Bread alternative for iffy stomach (GF)

Herohorse
Herohorse Posts: 108
in Food and Nutrition
Hi!
I am eating gluten free, and was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for a bread sub when one's stomach did not feel good.

After lunch, the last 2 days, I have not felt very well, as if my food were too 'squishy' and I needed something solid to add to it. Makes sense, since yesterday I had scrambled eggs with sweet potato and eggplant, after a protein shake. And today I had an applesauce protein powder goop (experimental recipe).
Having a crisp celery stick helped a little. My stomach is not always this sensitive, but when it is, it would be great to have something.

Any recommendations?
Thanks!

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  • crunch173
    crunch173 Posts: 13 Member
    Ginger - dried, candied, or fresh.
  • Amberlynnek
    Amberlynnek Posts: 405 Member
    Maybe try adding some rice as a side dish?
  • lauraev55
    lauraev55 Posts: 7
    Rice, quinoa..gf pasta?
  • JessicaOnKeto
    JessicaOnKeto Posts: 364 Member
    This Psyllium Husk Bread Recipe Does wonders for me, and it tastes pretty good too.

    Psyllium Husk Bread

    Ingredients
    1 1/4 cup almond meal/flour
    5 tbsp psyllium husk powder
    2 tsp low-sodium baking powder
    1 tsp sea salt
    3 large egg whites
    1 cup BOILING water

    Directions
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, psyllium powder (no substitutes: flaxseed meal won't work), baking powder and salt. Mix until dry ingredients are well combined. Add in the eggs and mix until a thick dough. Add boiling water into the bowl. Mix until well combined and dough firms up.

    Form into breadsticks/burger buns/loafs, (Tip: Have a little bowl of your choice of oil/butter to dip your hands to prevent dough from sticking to your hands) Bake for 65 minutes (50 minutes for smaller shapes like buns). Remove from the oven and allow the bread cool completely.
  • kariplease
    kariplease Posts: 43
    I was looking at a gluten free bread recipe yesterday

    I dunno how good it'd taste but check it out and let us know haha

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro1sHPBqx1Q
  • HollisGrant
    HollisGrant Posts: 2,022 Member
    Maybe try adding some rice as a side dish?

    Brown rice is good for you and gluten free.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    Rice crackers? They contain no gluten - but be careful - could be contaminated. White rice is a pretty benign starch and very easy to digest (not brown - the shell of grains are toxic).

    You might want to try removing the protein shake. That protein powder can wreak havoc on the gut. You could be having a reaction to the casein. And most commercial powders contains a lot of artificial ingredients and artificial sweeteners and heaven knows what else - all that can wreak havoc on your gut. I have found only one protein powder that doesn't bother my tummy at all. Now Foods (Amazon). Straight up powder - adding water just makes milky water.

    Even fruit can mess up your gut if you have fructose malabsorption. Leaky gut will do that, too. (I've suffered from numerous digestive issues over the years - the big one being IBS. The healthiest version of the standard American diet was making me lose weight, making my bloated gut and IBS worse and making me diabetic - lots of "healthy whole grains" and very little sugar. An oatmeal and an apple had my blood sugar plummeting 90 minutes after eating -not a pleasant feeling at all).

    Gluten manifests itself in many ways: (http://chriskresser.com/50-shades-of-gluten-intolerance).




    Best thing I ever did though - in my entire life? Found Mark's Daily Apple. Changed my life, my health (mental, physical, emotional, etc). Changed my entire being. I'm watching everyone around me get fatter, sicker and collect more prescriptions each year. I'm getting healthier.
  • allshebe
    allshebe Posts: 423 Member
    Rice cakes, hummus with "chips" or celery or rice cakes, oatmeal (if you tolerate it), besan cheela (chickpea pancakes), boiled potato, some variety of cooked dried beans or bean dip (beans will help if it's hunger, may hurt if it's a true digestive upset), corn tortillas or tostadas
  • cals83
    cals83 Posts: 131
    I have to eat gluten free as well. One of my favorite things to eat when my stomach is acting icky is grilled chicken, green beans, quinoa all mixed together with just enough Italian dressing for taste. It is filling and nothing in that makes my symptoms worse.

    Also if you want real bread, Udi's makes one that you can find in the freezer section at most stores. If you toast it, it is really good. It is really expensive though so I usually make open faced sandwiches with it.

    When I don't have any bread and I have lunch meat or something to use up, I just make an omelet and put whatever I would put on a sandwich on the omelet.

    There is also a gluten free group that has some pretty good recipes / tips in it.
  • Danni3ll3
    Danni3ll3 Posts: 365 Member
    This is apparently amazing. A friend gave it to me and it is her tweaked recipe.


    Gluten Free Bread

    Flour Mix:
    Mix well:
    1 c. rice flour
    1 c. tapioca starch
    1 c. cornstarch
    1 tbsp potato flour (not starch)


    In a bowl, combine:
    2 ½ c. flour mix (1/4 - ½ c. of other gluten free flours may be substituted i.e. brown rice flour, sorghum, pure oat flour, etc.)
    1/4 c. nonfat or skim dry milk (Carnation is OK)
    2 tbsp. Sugar
    2 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
    1 3/4 tsp instant yeast (Fleischmann’s is OK)
    ½ tsp salt


    In mixing bowl, beat at slow speed
    3 eggs or 2 eggs + 2 egg whites (room temperature)
    1 tsp cider vinegar
    1 c. warm water
    2 tbsp oil

    Add slowly - flour mix a few tbsp at a time.
    Beat at medium speed for 4 minutes
    Spoon into PAM sprayed pan (9" X 5")
    (2 or 3 small pans are better)
    Let rise, uncovered in warm place until almost to top of pan - about 40 minutes.

    Preheat oven to 350E
    Bake 40- 45 for larger pan
    35 for smaller pans
    20 - 25 for rolls
    Should sound hollow when tapped on bottom.
    May fall slightly when cooling.
  • Herohorse
    Herohorse Posts: 108
    Thanks for all the help!

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