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Grass Jelly A Cooling Dessert

Grass Jelly is an Asian dessert in a black cube made from a plant called Platostoma palustre. The grass jelly is made from liquid form. It is a jelly with a bitter flavor. This dessert is eaten chilled. You can add fruits and other items to the dessert to make it fun.

History of the Grass Jelly

The grass jelly originated in China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. This dessert cools the body temperature great for the summer.

Nutritional Value of Grass Jelly

The jelly has great dietary fiber; it acts as an energy booster. This has vitamin and mineral fantastic to fight against cancer. The jelly is thirst quenching.

Grass Jelly Plant

How can you tell grass jelly is fresh? Grass jelly has a smoky undertone. The plant is in the mint family a perennial herb. The grass is dried and boiled for 8 hours. After the plant is done boiling, the liquid becomes a black liquid like a black tea. Add starch, the jelly turns into a jelly to a solid form. After the starch dissolves, the jelly becomes chewy.

Benefits of the Grass Jelly

Helps the digestive system to work properly
soothe throat
helps with condition that cause diarrhea
improve blood pressure condition
improve constipation
help with bloating

How to Prepare The Dessert

This dessert is eaten with sugar syrup and evaporated milk. You can add various fruits like mango, cantaloupe, or berries. Or, you can have the grass jelly in a beverage.

The Grass Jelly is a wonderful dessert to have in the summer time.

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Paraffin To Help With Joint Pain

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Paraffin To Help With Joint Pain

What is Paraffin Wax?

Paraffin is a clear substance made from petroleum, coal or oil shale. It is made of a combination of hydrocarbon molecules. At room temperature, it is in solid form. When used in high heat, the substance turns into a liquid. Paraffin is used in many items like electrical, insulation, and candles. Paraffin was originated in Germany.

What is the Purpose of Paraffin?

Paraffin has a moisturizing and hydrating effect, it helps to treat hands, cuticles, and feet from dehydration. Paraffin is good for fantastic for sore joints and muscle. The heat treatment helps with the soreness.

What can Paraffin Treat?

Paraffin is beneficial for those with painful or stiff hands due to arthritis, or from osteoarthritis, or fibromyalgia. The heat from the paraffin helps to improve blood circulation, good for stiff muscles and painful stiff joints. The heat will relieve inflammation and sprains.

Different Ways to Use Paraffin Wax

You can dip your hand or foot in the paraffin wax. If the heat is too much, scoop the paraffin in a plastic bag. Once cool, put your hand in a bag. Allow the paraffin wax to surround your hand or foot. Another option, place a sheet or thin cloth into the paraffin warmer. Allow the sheet to absorb the paraffin and slowly place the sheet onto your hand or foot. This would help to hydrate hand or foot.

Procedure

1. Turn on paraffin warmer.

2. Put a block of paraffin wax in warmer.

3. Let the paraffin melt. Note: it can get quite hot. Be very careful

4. After the paraffin wax turns to liquid. Scoop it in a plastic bag. Let it cool.

5. Then, place your hand in the bag. Wrap towel around the plastic bag. Leave paraffin on for 20-25 minutes. If you are using the paraffin for yourself. You can put the wax back into the warmer. Recycle the wax.

Avoid Paraffin if you have the Following

Poor circulation

Numbness in the hand and feet

Diabetes

Rash or open sores

Paraffin wax is almost in everything from lipsticks to candles. It is known to treat many physical conditions from injuries to muscle soreness to dryness. The heat treatment is very beneficial for the body.

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Should Toddler Take Multi-Vitamin?

adminNovember 25, 2018March 3, 2021Leave a comment

My daughter enjoys eating when it comes to food she would eat a large amount but she can be a picky eater. There was a time where she treats vegetable as an enemy. I had to encourage Char to take just one bite or bribe her with a treat. It was tough. She didn’t want to drink water as well. After getting her involved with soccer, she was better with drinking water. If my daughter is a picky eater, was she getting enough nutrient? Should toddler take multi-vitamin?

Reason to Give Your Toddler Vitamin

If the toddler has a restricted diet like an allergy or is a picky eater, it would be beneficial to the child. If the child has a dairy allergy and can’t drink milk would lack Calcium, a multi-vitamin is the only way to ensure the child has all the necessary vitamins.

