It’s hard enough to get a bombshell dropped on the health of your nearest and dearest but a double whammy to know that the finger of blame is pointing at you. Pies, pastries, cakes and other cream laden goodies are the devil’s food and no doubt a weekend vice here at Domestic Executive HQ.
My ambitions for supremacy of the Art of French Baking, or indeed any sort of baking must rest a while and perhaps indefinitely. No more all butter croissants, ginger baking and – I can hardly say it – no more pizza on a Friday night. All I can say is that it’s just as well I managed to make a pumpkin tart before the shutters came down.
Researching all the possible options for the best dietary habits for keeping cholesterol low are already making my head ache. Low cholesterol, paleolithic, wheat free, low carbohydrate the list seems endless. It’s times like this you really wish the medical and nutrition professionals would have a common view. The only thing that they seem to agree on is that a moderate amount of red wine can be good for your health 😮
The thought of overhauling the pantry stock feels a little overwhelming but that has to be the way to go. My wide variety of gluten laden flours must be retired and the sugars, chocolate and other oh so tasty snacks banished. In future it’s all going to be wheat free, low fat and only natural sugars. Oh course my instant reaction is all that we will be deprived of with change in dietary habits although there is a whole new world of culinary adventure to be had.
For now I shall allow his Lordship to express his own story!
Cholesterol bombshell: no more cakes, pastries, pies, cheese, ice cream, eggs, sausage rolls, the list goes on. And on.
— Martin Treanor (@m_treanor) June 18, 2012
To be replaced by lentils, oats, fruit, bran, veggies and oily fish. I'm still struggling to see this as a fair exchange.
— Martin Treanor (@m_treanor) June 18, 2012
Day zero for new diet. Low carb / good fat. Already faced with intractable problem of what I'm going to dunk in my tea.
— Martin Treanor (@m_treanor) June 22, 2012
Grilled steak and a salad from the garden? I hope that will be fair game. Perfect with a glass of red wine.
PS. I offer that up not as a consolation, but as one of the most perfect meals ever!
Ok, well I eat low carb ( though not low fat). The good news is you really don’t have to give up the good stuff – just change things round a bit. Ive blogged a bit here with some pointers to get started if that helps: http://www.avalonsguide.com/anab/2010/04/eating-low-carb-in-new-zealand/
Some good news for his Lordship – you can still eat pizza! Just make it out of caulflower 🙂
http://yourlighterside.com/recipe-the-original-cauliflower-pizza-dough-2/
Best low carb blogger – with a whole host of brilliant recipes. I highly recommend the oopsie rolls for bacon butties.
Bad news is any low carb biccies I have made don’t last long enough in tea to dunk 🙁 Serious note: if cholesterol is the issue – may be worth getting hold of a copy of Eat Fat Get Thin by Barry Groves. Its the best explanation of how cholesterol actually works and the effect that diet can have on levels that I have ever read. (and why eggs are perfectly ok – the number I eat each week would probably give a Dr a heart attack!)
Ive got a whole load of recipes written up if you want some – may help you get started. Just flick me an email if you think it would help.
Thanks Helen – just unspammed you. Sorry for delay :o) I’m finding my way around and starting to work out what we need to do. Thanks for the book recommendation, shall look it out.
Oh Julie….I am sure you will come up with all sorts of wonderful, with a little red on the side of course!
Well, Julie, what IS Martin going to dunk in his tea? I can hardly wait to see your culinary answer!
Oh, I feel your hubby’s pain! I remember it well… heck I used to be a pastry chef! To turn everything upside down feels like the hardest thing in the world at the start. BUT, as he starts to see results things will get easier. We’re going on 5 years of eating mostly gluten + dairy-free (there was even a year there where I was strictly sugar + *gasp* chocolate-free) and I love food more than ever before. May I also suggest you make these for hubby to dunk in his cuppa http://www.mydarlinglemonthyme.com/2010/09/rosemary-and-lemon-cookies.html They are a nice easy place to start. All the best and please don’t hesitate to flick me any questions. I’ve learnt a bit over the years xx
The initial “pain” is over Emma but it’s a long journey to rethink things and avoid the easy options.
Yesterday, while I was at work, my cousin stole my iphone
and tested to see if it can survive a thirty foot drop, just so
she can be a youtube sensation. My apple ipad is now broken and she
has 83 views. I know this is entirely off topic but I had to share it
with someone!