Roz Griffiths

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Ok, i just Googled dahi & I'd say that's a no too, as the recipe used both lentils & rice. But i learned something new

If you mean curd as in curds & whey, then no. If you mean curd as in lemon curd, then no. I could have just said no, couldn't i?

Coconut water is fine as an electrolyte replacement type drink if you're doing a lot of exercise - other than that it's kind of sugary for everyday use. And part of the idea of a whole30 is to get away from using food & drinks as "a treat"...

She's been following the Dukan diet, in which sugar is bad, but artificial sweeteners are A-OK She's done worse diets, i guess (eat nothing but fruit every Monday, anyone?)

Had this chat with my mum over a forthcoming visit Mum: so, we got your email, i'll try & do something without gluten then. Me: ...or dairy Mum: of course. You can still have a yogurt though? Me: no, that's dairy. And sugar. Mum (incredulous): what, even the low fat ones?? Me: sigh

:lol:

Added sulfites are the ones you want to avoid. Naturally occurring sulfites are ok

Lol! Dare you to actually pack some lambs kidneys one day!

My mum (because I'd explained my first whole30 as an elimination diet): "So, this gluten allergy you thought you had - it's all better now is it?" Me: *sigh*

My cigarette-smoking, beer-drinking, ice-cream munching, biscuit-snafflin, non-exercising OH: "I don't know where you get your energy from"

My 5 year old daughter was carefully studying the books on my kitchen shelf. "Mummy, you've got a book called Make It Potato!" Ah, yes. That would be the one between 500 Potato Recipes & Practical Potato ;-)

Heh, the way my Sugar Dragon's been roaring today he was lucky not to end up with a thick ear - Whole30-compliant, obviously ;-P

My other half has bad eczema on his feet which has been bothering him lately. As i sat watching him picking his feet (romantic night in!), i said "are you going to make another appointment with the doctor? Or perhaps you could do an elimination diet like i've been doing?". He replied "Well, i have been, haven't i? I eat the same dinner as you" Yes, dear. We'll just discount the porridge oats for breakfast, the pizza/burger/sandwich/sausage roll at lunch, the chocolate biscuits in your cup of tea (milk, one sugar), the bowl of ice cream with chocolate raisins after your Whole30-compliant dinner, the nightly can of beer & the smoking. Sounds like a pretty good Whole30 to me! What?

My mother-in-law has numerous allergies & sensitivities, including (but not limited to) dark chocolate, bananas, washing powder, hayfever, damp & strawberries "that have gone over a bit". She's recently been suffering from an all-over itchy fine rash, which she's attributing to excess washing powder deposits in her clothes. I casually remarked that sometimes an underlying & not-immediately-obvious sensitivity to wheat or gluten could make the immune system overworked & unable to fight off other allergens, "fascinating" i said... She smiled at me blankly & said "Yes, i think i'm just going to buy a new washing machine" Hmm