I went home yesterday to a sick partner with a sinus infection. While I am spoiled enough that he usually cooks for me, last night, I made dinner. I cooked a beautiful quinoa/corn spaghetti with red sauce and "meat"balls. I tossed in some spiralized zucchini to bulk it up and add some extra nutrients.
After dinner, I was craving dessert so I made us both a truly decadent treat. Pumpkin and sweet potato cheesecake (sans crust). This turned out more like a mousse or a pudding since it was made without so many of the ingredients that really stiffen up a cheesecake, but it tasted like pumpkin cheesecake and that's all I needed!
I had plenty of energy through the night and even stayed up a little past my bedtime. I felt great! And then... I woke up with a raging headache this morning. I immediately thought "well, I guess there isn't a direct link between wheat and my sick symptoms", but I started detailing everything I ate yesterday just to be sure.
The only thing that I had doubts about was the Gimme Lean® Sausage, so I pulled it up online and checked the ingredient listing. Sure enough, there are no less than THREE sources of wheat in the product, one of which is straight up wheat gluten. Argh! No wonder my head was throbbing this morning!
Unfortunately, when I look back at the night, it wasn't just this morning's headache that clued me in, but was the excessive gas that was causing me discomfort and also smelling up the whole house last night. I was so confused by this as it had been dwindling and I didn't know what I had eaten to cause it. Duh!
This goes one step further toward demonstrating that I am actually wheat sensitive, but I have a long way to go before I'm sure. I have learned a valuable lesson today though - even if you think something is gluten free, always read the labels BEFORE eating it.
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