Monthly Archives: October 2015

31 Days of Gluten-Free Life: Attempting to Make Smart Decisions

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31 Days of Gluten-Free Life

I was half-craving Arby’s today and saw one I could go through while I was on I-5 heading home. I was all prepared to go through, order 2 Jr. Roast Beef sandwiches to dissect and remove the beef when I saw that they only served Pepsi products. As a Coke drinker, this is blasphemy and besides… Pepsi tastes like chemicals!!!

I was feeling all good about myself for feeling mindful of my eating and not wasting food until I ended up at Carl’s Jr. for dinner… and ended up dissecting the lettuce wrap they made me because I hate lettuce and could not stomach the thought of using it as a bun. Yeah Jen… way to not waste food!

Anyway, my adventures in *NOT* eating gluten have made me aware of what I *could* be eating on the road and why I should be avoiding it. Now to put it into practice…

31 Days of Gluten-Free Life: Craving Bread

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31 Days of Gluten-Free Life

One of the serious cravings I am having at the moment is for bread. It’s funny because I normally don’t eat much of it but I think the fact that I can’t have it is making me want it more. It’s severe enough that I almost mugged my mom for her sandwich yesterday!

The bread products I am missing are…

sourdough bread
potato bread
tortillas
buns (for fast food)

I head home from northern California tomorrow and I’m trying to come up with ideas for fast food on the road that don’t involve bread. Easier said than done!

7 Quick Takes: Only 5 This Week

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7 Quick Takes

— 1 —

Greater Church of Lucifer opening. A friend put this on her wall and commented on the nature of them calling themselves a “church”. I’m truthfully more amused by the $25 catered luncheon. Apparently, Satanists now have the sensibilities of Episcopal church women or something. I would have expected alcohol and debauchery for them, not a catered affair.

— 2 —

Travel. Daniel has a long weekend so he and I are road-tripping to San Jose from Friday to Monday. I’d love prayers for good traveling mercies on our way if you are so inclined.

— 3 —

Update on Kim Davis/Pope Francis. I think I called it. It’s a pity when people play stupid games like this.

— 4 —

Speaking of stupid… I actually had someone cite this study to me. The scary thing: I could have refuted the SafeMinds people as a sophomore taking high school chemistry.

Neil Degrasse Tyson on science.

— 5 —

In case you missed it… At the neurology appointment on Monday, we found out that Daniel’s autism is genetic (he has some duplications in genes on a couple of chromosomes and a deletion in a gene on another one) which means that I can actually tell people that his autism is *NOT* due to us immunizing him for MMR and that their argument is invalid.

That’s it for this week — I’m a bit distracted and have also run out of things to say!

For more Quick Takes, visit Kelly at This Ain’t The Lyceum.

31 Days of Gluten-Free Life: On the Road

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31 Days of Gluten-Free Life

I’m headed to visit my parents with Daniel tomorrow and of course I’m having to deal with road food. I thought I’d talk about what I do for today’s post.

-KIND bars: I love them and many varieties are gluten-free.
-Leftovers: I have plans to take some pesto quinoa with me (if I can remember to make it).
-Fruit: Good for me and not greasy which is always a plus while driving.
-Coffee: Thankfully, my normal latté order is gluten-free!

Pray for me as I drive — I have some things to ponder and pray over so I’ll be appreciating your prayers for a safe drive to and from.

31 Days of Gluten-Free Life: Eating Out

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So you’ve got a babysitter for the kid(s) and you’ve got a date night scheduled with your spouse. You’re avoiding gluten which rules out a number of restaurants. So where do you eat???

Chipotle works pretty well and as they make it in front of you, you can specify what you want/don’t want. I like their burrito bowls and their soft tacos made with corn tortillas.

Some pizzerias like Pieology and Pie St. (a local independent pizzeria in the Village) have gluten-free crusts. If this is the case, enjoy your pizza the way you like it and the way that isn’t going to trigger massive stomach aches.

In-N-Out and Carl’s Jr. both offer lettuce wraps in place of buns on your burger if you specify it. Just ask for “Protein Style” at In-N-Out and specify it when you order at Carl’s Jr.

As for me, it’s bedtime!