Following the month of May & my 30-day Nutrition Challenge I began to add gluten, dairy & sugar back into my diet...and while I would like to say that this action went off without a hitch, I'd be fibbing in the worst way. While I know I'm not allergic to gluten, I definitely think that my body is happier when I only have it in small amounts. As for sugar, we can all use less sugar, right ?!?!?!?
This leads us to my love-hate relationship with dairy...I have been attempting to see if I could use the dairy aid pills (or Lactaid tablets, if you prefer) & still have cheese. On Friday evening, my longing (haha) for cheese & better yet PIZZA got the best of me...and I succumbed to the pressure of Papa Johns. I popped one of my little dairy aids & proceeded to grub down on some ubber yummy pizza goodness!
Unfortunately, on Saturday, I paid for my previous evening of weakness with an unhappy digestive system. The one positive thing I took from this experience is that I am not lactose intolerant (since the medicine obviously did not work). After doing plenty of research, I wonder if the reactions I'm experiencing are due to the whey & not the lactose. The biggest issue with whey is that it's added to tons of processed foods & sometimes it's not even listed as "whey" on the label. This should be fun!
Yesterday, I tried (and quickly discovered) that there is absolutely nothing about almond milk that I like! The texture is somewhat weird & the taste is just...well, ewww. So, today I made a run to Whole Foods & picked up a couple new foods to test out: coconut milk & sheep's milk cheese. From all the research I've done, the whey in sheep's milk can react differently in your system than cow's milk. And for the coconut milk, let's just hope it doesn't have a weird taste or texture :)
So that's my Dairy-No story & I'm sticking to it!
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