Hey! I'm April. Registered Dietitian and Cookbook Authorđ
Can you relate to this:
- You're sooo done with complicated gluten-free recipes that end up tasting like cardboard
- You can't stand those salads that are soggy by Tuesday
- And you want to know what in the right heck to pack for lunches
And pretty-please if possible, you want to spend the least amount of time in the kitchen.
If you can raise your hand and give me a heck, ya to any of the above, you're in the right place.
And let's be real here for a sec: it's not just the fact that you want an easy to make lunch that's actually good for you.
You wanna feel like you have your life together.
Because you've got other things to think about than food.
You like food, sure, but you want to eat in a way that fuels your body without having to track every calories or follow strange food rules (ew).
And can we just talk about mental load too?
When you know what to eat, it frees up your brain space to just like do whatever the heck you want to - and not feel so overwhelmed all the time.
The bottom line is: you want to get control of what you eat and be the healthiest version of yourself to be there for yourself and your family.
Ok so just imagine...what if you could:
- Open your fridge on a Monday and have a nutritious lunch you're genuinely excited to eat
- Spend less time thinking about food because the hard part is already done.
- Eat gluten-free without feeling deprived or overwhelmed.
- Feel like healthy eating finally works with your lifeânot against it.
Sound good? Let's do it!
My Journey to Gluten-Free
I didn't always eat gluten-free.
For years, I ate bowls of cereal, pasta galore, regular bread, buns, etc. And I was fine.
Until I wasn't.
It started with burping.
Which I thought was so strange (and not to mention embarrassing.) Like I would burp as if I just downed some carbonated water (which I hadn't) but I didn't really give it much thought other than, "weird, why I am burping so much?"
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From Burping to Bloating
After about a year or so of this, I started to notice that I would get bloated, as well as the burping continued.
After years of painful bloating and reflux with daily debilitating nausea, I was so fed up.
I finally decided to look into the stomach issues that I was living with for so long.
The breaking point wasnât the phone call from the surgeon giving me my results from my gastroscopy and biopsy (inflammation of the stomach lining likely caused by non-celiac gluten sensitivity.)
For me, what hit home was when my hubby said:
âI canât remember a time when your stomach WASNâT bothering you.â
Yikes.
That was my wake up call.
I mean, I knew it was bad - I was the one doubled over in bed while my boys and Jason rode bikes to the park - painful in more ways than one.
I hated missing out on doing things with them and I couldn't figure out what was going on with my stomach.
And I'm a dietitian for crying out loud!
So if you're having bloating or nausea too and you suspect you have gluten intolerance, you know what I'm talking about.
Shifting to a gluten-free life may seem daunting.
And you wouldnât believe the transformation I achieved by following a gluten-free diet.
With my super easy gluten-friendly recipes that made my life with non-celiac gluten sensitivity actually liveable.
After finally cutting out gluten (for good this time), I haven't had one painful episode of bloating or nausea.
And the best part?
I haven't missed out on anything with my hubby and kidsâĽď¸
Now my focus of this blog is to share easy and gluten-free recipes, tips and tricks for busy moms with gluten intolerance.
When I'm not working, blogging, or thinking about food, I'll do other stuff!
In the summer, I'll be in our backyard in the pool with my kids and hubby.
In the winter, we'll be in a hockey arena or skiing down some slopes together.
If you also have painful bloating and burping and are fed up with how many things youâve missed out on because you didnât feel like moving, letâs end that now.
I know that living a life that's gluten-friendly for busy moms with gluten intolerance can be difficult.
That's why I help you slowly change your habits so that you can improve your health and live a better, gluten-free life.
And I'm right here with you.
So take back your life and the joy youâve been missing out on!
Ready?
Time to dive inđââď¸
Here's the first step:
Grab my Cheat Sheet of Foods to Avoid!
Bloated after eating? You may have eaten gluten - and not even known it! Grab this cheat sheet to find out if you're eating any sneaky sources of gluten.
I'll see you on the insideđ
~April ox