What to Consider for a Multi-vitamin

-a multi-vitamin for the right age group (toddler)

-the correct dose of the vitamin not extra because it is dangerous

-kids should know the gummy vitamin is not a candy

-multi-vitamin should not replace nutrient from food

Important Vitamin and Minerals

Vitamin A – energy production, metabolism, healthy circulation, and nervous system

Calcium – build strong bone and child’s development

Iron – build muscle and important healthy red blood cell

Multi-vitamin does help to ease Parent’s mind who are concern about their child not having a balanced meal. It is important for a child to have a multi-vitamin if they are picky and not getting enough nutrient to help them with their development.

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Gluten-Free Bread for Breakfast

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Gluten-Free Bread for Breakfast

I have been attempting to make a loaf of bread. I love the aroma of freshly baked bread. Imagine, the things you can make with a loaf of bread. Grill cheese, BLT, and peanut butter sandwich. When I first found out my daughter was sensitive to gluten; I wanted to learn to make a loaf of bread.

Issues with Gluten-free Baking

The very first time I made gluten-free bread, it felt like I was eating a loaf of brick. I might be exaggerating but it was definitely not airy. Not like what I had before. There were a lot of things my daughter cannot have so I want her to have her favorite peanut butter on toast. I know she loves her carbohydrates, which gluten sensitivity difficult for my daughter. I looked everywhere and I tried some recipes I finally found a very tasty one.

Gluten-free Loaf Recipe

Gluten-free flour blend:

1 1/3 cup brown rice flour 1 1/3 cup tapioca flour

1 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 tbsp potato flour

Instruction:

Mix all the flour in a large bowl.

Bread Recipe

Ingredient:

gluten-free flour blend 1tbsp xantham gum

1 tbsp applesauce 2 tsp salt

1/2 cup milk 3 large eggs (room temperature)

1/4 cup butter(room temperature) 2 tsp apple cider vinegar(room temperature)

1/3 cup honey 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast

2 cup warm water

Instructions:

You would need 2 pan loaf of 8-inch bread pan. Spray pan to prevent the bread from sticking.
In a large bowl, put in active yeast in 2 cups of warm water. Mix well. Let it sit.
In another bowl, add gluten-free flour blend mixed earlier. Then, add the following xantham gum, applesauce, salt, and milk. Mix together.
In another bowl, mix together eggs, vinegar, and honey. Pour into the dry ingredient a little at a time. Mix together.
Put blender on low speed. Slowly add in the yeast into the mixture. Then, mix on medium speed. After everything is mix together.
Pour the batter into the pans. Smooth the top of the dough with a wet spatula for a smoother appearance.
Put a shower cap to cover the top of the bread pan to let the dough rise. Allow the dough to rise for one hour. Pre-heat the oven at 375 degrees.
Afterward, place the pan in the middle rack. Bake for 50-55minute. Note: you can use the toothpick test to see if the loaf is ready. If you stick the toothpick into the loaf, the dough does not stick to the toothpick. The bread is ready.

This bread recipe is very different from the ones I had tried, it did not crumble. The bread have a springy texture. My daughter loves having this with her peanut butter spread on top. I glad she is able to enjoy her toast.

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Why do we have Red Bean Dessert?

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Why do we have Red Bean Dessert?

What is red bean dessert good for? It is perfect to have it cold in the summertime and hot in the winter time. You can add various ingredients to the red bean dessert too, however, the way you like the dessert. Chinese have this dessert regularly and it is very nutritious, good for your health.

Nutritional Value

This red bean dessert is rich in vitamin B and E. It contains minerals such as magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, and manganese.

Chinese Nutrition

This dessert helps to remove any coldness from the body. The coldness is due to partaking cold food regularly. There are times your body cannot tolerate a large amount of cold food, therefore, your body does not react well. Then, you would need to eat something to balance out your body. Red bean helps with constipation.

Red Bean Variations

You can add red bean with either date, lotus seed, and sago, or coconut mill and logan.

History of Red Bean

Where does the red bean come from? They are a seed from a flowering plant called legumes. The bean comes from pods. It is very important to cook the bean before eating. This is the safest way. And the bean would be too hard to chew without any cooking.

