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Shosty... got any gluten free muffin recipes???
You said you're using corn flour but then mentioned you don't eat corn??? Could you clarify that for me?? Thanks!
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Oh sorry, yeah, I cook for my daughter's allergies, and was also thinking of other people on this thread. I can't have most of those muffins myself! My daughter eats the muffins, while I eat that rice cereal with applesauce!
Using Bog's Red Mill Baking and Biscuit Mix, I just measure a cup of the mix, add cinnamon (and sugar, although my daughter has type 1 diabetes as well as allergies so I usually use fruit instead of sugar).
Mix an egg in a bowl with a few Tbs. oil (corn or veg.), a tsp. vanilla if you like, a small container of applesauce, mashed banana or sweet potato or pumpkin etc. for moistness, and mix with the dry ingredients. You can also use soy or rice mix for moistness.
I actually measure only for blood sugar reasons, and otherwise just use my sense of how moist we want this mixture to be, which I have determined over time. The wet mixture is probably about the same amount as the dry, in a 1:1 proportion that is. The result is muffins that are quite moist inside, almost pudding-like, with a crispy exterior.
If not using the Bob's mix, then use whatever flour and add a tsp. of xanthum gum (Bob's makes this too) and 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder (again, you can play around with this), then proceed as above.
I forgot to mention nuts and seeds, dried cranberries...frozen raspberries (cut up)...lots of possibilities.
My other daughter, who has no allergies, loves these muffins.
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I got a pack of Bob's Red Mill pancake mix, and don't like the pancakes it makes. Do you think I could substitute this for the Baking/Biscuit mix in recipes? At $5.99, I'd hate to have to throw it away.
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Bob's is gluten free? I have the gluten free flour, but is this mix also gluten free?
Sorry, I'm confused....
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- Bob's Red Mill has BOTH - regular products AND a whole Gluten-Free line. Just be sure to see the label. -
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I was under the impression that it was much harder ont he body to turn proteins into glucose (brain food).
I am totally in agreement with going gluten free, but there's no way I am gonna say carbs are unnecessary. I think pulverizing grains into fine powders for ingestion can cause a ton of problems, but seriously you could technically live without a lot of things but that doesn't mean its optimal.
Also-keeping in mind that we as animals are evolving and what may have been ok for certain groups of cavemen is no longer ideal for us.
Nothing wrong with a balance of things as long as the overall respect for the food and nature is there and processing is kept to a minimum.
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I know this thread started about gluten but you added so much about all carbs being unnecessary so that was so puzzling and I felt the need to defend the foods from the plant kingdom that you seemed to be so against as vital to our health.
Some grains can be very good for people. They offer great nutrition and help with endurance. Quinoa is a prime example of that . Some grains aren't so helpful, as we see with wheat's negative effect on many yet there are some who do okay with it.
Much depends on the individual and the how close to the earth the food is when consumed, so to speak. -
Actually this thread started out about constipation. Our LLMD suggested Apple Pectin (in capsules)for my daughter when she was put on a gluten free diet.
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- JR,
I stand corrected. As it happens, vegetables and dark berries are excellent to help relive constipation.
Your reminder of apple pectin is especially helpful as it helps capture toxins. Many doctors suggest that instead of cholestyramine as it's far less binding. Taking all that white stuff between the orange peel and the orange is a great source of pectin, too. -
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JR, sounds great. Can you recommend the kind you use?
elley, that's so funny. I was just thinking of adding coconut oil to her diet this week. It's probably a good thing all around.
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quote:Originally posted by mazou: JR, sounds great. Can you recommend the kind you use?
elley, that's so funny. I was just thinking of adding coconut oil to her diet this week. It's probably a good thing all around.
LLMD didn't recommend any particular brand, so I just got some from Vitamin Shop. I think Trader Joe's might be a good place, too.
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- Don't know if they carry pectin, but I've tried in vain to get coconut oil from Trader Joe's and mine does not carry it. So you might call in advance if that is where you are headed. While their inventory is basically the same there are still slight differences region to region.
I have heard that coconut macaroons are a folk remedy for loose bowels. Don't know if the that would be more from the density of the coconut flake but you might want to search about about that and if the oil would have the same effect. -
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"""canefan, how has it saved you? And did you have ups and downs similar to my daughter? Her turnaround was AMAZING. She was spelling words out, acting out little scenes, bright as the sun, whereas a few days before while "detoxing" from the g/c, she was a nutcase. Now, unfortunately, she's a bit of a nutcase again! I am keeping it up in hopes that just a few more things need to be addressed."""
sorry... missed this...
Gluten/wheat/dairy was destroying my gut. It's the reason, I truly believe, that i came down with Lyme.
Sure I might have been a carrier... but it wasn't until I lost complete control of my diet that I became sick.
gluten or wheat can instantly cause problems for me. Fatigue, blurred vision, brain fog, depression.
I had a naturopath clea up my entire diet and within 2 weeks the results were so astonishing.
Unfortunately I didn't stick with it... I went back to my old ways and months/1 yr later came down with Lyme Disease.
Shucks!
Going gluten/wheat/dairy/corn free so far has helped tremendously during my Lyme treatment.
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Thanks JR. Love the Vitamin Shoppe. Sometimes they are as cheap as Vitacost. I always check.
Wow, canefan, what a story. Are you back on the special diet again?
Keebler, I know. I love TJs, but ours sells out of many things before noon. I could call in for sure. Thanks.
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