My family are not local so we tend to get together for short stays. At first eating this way was a bit of a shock to them. They seemed to feel I was being taken for a ride. However after sharing some of the reading I had done on it, and seeing the medical profession's alternative (IV drugs), they came around to support my efforts to self-manage.
People don't realize that I have to make it myself as most prepared foods contain wheat or dairy. I have to plan ahead. And it's not just about avoiding wheat and dairy etc it's about getting enough protein, calcium and all the other essential nutrients. It is an eye-opener for them, as it was for me. People remember bread is made of wheat but it's amazing how many times I am offered cous cous, Weetabix, pasta! And until you need to know most people don't realize just how many standard brands have wheat in them; soy sauce, gravy, muesli and almost all breakfast cereals.
As well as Eskimo oil, zinc and vitamin D supplements and barley grass, I take rice milk, wf bread (for sandwiches, toast -not something I eat a lot at home but helps), wf pasta (another easy meal) a mix of seeds and nuts (I can sprinkle over cereal or salad) and dried fruit and some tinned fish.
