A whole food diet does not mean a Whole Foods Market diet.
A whole food gluten-free diet means that you eat a diet that consists of whole foods only. Isolated foods or foods that are refined, diluted, rearranged or manipulated by men (or women) are not allowed.
Whole foods means you eat food the way mother nature delivers it to you. Their grains are whole, not refined, and processed into a different substance with the same name.
There is a great deal of evidence that eating a whole food diet is the healthiest way to eat. If you’re cutting out gluten but still eating the same foods, just not the gluten-containing ones, you may not be able to reach new heights in your health.
If you’re eating a whole-food diet, it’s actually easier to avoid gluten. If you’re making your own meals and using mostly fresh whole foods, you’ll know what all the ingredients are. Unlike a diet of processed, packaged, and engineered foods that may or may not contain gluten in the form of wheat derivatives or other wheat-derived substances.
A whole food diet is very healthy for humans, you will eat lots of fresh vegetables and fruits as well as whole grains like amaranth, quinoa, millet, buckwheat and brown rice. Nuts, seeds, beans, and if you so desire, fresh, fresh seafood and grass-fed meats.
If you’re eating an unhealthy diet of fast foods, processed and refined foods, with very few fresh fruits and vegetables, and then eating a gluten-free diet of the same food choices, you won’t necessarily be healthier. Much of the gluten-free processed food available on the market and in many restaurants is no healthier than regular processed foods that contain gluten.
If you’re willing to change your diet, maybe it’s time to cleanse your entire diet. Consider considering a whole food diet.
Educating yourself about gluten-free whole grains and incorporating whole foods can boost and improve the nutrient profile and increase fiber in a gluten-free diet.
Whole grains instead of refined ones whenever possible.
A skinless chicken breast cooked with healthy ingredients
A baked potato with chopped green onions and light sour cream
fresh berries with breakfast
A blueberry smoothie made with blueberries, yogurt, and frozen banana
Lots of fresh salads and leafy greens like kale, collard greens, Swiss chard, and spinach.
Wild fish prepared with a few herbs.
In closing, there is clearly no question that eating a gluten-free whole food diet of fresh foods and whole grains will be much more beneficial to your health than eating a gluten-free diet of processed and refined manufactured foods.
