When a gluten free diet gets mentioned as a course of treatment by the doctor's office, so many people all of a sudden feel like everything they eat is now off-limits. After all, no bread, no pasta, waffles and pancakes, cakes and cookies, donuts and pies..., almost all of these are part of their normal every day diet.
But then somebody mentions pre-packaged salad dressings, sausage and deli meats, canned/jarred sauces and gravies are also off limits. When is this list ever going to end?
With time and education though, you will find many of these things aren't truly off-limits because every single one of these items can actually be prepared (or often bought) entirely free of the gluten protein. The difference here is just some simple changes needed to be made in the list of ingredients. By changing up the list, almost any recipe can end up with very close if not better final results with experience.
Another Way To Go Gluten Free
Being unfamiliar with all the terminology, a newly diagnosed individual also has no reason to realize many of the normal every day foods have no gluten in them at all anyway. If you stick to purchasing organic fruits and vegetables, raw nuts and seeds plus fresh grass-fed beef and poultry (plus their eggs), the advantages you will reap in your health can and will far outweigh the inconvenience you might feel now from abstaining from a few simple ingredients. So to begin your new lifestyle, choose from some of these common sources instead:
But then somebody mentions pre-packaged salad dressings, sausage and deli meats, canned/jarred sauces and gravies are also off limits. When is this list ever going to end?
With time and education though, you will find many of these things aren't truly off-limits because every single one of these items can actually be prepared (or often bought) entirely free of the gluten protein. The difference here is just some simple changes needed to be made in the list of ingredients. By changing up the list, almost any recipe can end up with very close if not better final results with experience.
Another Way To Go Gluten Free
Being unfamiliar with all the terminology, a newly diagnosed individual also has no reason to realize many of the normal every day foods have no gluten in them at all anyway. If you stick to purchasing organic fruits and vegetables, raw nuts and seeds plus fresh grass-fed beef and poultry (plus their eggs), the advantages you will reap in your health can and will far outweigh the inconvenience you might feel now from abstaining from a few simple ingredients. So to begin your new lifestyle, choose from some of these common sources instead:
- dairy products like cheese chunks or cheese sticks, yogurt and cottage cheese all make excellent snack time choices
- fresh eggs or egg substitutes
- peanut, almond, cashew or pecan butters. All nut butters you make yourself are gluten free but if purchased yours, check the ingredient label to be sure there was no additives or fillers used in their recipe also.
- raw seeds are also an excellent source. Choose from pumpkin, sesame and sunflower seeds or butters.
- all fresh fruits and vegetables are safe.
- combine dried fruits, nuts, seeds and coconut to make your own trail mixes.
- quinoa, millet, almond and rice are all gluten free flours along with many other varieties. These can be used to replace almost any of the normal flour-based items you commonly are used to preparing. Combination flours often must be used to get the best final results but a good quality gluten free cookbook can be used to quickly and simply guide you into transitioning to gluten free cooking and baking.
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