Are you having a hard time getting pregnant, and have no idea why? I addressed one possible cause in my post Is Your Wheat Toast To Blame for Infertility? and it’s worth bringing up again. The New York Times recently put a spotlight on this hidden factor in many couples difficulty trying to conceive. My advice if you are experiencing unexplained infertility is to remove gluten from both you and your partner’s diets because untreated celiac disease is a contributing factor. It might sound extreme, but if you’ve tried everything else, why not give it a shot? It’s getting easier and easier to do, with most natural food stores dedicating entire aisles to gluten free foods. It will probably open up your world to different grains and more fruits and veggies.
If you wonder what you can possibly eat if you’re avoiding gluten, check out this random list of gluten free foods:
- corn tortillas
- apples
- chicken
- rice
- coffee
- chocolate
- peanut butter
- milk
- cheese
- steak
- potatoes
- green beans
- salad
- eggs
- sunflower seeds
- mochi
- salsa
- corn chips
- nuts
- apple sauce
- yogurt
- beef
- cucumbers
- fish
- ice cream
- pears
- bananas
- hummus
- black beans
- pinto beans
- refried beans
- carrots
- corn
- lettuce
- cabbage
- wheat free tamari soy sauce
- tapioca
- bacon
- turkey
- rice noodles
- mushrooms
- sprouts
- zucchini
- peaches
- melons
- grits
- onions
- eggplant
- flour alternatives – sorghum, rice, tapioca, corn starch, buckwheat (technically a cousin to the rhubarb family), potato starch.
- raisins
- popcorn
- berries
- rice crackers
- peaches
- tomatoes
- fruit smoothies
- ketchup
- butter
- peas
- chick peas
- yams
- dried fruit
- pistachios
And the list goes on…