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Do The Bread Cravings Ever Go Away?

Booklover15

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Booklover15 Newbie
Booklover15
Posted

I am working towards my 4th month gluten free. Pre diagnosis, I was a sandwich/ bread-a-holic. Warm sourdough with butter, hot rolls with dinner, tuna melts...I love bread!

At work, just to go to the bathroom, I pass a very smelly sandwich/coffee stand. My stomach growls and my mouth waters.

I will never cheat on my new diet, but how do you all get over the cravings? I tried a little gluten-free bread and it was gross and way over my budget.

With the weather changing, I'm noticing my cravings getting worse...what I would do for a hamburger! Ack! :(

I noticed that rice with dinner helps, but I can only eat so much rice!

Any advice?

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cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
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It does get easier!

I used to love baking bread and in between my blood test and biopsy, I consumed a loaf a day of sourdough. But, while I have mastered cupcakes and cookies, I was too ill to bake my own bread. So, we stuck to lettuce wraps. We still use lettuce wraps even though I feel up to baking. My gluten-eating daughter even orders her burger "protein-style" (ordered as "gluten allergy"). Saves on calories.

There are some good breads out there. I find that even my gluten-free baked goods require freezing to preserve freshness. Toasted store-bought bread is pretty good.

Hang in there!

bartfull Rising Star
bartfull
Posted

I'm usually OK, but I admit there are times I too would kill for a good restaurant cheeseburger and fries. I know I can make them at home but it's not the same. Usually those cravings will last a week or two, then I'll be OK for a few months.

 

I like Canyon Bakehouse bread. It's like those whole-grain breads with all the nutty little bits in it. Yep, it's expensive and full of calories with no nutrition, so I only buy it as an occasional treat. I did get a recipe for biscuits made with cauliflower, grated mozarrella, and egg. Haven't made them yet but pretty soon now I'll be getting a day off each week (I work seven days a week during the summer), and I'll try it.

 

But you know how they say every cloud has a silver lining? Well, if I ever get some kind of terminal diagnosis, the silver lining is I will be able to eat home made bread every day until I die! :lol:

notme Experienced
notme
Posted

i cried a little when i first heard of pizza bread :(  my brother says:  it sucks.  but i will never get to try it...........

 

that being said, i'm mostly comfortable with never eating wheat bread again.  pizza?  another story.  i'm from jersey.  i cut my teeth on pizza crust  ;)  if i could just get that perfect gluten free jersey crust, i would die happy.....  :)

mamaw Community Regular
mamaw
Posted

Cravings  do  change  after  a  while... I  can remember  eleven years  ago  I  thought  I would  kill for a greasy pizza  hut  pan  pizza..but  I  stuck to  the  cardboard gluten-free  type  pizza  back then....now  there are  amazing  places to get  a  great  gluten-free  pizza  plus  carol fenster  has a wonderful  pizza  crust  if you prefer  homemade....

Google Luce's  gluten-free  bread.... the  loaf  is  so  simple  a  child can make it,  it  is  good  for  two people , a  wonderful  aroma of  sourdough baking  in the  kitchen... crusty  on the  outside , chewy  on the inside... just  heaven... I order  via  the  web.....it  is  our  special  occasion  go  to.....

If  you like  earthy  breads try  breads  by  Anna. a  mix....ready made   three  bakers,  canyon bakehouse  are  both  favorites  here....

Not  sure  where  you  are  located  but  if  you have  an  Aldi's  they now  have  gluten-free  fresh bread( prev  frozen) gluten-free  canned  chicken noodle  soup & much more....

nvsmom Community Regular
nvsmom
Posted

Mmmm... cheeseburger.

 

My cravings have mostly gone now except for a few things. I miss a really good beer and cheeseburger, as well as a gooey cinnamon bun, but I've reached the point where it feels really weird to eat a sandwich for lunch - it just feels wrong.  LOL  

 

Habits change but it does take a long time, and I don't think cravings ever completely disappear, especially when faced with the lovely fragrance of an old favourite food.  There will always be a few things you'll miss but as you know, it's not worth the consequences to cheat.  :)

 

Best wishes.

