Does anyone easily and not for medical reasons follow a what free diet?

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I've been doing some reading and it seems that this is the way forward but i have no idea how to approach this. Can anyone give me any pointers?

Wheat free? I survive on buckwheat and maize.

Yeah but according to some reading ive been doing wheat is really bad for you. I'm interested and need to overhaul my diet but wheat free seems like too big a hassle. Wondered if anyone knew how to do this easily?

It’s pretty easy to avoid wheat if you don’t eat bread, pasta, cake, biscuits and so on (or opt for wheat-free versions). I’ve been low-carbing for several years now (for fitness reasons, I find it’s the best diet for my training) and after the first few weeks of cravings have found it very easy to avoid grains.

It takes a little bit of getting into different habits and planning meals a bit more (for example, you can’t rely on quick and easy breakfast options like cereal or toast, or grabbing sandwiches for lunch) but that’s pretty easy to get used to. That’s probably where I’d suggest starting, if you rely a lot on cereal, bread and pasta currently, have a think about alternatives to these that are feasible and realistic based on your budget / time available / likes and dislikes.

Buckwheat and maize are wheat free and easy substitutes for wheat items.

For what it’s worth, wheat isn’t “really bad” for you unless you’re gluten intolerant. It’s provably true that many people rely too heavily on processed wheat products like bread and cereal, and modern bread-making processes overwork glutens and proteins in the wheat so that it’s less nutritious and more difficult to digest; but handmade bread and sourdough is more palatable.

There isn’t a way to do this easily. Wheat is in a lot of foods as it is used as thickening agent (things like gravey etc). It is also used as an addition is flavourings/as coating (Tesco Piri piri chicken has wheat in it)
There is also the risk when you go out to eat that something may have it in.
There are wheat free products which you can buy but a lot of the savoury stuff just isn’t the same. You can also buy a ‘wheat free’ version of things that don’t have it in (rice crispies) and you will just pay a mark up in price for the words wheat free to appear on the packaging.

Meals are harder to plan and then isn’t a lot of convenience food to buy that tastes as good and is a similar price. Of course you could just try reducing the amount you eat by cutting out the obvious- bread and pasta

Well mine is for medical reasons. The reason for going wheat free is to avoid gluten, and gluten is in so many foods. Gluten free bread is very expensive. This notion of wheat being bad for you is a fad, in my opinion. People have been eating it for hundreds of years. Unless you have to, I'd say don't bother!

I've been gluten free for medical reasons for 20 years now. Why anyone who didn't have to do it would choose to is absolutely beyond me as its such an impact on my life in terms of where I can eat, eating with friends, and foods I can enjoy

Thank you everyone.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/07/not-just-a-fad-the-surprising-gut-wrenching-truth-about-gluten

This was a really interesting article. My takeaway from it was that eating organic, minimally processed wheat bread is best, a lot better than gluten free products unless you are actually allergic/intolerant.

Thanks for the article @DrunkOnCalpol that was interesting.

Am NCGS but don't have an issue with sourcing foods, or I make my own. Feel lighter, certainly when I stick to it I'm healthier (tummy wise) and deffo pain free.

Whatever your reason is for going wheat free, OP, its worth a go.