Gluten Free?

Steph0871

Hey ladies. I haven't posted over here in awhile.... but I had a question.  Are any of you following a gluten free type diet? If so, do you have any good resources for recipes or foods to eat/not eat, etc?

raynes

I've been following a mostly wheat free diet as of late (well through the week, I've been slipping on weekends), but other than just upping my veggie intake I've been relying on Google for some recipes.

This site looks like it's got a whole bunch of tasty looking wheat free recipes: http://www.danispies.com/

anne.azano

my sister in law switched to a gluten free diet because her son can't have gluten.  And although it's hard, she feels much better in terms of digestion and has lost weight very easily (since it's restrictive).  I've been inspired by her to cut back on gluten, not entirely, but I think it's made it easier to keep off the weight I lost before the wedding.

AGriffin620

I follow a gluten free diet, but only because I have to.  I am not on it for weight loss, but because my doctor put me on it due to food allergies.  I started about five or six months ago, and found most of my information by googling "gluten free" and "celiac disease".  I was amazed at how many foods contain gluten or "additives" that have gluten in them. 

There are a lot of cookbooks and online recipes for gluten free food.  You will find that you'll have to cook a lot more, because a lot of restaurants don't serve gluten free food.  You would be surprised at what contains gluten (even soy sauce!).  Crazy, huh?

beckster5551

AGriffin620- There is a AWESOME soy sauce out there that is gluten free. I can't remember the name right now....but it's my fav! My mom has has celiac disease for about 10 years and I was raised with a semi-wheat free diet.

I would recommend googling for recipes. I know that there is a great recipe for meatloaf that uses rice, not bread crumbs.

HTH!

Steph0871

Meadow- do you have any good online resources? I've been trying to find a good "safe and not safe" list  I did WW for a little while, and I think I'm spoiled because there are so many WW resources out there!

GracefulMeadow86

i dont know of any specific website for this, as most of what ive learned has been from searching for hours and hours for information. if you are looking for the basics, ive heard the gluten free bible (book) is a great resource...not sure if they have that online. otherwise, i can draft up a list of what helps me and send it to you in the next few days...

would that help?

AGriffin620

I'll have to check out the Walmart brand soy sauce.  That's pretty funny.  We do keep the gluten free Tamari in our house, as well as Braggs Amino Foods, which is very close to soy sauce (that mainly goes in our cooking).

If you ever have any questions, Steph, please let me know (you can message me).  I'm always researching, because I am a total "foodie".  I love food, so changing my diet was really tough, but the adjustment has made a world of difference in my health.  I hope it helps you, too, and that you figure out what's going on with your body! 

GracefulMeadow86

ive never tried the walmart soy sauce, but use tamari all the time.

food for though about the walmart soy sauce --- i researched it and looks like some people had glutening-like reactions to it...so i think ill stick with tamari
http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/26411-walmart-great-value-soy-sauce/

slubkin

I thought I might have a wheat allergy and bought a cookbook that's called "You won't believe it's gluten free" on ebay for pretty cheap.  They have a lot of baking recipes using alternative flours in case you can't seem to cope with cutting baked goods out of your diet.  She uses different types of flour to make the same recipe and then discusses how the different flours affect the end result.  I thought it was pretty cool.

vhalbeck

If you're a brownie addict, these are really good- glutan free!!

http://www.pure2raw.com/2010/04/gluten-free-vegan-brownie-sandwich/

apintowedding

Has anyone seen any real weight loss success by going Gluten Free? Do you feel healthier? Interesting topic!

Speechie1970

My FH is vegan (not gluten free though) but one of our favorite websites is vegetariantimes.com.  You can search their thousands of recipes with a gluten free parameter.  I know you will love it.  They are the best resource out there for tons of ideas.  You can also sign up for a once weekly email of a gluten free recipe.  They also have magazine called Vegetarian Times.  If you see it in the store pick it up and look towards the back for a page with a chart.  There will be a row marked "gluten free" and any GF recipe will be checked.  Good luck!

GracefulMeadow86

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_gluten?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:238Discussion:3414d4de-d529-4075-8efc-c9ac96ca35b0Post:9db4aec6-ad48-45ea-8598-987a0fa28bb2">Re: Gluten Free?</a>:
[QUOTE]Some people, who are gluten intolerant, end up losing a ton of weight while they are eating gluten, because they can't keep the food with gluten in their system (their body refuses it).  When they cut gluten out of their diet, they start gaining their proper body weight back, because their body can finally soak up and retain the proper nutrients it needs.
Posted by AGriffin620[/QUOTE]

yeah...this was me. except then i kept gaining...hence im on WW and on this board :P

GracefulMeadow86

awww thank you! its def my favorite from our wedding

it sucked that have the weight-gaining celiac experience, but im still happier and healthier than i was before when i was malnourished, even though im significantly heavier. but im working on that

iamsteph

I'm glad I saw this thread! I started eating gluten free last weekend after one of my celiac antibody tests came back positive.  I was bad and had pizza tonight for dinner though and now my stomach is KILLING me So if anyone has a good gluten-free pizza dough recipe I would love to have it! Bread recipes too!

AGriffin620

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_getting-shape_gluten?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:238Discussion:3414d4de-d529-4075-8efc-c9ac96ca35b0Post:c10ed51f-fb5f-4057-a638-ed9b7aca08a8">Re: Gluten Free?</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm glad I saw this thread! I started eating gluten free last weekend after one of my celiac antibody tests came back positive.  I was bad and had pizza tonight for dinner though and now my stomach is KILLING me :( So if anyone has a good gluten-free pizza dough recipe I would love to have it! Bread recipes too!
Posted by iamsteph[/QUOTE]

I don't really know of any pizza dough or bread recipes yet, but I'm slowly learning what to use when baking.  Whole Foods has some good breads and doughs that are already made.  They also have bagels.  I'm excited, because we found this bread maker at Macy's that actually has a gluten free option button.  I hope we get it, because we are definitely registering for that one!