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What happens to your body when you stop eating wheat/gluten?Some time ago, when for the first time the idea of me being gluten/wheat intolerant pop up, I started to investigate what was gluten, what was celiac disease, its consequences and benefits of a gluten free diet... Back then, one sentence stood in my mind: "gluten free diet its great to lose weight", obviously I immediately though "I don't want to lose any more weight!"
Later, when the first sometimes starts to appear, I saw myself pushed to take this path, a gluten free diet, in order to live well without feeling being eaten by bugs on my skin (everything reacts on my skin).

Than the benefits and consequences started!
This wheat free diet, made me exclude bread, cookies, pasta and everything that contains wheat, which apparently everything has wheat flour... Even when you think, oh know this for sure doesn't have wheat, HAS!
But my body seems to purify without wheat!
So I will tell you my thoughts about this, you from that side may already thought about this diet and need a personal testimony out gluten free diet.

Less swelling

The first benefit I felt was less swelling! Although I'm a skinny girl, I always had an extra fluffy thing on my waist/belly and one or two weeks after I started, the feeling of swelling disappeared. My belly was flat again, I felt less full and the feeling of weight was gone.

More energy

The second benefit, came from the first one, of course. With less swelling feeling, I started to feel more energetic and be sure I already considered myself an energetic person. But that mean I didn't felt tired, swelling and heavy.

Less weight

The negative side of this diet is, at this moment, my weight is way to low for what should be. Normally I'm very difficult to gain weight but now I double my struggle to get a bit fat
For those, whom the main concern is to lose weight/volume, this could be a positive side effect, however for me, is not!

Alternative food choices...

In Portugal, the alternative gluten free food choices are very low and the ones you can get, are so damn expensive. Next time you go to your local supermarket, make this experience, try to get gluten free items from your shopping list, read the labels and try to find free wheat products! You will see the difficulty we have in Portugal. I know in another places, aboard, the gluten free choices are wider! Lucky you :D
And this will take us to...

Do it yourself

Well, because of so little gluten free options, I started to cook (even) more. I cook my own bread, waffles, cakes, pizzas, etc... And you may ask: "Does it pay for?" and I reply: "YES!"
Lets see from this point, gluten free croissants that supermarkets sell cost 3 euros, for 2 little tiny units. With 3 euros, I make 8 waffles, for example, including the electricity I spent.
On the other hand, I have more work cooking and cleaning the kitchen...


Overall
If it was the fact I lost weight and the fact of having so little gluten free options in Portuguese market, this new diet would not be bad at all!
In fact, a gluten free diet may be advice for those who want to loss weight and get healthier.
Search and read what others talk about this diet.
I, for healthy reasons, had to remove wheat from my diet. If it wasn't because of this issue I would never thought of becoming gluten free...

Attention!
Please be aware all diets must be taken seriously and you should take healthy choices and make exercise as well.
If you want to join to this type of diet, please go to a serious nutritionist, to check if this is suitable for you.

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Bem já devem de ter lido a outra receita de waffles (ver aqui), mas hoje trago-vos uma nova receita.

Há bastante tempo que faço as waffles e já me sinto perita no assunto, tanto que comecei a aventurar-me por outro tipo de waffles e a fazer experimentações... A adicionar limão, nozes ou mesmo canela.
Mas hoje trago-vos uma outra, waffles de chocolate! Quem não gosta de chocolate hum?

Bem a receita é simples e muito semelhante à de waffle simples:
- 2 ovos inteiros;
- 1 chávena de chá de farinha sem glúten;
- 2/3 de chávena de chá de leite à temperatura ambiente;
- 1 colher de açucar;
- 1 colher de sobremesa de sal;
- 1 colher de sobremesa de goma Xantana;
- 1 colher de chá (cheia) de fermento;
- 1/8 de chávena de chá óleo;
- 1/2 colher de chá de canela;
- 1/4 de chávena de chá de raspas de chocolate.

Comecem por aquecer a máquina de waffles (o atenção que o Lidl de tempos a tempos tem esta máquina) e enquanto isso preparem a massa...
Numa tigela larga, misturem tudo e envolvam até obterem uma massa homogénea.
Quando a máquina de waffles estiver a luz verde, com a ajuda de uma colher, deitem uma porção da massa e deitem cozer.
Repitam este último passo até acabar a massa.
não é tão simples?

Dica, podem congelar os waffles e comerem durante a semana ao lanche, pequeno-almoço, etc. Basta meterem-nas no microondas ou torradeira uns 30 segundos e parece que foram acabadas de fazer!



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Ok, some days ago I saw a 2 ingredients brownies recipe but I thought it had too many eggs for me... So I decided to improvise my own recipe... I made it totally by scratch and had no idea if it was the right combination of ingredients, if it was even an ok recipe... I just did it and hope for the best!
Surprisingly they turn out not ok, BUT out of the world brownies!!! I had to stopped myself from eat it because it was soooo good I just wanted to eat the all thing...

So I will share my recipe with you, lovely people!

Ingredients:
- 3 eggs;
- 1/2 cup of gluten free flour;
- 1 tea spoon of xantham gum;
- 1 tea spoon of yeast;
- 1/2 tea spoon of cinnamon;
- 1/4 cup of milk;
- Chocolate chips (be generous);
- 1 cup (around 200gr) of chocolate Tuli Creme (gluten free);
- A bunch of nuts for decoration.

Put the Tuli Creme in the microwaves for 1 or minutes so it will be more liquid. Mix the flour, the yeast and xantham gum.
Whip the 3 eggs and the Tuli Creme. Pour spoons of flour and mix it. Add the chocolate chips, the cinnamon and mix it again.
Pour the dough in a rectangular cake pan and add more chocolate chips and the nuts.
Let it cook, for about 15 minutes in the oven (around 200º).







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The colour and light technique as amazing.
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