Food Sensitivities & “Trade This for That” Cheat Sheet
Read About My Recent Food Sensitivity Discovery & My “Trade This for That” Cheat Sheet!
Well hello, Friends! As I’m sure you’ve experienced, Instagram has a sneaky way of putting ads in front of you that are so exactly what you need, that you impulse buy every.single.time. Or maybe it’s just me? At any rate, I recently purchased an Everlywell Food Sensitivity Test because, well, while I eat very clean, I get stomach aches super often and very easily. So I thought, why not give it a try?
It was so incredibly easy! I ordered my kit and it arrived a few days later in the mail. I read the directions, poked my finger, dropped some blood on the little test paper thingy, and shipped it back. I had a text a few days later with my results. And, would you believe, I have so many food sensitivities that I would have never thought! I’m sensitive to, pretty much, everything I eat in a day! These are the foods that came back as big no-no’s for me:
My Food No-No List:
- Peanut Butter (so depressed about this)
- Almonds (that means almond milk & almond flour)
- Eggs (like SUPER high on my list)
- Cow Milk
- Yogurt
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Soy
- Gluten
- Wheat
So, after I mourned the loss of peanut butter, almond meal, and creamer for my coffee, I put a plan into action, as I often do. I plan to do an elimination diet for 30 days and then slowly incorporate foods back in on-at-a-time to see how I react. The big thing for me is my baked goods. I love healthy cookies and breads. So, for the next 30 days, I’ll use ingredients like cashew butter, oat flour, flax eggs, and dairy free milks. Here’s my list of “Trade This for That” foods.
It’s amazing that it never dawned on me to take a food sensitivity test! I’ve just lived with the discomfort because I eat so “healthy”. It just goes to show that it’s all about your body chemistry and what works, and what doesn’t work! I’m excited to share my new concoctions with you!
