Wheat allergy. Recipe ideas needed

Sepa

I have a wheat allergy. Was wondering if anyone has yummy ideas they can share with me. I find it VERY hard to stay away from yummy white toast. It makes me bloat and lethargic (only some of the very annoying symptoms) So i would like to know any recipes you have found which help you stay away from the cravings of wheat?

itsjustme77

All of the recipes I have posted are wheat and gluten free. Also, I use allrecipes.com, and always find yummy stuff. What kind of foods are you looking for? I have Celiac, so I always eat wheat free.

Sepa

Mainly I want to find a good wheat free bread. I eat genius bread, but its not the same. I want wheat free bread which is just as good as wheat bread. This is a real setback for me coz i dont enjoy sandwiches anymore unless they are filled with unhealthy flavours, such as fried egg and bacon. Or cheese with philadelphia!

shakespearessister

I'm celiac, and though I didn't eat white toast before my diagnosis (I'm a crunchy girl...organic, sprouted grains for me), I did find it hard to give up bread. I've made banana bread with coconut flour and eaten that for breakfast. I also like Food for LIfe's Multi-Seed English Muffins. They are delicious and whole grain, but the texture is similar to a white muffin. They are a tad bland, but if you use a little salted butter, very tasty. They also work for sandwiches.

I also make fabulous buckwheat (which I'm sure you know is not wheat nor a grain at all...it is a seed in the rhubarb family)waffles. We make up large batches and freeze them. They are perfect to pop in the toaster for a quick breakfast.

Millet and sorgum flours combined with arrowroot will make very light, satisfying muffins that are similar in texture and taste to white flour.

Coconut flour is nutritious and high fiber. It's texture takes getting used to, as it tends to be a bit spongy (mainly from all the egg in the recipes), but it is tasty as well.

shakespearessister

Sorry, I was posting while you posted your second time. The gluten free bread I've had has been nothing short of disgusting and it's usually made with empty calorie stuff like potato starch. I think your best bet is the English muffins.

momof8munchkins

Hi .. I have been gluten-wheat, barley and rye free for a little over 2 months.. and I feel so much better.. I am gluten intolerant.at first it is hard to think you will never eat another peice of bread , pasta, a biscuit, pancakes or desserts again but then you get to the point that you'd rather feel good than have that cookie.. then you find out about all the hidden gluten in things and it seems hard that you have to read every lable of everything you eat..at times that seems daunting but it becomes second nature very quickly.... BUT the good news is they are some really good alternatives out there.. Udi's has a full line of gluten and wheat free breads, bagels , and muffins . there are gluten free pastas , english muffins and crackers all are pretty good but expensive.. I would suggest you learn to love foods that are naturally gluten free like unseasoned unprocessed meats , fruit, veggies, rice, potatoes, legumes corn , popcorn, corn tortillas and dairy if you can tolerate it.. make these things the mainstay of your diet and add the GF products in here and there for when you want a change of pace. and don't eat out for a while until you get a feel for where the hidden wheat is like in soy sauce, and carmel coloring, egetabe protein and modified food starch just to name a few. You will feel better and your wallet will thank you..It really does get easier once you accept what you can't have and focus on what you can. oh and If you like to cook Pamela's and Betty Crocker have great mixes for bread, cakes, cookies, pancakes. and brownies.. in fact some Betty Crocker brownies in the oven as I type this.:happy:
You don't have go without you just have to adjust your thinking. There also many many GF sites out there to help you along.. my two favorites are the gluten free goddess- look at the abc's of going gluten free and the other links at the top of her blog first..she has a wealth of important information. and "the adventures of a gluten free mom"- just google them and you will get the links.. I know it all seems overwhelming at first but it does get easier. Taking a walk through Whole foods and seeing all the variety of gluten free products that are available made me feel like I could breath and I really could do this for life. Good luck hun..I hope this has helped