Red Bean Dessert Recipe

Ingredient:

1 cup red adzuki bean 1/2 cup sugar ( or rock sugar)

1 1/2 tbsp. tapioca pearl 6 cup water

Instruction:

Soak red bean overnight.
Fill a pot with water. Once boiled, add red bean. Turn down the heat. Allow it to simmer for one hour. Stir regularly.
Add the sugar. When the sugar dissolves, add tapioca pearl. Cook for 15-20 minutes. Stir constantly.
After the tapioca become translucent. If the dessert too thick, do add more water. Let it cook until desired thickness.

Red bean dessert is fantastic for everyday dessert. This dessert is great for an upset stomach. This dessert is not too sweet and is versatile; it has many benefits for the body.

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Bean Curd Dessert

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Bean Curd Dessert

Bean curd dessert is popular Asian. It is fantastic for the fall or winter time. If you find your throat being dry, this is great to soothe your throat. Bean curd skin has another name known as aka yuba or tofu skin. This is good for cooler or drier weather. It has moisturizing properties. Bean curd dessert is popular with Chinese. A light dessert. If you prefer soy drink or tofu you will enjoy this dessert.

Recipe

Timed1/2 hour – 1 hour

Ingredient:

100g dried bean curd skin

8 cups of water

100g sugar (or you can choose rock sugar)

2 eggs (beaten)

Direction:

Soak the bean curd skin to soften in water for 5-10 minutes.
Fill a pot with water. Allow boiling. Add in the dried bean curd.
Turn down the heat. Cook the bean curd for 30 minutes. Stir regularly.
Add sugar. Let it simmer for 3 minutes.
Pour the beaten eggs into the dessert. Sir.
Allow the dessert to cook for 5-10 minutes.
Turn off the heat.
Allow the dessert to cool.
Enjoy

A Benefit of the ingredient

Gingko nut – used often in Chinese dishes. It can be used in dessert or in an entrée dish. Gingko is used to treat a chronic cough, insomnia, issue with concentration, restlessness, and irritability.

Gingko nuts and Job’s tears

You can add these two ingredients. If you decide to add these items to the dessert, do add them before the dried bean curd. Allow the gingko nuts and job’s tears to cook for 30 minutes.

Balance the Body

If you decide to add barley, it acts as a cooling agent for the body. It helps to balance the body from the bbq food, late nights and fried food the body is not taking well to.

Versatile Dessert

You can do a lot with dessert. It can be eaten either hot or cold. You can add gingko nut or barley. This dessert is versatile and healthy for the body to help balance the body and a tasty treat.

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Gluten-Free Can Cause Nutritional Deficiencies

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What are some of the nutritional deficiencies?

If you are deciding to switch to gluten-free, it can cause nutritional deficiencies. The bread product with gluten provides a high amount of B vitamins. Unfortunately, gluten-free is not fortified with B vitamins. Women who are thinking of having children or who are pregnant should be more aware if they are on a gluten-free diet.

The Vitamins and Minerals Lacking from Gluten-free Diet

Vitamin B12

Thiamin

Riboflavin

Niacin

Vitamin B6

Iron

Vitamin D

Calcium

Concerned about Low Amount of Vitamins?

You can take a gluten-free vitamin to ensure you have a sufficient amount of vitamins and minerals.

Prefer Vitamin and Mineral From Food

B6 – This vitamin fight against infection and help any all nerve function, move

Folate – Produce new cell, help prevent deformity in babies. Folate is in spinach, asparagus, brussel sprouts, broccoli, and peanut.

Vitamin D – Body produces vitamin D when in contact with the sun. The following items have vitamin D dairy, cereal, and orange juice.

Calcium – Calcium is good for bones. It is in dairy, tofu, canned fish with bones and orange.

Iron – Iron is important for red blood cells. It moves oxygen around the body. Beef, turkey, oysters, tuna, soybean, and legumes.

Vitamin B 12 – this vitamin helps to fight against exhaustion. Vitamin B12 maintains nerve and blood cell health. What you can eat to increase the amount of vitamin B12 in your system is to consume meat, fish, and dairy.

