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Burgess Cyndee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Another question:  There has recently been mention of the advantage of
>rotational diets and not using one type of food too much because of the
>possibility of developing intolerances....I'm
>at a loss on how to go more than one day without repeating the use of corn
>and rice in some form!  Especially since rice cakes and corn tortillas are
>his daily mainstay as a substitute for bread.
 
    I think the point is to not have one food dominate your diet (and my other
point was to minimize carbos).  If the rice cakes and corn tortillas are used
say 25% of the intake, I could imagine they would cause problems eventually.
Try substituting another food for them (lettuce makes a great wrap for a
hamburg), or change the form of food eaten (try a prepared casserole instead of
a sandwich for lunch).  If you snack on rice crackers and peanut butter, try
carrots or celery and peanut butter.  And vary the nut butter from peanut to
hazel nut.
     Living with a rotational "sense" means living a different way.  Maybe you
have much less "bread substitutes".  Some cultures don't use much bread at all.
I routinely use vegetables to dip things (and Jax Lowell used her little spoon
carried in her fancy purse).
     Its hard to get over the feeling of being "deprived" of bread.  And I think
that may be behind the need (mine also) to find bread substitutes.
                     Martha Teeter, on sabbatical in Frankfurt.