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After trying for months to eat well on my own, gf, and no milk, shellfish, or pecans, I've felt blah, and gained some weight, 'cause those potato chips are O.K! :)  So, Ifigured a diatician could go over my diet with me and help me get enough calcium, etc. and not become a time zone from poor eating.  Well, that did not happen!  I had to pay a lot for the visit, and all she did was hand me some info on what not to eat,  told me where the health food store is, 50 miles away, and said something to the effect of "sucks to be you."  Needless to say, I'm not too happy.  I already know what not to eat and I have no trouble looking things up in the yellow pages, both paper and on line.  I know more that she does, and that's just sad.  Has anyone had a helpful experience, or am I right in thinking that no one knows squat about how to eat to stay healthy?  If a dietician, who had to go through years of college and training, has nothing to say besides it sucks, then how are people supposed to get enough nutrients without choking to death on suppliments everyday?????  
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Wow...what an attitude that dietician has! Hopefully I can help.

Here's a link to a site with calcium rich foods you can eat. I'm not sure how much you would need to eat on a daily basis to make sure you get your daily's worth, but perhaps a smaller supplement amount would be needed if you can include these items in your daily diet. http://www.citracal.com/Calcium/Foods/Vegetables.aspx You do NOT need to drink milk to get calcium. Although, you CAN get soy milk that is fortified with calcium.

As for getting the rest of your daily nutrients, I would say to make sure that you are eating 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Here's a little bit of info about serving sizes of fruits and vegetables: http://nutrition.about.com/od/fruitsandvegetables/f/servingfruit.htm

As for meats or proteins, here are some suggestions for protein intake and portion sizes to get enough protein for the day: http://www.everydiet.org/999/protein-benefits

As for your fiber intake, you can get fiber from these non-gluten-based sources (there are 6 pages, all will some fiber ideas for your daily intake...and some can be combined with your fruit/veggie intake as well. :) http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/theglutenfreediet/ss/HighFiber.htm

Definitely stay away from the potato chips, except as a snack on occasion. There are LOTS of products and brands that you can buy from your regular grocery store that are gluten-free. Hellmanns Mayo is gluten-free (although I don't know if they are milk free). There's a product out there called Vegenaise that is supposed to be mayo that is completely vegan, which would rule out the milk or eggs. Check with your grocer to see if they carry it or would be willing to stock it. I know that sometimes stores will cater to people's vegan diets in a natural foods section, so maybe your grocer would stock it to cater to those people. Heinz Ketchup is gluten-free as is French's mustard. Most of your fruits, veggies, plain meats (with nothing added - chicken, beef, pork, turkey) are all safe to get from your local grocery store. You can buy plain rice, Betty Crocker's Instant Mashed Potato (Potato Buds) - the PLAIN kind...not the flavored ones - as some alternatives. You can even buy cereal at your regular grocery store. Most versions of Chex are now gluten-free! Rice, Corn, Cinnamon, Chocolate, and Strawberry Chex are gluten-free. So, you could even have a few options of flavors to choose from! If you need to occasionally have some sweets, you can check out Betty Crocker's gluten-free cake, brownie, and cookie mixes. I'm not sure whether they contain milk products, but you can check it out and see. Most stores carry their products and they would be right in the regular cake mix aisle. If you can find a place that you can get some rice or corn based pasta without having to travel 50 miles, that would be a great way to substitute pasta in certain dishes. We do spaghetti here at our house and you can't tell the difference. You can use Hunts brand spaghetti sauce (although stay away from Hunts brand Ketchup...that apparently isn't gluten-free). You could even make your own meatballs using some gluten-free bread crumbs (or crumbling up gluten-free bread).

Definitely try to buy as fresh as you can to get the proper dietary intake of your nutrients, but if you need to, you can do as I've been doing and take a daily multi-vitamin and a daily calcium supplement (list of all gluten-free supplements and drugs are listed here: http://www.glutenfreedrugs.com/list.htm ). That way you care covered on anything you might not get on a daily basis, but you can try your best to get most of your daily intake of vitamins the natural way through your fresh foods.

If there's anything else you need help with, let me know. Hopefully this is more helpful than the dietician! I know it's a lot of extra reading for you, but hopefully it will give you an idea of what will and won't help you get the dietary intake that you need.

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Yep you are right and even if i say this of my own kind..

this day and age ..they know sqat,how they get their degrees has always baffled me..

and some drs are the same..

the whole process of learning and studying has completely changed from a few years back ,

to day as far as i am concerned they get their passes and marks  with  detergent packet wrappers ,send in so many

 and you get a degree...on what ever you want to be..it takes 4-6 years of doing nothing but attend or not attend

lectures,live off payments from gov and mum and dad ...go to togo parties,protest this or that...type up a few papers

 to hand to your lecturer and you are

 one....i have had to check and ciorrect quite a number of people at seminars about certain things...in fact even some

doctors.who are suppose to know more and better...the whole world is getting like this...we had a electrician out to

do something the other day,had my husband not corrected him.he would have been dead by now,same with the tv

man we had.calls himself a tv tech,i ended up fixing the problem...after he said he had to go back in to the shop for

 things,he did not have...i rang and told him not to come back its done,then he said it would cost 70 dollars..

i said you are joking...i fixed it...

i found our older  druggist can tell you better...about certain things..and the guys and the gym those personal trainers

know more on weight,food and things...

cheers Lynne

 

 

 

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