GF ideas, companies and recipes WAS: 8 yo ds gf and I am so intimidated.

[Guest guest]

Jennifer,

I actually find the vegan diet to be easier now... the GF part was

quite a challenge.... and I understand your son's pain when he says

that he misses, " this and that " however, I remember how bad I feel

when I eat gluten and that " missing " feeling soon goes away...

 

One company that I really like is Glutino, www.glutino.com. I love

their pretzels, pizza breadsticks (I cut them up and they double as

crutons on a salad) and their style oreo's.. I don't think the choc

brand is vegan, but I know the vanilla cookies are and they are

great. Mr. Krispers is a great cracker brand. www.mrkrispers.com I

also like Bob's redmill products (corn bread, brownies, even bread

mix). Let me know if you need anymore brand names that we have tried

and like.... My kids are a 15yo son and a 12yo daughter and we were

on the SAD (standard american diet) up until a couple years ago.

Many of my kids friends love the food that I make.... some won't try

anything new, but many of the kids are really curious...

 

For breakfast they have loaded GF oatmeal, I make the oatmeal in a

pot, add a banana, apples, raisans, cinnamon, a small scoop of PB or

crushed walnuts and ground flax. On the off days, they have smoothies

and granola. See waffle and muffin recipe below (make extra and

freeze for fast meals)

 

For the kids lunches I make a mack egg salad out of tofu, a mack tuna

salad using soaked almonds, hummas, PB & J, fruit and soy yogurt,

bean dip and corn chips... they always get some kind of fresh fruit,

fresh veggies and some kind of goodie. (No bake cookies can even be

made GF and NO ONE can tell the difference)

 

Dinners are based around a fresh salad, generally a lightly cooked

veggie, some kind of brown rice or millet or a gluten free noodle

(Tinkyada is the best - www.ricepasta.com) maybe once a week we have

a tofu dish.

 

A couple things to have on hand is nutritional yeast and Bragg's

Aminos, these are both great for flavoring food...

http://www.bestnaturalfoods.com/nutritional_yeast.html

http://bragg.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index & cPath=5

 

I hope this little bit of information helps you....

 

Kindly,

Sonya

SE Michigan

www.sonyascakes.com

 

 

Choc muffins (could be choc cupcakes or cake)

 

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose GR baking flour (I used Bob's Red Mill GF)

1 tsp xanthan gum

1/2 cup organic sugar

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup rice or soy milk

3/4 cup banana (mashed) (I used 1)

1/3 cup canola oil

2 teaspoons vanilla

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Coat 9x5 inch loaf pan (or 12-cup muffin tin) with cooking spray.

Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, mashed banana, oil and

vanilla. Fold milk mixture into flour mixture.

Scoop batter into prepared pan(s). Bake loaf 50-60 minutes (or

muffins 18-22 mins).

Cool 5 minutes in pan, before serving

 

 

 

Banana Waffles (Chocolate Banana below)

SERVES 6 , 6 waffles

Ingredients

1 large banana, mashed

1 3/4 cups soymilk or rice milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 tablespoon honey or agave nectar

2 cups gluten-free flour (I use Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free All-

Purpose Baking Flour)

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped almond or walnut or pecan (optional)

 

Directions

1

Heat waffle iron.

2

Beat bananas, milk substitute, oil, and sweetener with a wire whisk

or electric mixer.

3

Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until just mixed. Batter may be

lumpy.

4

Fold in nuts or berries or chocolate chips.

5

Spray waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour about 2/3 cup of

batter onto the center of the iron. Close lid.

6

Bake about 5 minutes or until steaming stops. Carefully remove waffle

and serve with non-hydrogenated margarine (I like Earth Balance

Natural Buttery Spread) and real maple syrup or honey. Other serving

suggestions: spread with peanut butter or top with fresh berries and

vegan whipped cream or vegan ice cream.

7

If you have extra batter, either store it in an airtight container in

the fridge for a day or two OR go ahead and cook up some more waffles

and freeze them in Ziploc bags. Then toast for a weekday morning

treat!

 

Chocolate Banana Waffles

Same recipe as above plus

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1/4 - 1/2 rice, soy, almond milk (enough milk for desired consistency)

1/4 cup organic sugar

 

 

 

 

 

, " Robert and Jennifer "

<7wonderfulblessings wrote:

>

> First of all, pat yourself on the back! You are doing what is best

for him.

