 03, 2006
fried rice
ingredients
White rice, already cooked
2 eggs
1/2 cup of peas and corn
a bit of carrot, chopped up
a bit of cucumber, chopped up
salt
pepper
a bit of cucumber, chopped up
directions
1. Warm up the skillet
2. Once the skillet is warmed up, add in rice and stir around until broken up.
3. Break the eggs into the middle of the rice.
4. Give it 10-15 seconds and start to stir the eggs a bit. You want the eggs scrambled, but not mixed in with the rice.
5. Add a little bit of salt and pepper.
6. Add in peas and corn and carrot.
7. Keep stirring the mixture until the eggs are cooked and the rice is warmed up.
8. Turn off skillet just as egg is cooked.
9. Serve!
Posted by Tracey at 10:13 PM
what i am doing
for the past 2 weeks or so, i've been heavily cutting things out of my diet. this is a list of what i am (and have to be) strict on
- no bread
- no meats, except for turkey
- no chocolate
- no cake
- no coke or fanta
- no fast food, except for sushi
- no soy sauce
- no fried foods
- no donuts
- no burgers
my biggest problems are with yeast and flour - i've known that for a while. but everything else is quite new and i'm still skeptic on whether i am allergic/intolerant of them (like chocolate).
i am very committed though, ingredient reading on everything and if it doesn't have ingredients listed - i don't get it.
Posted by Tracey at 10:07 PM
mellow yellow carob buttons
Because I can't have chocolate, carob is my source of sweetness when it comes to snacks.
Mellow Yellow have a wide range of healthy snacks (I love the Paw Paw) and ontop of that - the BEST carob I've ever had.
When it went out of stock for a few weeks, I went on a hunt for a replacement carob but nothing succeeded it and I went without. That's until I checked my Coles one night and there it was, fully stocked!
I bought 4 packets, and tend to stock up on more for our pantry.
Posted by Tracey at 09:58 PM
country life bakery
Country Life Bakery http://www.countrylifebakery.com.au have been a great find!
I wasn't going to order bread online, so when I found it in my local Coles (and again in my local Harris Farm Market), and it was on special, I had to try it.
I found that the Rye & Soy loaf was tasty and really surprising (I had read stories about how horrible Rye is). I do have to limit myself to 2 slices every 2 days though, I think I can't have Soy Flour.
Posted by Tracey at 09:46 PM
ryvita
Ryvita (www.gwf.com.au/brands/ryvita.htm) has been great for me, so I tend to eat it for breakfast and as a snack.
Here are my suggestions -
Ryvita on it's own
Ryvita & Avocado
Ryvita with tomato & avocado
Ryvita with peanut butter & honey
Posted by Tracey at 09:32 PM
vege egg scramble
Ingredients
2 or 3 eggs
1/4 of a tomato, chopped up
a few little mushrooms, chopped up
1 avocado
a bit of cucumber, chopped up
a bit of carrot, chopped up
directions
1. Break your eggs into an already heated skillet
2. Wait 10-15 seconds, or until it starts to cook.
3. Keep stirring the eggs to scramble them.
4. Take eggs out of the skillet just before they are completely cooked (you want it to be a bit fluffy and soft still).
5. Place eggs onto a plate.
6. Put chopped up tomato, mushrooms, cucumber and carrot on top. (All raw).
7. Add a few slithers of avocado ontop.
8. Add a bit of tomato sauce on top if you want.
9. Serve!
Posted by Tracey at 09:25 PM
baked beans & eggs
Ingredients
1 can of Heinz Baked Beans
2 eggs
2 rice crackers
directions
Too simple, so directions won't be needed.
Scramble your eggs if you like, add a bit of salt & pepper for taste. Heat up the beans in the microwave. Break a couple of rice crackers for texture!
Posted by Tracey at 09:19 PM