Variation?

[estelita]

I admit that I'm new to this all, but I already feel like I'm not getting much variety in my diet. Can anyone offer any tips?

[Roda]

I can sympathize. I find it really easy to get into a rut. This is a great time of year. It should be strawberry season in PA in June. I love buying seasonal fruits and veggies from our local farmer's market and I also grow some things in my back yard. In the summer I could live on garden stuff. I also have been going early in the mornings to the grocery store and checking out the marked down produce. I have gotten some really good deals without breaking the piggy bank. You just need to be sure to use it up relatively quickly before it goes bad. Recently I got a whole bunch of organic pears on markdown and what the kids and I didn't eat I made ginger pear muffins and froze them. If you are a meat eater you could have hamburgers, roasted chicken and with the leftovers make a mean chicken salad for later, pot roast with carrots and mashed potatoes, stirfry meals with pork, beef or chicken, pork roast, london broil on the grill, beef or pulled pork bbq for sandwiches etc. well you get the picture. I also eat alot of nuts and dried fruit also. I will put them in salads and such.

[mamaw]

Honestly, there is not much that you can't have. It just has to be gluten-free. I know many great gluten-free foods & can tell you where to buy if you want just let me know what you are craving & I bet we can find a good gluten-free match. Do you know what is available in the mainstream grocery shelves? There is quite a lot so you don't have to spend big bucks for everything.

All plain (naked) meats, fruits & veggies are naturally gluten-free.

mamaw