> We did it quick and pretty painlessly. We went GFCF for 2 of our

boys.

> The one snuck food for a while, but he realized how sick it made

him

> and he has quit. He is 10 now. It's pretty amazing at all the foods

they

> offer now for our kiddos. Pizza dough you can buy individual size

ones

> at my Wegman's Store for less than $5 for 4 in a pack! My boys are

> thrilled. We take some tomato sauce, veggies, rice

cheese " mozzarella "

> and toss in the oven. They love it and have never complained! Just

keep

> a positive attitude about it, and he likely will too! Best of luck!

> -

> mrsalf97

>

> Wednesday, October 08, 2008 2:04 PM

> I need to get my 8 yo ds gf and

I am so intimidated.

>

>

> I guess I'm just worried that I'm going to starve him to death. I

> have so much quilt that he needs to avoid all gluten. I have

celiac

> and my dh has ulcerative colitis (and eats a junk food diet). I'm

> vegan and gf, but I hate that my ds needs to be. We were in the

> grocery store getting junk food to send to my little brother in

Iraq

> and ds was pointing out all the foods he will miss and it made me

so

> sad. Like Oreo's, I miss them and I hate that he will have to. I

> think I will be able to figure out a decent enough pizza dough,

but I

> do worry about other things. I can do this, right? Don't flame

me,

> but it would be so much easier if he would eat meat (not that I

would

> encourage that though).

>

> What will I feed him when we have to pack a lunch or go to a

potluck

> or go camping? I'm fine eating salad or just cooked veggies, but

he

> is not. We homeschool and go on lots of outings, potlucks and now

> with spiral scouts there will be campouts.

>

> I appreciate any words of wisdom.

>

> Shannon

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry Jennifer, this was inteded for Shannon.....

 

, " Sonya "

<talking2sonya wrote:

>

> Jennifer,

> I actually find the vegan diet to be easier now... the GF part was

> quite a challenge.... and I understand your son's pain when he says

> that he misses, " this and that " however, I remember how bad I feel

> when I eat gluten and that " missing " feeling soon goes away...

>

> One company that I really like is Glutino, www.glutino.com. I love

> their pretzels, pizza breadsticks (I cut them up and they double as

> crutons on a salad) and their style oreo's.. I don't think the choc

> brand is vegan, but I know the vanilla cookies are and they are

> great. Mr. Krispers is a great cracker brand. www.mrkrispers.com

I

> also like Bob's redmill products (corn bread, brownies, even bread

> mix). Let me know if you need anymore brand names that we have

tried

> and like.... My kids are a 15yo son and a 12yo daughter and we were

> on the SAD (standard american diet) up until a couple years ago.

> Many of my kids friends love the food that I make.... some won't

try

> anything new, but many of the kids are really curious...

>

> For breakfast they have loaded GF oatmeal, I make the oatmeal in a

> pot, add a banana, apples, raisans, cinnamon, a small scoop of PB

or

> crushed walnuts and ground flax. On the off days, they have

smoothies

> and granola. See waffle and muffin recipe below (make extra and

> freeze for fast meals)

>

> For the kids lunches I make a mack egg salad out of tofu, a mack

tuna

> salad using soaked almonds, hummas, PB & J, fruit and soy yogurt,

> bean dip and corn chips... they always get some kind of fresh

fruit,

> fresh veggies and some kind of goodie. (No bake cookies can even be

> made GF and NO ONE can tell the difference)

>

> Dinners are based around a fresh salad, generally a lightly cooked

> veggie, some kind of brown rice or millet or a gluten free noodle

> (Tinkyada is the best - www.ricepasta.com) maybe once a week we

have

> a tofu dish.

>

> A couple things to have on hand is nutritional yeast and Bragg's

> Aminos, these are both great for flavoring food...

> http://www.bestnaturalfoods.com/nutritional_yeast.html

> http://bragg.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=index & cPath=5

>

> I hope this little bit of information helps you....

>

> Kindly,

> Sonya

> SE Michigan

> www.sonyascakes.com

>

>

> Choc muffins (could be choc cupcakes or cake)

>

> Ingredients

> 1 1/2 cups all-purpose GR baking flour (I used Bob's Red Mill GF)

> 1 tsp xanthan gum

> 1/2 cup organic sugar

> 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

> 1 teaspoon baking soda

> 1/4 teaspoon salt

> 1 cup rice or soy milk

> 3/4 cup banana (mashed) (I used 1)

> 1/3 cup canola oil

> 2 teaspoons vanilla

>

> Directions

> Preheat oven to 350°F.

