Gluten Free the old style way

Gingham_Ribbon · 8 December 2005 at 11:56AM

I've just been advised to try a gluten free diet for a month and I'm going to try to give it a go.

We don't spend too much on food shopping and I'd like to keep it that way. Fortunately we have the panasonic breadmaker so I can make gluten free bread. We also like things like quinoa so we've made a bit of a start.

But does anyone have experience of this without resorting to ready made stuff? I am a pasta and pizza-a-holic. :rolleyes: We get cheapy pasta and don't much fancy spending loads on the gluten free stuff.

Ta all and :santa2:

squeaky · 8 December 2005 at 12:07PM

There are some threads on gluten in the Cooking section of the MEGA index sticky, listed under healthy eating that should give you some help here too

wigginsmum · 8 December 2005 at 1:02PM

Corn pasta's okay (my stepdaughter's coeliac, and I'm wheat-intolerant/possibly coeliac) - go for the twirls, not the spaghetti which is a gloopy mess. Every GF bread I've tried, whether bought or homemade, has been utterly vile, especially the Easy-something flour from Lakeland - like putty. So I've kind of given up trying to compensate for 'normal' food and just eat differently.

Jules

SuiDreams · 8 December 2005 at 1:26PM

Its not too Difficult I'm a Coeliac and we have no problems at all, I buy GF flour and we do are own baking. We make our own sauses with Tins of Tomatoes, be careful when buying stock cubes though as most aren't GF. Rarely eat puddings, but Rice pussing is fine. For lunch I always bring that with me from home we usually cook extra every night and freeze the rest into portions for my lunches. Hope that helps

Gingham_Ribbon · 8 December 2005 at 1:28PM

Yes. Thanks. I've had a quick look at what gluten is actually in, and it looks like it's quite difficult to avoid. And potentially expensive.

I don't have an intolerance as far as I know, but I was told that cutting it out can improve asthma symptoms.

Hmmm, maybe cutting back rather than cutting out might be helpful.

Thanks, Wigginsmum.

Suidreams, you make it sound so easy! I'll be mulling it over for a while before I do anything about it. And wondering if just before Christmas is the best time to start any kind of change of eating plan.

MrsB_2 · 8 December 2005 at 1:49PM

Dh tries to avoid wheat as much as possible as it aggravates his exema (which I believe is somehow related to asthma

)

We buy rye bread and sunflower bread from aldi (69p for 10 slices I think) - they're the same as those very heavy Germanic rye breads and quite strong flavours but he loves them. Dont think they're strictly gluten freen, as am fairly sure rye flower also contains gluten, but they're much better than wheat based products.

For pizza try making one with a grated potato base.

loviesdarlings · 8 September 2007 at 4:17PM

hi everyone!
not sure if this thread is relevant but id like to ask people for recipes.
i am new to GF diet but have suffered for over 20 years!
i was told originally that it was gynae and then IBS!
i have cut GF out completely now for 3 weeks and have never felt better!
i know i have to get diagnosed by the GP but i have little or no confidence in them now and it also means i have to eat normal foods again for months until i am biopsied??!! NO THANX!
anyway - please could i have any recipes to help my crusade and make life a little cheaper than shop bought cakes and breads.
i think £2 for a loaf is awful especially as it tastes dreadful! haha!
thanx
lovies xxx

kazmeister · 8 September 2007 at 5:49PM

loviesdarlings wrote: »

i know i have to get diagnosed by the GP but i have little or no confidence in them now and it also means i have to eat normal foods again for months until i am biopsied??!! NO THANX!

I would definitely eat the gluten for several weeks before a biopsy as they wont be able to tell what you have wrong with you. You could be coeliac which means the villi in your small intestine will be flattened, this will show up if you are eating gluten but they recover on a GF diet so you could be misdiagnosed.

The advantage if diagnosed is you can get lots of free samples from GF manufacturers and loads of the basics on prescriptions like Bread, Pasta, Flour etc.

I have found that some GF flours work better than others. Ican adapt most baking recipes by using 1/2 Doves GF flour (from supermarkets) and 1/2 JUVELA mix (on prescription). One has better properties, the other has a better taste. I also add a little Xanthan gum (again on prescription) as this stabilises the cooking otherwise it is VERY crumbly (the gluten holding it all together).

Will try some things tomorrow and let you know of any which dont work.

ANNEGEDDES · 9 September 2007 at 4:42PM

defo do what the dr says and get diagnosed as you will then be able to have stuff on script. also write to juvela, glutafin etc and ask for samples they will send uou loads xx

ANNEGEDDES · 9 September 2007 at 4:53PM

also check these posts

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=424518

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=6105026#post6105026

nra02ejm · 10 September 2007 at 9:28AM

try the juvela and glutafin websites (not sure what hey are but they come up when searched on google) iv had loads of great recipies off there for my mum who is coeliac. defo get diagnosed though mum gets loads on prescription, including biscuits and pasta.

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