Thiamin, riboflavin, niacin – these vitamins give off energy. They convert food to energy for the body. The items to increase the above vitamin are beans, lima bean, potato, acorn squash, meat, and almond.

When trying to eat a balanced diet, it might not be enough. It is difficult to consume enough to fulfil the required amount of vitamin levels needed so what you can do is to take a multi-vitamin.

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Fall Warm Comforting Lotus Root Soup

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Fall Warm Comforting Lotus Root Soup

When I was little my Mom would always make lotus root soup. I love the flavor it is extremely tasty and a comforting soup. I feel warm, and cozy after having the soup.

Benefit:

The soup is cooling and it helps to remove body heat or balance the body. This balances the chi. The soup is soothing and nourishing.

Recipe:

Ingredients:

2 pound pork bone

1 pound lotus root

2 slice of ginger

10 cup of water

salt and pepper for flavor

2 tbsp green bean

1/2 dried cuttlefish

1 tbsp red bean

Instruction:

In a pot, boil a pot of water. This is used to blanch the meat. Once the water boils. Cook for another minute. Then, rinse the meat.
Peel and cut the lotus root into chunks.
Add all the ingredients to the boiling water. Let it cook. If the water gets low, add hot water to the pot of soup.
Let the ingredients cook. After the ingredients boil, turn down the heat. Let the soup simmer. Cook the soup for 3 hours.
Add salt and pepper for flavor.

Why do you blanch the meat?

This is to get rid of the blood clot and remove the pork smell. Once you change to a new pot of water, you remove the scum layer sitting on the surface.

About the Ingredient:

Green bean – add more flavor to the soup. This makes the soup sweeter.

Red Bean – This thickens the soup. Red bean has a high amount of fiber, protein, and antioxidant.

Lotus Root – This root is in season in the fall. This root is in high in fiber, vitamin, and mineral. It is good for blood circulation and helps to lower cholesterol.

Dried Cuttlefish – It is not a fish. A squid. It contains a large amount of vitamin C, calcium, potassium, and zinc.

This soup is great all year round. Some Chinese soup recommend to be made in summer while other in the winter time but this one can be made all year round. What else can you use the lotus root, you can stir fry it with vegetables. Lotus root has multiple purposes.

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Bakery Gluten-free in Vancouver BC

adminOctober 14, 2018March 3, 2021Leave a comment

I am looking into the gluten-free bakery in Vancouver. There are things an experienced or professional baker will make better than a housewife. I have tried one bakery but there is a list of bakeries I would like to try. There is a list of bakery gluten-free in Vancouver BC.

List of Bakeries

1. Fairy Cakes Cupcakes

Fairy Cakes provides delicious baked treats made with the highest quality ingredients from using organic and fair-trade ingredients. Always Vegan. Always Peanut and Nut Free. Allergen friendly for everyone!

The Gluten Free Epicurean
- The bakery make Gluten-free products fresh daily from a donut, pizza, and sandwiches. This bakery uses organic brown rice flour. They have dairy free, nut free, free from refined sugar, grain free, choice of paleo and vegan option.
Lemonade Gluten Free Bakery
- 100% gluten-free bakery. Lemonade Gluten Free Bakery uses all natural ingredients such as organic quinoa, millet flour, sorghum, and corn flour. The baked goods they make does not contain any additives and no preservatives.
East Village Baker
- This bakery has diverse gluten-free baked goods and has vegan options.
Panne Rizo Gluten Free Bakery
1. The baked goods are made from the traditional method. They baked cookies, cake, and pastries which are made from the finest ingredient. Sugar free cake or low sugar cookies.

What to Know about Gluten Free Bakery

How did some of the gluten-free bakery start their bakery? Some bakery started with bakers who were self-taught and some were handed down from family. Some bakery hires a baker. And, some bakery starts from scratch.

Bakery

Bakery approach baked goods differently some have their own special blend and some use only one blend for all baked goods.

Source of Product

Bakery who bake gluten-free baked goods has trouble with selling products at a lower cost. A regular bakery can purchase flour wholesale but gluten-free flour can be more challenging. The cost of the gluten-free flour cost more. It is difficult for bakeries to keep the cost down.

