Wheat/Gluten free foods

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  • Laoch_Cailin
    Laoch_Cailin Posts: 414 Member
    I'm wheat intolerent too, and when I behave myself I feel so so much better. There are loads of wheat free products out now if you look around. I love spelt at the minute (find I have no reaction to it at all, but some people who are wheat intolerent do), there are lovely spelt and honey breads around. I also eat spelt pasta which only takes about 6mins to cook. Rice pasta and noodles are nice too. Don't worry too much about fibre, you should get that mainly from your fruit and veg.

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  • kent4j
    kent4j Posts: 391 Member
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  • Laoch_Cailin
    Laoch_Cailin Posts: 414 Member
    ohhh and be careful there is alot of hidden wheat out there. Especially in take away foods, many fast food places coat there chips (fries) in flour to give them a more even brown colour when cooked. Most chrisps also have flour. x
  • NotGoddess
    NotGoddess Posts: 1,198 Member
    I haven't found a bread I like but I've grown to love Snyder of Hanover's gluten-free pretzels. I didn't like the Glutino ones, tho others rave about them-a taste-bud thing I guess.

    You might try steel-cut oats for breakfast. It's not a muffin, but it might satisfy that carb craving. Good luck!
  • starcatcher1975
    starcatcher1975 Posts: 292 Member
    My youngest son was recently diagnosed with wheat, diary, and egg intolerances, along with a load of other allergies/intolerances. We've started using Betty Crocker brownies which are simply amazing, taste just like regular brownies, bisquick also makes a gluten free version, King Arthur flour has muffin mixes and flour mixes that are gluten free, Van's makes waffles (also dairy and egg free) in the freezer section, and we use heartland pasta. My kids love pasta and this taste like regular pasta to us. These are a few things we've used and we've adapted. We try to use almond or coconut milk but he doesn't like to drink either of those, he's so use to regular milk. He's able to have items that have eggs/milk in them as long as they're well cooked/baked. It's not easy, it's been a big adjustment and we're still getting used to it. I'm just glad his allergies aren't worse than they are even though we've been told they could get worse with time. He says he feels a lot better when he avoids the wheat, milk, eggs, oats, etc.
  • scubagoil
    scubagoil Posts: 103 Member
    When I was first diagnosed, I tried all the products I could get my hands on that were gluten free... I no longer eat any grains because they tend to be higher in calories and I still reacted to many grains that are supposed to be safe, but I can tell you what I liked when I did...

    I found Pamela's Wheat Free & Gluten-free Bread Mix made the best bread (and waffles!). I asked a lot of wheat eaters to try the bread and they all loved it. Like other gluten free breads, it is heavier than regular bread, but it has such a nice flavor. The waffles on the other hand were very light and my family all agreed they taste better than any regular waffles they have had.

    Someone mentioned Glutino for pretzels - I agree! They were my favorite snack.

    The best gluten free foods were usually stuff I baked myself, so you may want to experiment with some recipes you find online. Also, the magazine Living Without has great info about living GF.
  • Enigmatica
    Enigmatica Posts: 879 Member
    I like Pamela's gluten-free bread mix as mentioned above - it's really easy, moist, and tastes great to me. Was not a fan of Ezekiel at all.

    There are super easy gluten-free sweet bread mixes made by Simply Organic, which I've bought from Whole Foods. Their banana or cranberry nut breads are too good, lol.

    I use almond flour instead of wheat for making cookies and cakes.I think they come out even better, and almond flour is higher in protein and other nutrients too.
  • yesthistime
    yesthistime Posts: 2,051 Member
    Gluten free group on MFP:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/112-gluten-free
  • reden324
    reden324 Posts: 33
    There are a bunch of good gluten free/wheat free products out there but you have to be careful because they tend to be higher in calories than regular breads. Udi's makes good bread products that aren't that crazy in the calorie side also trader joes has a brown rice tortilla that is around 130 calories. Good luck!
  • judykay500
    judykay500 Posts: 26
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  • pdworkman
    pdworkman Posts: 1,342 Member
    Homemade will always be better than what you can find on the shelf/in the freezer, in my opinion. I am now completely grain-free, so store-bought products are out for me anyway. I have lots of great recipes and am always looking for more.

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