Journey into this world of coeliac disease

[gorkabear]

Well, so far almost a week being officially a coealiac and I'm currently taking this in a more festive way.

For instance, I already baked my first loaf of gluten-free bread which turned out... Not so good. Taste was very good, as I used a ready-made mix, but it was too chewy. This isn't easy to get, since you have no actual ellastic proteins to hold

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[excessor]

We recently invited some friends over for dinner and after everyone had accepted, one guest casually mentioned in an email, “By the way, I have celiac disease so I don't eat gluten.” I took it as a challenge.

What I discovered is that the range of sensitivity to gluten is enormous. You've probably thought of this already, but it seems to me that you can start with as gluten-free a diet as possible, and then gradually add one thing back and see how you react. I would find it helpful to know my own gluten threshold.

Some of the gluten-free products I bought (like chips) were terrible and highly over-priced. But some were pretty good and we buy those normally now.

Good luck with this. I know it's not easy.

[gorkabear]

Interesting!
My sister in law (who is a nurse) prepared a nice cold lunch for Sunday and she used that fake crabmeat (surimi) which turns out is 25% flour so I couldn't try her deviled eggs (they're good), her seafood paté (which is also very good) and something she did with a bechamel sauce. Anyway, I had other good stuff.

I'm lucky and unlucky at the same time, since I don't notice any difference. I was told to go ahead with the standard gluten-free with "substitutes". But I've met a child who gets instant diarrhea one hour after he has been "polluted" with gluten.

[kent4str]

Welcome to the world of gluten intollerance. I've been dealing with it for about ten years now, and it still sucks. Be very careful measuring when you bake - tiny proportions can make a world of difference. I'd advise you on things and brands, but, of course, I'm in the US so I doubt there's a lot of overlap (but if you visit the US you've got a safe place to stay!). And try lots of brands of stuff - they're very different.

And rice is usually cheap, and gluten-free.

Good luck!

[gorkabear]

Hello fellow no-glutener

[isledemoi]

Do you have a bread making machine? Perhaps it was just you first try with these baking ingredients and the next time will be better. I hope it at least smells nice during baking.

[gorkabear]

Yes, I got one last year as a birthday present. We washed it deeply and bought a bread mix.

I've checked some sites and most people are fond of two mixes, one is actually very affordable. Fresh yeast is now quite available (and affordable!) and is usually made with rice flour, therefore it's safe.

Anyway, my first gluten-free loaf was just a little undercooked, hence I'm trying the manual mode next time

[tilia_tomentosa]

So what's in that bread instead of wheat or rye?

Wow, the Vatican is even crazier than I thought.

[gorkabear]

Rice and corn flour with xantan gum

Yes, the Church is crazy!

[fitfool]

One of my friends is doing a paleo diet and had cut out wheat products so for her pasta dishes, she's been using things like spaghetti squash or zucchini instead. Says it's really good though I haven't tried it yet myself. But it looks really good! Look at this sample:
http://nomnompaleo.com/post/5695132949/zucchini-spaghetti-meatballs

And this week, I made a mushroom rice dish that I think is gluten free that I think tastes fabulous. I'll post that for you soon.

[gorkabear]

Yes, the easy way for coeliacs to get carbs is via rice and potatoes, which are also quite good foods on their own (as long as it's not a cheese and butter loaded risotto or paella drowning in oil or french fries).

I'm quite unsure about this paleo-diet thing. Although it's got plenty of interesting features, restricting yourself too much is... too much. However, cutting on processed food looks quite ok to me.

I was trying to convince my partner to try those zucchini noodles, as they're now quite unexpensive and good looking from the market. Maybe this weekend! Thanks for the tip!

[fitfool]

At the moment, I can't imagine eating a paleo diet. I'm too much of a carb fiend still. On the other hand, I'm happy to try some of the recipes because a lot of them look delicious.

I've been posting up a storm on zucchini recipes too since we're going through a lot of them at the moment too.

[gorkabear]

If you run out of ideas: tortilla de calabacín, I think they call it "zucchini fritata".

Also, my mother in law prepared one recycling leftovers: diced zucchini, onion, peppers and fish!