Let's talk wheat free/gluten free food items

[midnightrae]

Completely cutting out dairy might help some of your stomach issues and that includes whey and casein. It is not easy though. To go completely gluten free and dairy free, you will need to do some research in what is and what certain ingredients really are. I like the cookies and bars by the Enjoy Life brand. If you have any more questions, especially ones about going dairy free, let me know. I am completely dairy free and am slowly going gluten free.

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[anna7602]

I mentioned this cookbook to you in another post, but I'll put it here again: La Tartine Gourmande by Beatrice Peltre. I have made so many of the recipes in it and they are so, so delicious. That's how I have been dealing with cutting down on gluten but not depriving myself of baked goods. I use soy milk instead of regular milk in any of the recipes that call for milk, but I think they should be fine for you otherwise. I've built up a pantry of various flours: millet, buckwheat, quinoa, white rice and amaranth, and now it's easy to just grab what I need. I'm even most of the way through the bag of quinoa flour I bought last month!

I mentioned in another post that I am not sure if I am gluten-intolerant, but I figured that my daily pastry-shop/bakery trip wasn't helping me on the health front. Blood tests in January confirmed that my blood sugar is on the high end of normal, so I got serious quickly. I tried going cold turkey then, but I both craved baked goods so intensely that I couldn't focus on anything else and I also ended up losing a crap-ton of weight when I cut out all breads. In the span of one month, I was suddenly able to lower my jeans without unbuttoning or unzipping them. No good for me (although I am sure this is a problem some would love to have).

I've also been reading a lot about the Glycemic Index and trying to make low-GI recipes, which generally seem gluten-free. Things like stir-fries in the wok, quinoa-based dishes and veggie dishes. I've swapped out all the pasta in our pantry with gluten-free equivalents from the health food store since they're lower GI. I am not looking at gluten content of things like soy sauce, etc., though. I have no idea what ready-made products contain gluten.

I'm still trying to figure out how to fatten myself back up after the full-on gluten-free, low-carb month.

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I'm just getting started. not full on GF but trying to limit bread products to see if it helps with my symptoms. the only gluten I had today was ~1/2 TB soy sauce, and I just found some GF versions online that I'll pick up next time.

Today's menu:
B: turkey bacon, gatorade
S: canned peaches (not entirely sure on these but google says most are GF)
L: rice chex cereal, mott's applesauce
D: grilled shrimp marinated in honey, soy, garlic. minute maid applejuice w/ no added ingredients.

snack for later: sweet potato & cinnamon.

the shrimp was the best - here is a link for GF soy sauce: celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenfreefoodshopping/tp/Gluten-Free-Soy-Sauce.htm

turkey bacon is 2nd best - brand is Godshall's. it is GF and has no MSG - found it on peapod.

[Deleted]

That box looks really neat! What a great idea. Unfortunately I can't do nuts, spicy, seeds, or baked goods but thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully someone else here can take advantage because it seems like a great way to get excited about the foods you still can enjoy. :-)