Re: Fiber

[Guest guest]

> I was wondering how to incorporate more fiber into the gluten free

> diet. My children and husband all have celiac. Of course, we eat the

> fruits and vegetables, but should I be doing more? The kids don't eat

> beans, I try to hide them, but... Are fruits and veggies enough? I

> thought I had read to use flax seed, does anyone do this? They were

> recently diagnosed and am still trying to learn about the vitamins and

> such they need. Thank you all so much for this group, I have learned

> so much and have made some yummy new dishes.

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Kendra I hide beans in smoothies. If you use white beans no one can

taste them, they take on the taste of the foods they are with and in

a smoothie they add texture. I also grind flax seeds in a coffee

grinder and put them in smoothies.

I am vegan and don't eat any grains. I have been tracking my fibre

intake and it runs between 45 and 60g a day, so, yes, you can get

enough fiber on a GF diet.

I also hide spinach and lettuce in smoothies (I do that in blueberry

smoothies so the kids can't see the color of the stuff I am trying to

hide). If you want to add greens to strawberry smoothies you can add

a piece of beet and that will bump up the red.

Give them fruits and veggies before you give them baked goods. I

think GF baked goods are very bad for us. they lack fiber and

nutrition and all they do is give us a sugar boost.

Shez

[Guest guest]

Not to mention... the breads sit real heavy in the belly! I use to LOVE baked goods... being GF is changing that. Oh yah... we sprinkle flax seed on just about everything. Cheryl in NM Kendra I hide beans in smoothies. If you use white beans no one can taste them, they take on the taste of the foods they are with and in a smoothie they add texture. I also grind flax seeds in a coffee grinder and put them in smoothies. I am vegan and don't eat any grains. I have been

tracking my fibre intake and it runs between 45 and 60g a day, so, yes, you can get enough fiber on a GF diet. I also hide spinach and lettuce in smoothies (I do that in blueberry smoothies so the kids can't see the color of the stuff I am trying to hide). If you want to add greens to strawberry smoothies you can add a piece of beet and that will bump up the red. Give them fruits and veggies before you give them baked goods. I think GF baked goods are very bad for us. they lack fiber and nutrition and all they do is give us a sugar boost. Shez

[Guest guest]

Kendra,

I use flax seeds on toast in the morning. Try the Enjoy Life Brown Rice Bread

toasted

with cream cheese and sprinkle on some flax. It tastes just like a bagel. My 8

yr old

also loves the flax this way.

For those you have to be more sneaky with, try mixing some into your baking.

Also, many

of the GF flours have plenty of fiber in them. If you like the flavor, many

people use

bean flours. I do not care for the flavor of bean flour, but love the flavor of

sorghum -

which also has more fiber I believe. You could try one of those.

Hope this helps,

Cheryl in MN

[Guest guest]

Be sure to GRIND the flaxseed first--otherwise it just goes thru. Our stomachs/intestines cannot digest plain, whole flaxseed. I learned this when I started taking it to bump up my Omega-3's. By grinding the flax, you get all the fiber PLUS the essential oils you need and are paying all the money for! Also, the best flax is the golden flax--seems to have more vitamins/oils.

Laurel>> Kendra,> > I use flax seeds on toast in the morning. Try the Enjoy Life Brown Rice Bread toasted> with cream cheese and sprinkle on some flax. It tastes just like a bagel. My 8 yr old> also loves the flax this way.

[Guest guest]

Here are a couple recipes that I make regularly that prove GF baked goods don't have to be fiber-free or lead-filled or even noticably different from the gluten counterparts. The first, the chocolate chip banana flaxmeal muffins I made for years (in a gluten filled version called "chocolate chip banana bran muffins") that when I went gf was my first conversion recipe. People don't even realize it's not the same recipe. The second is for a snack cake that I found on a South Beach Diet forum that uses canned beans. It's an amazing recipe, high on fiber, protein and taste.

Chocolate Chip Banana Flaxmeal Muffins (NOTE: use only 1/4 cup sugar in the recipe!!! Link has 1/2 cup listed and that's just not necessary.)http://f6.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/oEHZRHpiiGJyiW81_jRLKZX1TUVjYXd91VkyTpUsKP6rb_xa8eLBF7EkaUMq6wdBZihu_mSeFeiIQ4hXc6y5OKp5tq0OLQ/GF%20Recipes/Muffins%2C%20Bars%2C%20and%20Brownies/SillyYaks%20Recipe%20-%20GF%20Chocoalte%20Chip%20Banana%20Flaxmeal%20Muffins

GF Snack Cakes (5 varieties) http://f4.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/oEHZREXCeXNyiW81yPy-6A-4RhttfZKNKbJPWQZ05xYQmentyWNa7FMsbKw6uBu7egd0Yoskqvla_jkDWoY-_vvvxQxgag/GF%20Recipes/Cakes%2C%20Doughnuts%2C%20Cheesecakes%2C%20Pies/Donuts%2C%20Cream%20Puffs%2C%20Snack%20Cakes/SillyYaks%20Recipe%20-%20GF%20Snack%20Cakes%20-%205%20varieties

[Guest guest]

Can't get to the recipes for some reason---would love to try the cc banana one for my 3 yr old celiac daughter. Is there anyway you could post the recipe?

