gluten free diet

moneylover

Good tip about the curry sauce. I guess this is where the 'gluten free' app that the Coeliac Society supplies to members free will be useful. I notice that there are other apps available for free - I don't know how good they are in comparison

apple_muncher

I have been coeliac for 9 years and decided right at the start that I wouldn't buy special gluten-free products, but would adapt what i ate to become naturally gluten free.

When dd was diagnosed at age 5, we became a gluten free household. Getting used to the mind shift that requires a move away from the food stuffs that we rely on in the UK will be so much harder with twins!

Maybe try reading The Primal Blueprint, or looking at Paleo lifeStyles.

Most of all, plan ahead! If you are out and about with the littlies, you take snacks for them. So just do the same for the big person too.

And it can run in families, so keep an eye on the little ones.

Sorry to have wittered on.

moneylover

Apple muncher- yes doctor told us that the twins at greater risk than other children. I gather that children with Coeliac get quite severe symptoms quite quickly and obviously we will be alert. When your daughter started to have a problem was it obvious?

OldMotherTucker

MoneyLover - try this website


http://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/

I have it on my FB feed and love it when new recipes pop up!

I think most people beneffit from not eating gluten and there are so many recipes which ideal for the whole family, you don't have to treat the gluten free one as if they're on a special diet! Everyone will be happily eating gluten free alternatives without realising half the time!

Floss

DS1 and DHs sister are both coeliac. We cook for both regularly and I bake celebration cakes too for GF & non-GF customers.

I keep the following as store cupboard regulars:
- Asda SR and Plain flours - much better results than Doves (and not gritty)
- polenta for coating instead of breadcrumbs
- cornflour for thickening
- G/F vegetable boullion powder for stock
- Dr Oeteker baking powder (its g/f)

We always cook from scratch as flour or wheat-based products can appear in the most unexpected places, being used as thickening or filling-out.

martinnathalie9

Sorry to here about your son in law. I think these days most supermarkets have a decent selection of gluten free foods. A friend of mine is coeliac so I have a small amount of experience in cooking for her. 2 meals that I've made in the past that have gone down well are pizza using a cauliflower base, and veggie black bean burgers using brown rice. (I know beef burgers don't have gluten in them but it makes the meal more filling than a burger without a bun).

With young kids I imagine that cooking from scratch every night will be a challenge, but batch cooking can be a great way to get around that! Good luck to him!

borkid

theoretica wrote: »

A lot of the time it will probably be simplest for the whole family to go gluten free and then some members add real bread. That's how it works with families I know. Tesco's premium pork sausages are gluten free, and so are many hamburgers. Chocolate brownie recipies are often good, as are the almond and orange or lemon ones I have had.

I hope he feels the health difference is worth it!

That's how it works for OH and me.
I would add where ever possible go for ordinary recipes which are naturally gluten free, Nigella's polenta cake and, this is my favourite cake ever, http://www.italianfoodforever.com/2012/11/torta-caprese/

The other things I find really useful are avocados with nuts or prawns for lunch instead of sandwiches.

Tescos do a gluten free shortcrust pastry which is OK, Silly Yak I think it's called.

The biggest problem I find with baked goods is the dough needs to be/ is very sticky. I make GF pizza , I use Delias recipe and just substitute GF plain flour, rather than roll it out I just press it into the tin for baking.

He might find the first 3 weeks or so he goes into withdrawal and craves gluten. I found that to be the worse time luckily my acupuncturist warned me and suggested avocados.

I'm sure he knows this but no beer or lager. Also check sweets don't contain wheat glucose and look out for barley and malt. Just some of the things I fell foul of when I changed over.

borkid

martinnathalie9 wrote: »

Sorry to here about your son in law. I think these days most supermarkets have a decent selection of gluten free foods. A friend of mine is coeliac so I have a small amount of experience in cooking for her. 2 meals that I've made in the past that have gone down well are pizza using a cauliflower base, and veggie black bean burgers using brown rice. (I know beef burgers don't have gluten in them but it makes the meal more filling than a burger without a bun).

With young kids I imagine that cooking from scratch every night will be a challenge, but batch cooking can be a great way to get around that! Good luck to him!

I've always cooked from scratch, had 2 young children and worked, with just an occasional treat. If OP substitutes cornflour for wheat flour then there are casseroles in a slow cooker, stir fries, fish doesn't take long to cook even the pizza I make is quite quick no kneading is needed so just the rising time. Mix ingredients when arriving home allow to rise then go away and do other stuff then top and bake. My daughter freezes her basic pizza bases to save her energy.

It's really about getting organised and into a new routine.

Floss

borkid wrote: »

....I'm sure he knows this but no beer or lager...

There are a few GF bottled beers available, particularly in craft ales. Also some spirits are distilled from grain

borkid

Floss wrote: »

There are a few GF bottled beers available, particularly in craft ales. Also some spirits are distilled from grain

True I just remembered early on I went out for a pizza, gluten free checked everything but forgot about the lager I had. The next day I was in agony. It hadn't really crossed my mind as I rarely drank beer or lager anyway. St Peters brewery does quite a nice one. Yes some of the spirtis need checking so far I've been OK with them.