Booklover15 Newbie
Booklover15
Posted
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Gluten free gooey sourdough?!!! My mouth is watering just imagining it!

I am in the Seattle area, but will be buying some online.

Thank you so much for the info!

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cap6 Enthusiast
cap6
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I no longer have cravings and actually the smell of baking bread hurts my nose.  Weird, hugh?  What helped get me past the initial craving in the very beginning was knowing that I can have pizza.  G.F. pizza out can be wonderful!   I can have a big fat ole cheeseburger at Red Robin.  Yea, the bun isn't quite the same but honestly, I no longer remember what wheat tasted like!

C-Girl Contributor
C-Girl
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Y'all! Gluten free bread is SO EASY to make. It's way, way easier than wheat bread because you don't have to get the kneading just right. You just beat the crap out of it with a mixer, pour it in a pan, let it rise and bake! Voila! Yummy, safe to eat, delicious bread.

You don't have to miss bread, you just have to store it a little differently.

cyclinglady Grand Master
cyclinglady
Posted

Store it, meaning "slice and put it in the freezer with a few hours of baking? " I do the same with my cookies and cakes. Stays fresh and does not dry out. Just defrost on the countertop -- not the microwave (rubber bread can result).

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C-Girl
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Store it, meaning "slice and put it in the freezer with a few hours of baking? " I do the same with my cookies and cakes. Stays fresh and does not dry out. Just defrost on the countertop -- not the microwave (rubber bread can result).

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squirmingitch Veteran
squirmingitch
Posted

I guess I'm pretty lucky. I got over my craving for anything gluten pretty quickly & that includes bread. The toughest thing for me was biscuits. I have made my own biscuits since I was a teen. I use Pamela's mix & make biscuits now & have to say they're amazingly good to me. The texture is somewhat different but still very good IMHO. I always made baking powder biscuits if you know what those are & Pamela's comes pretty close. The flavor is there anyway. And it's just possible that by now I don't remember the way things used to taste.

 

Bread. I was way over that by month 6 I think. By month 12 I couldn't even stand the smell of gluten bread when I walk past the bakery in the grocery store. It just turns me off. I have zero desire for gluten anything and am so very thankful for that. 

ceceliac Apprentice
ceceliac
Posted

I craved a lot of stuff until i started cooking those things by myself!! as coffngrl said, you can make your own gluten free bread. i have a bread maker (ATMA) i just pour in the ingredients, choose the program and it makes the bread by itself.

I aslo make my own cookies, cakes, etc. Its so much cheaper than buying the food already done, and tastes better..

luvs2eat Collaborator
luvs2eat
Posted

I wasn't diagnosed until age 49. I'd spent years making beautiful loaves of rustic country and beautiful challah bread. Does the craving go away? It does NOT. Will I ever eat those fragrant wonderful loaves again? Nope. It is what it is...

cap6 Enthusiast
cap6
Posted

I so agree!!!   Some time back I went into a regular bakery to buy my son a special loaf of bread.  omg!!   To me, the smell was nauseating and my nose felt like it was on fire!    Fast food places stink!  lol

notme Experienced
notme
Posted

I wasn't diagnosed until age 49. I'd spent years making beautiful loaves of rustic country and beautiful challah bread. Does the craving go away? It does NOT. Will I ever eat those fragrant wonderful loaves again? Nope. It is what it is...

i think simona19 posted a challah recipe in the cooking/baking forum - i made it and it is delicious.  

 

on another note, i ordered a loaf of sourdough bread (shipping was more than the bread, though, from a maz on) but the bakery was called new grains and they are out of utah.  it was just divine - i still have a few (ends) left for french toast for breakfast.  i think if you googly it you could probably order direct.  ima try it next week.  (i hear they have english muffins...... oh.....!  )

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