How Gluten-Free Bakery Started

Most of the Bakeries might have personal experience with gluten-free sensitivity or have a family member who has gluten-free sensitivity. They will have a greater understanding the struggles customers faced. Some bakers started with baking gluten-free baking for a friend or a family member. Bakers started with their love for baking.

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Small Nutritious Bite Size Snacks

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Small Nutritious Bite Size Snacks

My husband has been working really late due to crazy deadlines. He has been really exhausted and has been working lots of overtime. With the crazy deadlines, sometimes he doesn’t have a lot of time to eat. I wanted him to have with little hassle. He needs something to keep him going. Something he can just pop in his mouth and is not messy. I found these small nutritious bite-size snacks for him.

Gluten-free Energy Bite

Benefit:

These bite-size snacks are pack with full of nutrient. It contains proteins, good fat, fiber, and good carbohydrate. It energizes and contains low Calories. The snack is easy to pack and is small in size. Some require baking and some don’t require baking. The snack does not require a lot of time to make. Extremely healthy made from the natural source of energy. The snack is portable. The nutrient allows slow release and longer affect with the ingredient and protein. It is not high in sugar so there is no sugar crash. Plant-based protein. The ingredient allows you to feel full and energized.

Should There be a Limit:

Energy ball is healthy but there should be a limit on the amount to have. Don’t overeat. You should have it in moderation.

When to have Energy Ball:

Energy ball can be consumed before and after a workout. If not exercising, you can consume these after breakfast and in between lunch and dinner.

What is the Energy Ball Good for?

This snack prevents from getting too hungry. There is no caffeine crash.

Recipe:

1 cup oatmeal (dry)

1/3 cup honey

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup dark chocolate chip

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp. chia seed

2/3 cup coconut flakes

1/4 cup chopped walnut

1/4 cup flax seed

Instruction:

Mix all ingredients together.
Refridgerate for 20mins.
Use a spoon to scoop out.
Roll the ingredients into a ball.

My husband and my kids love these small bite size snacks. They are delicious.

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Gluten-free Bread and Muffin

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Gluten-free Banana Bread and Chocolate Chip Muffin

Gluten-free Bread and Muffin. My kids love banana bread especially when the banana is very ripe. I have been trying to find different breakfast items for my children. Sometimes they get bored of certain foods easily so I need to switch to a different item to keep things interesting. I am trying to save money by making my own breakfast item. This recipe allows me to make two items by splitting the batter in half. I can make banana bread and chocolate chip muffin. I haven’t attempted but I want to freeze some of the muffin or the banana loaf. These would be too much for my family we wouldn’t be able to finish everything before it expires.

Switching to Gluten-free Helped Me to Make Better Choices

When I was learning about gluten-free, it was very different. However, gluten-free has forced me to make dishes I have been putting off. It pushes me to experiment with more in the kitchen. Gluten-free has made me choose better option healthier option for my family.

Banana Loaf and Chocolate Chip Muffin

1 3/4 cup gluten-free flour

6 tbsp. cornstarch

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp kosher salt

7 tbsp. unsalted butter (have at room temperature)

2 egg (have at room temperature)

3 banana (ripe)

1/2 cup chocolate chip

1 tsp xantham gum

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 sugar or honey

1 cup Greek yogurt

Instruction:

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Make loaf and muffin. In a bowl, add flour, cornstarch, xanthum gum, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Mix together.
In the center, create a well. Add butter, yogurt, banana, and egg in the center. Mix together. Mix well.
Split the batter into two. One batter is for a loaf and the other is for the muffin.
Spray loaf and muffin pan. Pour the batter for the loaf.
Mix the chocolate chip into the batter for the muffin.
Use an ice cream scoop the batter into the muffin pan. Put pans in the oven.
Bake the loaf for 30mins and the muffin for 20-25mins. After 20min turn the oven to 325 degrees. If the muffin is brown on the surface, use a toothpick check. If the dough does not stick to the toothpick, then it should be ready. Remove from oven.
Bake the loaf for another 10-20min. Check the loaf after 10mins to see if it is ready.
Remove from oven after the loaf is ready. Let it cool.

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How to Avoid Gluten

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How to Avoid Gluten

When choosing pasta, what you can have instead is rice or zucchini noodle.
If you want oatmeal, attempt gluten-free oatmeal instead.
Bread, you can look at bread made from rice flour or almond flour.
How about wraps they are usually made from wheat try corn wraps.
What can you have instead of wheat there are flourless options or to use cornmeal.

