Free From the food stuff

So the last few years I have been battling with my intolerance to lactose, the sugars in milk. Now if you read the labels on the things you buy you would realise EVERYTHING has some form of milk in.  After getting used to living on alternatives my intolerances got worse I became wheat and Gluten intolerant too :( suddenly food was my enemy once again, a battle I once thought I had won. My Doctor added to that by putting me on what's called a FODMAP Diet (google it - its harsh) meaning not only could I not have the good every day foods I was now limited to what fruit and vegetables I could eat and I still had to balance what I could eat because my stomach just couldn't handle it. Knowing I had once managed to combat my bad relationship with food ( the baddest was looking at food and thinking I'm not eating because i get sick and skipping every meal), i decided it was time to think positive. I spent a day crying at what I could no longer eat and then picked myself up and decided to look at what I CAN eat.  Its so important to keep positive, if you don't depression and despair will follow (I have been there and it is a dark place), its also important to eat the right foods, the saying "you are what you eat" isn't far from the truth and I have also learnt not eating the right food and the things my body can't tolerate also leads me into "the dark place" quite quickly!!

I'm not saying every day is easy because well its not and there are times you will end up eating the wrong thing (and you will know you will pay the price later) just don't give up hope, its just time to learn to cook again. Starting from fresh lists are so very important.

I must admit I have been lucky to have not one but two parents who can cook as well as older siblings and grandparents, all that where willing to teach me as I was growing up so I already had the advantage of cooking skills and plenty of recipes.

However you can't be Delia smith every day, especially in this house with 3 mouselings growing up fast and having a better social life than I ever did, not every recipe is quick enough!! This means I tend to bake " simple" and its time to share the ups downs and recipes (it may even get me blogging more, I mean look I've blogged more than last year already lol)

For now I just can't stress enough don't give up hope and stay positive food allergies are often very misunderstood and people don't realise how it effects your every day way of living, also the best thing is you do have start eating healthier and your trouser waistline certainly benefits ;)