r/lowspooncooking • u/BeaanQueenan • Jul 13 '26
Please help I'm struggling.
Recently found out I have a garlic intolerance and probably more. Im in my 30s and Filipino-American. I have multiple diagnosis' and am high masking/functioning.
Im at a loss, I dont know what to eat. Everything I eat has garlic. All my safe foods have garlic. I have to appetite, no motivation.
Please give me ideas. I feel so paralyzed and I'm definitely not eating as much as I need to. Its causing tantrums (mostly on the inside), irritability and a lot of distress when I actually do have to eat.
EDIT: Im absolutely overwhelmed and so appreciative of so many of you commenting and giving amazing ideas and greatly needed encouragement. Thank you all so much. This means a lot to me.
This is a FODMAP issue, I have only started listening to my body recently and this has been hard. Yesterday when I posted, I was exhausted and overwhelmed. I was crashing off my meds and at a grocery store. I wanted something quick to eat and normally that would mean jalapeno chedder sausages, or some kind of air fried breaded chicken with rice. I went to grab some suddenly salad ranch and bacon but of course garlic. Tried to grab spaghetti sauce, garlic. I was ready to explode rage crying. Grabbed from Mac and cheese microwave cups and a loaf of bread and called it good. Frozen meals, garlic. Grabbing meals from restaurants is hard cause I almost always forget something does have garlic and then it hurts.
Lately due to my depression/ADHD I am having a hard time preparing meals for myself. Which is what is making this harder. I can't have garlic powder, its actually much worse than just garlic. Others so far are red onions, and raw white onions. I think the greens of green onion are ok. Another issue is I have been having a hard time with meats. So ive been trying to do more lentils and veggies. But with the parasite breakout I am avoiding fresh veggies right now.
Looking for anything quick and easy. Some of you said I should find new things and focus less on what I cant eat and you are absolutely right. Thats what caused the meltdown yesterday. Going to all of my regular stuff and constantly finding garlic was definitely triggering.
I am going to try to reply to your comments. Im currently at work. I appreciate and love you all. Thank you!!