Do you wonder why we are always looking for substitutes for the foods that we think we need? Like our traditional American breakfast foods... pancakes, waffles, muffins, bread... all those delicious things that a Celiac or gluten intolerant person is supposed to avoid and most of the rest of the world doesn't eat.
I was chatting with a friend today about this and we both wondered why this habit of ours is so difficult to break. Is it really necessary for us to eat those foods that just don't do a body good? Is it because we were brought up this way and have been given such bad, contradictory and confusing guidance on the proper way to eat? We have been eating this way all our lives, it is near to impossible to break? I do think it is possible but for how long? Can I give up half and half in my coffee or coffee in itself for the rest of my life???? Yikes... I really don't know if I could. But you know when it is your health at risk or when you have a little baby growing in your belly you make the changes no matter what, at least I did. I had my boys back to back, so there I was, pregnant or nursing with no coffee and no wine for over four years. My husband loved it because he always had a designated driver. I actually didn't mind it but when I finished nursing my second I was pretty happy about my morning coffee again.