What to Know about Food Labels

Ingredients to look for on the food label and avoid.

flour
triticum vulgare
triticale
hordeum vulgare
secale cereal
triticum spelta
malt
spelt
wheat germ
wheat protein
semolina

What to make When you have very little Time?

What to do when you have been rushing around all day dealing with kids. Not a lot of time. Maybe only 10-15mins to cook. You need to feed hungry little ones. What can you make with very little time.

omelet
nuts
veggie and hummus
gluten-free corn chip with cheese

Preparing Meal at Home Main Focus on Gluten-Free

When you start to eat gluten-free option, it can be a lot to take in. After you become comfortable with 2-3 dishes, you can make slight changes by changing the spices or changing the protein or vegetable.

Roast with rosemary carrot and onion
Bake chicken thigh with roasted garlic and pepper spice
Beef stew with lentil potato and peas

You can start off with a simple dish or something you like. Just experiment.

Saving Money with Gluten-free Choices

What you can do to save money when starting gluten-free is to add more vegetables to your dishes. Try to spend more time in the kitchen, you can make your own snacks. Choose one meal with bean, chickpeas or lentils.

Gluten-free Breakfast

When you think of breakfast, it usually contains carbohydrates. What you can have instead is the following:

salmon with gluten-free cracker
yogurt with nut
bowl of fruit
omelet
avocado with gluten-free toast

It is best to start small with eating gluten-free rather than to overwhelm yourself.

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Gluten-Free Starting with Simple Baking

adminSeptember 22, 2018March 3, 2021Leave a comment

Gluten-Free Starting with Simple Baking. When I started learning about my daughter’s gluten-free sensitivity I decided to bake. A simple loaf of bread since I want to buy some ingredients to bake from scratch. I did buy a couple of different baking ingredients gluten-free flour, almond flour, cornmeal, etc. Then, I can make different things from French toast to a sandwich.

I found a very simple recipe. Unfortunately, once I mixed everything together and baked it the next day it gets crumbly. I couldn’t apply any types of spread on the bread. It was tough. I never knew without gluten it would make that big of a difference. And, the rice makes the bread crumbly. I attempted different recipes but they all seem to do the same thing. Maybe I need to try different types of flours. It was quite stressful how a simple loaf does not turn out the way I want it.

For now, I just buy my loaf from Costco they seem reasonable in price. I’ll attempt a loaf again at another time. At home, I mostly bake gluten-free breakfast items they really didn’t require non-crumbly texture or texture is not as important. I make banana chocolate chip muffin, banana loaf, pancake, cornbread, and quiche.

What I want to attempt the next time for gluten-free baking are blueberry breakfast oat bars. The recipe use gluten-free oats and gluten-free oat flour. I have never used oat flour before. It will be interesting to use something different.

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How to Prevent Crumbly Bread

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How to Prevent Crumbly Bread

How to prevent bread from being crumbly. Most of the gluten-free baking is with rice flour. The best is to choose fine milled rice flour. It will blend well and mix well with other the other ingredients.

Xantham Gum

What is Xantham Gum? You see it mix with flour or by itself. What does it do? It acts as a thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier. When you bake gluten bake goods wheat is used with gluten-free products you use xantham gum. It is a wheat substitute. Xantham gum allows bread to stretch, hold and bubble, giving stickiness to bread. Then, the bread will stay intact. this ingredient preventsa the bread from being crumbly. Tip: if the baked good is crumbly add a little more xantham gum. A small amount goes a long way.

Careful not to Overbake

Take the baked good from the oven before it drys out. Use a toothpick to test bread if it is ready. If the toothpick comes up with dough stuck to it is not ready.

Dryness makes Bread Crumbly

Make sure the batter is moist not too dry. It is better to have the batter more moist or wet. The dryness causes the bread to be crumbly.