Re: Fiber

Here are a couple recipes that I make regularly that prove GF baked goods don't have to be fiber-free or lead-filled or even noticably different from the gluten counterparts. The first, the chocolate chip banana flaxmeal muffins I made for years (in a gluten filled version called "chocolate chip banana bran muffins") that when I went gf was my first conversion recipe. People don't even realize it's not the same recipe. The second is for a snack cake that I found on a South Beach Diet forum that uses canned beans. It's an amazing recipe, high on fiber, protein and taste.

Chocolate Chip Banana Flaxmeal Muffins (NOTE: use only 1/4 cup sugar in the recipe!!! Link has 1/2 cup listed and that's just not necessary.)http://f6.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/oEHZRHpiiGJyiW81_jRLKZX1TUVjYXd91VkyTpUsKP6rb_xa8eLBF7EkaUMq6wdBZihu_mSeFeiIQ4hXc6y5OKp5tq0OLQ/GF%20Recipes/Muffins%2C%20Bars%2C%20and%20Brownies/SillyYaks%20Recipe%20-%20GF%20Chocoalte%20Chip%20Banana%20Flaxmeal%20Muffins

GF Snack Cakes (5 varieties) http://f4.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/oEHZREXCeXNyiW81yPy-6A-4RhttfZKNKbJPWQZ05xYQmentyWNa7FMsbKw6uBu7egd0Yoskqvla_jkDWoY-_vvvxQxgag/GF%20Recipes/Cakes%2C%20Doughnuts%2C%20Cheesecakes%2C%20Pies/Donuts%2C%20Cream%20Puffs%2C%20Snack%20Cakes/SillyYaks%20Recipe%20-%20GF%20Snack%20Cakes%20-%205%20varieties

[Guest guest]

>> Can't get to the recipes for some reason---would love to try the cc banana one for my 3 yr old celiac daughter. Is there anyway you could post the recipe?

Here's the recipe (with a couple changes, I tweaked some more...)

Chocolate Chip Banana Flax Muffins

Wet:2 eggs (or 1 egg and 2 yolks)1 cup natural apple sauce1/4 c brown sugar, packed and slightly rounded1/3 c milk2-3 ripe, mashed bananas (on shortage days I've even used just one)3/4 c flaxmeal

Dry:1-1/2 cups GF flours 2 tsps baking powder1 tsp cinnamon1/2 tsp Xanthan gum1/4 tsp salt

1/4 c mini semi sweet chocolate chips1/4 c milk chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350. Spray 12 muffin tins.

Mix wet and dry ingredients separately. Add chips to dry. Stir wet into dry till just mixed. Put batter in tins. Bake 26 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before removing.

[Guest guest]

Is Flaxseed the same as Linseed?

I buy "LSA" Which is linseed, almonds and sunflower seeds ground together. It is great. I add it to smoothies, cereal for breakfast, and add it when baking cookies and muffins.

My 10year DD was diagnosed 1 month ago. I was diagnosed this week. My hubby is having biopsies taken today, and our 6 year DD is having biopsies next week. So in a weeks time we will be a totally "Gluten Free" household. I have found it difficult balancing everything the last couple of weeks. Am looking forward to us all eating GF all the time. The 6 year old almost refuses to eat anything with gluten, except cake and cookies, and porriage. She has been begging me to let her eat GF bread!!

I am finding breakfast the hardest meal of the day. And the quick and easy snacks/meals for lunches on weekends. I just don't want to be cooking 3 times a day 7 days a week for ver. I made GF pizza this week and DD loved it, so planning to make more and freeze!! Thinking we may have to invest in a bigger freezer, and then I could spend 1 day a week baking and freezing. I am also finding that I have to spend more time planning meals, and have everything more organised. Can't leave it all to the last minute. I can see the light at the end of the tunnell, and it is already easier than it was a month ago. I just need to organise more and have more in the freezer.

(from Australia).

[Guest guest]

,

Linseed oil is different from flax - different seeds.

As far as cooking.... first, when you buy the extra freezer, I highly recommend

an

upright, not a chest freezer. Then you don't have to keep moving things around

to get at

what you want. No more leaning half into the freezer with your rear in the air.

