Pretending to Be Real: A Note About Food

Food. I talk about it a lot on my blog and I'm afraid you, lovely reader, are in for another post about food. I recently read Wheat Belly, a book about how modern wheat affects the digestive system. Full disclosure: I have IBS (such a fun cute disorder!) and the book goes into great detail about how gluten and wheat can impact your digestive system--especially for those with IBS and more serious disorders. Over the last week I've decided to cut out as much gluten as possible. This basically means no pasta, bread, pastries, and EMPANADAS. EEK! You'd think it would be hard to do... especially in Chile. It actually hasn't been that hard. I eat out so infrequently here so it's really a matter of being careful about what I purchase at the grocery store.

Over this last week I've been relatively successful. I've avoided most obvious forms of gluten/wheat, but I've definitely had some accidental gluten. Yikes. Most of my diet has consisted of vegetables, meat, rice, oatmeal, and dairy. And this week, because I had hardly any time to go to the store, I mostly ate oatmeal. Ha! Anyhoo today I finally made it to the feria. I was able to buy everything I need for the week (and then some) for about $20 USD. I've done a post on the feria before, but this time I went to a different, bigger one. It's always more crowded on the weekend, but there's more to choose from. I got...

-Bananas
-Walnuts
-Flax Seed powder
-Toasted honey quinoa (it's like cereal!)
-Zucchini
-Asparagus
-Honey
-Potatoes
-Avocados
-Tomatoes
-Carrots
-Mushrooms
-Strawberries (super sweet!)
-Cauliflower

I'm pretty sure I'm missing something... but that's the bulk of it! I'm pretty excited about my haul... I have some good recipes I'm thinking of making so I'll keep you guys updated!

In the mean time, here are some pics from the feria and one random meal I ate this week.

I made this pretty yummy concoction the other day... I made my yummy stir fry sauce (honey+soy sauce+ginger+garlic+oil+pepper) with chicken, mushrooms, zucchini, and onion. Then I put is in huge cabbage leaves. Mmmm. Tasty.