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Ladies,
My dh has just been diagnosed with celiac. We live in a small town and our local grocery stores don’t sell a lot of gf stuff that I can see (just did a quick glance). I know we can get some Hodgson Mill and Annie’s Homegrown products. I know I can order from Amazon, as well. What are some other brands we can look for? Also, do you know of any buns/rolls/biscuits that are gluten-free, or will I have to figure out how to do these from scratch? (I already know how to make biscuits; it’s the other I’m concerned about).
Thanks,
Karen
Karen,
The key to eating gluten-free frugally is LOTS of fruits and veggies. Aside from that, Namaste has lots of great mixes for baking. Tinkyada and DeBoles are both good for pastas. Glutenfreeda.com has been invaluable to me as I’m learning to bake more and more from scratch. I started off slowly, though. Just abstained from bread products for awhile. Then eased into mixes. 8 months later, I’m just now starting bake from scratch. Maybe you don’t feel this way, but I would have been overwhelmed otherwise!
Just a note y’all may not have thought of: I lost 25 lbs in a month when I first had to go gluten free. The weight loss affected my energy levels at first, and I had to be intentional about eating protein. Also, if he happens to consume alcohol at all, this will greatly affect the level he can drink safely.
Let me know if I can answer any more questions
Try Celimix products. They are mixes for you to make your own breads etc. They are the best and easiest that we have jfound. YOu could make some that are better tasting but are much harder to make and more expensive as well. So we ended up never having bread around until we found these mixes! We can buy them at our local stores, but we live in western Canada so I don’t know if they would have them where you live. You could probably order them though.
I make my own flour mixture out of rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, almond flour and xanthan gum. I use it as you would in normal recipes – except yeast breads. I love Pamela’s GF bread mix. We like a lot of Kinnikikick items (waffles) but not their breads. Schar has really good rolls. That’s all I’m thinking of right now. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
I’ve been gluten free for almost 3 years now. It’s hard. I wouldn’t try to replace everything you eat with gluten free products because even though they are gluten free, it’s still processed food. After a while of being gluten free, I realized that I also was reacting to xanthan gum which is in just about everything processed that is gluten free. It is very common to have issues with xanthan gum so keep that in the back of your mind.
Now, I bake with almond flour. It is expensive, but it’s so much easier than trying to mix flours. There is nothing that replaces yeast bread (that I have found). I’ve learned to accept that. I do follow the Specific Carbohydrate Diet. It eliminates all grains and sugar (I use honey as a sweetener). I’m doing alot better with that. For some people, celiac (and tired adrenals) cause leaky gut syndrome which makes it hard to digest carbohydrates (other than fruits and veggies). So, you must heal the gut with foods it can digest. What you don’t digest becomes a toxin.
Sorry to ramble. It’s been such a journey for me and still is. I still am getting treated for my adrenals and chronic fatigue. There are some GREAT gluten free menus at many restaurant chains (Carraba’s, Outback, PF Chang, Chili’s, Pei Wei) and that helps when we are traveling. This is such a major life change. You must read every label. I found gluten in my mustard!!! My son who has celiac does okay with Betty Crocker Gluten Free mixes (like the brownies). Health food stores are a great place to find gluten free products and mixes. We have a gluten free toaster in our home and do not prepare gluten items though I do buy frozen pizza for the nonGF people in the family. Just keep asking questions if you need any help.
Dh called me while I was at work and dropped the bombshell. I posted this while on my break. Then when I got home and we began talking, he said he didn’t want to rush into anything or cause me to change the way I cook, at least not yet. He wants to talk to the dr further and gradually cut back on wheat to see what affects him worst. He’s starting with bread and crackers and knows he’ll have to give up the bean and cheese burritos he used to eat for breakfast. (Yeah, I know, weird, but he was a bachelor for a long time). So, thanks for the advice. We’re going to take it slowly for now and see how it goes.
Karen
Karen,
We like Chebe mixes for quick rolls, breadsticks, etc. I have yet to find a really good loaf bread replacement, but we deal with other allergies too so I am more limited in my choices. We too live in a small town and I order many things by cases from Amazon.
Mary
Karen, he doesn’t have to stop the bean and cheese rolls for breakfast! LOL He can get corn taco shells (they are soft) beans are great for him! My son is glueten free and it’s ok. They have most things we all eat. Also, it’s amazing just looking at what you eat and tweaking it how you can still make all the same things. He still eats, hot cereal, cold cereal, toast, 99% of all our dinners. There is a company called AMY’s in your freezer section (the health area) that is very good. She has many glueten free meals. Good luck, it’s a little bit of a messy battle at first but then it gets better. And if it’s any condolance (spell?) my son after 4 yrs is starting to get better and is able to tolerate more wheat into his diet. Misty
If he does have celiac then he needs to be 100% compliant. Just look at it this way, this is the only condition where you know you can do something to totally prevent cancer. Celiac patients who do not change their diet will most likely eventually get colon cancer and maybe even lymphoma. So, I figure, it’s not so bad because I don’t have to get chemo or lose my hair. I just have to change what I eat.
The problem with having a celiac in the house (and it’s genetic so you will want to test your children), is that it is so easy to cross-contaminate their food. We have a designated GF peanut butter, butter, jelly, and mayo. That way as somone double dips and spreads it on their bread, their won’t be any crumbs in it. It’s very involved and there is a big learning curve at the beginning but after a while it becomes second nature.
All of the meals I prepare are gluten free for the family, but there is usually bread and frozen pizza for the non-celiac gang to have and prepare for themselves.
Just a thought . . . if you find a mix or brand or something that you would like to be able to buy you can always ask your grocery store to get it. A lot of times they will start stocking something for someone. The grocery store where I live has made sure to stock special food when someone with a medical condition has requested it.
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