Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and was wondering what the thought is about eating almond flour everyday. I would be curious to know if any of you eat it everyday and how it affects weight. I am just recently going grain free due to celiac and other digestive issues, but am not sure what is 'normal' as far as eating almond flour. I am at a good weight and would like to stay there:)Thanks!
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how much almond flour do you eat?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Our family diet consists of meat, fruits and veggies. The items made with almond or coconut flour are treats, and are not served everyday.
Posted 1 year ago # -
This is a question I pondered frequently when first embarking on this lifestyle. It took me a while to find a balance between eating almond flour and other foods. When I first started the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, I was constantly desperate to get something substantive into my body that wasn't meat, eggs, or overripe banana. Over the past year of going grain-free, my weight has fluctuated in a minor way that is actually pretty much normal for most people -- some seasons you lose a little, some you gain a little. The whole "squiggly-line" idea: some days you consume more calories and others, less, culminating in an ultimate general harmony and balance. Anyway, the reason I share all this is to give you a more specific sense of what your experience may entail: a lot of experimenting and observation. Don't get discouraged if you find you gain a little in the first month or two (or three!); you will find equilibrium over time -- and it is SO very worth it to not have the digestive issues we all dealt with! I do much better when I increase my exercise intensity if I eat more almond/coconut baked goods than usual (by "more" I mean more than one decent serving of almonds or almond flour baked good [I don't cook just the sweet stuff -- I eat a lot of crackers and thin pizza crust too]) . But I don't notice significant detrimental effects of eating more when I don't "counter" the calories in that manner. I have found that substituting almond flour foods for my previous grain foods on a one-for-one basis did not work well for me (though it wasn't devastating). I had to do it for a season to get integrated into my new lifestyle, and I don't regret it. It will probably take some trial and error on your part, as well, to see what your body functions best with.
In a nutshell (no pun intended), I tend to eat almond flour more often than Lisa, above, usually. I might make one big batch of something and spread it over a week (e.g., a couple pizza crusts, a batch of muffins, a loaf of bread, a batch of biscuits, double batch of crackers, etc. etc.) BUT that is not how I started out. Give yourself the freedom to discover what works best for you; don't feel like you have to follow whatever everyone else is doing. Some people on the SCD eat an almond flour baked good at every meal, and then one for dessert, but my body prefers otherwise. Have fun figuring it out, and try to be kind to yourself. It will most likely take some time and a lot of adjustment to eat in this new way -- at least it has for me. :)
Hope this is more helpful than ramble-y : )
Best,
KatiePosted 1 year ago # -
Thanks so much Katie! I have found that if I don't eat almond flour bread etc. then I tend to get WAY TOO hungry!! I can't seem to get full on just meat, eggs, and veggies. I don't do well with many fruits. I can mainly do a few berries or cherries and that's it. I can't do ANY dairy either and I just get plain hungry! I don't do a ton of almond flour-like usually one muffin a day or something like that. I rarely ever make sweet stuff, pizza crusts etc. just because I don't feel well enough to cook things that are not absolutely necessary right now. I so appreciated your advice to be kind to myself and allow myself to play around with what works for me. I guess I'm just afraid of gaining a bunch of weight. The last time I tried going grain free though, I lost--even eating quite a bit of almond flour stuff. We'll see what happens:) would love to hear more experiences from others too:)
Posted 1 year ago # -
Katie,
That was a very nice post and some good advice.
Posted 1 year ago # -
We do not eat any grains and use only teaspoon amounts of starches. But we did try to add in almond flour. We tried the chocolate cookie recipe and we both had gastrointestinal issues. The brick feeling, and lots of gas. We both tolerate and eat almonds whole, sliced, whatever with no problem. We also drink unsweetened almond milk daily.
Since we noticed this right after eating the cookies (and to both of us) we attributed it to the blanched almond flour from honeyville that was recommended.
We will likely try the recipe again and switch the oil used, just to rule that out.
Posted 3 months ago # -
I find when I eat any baked goods daily, my digestion becomes sluggish. So I only eat baking about once a week. It took a few months to adjust to this type of eating and to feel full on just meats & veggies but you do adjust eventually. I've lost 20 pounds in the past 10 months since eating a gluten free Paleo diet and I eat nuts often, nearly every day. I find they are easier to digest when I soak them overnight and then dry them in the oven on the lowest setting. (I have very sensitive digestion)!
Posted 2 months ago #
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