Going through the cupboards...

In becoming allergy-free, it's a great idea to rid your house of all the temptations that will drag you into the black hole of allergy pains.

I began this process weeks ago, but have continued throughout the past few weeks, when my boyfriend decided that he, too, was going to try being Gluten-Free (partially inspired by the book Wheat Belly). He doesn't have any allergies that we know of, but since his announcement of his trying gluten-free, too, I've further rid our cupboards of the foods that are criminal to me.

Cereal: You can pretty much say good-bye. Cole and I being big cereal eaters, we have a lot of boxes stashed in our cupboards. Mini-Wheats, Honey-Nut Cheerios, Frosted Flakes. Let's be honest. It's all junk anyways.
Replacements: Rolled quinoa flakes, gluten-free oats, rice and corn based cereals.

Pasta: Adios. I will be replacing you with rice based pastas forevermore! I love rice!

Soups: Have to read those labels. Surprise to me, Campbell's Tomato Soup has wheat in it! Chicken Noodle, most broths. Read the labels!

Crackers: Replace them with rice crackers, or there are some brands out there that are gluten-free. Again, labels labels labels.

Iced Tea Powder: Questionable ingredients like "artificial flavouring" and "caramel colour"

Granola Bars

Cookies

Sauces: I have a variety of allergies, so for me these include: Soy Sauce (gluten), Worchershire (gluten), Oyster Sauce (gluten), Stirfry Sauce (gluten), and Flax Oil (flax). I'm leaving some sauces with garlic in them, since my sweetie still eats garlic.


I've got a bag of unopened food I'm going to donate to the grocery store.
I've got a bag of opened but still good food I'm going to give to someone who needs it on the street.