what's left?
Hi, Anyone out there who is gf, cf, corn-free, rice-free and soy-free? If so...can we talk? We have just decided to take our son off of rice because we suspect he's intolerant. We are trying to start from zero again with very few foods a day to see what makes him react. He gets a full-blown eczema reaction when he's had something that isn't right for him -- so we use that as a barometer. My question is...what's left to eat? I am making a list and it's so limited: organic everything -- meat and potatoes, soups, stews. But breakfast is a tough one. He wants cereal and I can't give him rice puffs anymore. I did try potato pancakes -- he wouldn't eat them. He loves hot cereal, too. Are there other grains that taste good? We tried quinoa once and he wouldn't eat it. But maybe he would eat the flour. Someone said sorghum was good for bread. Has anyone tried this? I'm really at a loss here for recipes and ideas. I try to stick to simple recipes because he can't have baking powder or xantham gum (I heard it was made with a bit of corn). I even tried subsituting with baking soda and cream of tartar and he still broke out. So...don't know what to do. Thanks for your input!!! Lisa, ripping her hair out in San Diego
Lisa, Believe it or not, there are still lots of foods out there. I cook without gluten, casein, corn, soy, egg, yeast, nuts, bananas, grapes, apples, and MSG. We can have rice, but it's not in everything we eat, by any means. Be careful with quinoa. We can't use it and I think it's a corn issue. You're right that you can't use xanthum gum, but you can use guar gum in its place. For baking powder, buy the brand Featherlight. It's corn-free. We enjoy hot buckwheat cereal for breakfast. We also enjoy amaranth flour pancakes. We haven't gotten into the bean flours yet, but that would open up whole new doors for you. Let me know what kind of foods he likes and I'll send you some recipes that you can use. God bless, Dawn --- Dawn Hall --- dawnrh@... --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.
Dawn, Do you have a recipe you could share for Amaranth Pancakes? So far we only use it for cookies. @ ]]) Wendy @ ]]) aka: Toushoes
Contact Miss Robens 1-800-891-0083 for a free booklet of items they carry. It will list what it is free of. For breakfast my son eat a ceral called: Amazon flakes, its gluten free - it's now carried at Giant Eagle (if you have one) also health food stores. By the way, I read somewhere breakfast can be any food - not just breakfast food. I've done this with my son (he's now 13 - this is a really tough age)
Wendy, Sure. I just use the recipe right off the back of my bag of flour and the whole family likes it. They taste great, but I must admit that their texture is a bit odd. I'll type it out the way it appears on the bag and put our substitutions to the side. Amaranth Pancakes 1 egg (3T baby pear sauce) 1/4 Cup apple juice or milk (Vance's Dari-Free milk) 1 tsp oil 1/4 Cup amaranth flour 1/4 Cup tapioca flour 3 Tbsp arrowroot powder 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp sea salt Beat egg, then beat in juice and oil. Add remaining ingredients to egg mixture one by one and beat after each addition. Griddle pancakes over medium high heat. We always double or even triple the recipe. Hope you enjoy! God bless, Dawn --- Dawn Hall --- dawnrh@... --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.