Sepa

I have been wheat free for about a year now, I have found all those hidden wheat products. The thing i am struggling with is the bead. I dont crave other foods such as pasta as the wheat free alternative is good - in some cases better - its just the bread bit i have to get round

momof8munchkins

I tried Pamela's amazing better than wheat gluten free bread mix recently and I have to say it was
" amazing"..looked , tasted and behaved like REAL bread.. I was very impressed.. the holy grail.. really, it was that good.:flowerforyou: Unfortunately for me it has sorghum flour in it and apparently sorghum and me don't get along.. so I am back to being breadless..:grumble: and I had some gluten free english muffins and it was acceptable very bread like more so than an english muffin.. though a little on the dry side and too much soduim so I won't eat it everyday but it is fine a breakfast sandwich once in a while

itsjustme77

I have been gluten free for over 10 years now and have never found a decent gluten free bread. The only one I tolerated was Kinnickinnick. And it has to be toasted. I just don't really eat bread now.
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ShonzG

I've been gluten and dairy free since August, and the thing I miss most is that yummy fluffy white bread! I have just accepted that I can't eat it, and the substitutes aren't that flash.

Basically, I don't eat many carbs now, which is quite good I guess. I do eat rice (I love my sushi), but potatoes are very fattening, so I try to avoid that too.

I really miss my fluffy white bread, a good lashing of butter, vegemite (yes, I'm an aussie and I LOVE my vegemite!!) and tasty cheese under the grill. I've accepted that fact that I just can't eat it (unless I want to feel AWFUL for about three days - and that's not worth it!).

I think just accepting it and moving on is probably the best thing. I figure that there are people out there that are much worse off than I am, so I'm quite lucky (imagine having a peanut allergy!!).

Good luck, and I hope you get over your cravings....

Shonz

siancatrin

Hi there!

My boyfriend has a wheat allergy so I feel your pain - he can't eat any wheat without throwing up! So my diet has mostly become wheat free too which is great!

It's surprising what you can make with just a few substitutions to things and also things you might not have thought of!

You could make Moussaka as an alternative to Lasagna - you don't need any pasta sheets as the layers are made up of potato, aubergines and courgette. It tastes great and if you make a lower fat white sauce and use half fat cheese, you'll save on calories too!

Here's a lovely recipe I made yesterday for BBQ Chicken (completely gluten free and went down well with the other half)

For the sauce:

1 x Tin of Chopped Tomatos (approx 400g)
1 x Teaspoon of Chilli Flakes
1 x Clove of Garlic
1 x Tablespoon of Fennel Seeds
1 x Teaspoon Chilli Powder
2 x Tablespoons Honey

Other:
2 x Chicken breasts
2 x Cheese Slices (those ones in a packet that you get from Tesco)

Put all the ingredients for the sauce in blender and whizz around until the tomatos are smooth.

Place the chicken breasts in an oven proof dish and smother with the sauce.

Place a cheese slice on each of the chicken breasts.

Leave in the oven for 30-40 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the cheese has melted.

Serve with mash and some vegetables.


You'll also be surpised at what you can do with the gluten free flours they have available now from Doves Farm. I make gluten free bread with their 'bread flour' all the time and my boyfriend says it as good as Genius! Just follow the recipe on the packet - it costs about £1.80 and you can make two loaves with it, so much cheaper than a £3+ loaf of genius! I also buy the Self Raising flour and use it to make him cupcakes, which are great (200g Butter, 200g Self Raising Flour, 200g Sugar, a dash of vanilla, dash of skimmed milk, 2 eggs, mix together and bake in cupcake cases for 20 mins) - served them to my family who had no idea they were wheat free!

You can use Rice Noodles instead of Egg Noodles in stirfrys, thai currys etc which I find fill me up more anyway!

Risotto recipes are a good substitute for Pasta and great if you have guests!

Also - I struggle to find corn tortilla wraps for my boyfriend to make Mexican dishes so what we tend to do is buy corn taco shells which are more easily available and use them instead to make enchiladas!

I could go on forever about Gluten free recipes! Once you start trying new things you won't even notice you're not using wheat!


Good luck!
xx

Sepa

Thankyou so much for all your help. Going to try recipe ideas and look at websites suggested.