gluten free recipes

[motherto2]

I just started a gluten free diet a couple of days ago. Hard to believe gluten is in so many products, but the good news is after doing a lot of research, it's not the end of the world. I was just able to have some corn tortilla chips and homemade salsa. I'm looking for recipes that are easy and don't require too many unusual products, as well as any tips. Thanks!

[Apple]

I've never had to cook gluten-free, but one of my favorite websites is www.tasteofhome.com and you can do a search for "gluten-free". One of the first things that popped up was a gluten-free flour recipe www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Gluten-Free-Flour-Mix

Hope that helps you find a few fast/easy recipes. You may have to experiment with the flour, but if it works (and you can find the ingredients easily) that may open up a lot of options for you.

ETA: Doing a quick search I also found that you can make your own rice flour by grinding it.

Also, I don't know if you can use oatmeal (since I have no clue if that has gluten or not) but if so, I know a few people who make flour from that too.

[Apple]

And... I found the answer to the oatmeal question. You can make oatmeal flour from oatmeal that was processed in a gluten-free mill...

Do Oats Contain Gluten?

Oats do not have gluten in them, but they may have gluten on them. If that sounds confusing then please let me explain.

For years oats have been mistakenly considered to contain gluten. Many people with a gluten allergy discovered that eating oats could result in the same symptoms known to be caused by eating wheat, barley or rye. However, recent research has shed some light on this problem and given everyone with a gluten allergy a reason to rejoice.

Oats do not contain gluten. However, because oats are a major agricultural product they are handled by the same mills, processing plants, and grain elevators that handle wheat, barley and rye. This results in enough contamination of the oats that they can readily trigger a gluten allergy when ingested.

The good news is that there are companies now providing non-contaminated oats. These can often be found in your local health food store or online at one of the many gluten free food retailers.

Bring on the oatmeal cookies!

from www.foodallergysolutions.com/food-allergy-news0204.html

[motherto2]

Well, it looks like i just lost my reply. Thanks for the info. i found out the hard way that alot of white rice has a gluten coating that manufacturers put on it. I ate some last night thinking I'd be ok and it upset my stomach. I'm happy to hear I can make my own rice/oat flour. I knew that oats were not naturally a gluten product, but that it can be cross contaminated. i'm trying to talk to my daughter about trying it because i think she has enough of the symptoms to benefit from a GF diet. Thanks to you for the websites also.

[chiver78]

Bob's Red Mill has a whole line of GF flours and mixes. I can find them at Ocean State Job Lot (very discount store - MA/RI area) and in Price Chopper supermarkets. it looks like you can buy stuff straight from the website, too.

[Apple]

I don't know how good it is, but kindle has two free gluten-free recipes/guide books

www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Meals-How--Guide-ebook/dp/B005G5DSOE/ref=sr_1_210?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1315154292&sr=1-210

and/or

www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Weight-Loss-How--ebook/dp/B005G5DSPI/ref=sr_1_209?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1315154705&sr=1-209

You can download it to your computer, just have to have an amazon account and set up a library--pretty easy to do.

[chiver78]

Jun 12, 2011 10:14:22 GMT -5 Lady Gaga Gaga Snerd said:

If you change your diet to less carbohydrate based, it will be much easier. Almost like the Adkins diet. Meat, veggies, fruit, dairy, etc and grain at the bottom. It is a healthier diet in the long run all the way around.

not for nothing, snerd, this advice does absolutely nothing for someone with celiac disease - they MUST avoid gluten, and not for any weight-loss plan. the OP doesn't say why she's started a GF diet, and yet you assume she's doing it to lose weight.

[motherto2]

Apple - thanks for the book downloads. I'll definitely be downloading.

And Chiver you are so correct. It wasn't about losing weight at all (it would have been a nice side effect, but alas, that hasn't happened) . It's about feeling better and getting rid of some health issues. I feel so much better than I have in a while. And my daughter agreed to try it and she feels alot better also. It hasn't been as hard as I first thought it would be. We were at Wegman's on Friday, and they were doing a gluten free spread where we could try some free samples of some of their GF food, and we received coupons for bread, ect. Best part was they gave each of us this great big brown bag, and we got home and got LOTS of free goodies! We are taking a road trip the middle of this month, and we have pretty much all of our snacks now to take with us.

I also have to say, there are a whole lot of restaurants that are taking people with gluten sensitivities or celiac disease very seriously. It's great to see. Still a long way to go, but definitely not the end of the world I thought it would be.

Thanks to all!

[montrose]

Posted by chiver78 on Sept 6, 2011, 1:40pm

Jun 12, 2011, 10:14am, Snerdley Snicklefritz wrote:
If you change your diet to less carbohydrate based, it will be much easier. Almost like the Adkins diet. Meat, veggies, fruit, dairy, etc and grain at the bottom. It is a healthier diet in the long run all the way around.

not for nothing, snerd, this advice does absolutely nothing for someone with celiac disease - they MUST avoid gluten, and not for any weight-loss plan. the OP doesn't say why she's started a GF diet, and yet you assume she's doing it to lose weight.

I don't think she was advocating a weight loss plan. It sounds like she was saying to be gluten free, you should avoid grains. Grains are high carb, so some low carbers, like the Atkins dieters have already dealt with the same issues the OP is having.

I follow a low carb diet, but I agree it's probably better to get advice from other people with gluten allergies. For example, I never knew soy sauce had wheat, and i would have suggested a stir fry with just meat and veggies and soy sauce as gluten free!

The main issue I've had as a low carb dieter is desserts. I tried two recipes from www.alldayidreamaboutfood.com, a blog that labels the recipes low carb or gluten free. The muffin was pretty good. The ricotta/blackberry parfait tasted good, but was grainy, and that was my fault because I didn't want to bust out the food processor. Low carb baking ingredients are pricey, but since you aren't trying to cut out sugar, it might not be as bad.

[Apple]

This lady and her daughter both have to eat GF diets--she has a lot of recipes that are GF, some look really good.

premeditatedleftovers.com/food-sensitivities/