)

As far as cooking..... enlist help!!!! At 10 and 6, your kids are perfectly able

to do a

great many things themselves. During the summer here, I have been having kids

get their

own lunches together. I just have lunchmeats and veggies stocked along with

other things

and they make their own sandwiches or hot dogs or what ever. My 9 yr old

actually offers

to cook supper from time to time. Granted, it is nothing fancy usually just

hamburger

mixed with baked beans. But then I help him figure out that we still need a

vegetable,

and he chooses on and cooks that too. He can bake a very yummy brownie - in fact

a few

weeks ago he taught his 13 yr old cousin how to bake brownies!

Just like they learn other things, it is not difficult to teach them how to be

safe in

the kitchen. They must cook with me there (and clean up after themselves) but

otherwise,

they can cook when they want. At six, they can start cracking eggs into the pan

and

stirring scrambled eggs or turning over sausage - with you behind them of

course. Before

you know it, they will be a huge help in the kitchen. It is nice to have someone

be able

to stir a pot while you chop something else up.

It also can give a real sense of empowerment to kids - power over their food. My

son is

not as fussy about food when he chooses it and cooks it himself. It can also be

a good

time to just talk with your kids.

Also, when you DO cook, cook large amounts for freezing. I can't bring myself to

do a

whole bunch of cooking once a week. But what I do is when I do make things like

spaghetti

sauce, chili or such, I make a large pot of it. Usually enough for about 3-4

meals and

then freeze the remainders in meal size containers. It does not make much of a

difference

in time to make a large pot than it does a smaller one. I do the same thing when

measuring out ingredients for pizza crusts or cornbreads or such. Measure out

ingredients

for the one I am making, and then measure again into a ziploc bag (or 2 or 3).

That way,

the next time I make pizza, I only have to mix in the wet ingredients and throw

it in the

oven.

Hope this helps,

Cheryl in MN

[Guest guest]

I too had this problem until I completely changed the way we eat at

our house. When I was first diagnosed I threw out almost every food we

had in our house. Then, slowly added back lots of gf foods. I

eventually found pretty good substitutions for all the old non-gf

foods that I used to eat… but I gained too much weight and spent too

much money and time shopping for the right foods.

Then I joined Weight Watchers and began the Core program. On the Core

you can eat as much as you want of certain foods, so I never feel

hungry. Guess what those foods are? Whole, nutritious foods!

It is what every doctor before and after my diagnoses had been telling

me to eat. It just took me a while to figure it out myself. Both my

non celiac husband and I now eat this way. We have never felt

healthier...we are losing tons of weight...shopping is so much easier

and cheaper...cooking is a breeze and I don't feel at all deprived.

It is a big change to start eating this way but it is the first time

having Celiac has made something easier for me. I already had to cut

much of the forbidden foods out of my diet.

There is almost nothing better than a freshly cut pineapple or fresh

fruit salad. All my non Celiac relatives (kids and adults) love to

visit our house because we always have great yummy food. And for me

most of the prep work just involves cutting. And my own kids, now

grown, wish we had been eating this way when they still lived at home.

Good Luck. Hope this helps.

..

>

> Is Flaxseed the same as Linseed?

>

> I buy " LSA " Which is linseed, almonds and sunflower seeds ground

together. It is great. I add it to smoothies, cereal for breakfast,

and add it when baking cookies and muffins.

>

> My 10year DD was diagnosed 1 month ago. I was diagnosed this week.

My hubby is having biopsies taken today, and our 6 year DD is having

biopsies next week. So in a weeks time we will be a totally " Gluten

Free " household. I have found it difficult balancing everything the

last couple of weeks. Am looking forward to us all eating GF all the

time. The 6 year old almost refuses to eat anything with gluten,

except cake and cookies, and porriage. She has been begging me to let

her eat GF bread!!

>

> I am finding breakfast the hardest meal of the day. And the quick

and easy snacks/meals for lunches on weekends. I just don't want to

be cooking 3 times a day 7 days a week for ver. I made GF pizza this

week and DD loved it, so planning to make more and freeze!! Thinking

we may have to invest in a bigger freezer, and then I could spend 1

day a week baking and freezing. I am also finding that I have to

spend more time planning meals, and have everything more organised.

Can't leave it all to the last minute. I can see the light at the end

of the tunnell, and it is already easier than it was a month ago. I

just need to organise more and have more in the freezer.

>

> (from Australia).

>

[Guest guest]

> ,

>

> Linseed oil is different from flax - different seeds.

>

sorry, have to disagree there. here is the dictionary definition of

linseed.

linseed |ˈlinËŒsÄ“d| |ËŒlɪnˈsid| |ËŒlɪnsiËd|

noun

the seeds of the flax plant, which are the source of linseed oil and

linseed cake. Also called flaxseed .

• the flax plant, esp. when grown for linseed oil.

Shez