Lol...I can relate to saying what you aren't allergic to being easier than listing everything you are. Some of the reactions can be kinda funny though. I was on a strict meal replacement drink diet for months because I was literally reacting to everything. That finally tamed down enough to test and figure out what works all over again. I am turning into an accidental vegan. With the exceptions of honey and fish. As far as I know...there isn't really a label for that...lol. While dairy is your staple...nuts and seeds are mine. I absolutely hate it when people mock gluten sensitivity...or laugh at these specialized diets that get a bad rap because they seem trendy or celebrities are following them. Everyone should just do what works for them...end of story. Asking for gluten free options in restaurants almost always comes with an eye roll. One $7 bag of coconut flour can last up to a week if you only use a few tablespoons per day or per recipe. It's the oil and the milk that are freakishly expensive. It's really sad how times have changed and they ruined wheat...and other crops. This is most definitely not the food our bodies were meant or designed to eat. We also have way too many toxic environmental factors...but antioxidants can repair or reverse some of the damage. The hard part is just getting enough of them.
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Yeah, mockery pisses me off to no end. It's so ableist. If you are healthy and can eat whatever you want? Great. Not everyone has that luxury. And just because someone is trying different diets and doesn't necessarily have an allergy, generally speaking if they are desperately trying different programs, it's because something is wrong and they are trying to fix it. I was diagnosed with "IBS" for many, many years before I had the allergy testing done; if they had just tested me for allergies then, they might have saved me from years of suffering,because 90% of those symptoms went away when I started avoiding my allergens. That's kinda why I hate the "IBS" diagnosis - it's like anything with "idiopathic" in front of it: "Yep, you have a problem, but we don't know why! ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯ " Like maybe run some tests, doctor...
But I digress. ;)
When I had the coconut flour it lasted me ages, but I was mixing it up with almond and flax at the time. Nowadays I could mix it with the all purpose and white rice. That's what I do with the white rice flour now, and I also use it as breading for things like chicken by itself. It tastes pretty good like that! Coconut flour did, too - I remember trying it that way as well. I use the oil a lot now, too - as really the only oils I can use are coconut or olive. I use coconut for any baking recipes that want shortening and it works really well for that; depending on what I have on hand I also interchange it with butter (like right now, I'm out of coconut oil but I have butter, but more commonly I'll have run out of butter and use coconut oil, lol). A big jar costs me about $7 for that too - or at least, on sale it does, and I usually wait for a sale.
I was 'diagnosed' three times with different stomach conditions that ended up being wrong before I finally realized doctors were just grasping at straws and I was on my own. Well...I knew that before with the chronic pain but somehow managed to hold onto some deniability with the next major condition. Most IBS like symptoms can be managed with diet...but unfortunately the road to finding out those triggers is a long one. Coconut flour seems to be the same price here but the oil is almost $30 and the milk $3 per can! Anyway...if you ever want to chat about anything...I have Partiko installed which has a neat messenger button on the bottom and push notifications just like text messaging. <3
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HOLY CRAP that's absurd, $30! Where are you living, again? 😮
Hahaha...small rural town in BC...that sorta explains it. We have a health food store but they mark it up even more. I have empathy for small businesses but it's hard when you just really can't afford to support them. Buying online is also tricky when you can't afford the minimum order just to get the free shipping! Hope your day was good. <3
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What about getting it off Amazon? Here the price on Amazon is good, but .ca might be different.
I ordered off amazon once...and didn't enjoy that experience. Giving it another chance seems like a good solution! <3
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Yeah, normally I'm rather anti- shopping at behemoths if it can be helped, but sometimes it's the only decent option now. And though I have successfully boycotted Walmart for years, I get paid by selling my book on Amazon, and doing work on Amazon MTurk, and can keep a wish list of groceries and cat food there so if people ask me that they want to send me a present, what do I need - they can see the exact allergy-safe cat food or allergy-safe people food that would really help me out. It's easy too if someone gives me a gift card for my birthday or when I earn gift cards from certain survey and shopping apps, to go with Amazon for the same reason - I can order practical, grocery things as well as fun things. It's pretty difficult to boycott them nowadays!