Req: help with gluten free diet

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » September 14, 2004, 11:36 am

My gf has developed a nasty gluten allergy and as a result can't consume anything with wheat gluten in it. This includes, surprisingly, "modified food starch" (which is usually made from wheat products) or soy sauce (which has more wheat than soy in the US per ingredient labels).

Does anyone else here have this problem and can you recommend any good alternatives to wheat and flour?

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » September 20, 2004, 3:06 pm

anyone?

Pherr the Dorf · Post by **Pherr the Dorf** » September 20, 2004, 3:26 pm

Tamari is wheat free soy
Try your local health food store, they will have your best options

Kguku · Post by **Kguku** » September 20, 2004, 3:33 pm

You might try this

[google]gluten free diet[/google]

Google is your friend.

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » September 20, 2004, 3:59 pm

Kguku wrote:You might try this

[google]gluten free diet[/google]

Google is your friend.

Thanks Captain Obvious?

Was wondering if anyone here had any tips or suggestions that worked for them or family members with gluten allergies but I certainly appreciate the info...

Arundel Pajo · Post by **Arundel Pajo** » September 21, 2004, 11:18 am

A friend of mine's girlfriend has a similar problem, though I think she's barred from eating certain other foods, too. Her solution is to eat a whole lot of asian food, much of which apparenlty has little to no wheat gluten.

You might look for different types of soy sauce, too. As I understood it, she could eat certain imported types, but not locally marketed types... Beats me...

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » September 22, 2004, 11:46 am

http://www.bobsredmill.com/catalog/inde ... uct_ID=199

Bought a bag of that last night, going to give it a try for breading on fried chicken and for making a roux for crawfish etouffee.

Lynxe · Post by **Lynxe** » September 25, 2004, 10:17 pm

If you are still stuck PM me. I have a doctor friend with the same allergy

She curses on me for tempting her husband with my homemade bread!

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » October 12, 2004, 7:13 pm

My father has been allergic to wheat for 20 years or so (as well as a long laundry list of other foods) and has learned to adapt.

Spelt is low in gluten and there are a lot of products out these days using spelt. Its a godsend for my father. Your friend should check out local health food stores, maybe talk to them about the allergy. The lady than runs the shop my dad goes to told him about a local bakery that made fresh spelt bread.

Beyond that, its just a matter of creative substitution.