Baking Gluten Free Desserts

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Dessert lovers are absolutely crushed when they find out that they have celiac disease. Finding out that you have a disease is bad enough, but learning that you can no longer have the sweet desserts you love can make that feeling even worse. Changing your lifestyle to take on a gluten free diet is never an easy task, especially when it means you have to give up many of the foods you love.

Baking Gluten Free Desserts

However, what if I told you that gluten free desserts were a possibility? They are, you just need to substitute gluten based ingredients for gluten free ingredients. Some existing gluten based recipes will not work with gluten free ingredients. This is why cookbooks such as Paleo Cookbook are so helpful. There are many options for gluten free desserts available.

Gluten is a food protein, which is commonly found in wheat, rye, and barley. This means that sweet foods such as cake or cookies are not allowed when you are on a gluten free diet, unless you get creative that is. Normal wheat flour can often be easily substituted with potato flour or rice flour. Yeast is a big no-no for baking so how do you get bread to rise? Another substitute! Agar-agar or whipped egg whites can have the same effect of trapping air inside the food in the same way that yeast allows baked foods to rise.

Although it is difficult to start a gluten free diet, it is not impossible. With the right food knowledge, and knowing what to substitute in your dessert foods, you will be able to be healthier and happier in your life. With substituting ingredients, your favorite baked goodies can still taste great.

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The Gluten Free Diet

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Celiac disease is an auto-immune disease that is triggered by the consumption of gluten. Gluten is protein found in grains like wheat, rye, barley and other related grains. Patients with celiac disease the lining of the small intestines is injured by gluten. Injured intestines results in weight loss, bloating, diarrhea, gas, abdominal cramps and nutritional deficiencies. If gluten is removed from the diet the intestinal lining has a chance to heal.

The Gluten Free Diet

If you have celiac disease you should remain on a gluten-free diet throughout life. A registered dietitian should be consulted. A gluten free diet is not easy. Grains are used in the preparation of many foods. Reading the ingredient's name may not disclosure the inclusion of gluten. Examples would be oats. Oaks are suppose to be safe for gluten patients but can be cross-contaminated if processed in the same facilities as wheat.

Foods to avoid:

Wheat-Bread
Barley-Cereals
Rye-Crackers
Farina-Croutons
Graham Flour-Pasta
Semolina-Cookies
Durham-Cakes & Pies
Bulgur-Soups
Kamut-Gravies
Matzo Meal-Sauces
Spelt-Salad Dressing
Tritical-Beer
Oaks (maybe cross Contaminated)-Candy
Spelt-Amaranth

Many everyday products contain Gluten

Food additives, malt flavoring, modified food starch and etc.
Many vitamins and medications use gluten as a binding agent
Lipstick and lip balms
Toothpaste
Postage stamps (only used the self adhesive
Play dough

Gluten Free Safe Foods:

Fresh poultry, fish and meats (cannot be marinated, breaded or basted coated)
Most dairy products
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Rice
Potatoes
Gluten free flours (rice, soy, corn, potato)
Wine and distilled liquors, ciders and spirits
Note: "Wheat-Free" does not mean gluten free. These products may still contain gluten.

"Gluten-Free" produces are safe. There are an increasing number of Gluten-Free products on the market. Additionally, there are gluten free substitutes for gluten-containing foods. If you cannot find gluten-free products at your local market try specialty grocery stores. For more information check with a Celiac Support Group.

Gluten-Free Diet: GF Recipes: Southwestern Chicken Lasagna

Ingredients:
Serves 4

8-10 uncooked DeBoles Rice Lasagna
1 pound coarsely ground chicken
1 egg or egg substitute
2 cups low fat ricotta or cottage cheese
1 cup reduced fat cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese
2 cups cooked beans (kidney or pinto), mashed
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup prepared picante sauce, divided in half
1 small can chopped green chilis
2 cups crushed stewed tomatoes

Directions:
Mix egg and both cheeses in a bowl. Saute chicken in skillet until cooked. Add coarsely mashed beans, water, cumin, garlic powder, 1/2 cup picante sauce and the chilis. In separate bowl, mix tomatoes and remaining 1/2 cup picante sauce. In 9x13 inch pan, layer as follows: tomato sauce, noodles, chicken/bean mixture, cheese mixture. Then repeat. COVER and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until done.
Provided by: Celiac Sprue Association

Gluten-Free Diet: GF Recipes: Rice Pudding

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked brown rice
1 Tablespoon margarine or butter
1 cup cooked white rice
2 eggs, well beaten
2 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon GF vanilla
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup raisins (optional)
nutmeg

Directions:
Mix ingredients together. Put in buttered 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for a total of 60 minutes. Stir every 20 minutes and sprinkle lightly with nutmeg after the 2nd stirring. Serves 5.

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Against the Grain - The Paleo Diet For Gluten Free Living

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What Is The Paleo Diet? Also called the Caveman or Stone Age Diet, the Paleo (short for the Paleolithic Era) is a simple diet of foods eaten by our forefathers prior to the agricultural era. Okay, let me stop you right here. Get the picture of one your dirty, long-haired, animal skin loin-wearing caveman ancestors sitting around a dark cave gnawing on a burnt saber toothed tiger leg out of your mind right now. Rather, this is one of most down to earth and sensible approaches to eating that dates back to over 10,000 years ago.

Against the Grain - The Paleo Diet For Gluten Free Living

If you need to follow a gluten free and/or dairy free diet, maybe you have been diagnosed with Celiac's disease, then the Paleo diet is the recommended diet of choice. The reason is because this diet is gluten, dairy and preservative free, is high in protein, and consists of many of the same foods that our hunter ancestors ate.

Loren Cordain, Ph.D. is credited with the Paleo diet after devoting his life to the genetic evolution of eating that our ancestors practiced. You can be assured that cavemen did not eat sugar, processed food such as Doritos, Big Macs, chocolate milk, OR any grains. Once foods are "processed", they are hardly recognizable as the fresh food it started out as, essentially losing most of its nutrients. So the next time you grab the antibiotic riddled, steroid-injected hamburger meat to mix with the "God only knows what's in it" hamburger helper, you are NOT giving your body the basic nutrition it needs. Is it any wonder that these overly-processed foods are related to obesity, cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, among other things?

The Paleo diet does include certain foods that our ancestors did not eat that is good for us such as beans. It also includes lean meat and poultry (no skin), organ meat such as liver, fish, shellfish, fruits, vegetables excluding the starchy ones such as potatoes and yams, eggs, nuts and seeds (no peanuts), herbs and spices, unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk, coconut butter. This is not a detailed list of meats, fruits, veggies, etc., but just a generalized list because the Paleo diet is all about eating a wide variety of healthy food.

Foods to be eaten in moderation are oils such as olive, canola and vegetable, soda, tea coffee and fruit juice, dried fruit.

Some of the changes you will notice in your body is that since Paleo food is heavy with nutrients, it may take your body some time to adjust to these changes in vitamin intake. Also, the amount of toxins you take in will be greatly decreased. You should notice increased energy by consuming less carbs as well. Because the diet is high in protein, you will experience less hunger. On this diet, you don't have to eat at set times, but rather only when you are hungry.

The Paleo diet is a simple and natural diet to follow and makes it easy to incorporate gluten free, preservative free, and dairy free recipes into your busy lifestyle. This diet makes big promises and if you follow it faithfully, it will truly deliver.

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