The Issue with Baked Goods

Muffin:

Problem:

crumbly add more egg and add more xantham gum

dense add more leavener

dry add more liquid or sour cream

gritty let the batter sit 30mins before baking

Pancake:

Problem:

Dense, gummy Cook low temperature, cook longer

Cake:

Problem:

greasy add sour cream, or cream cheese to reduce fat

dense reduce fat and add more liquid, add more baking powder,

gummy center reduce oven temperature, baker longer, reduce the liquid

edge cake tough wrap cake side and edge with parchment paper

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Food With Gluten You Didn’t Know About

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Food With Gluten You Didn’t Know About

There are everyday foods that you didn’t know that can contain gluten.

Gluten Product:

You might want to look more carefully at the ingredient list. Any product you purchase while doing your grocery shopping. You might be surprised what contains gluten.

Barley, Breading, Brewer’s yeast, Bulgur, Durum, Farro or Faro, Agraham Flour,

Hydrolyzed wheat protein, Kamut, Malt extract, Malt syrup, Malt flavoring or malt vinegar,

malted milk, matzo, matzo meal, modified wheat starch, oatmeal, oat bran, Oat flour,

Whole oats, Rye Bread and flour, Seitan, Semolina, Spelt, Triticale, Wheat bran, Wheat flour,

and Wheat Germ.

Products to Watch for Gluten

You might be surprised how almost everything you use contain gluten from sauce to seasoning.

Beer, Bread, Broth, Cereal, Cookie, Cracker, Chocolate, Flavored coffee,

and tea, Imitation bacon bits, medication, processed foods, Salad dressings,

Sausage, Marinades, Gravies, Seasoning, and Soy sauce.

Staying Gluten-free Can be Easy

Non-celiac intolerance does get easier. Some do get sensitive with slight gluten. Some do react badly with a larger amount of gluten. The best diet for someone with gluten sensitivity for a better health. It is best to eat gluten-free, vegetable, fruit, dairy, lean meat, fish, seafood, beans, and nut. With starch options, there are many choices. They are potato, corn, rice, soy, quinoa, millet, flax, chia, and nut flour. It is best to have fresh unprocessed food for a better health.

Household Products with Gluten

There are many manufacturing products you might not know that contain gluten. You will be surprised even non-edible can contain gluten. Wheat is an very important binding ingredient. The everyday products you use at home can contain hidden gluten you may ingest depending on what they are such as lip balm, toothpaste, mouthwash, products, etc.

In the beginning, it might be a lot to process to know what has wheat and what doesn’t. Over time, you will learn to know which products are safe to use. And you will learn which brands are safe for someone with gluten-free sensitivity.

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How to Narrow Down Allergies

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How to Narrow Down Allergies

My daughter reacts to gluten products and now she might be sensitive to something else. My Doctor told me to keep a food diary to write down everything my daughter is eating to narrow down what is reacting to. I didn’t really know how to approach this unknown allergy my daughter might have. I found a diet online to help me determine what my daughter might be allergic to the elimination diet.

What could this elimination diet do

What you do is to remove foods you have a sensitivity to. And you reintroduce them to your body, later on, to watch for how your body reacts to the food.

How to Get Started with the Diet

When you test your body’s reaction to the food your body might cause bloating, rash, and itch. Once you find out what you are allergic to you can avoid that item.

Step 1

For two to three weeks, you remove the item you think might have a negative reaction to. You remove items people tend to be allergic to such as nuts, corn, soy, dairy, citrus fruits, nightshade vegetables, wheat, food with gluten, pork, eggs, and seafood.

Stage 2

What you do next is to re-introduce the food you avoid for two to three weeks. You have one item at one time for 2-3 days to watch how you would react to the item. Some of the symptoms could be skin reaction or rash, joint pain, headaches, feeling tired, trouble sleeping, issue with breathing, bloating, stomach pain, and bowel habits.

Things to Avoid During the Elimination Stage

Starchy foods: Avoid wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats and, bread. Avoid gluten products.
Meat and fish: Avoid processed meats like cold cuts, beef, chicken, pork, eggs, and shellfish.
Fats: Avoid butter, margarine, hydrogenated oils, mayonnaise, and spreads
Sugar and Sweets: Avoid sugar (white and brown), honey, maple syrup, corn syrup, and high-fructose corn syrup, agave nectar, desserts, and chocolate.

I am going to try this elimination diet on my daughter to determine what she is allergic to.