> Coat 9x5 inch loaf pan (or 12-cup muffin tin) with cooking spray.

> Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.

> In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, mashed banana, oil

and

> vanilla. Fold milk mixture into flour mixture.

> Scoop batter into prepared pan(s). Bake loaf 50-60 minutes (or

> muffins 18-22 mins).

> Cool 5 minutes in pan, before serving

>

>

>

> Banana Waffles (Chocolate Banana below)

> SERVES 6 , 6 waffles

> Ingredients

> 1 large banana, mashed

> 1 3/4 cups soymilk or rice milk

> 1/2 cup vegetable oil

> 1 tablespoon honey or agave nectar

> 2 cups gluten-free flour (I use Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free All-

> Purpose Baking Flour)

> 4 teaspoons baking powder

> 1/4 teaspoon salt

> 1/2 cup chopped almond or walnut or pecan (optional)

>

> Directions

> 1

> Heat waffle iron.

> 2

> Beat bananas, milk substitute, oil, and sweetener with a wire whisk

> or electric mixer.

> 3

> Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until just mixed. Batter may

be

> lumpy.

> 4

> Fold in nuts or berries or chocolate chips.

> 5

> Spray waffle iron with non-stick cooking spray. Pour about 2/3 cup

of

> batter onto the center of the iron. Close lid.

> 6

> Bake about 5 minutes or until steaming stops. Carefully remove

waffle

> and serve with non-hydrogenated margarine (I like Earth Balance

> Natural Buttery Spread) and real maple syrup or honey. Other serving

> suggestions: spread with peanut butter or top with fresh berries and

> vegan whipped cream or vegan ice cream.

> 7

> If you have extra batter, either store it in an airtight container

in

> the fridge for a day or two OR go ahead and cook up some more

waffles

> and freeze them in Ziploc bags. Then toast for a weekday morning

> treat!

>

> Chocolate Banana Waffles

> Same recipe as above plus

> 1/3 cup cocoa powder

> 1/4 - 1/2 rice, soy, almond milk (enough milk for desired

consistency)

> 1/4 cup organic sugar

>

>

>

>

>

> , " Robert and Jennifer "

> <7wonderfulblessings@> wrote:

> >

> > First of all, pat yourself on the back! You are doing what is

best

> for him.

> > We did it quick and pretty painlessly. We went GFCF for 2 of our

> boys.

> > The one snuck food for a while, but he realized how sick it made

> him

> > and he has quit. He is 10 now. It's pretty amazing at all the

foods

> they

> > offer now for our kiddos. Pizza dough you can buy individual size

> ones

> > at my Wegman's Store for less than $5 for 4 in a pack! My boys are

> > thrilled. We take some tomato sauce, veggies, rice

> cheese " mozzarella "

> > and toss in the oven. They love it and have never complained!

Just

> keep

> > a positive attitude about it, and he likely will too! Best of

luck!

> > -

> > mrsalf97

> >

> > Wednesday, October 08, 2008 2:04 PM

> > I need to get my 8 yo ds gf

and

> I am so intimidated.

> >

> >

> > I guess I'm just worried that I'm going to starve him to death.

I

> > have so much quilt that he needs to avoid all gluten. I have

> celiac

> > and my dh has ulcerative colitis (and eats a junk food diet).

I'm

> > vegan and gf, but I hate that my ds needs to be. We were in the

> > grocery store getting junk food to send to my little brother in

> Iraq

> > and ds was pointing out all the foods he will miss and it made

me

> so

> > sad. Like Oreo's, I miss them and I hate that he will have to.

I

> > think I will be able to figure out a decent enough pizza dough,

> but I

> > do worry about other things. I can do this, right? Don't flame

> me,

> > but it would be so much easier if he would eat meat (not that I

> would

> > encourage that though).

> >

> > What will I feed him when we have to pack a lunch or go to a

> potluck

> > or go camping? I'm fine eating salad or just cooked veggies,

but

> he

> > is not. We homeschool and go on lots of outings, potlucks and

now

> > with spiral scouts there will be campouts.

> >

> > I appreciate any words of wisdom.

> >

> > Shannon

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >