Gluten & Wheat free diet... what can you eat??

[SmileyBJ]

Im needing to go onto a gluten and wheat free diet due to health reasons... am finding it hard to think of meal ideas though! :o

Can anyone help me out with things I can eat as snacks or meals Im able to make please??

The majority of all my meals have alot of pasta, noodles, thickeners, breadcrumbs, cereals, flours etc... :rolleyes:

:eek: Oh, and can i eat chocolate still!!???

[SammieSnail]

Go to your local healthfood store or the healthfood section of your supermarket, you'll find many alternatives.

There are wheat free and gluten free pastas and snacks, and alternatives to thickeners for use in cakes etc.

[missie_mack]

You can buy gluten and wheat free pasta in woolies just in the pasta aisle. Gluten free breads can be made and you can buy wheat and gluten free flour or just rice flour for other items. Dh has quite a few relatives with coeliacs and they all said the best thing they did was join the local coeliacs society so they could find all the best local places with sausages and making fresh breads etc etc

I make a great jelly slice with arnotts rice cookies used in the base too :yes: :D

[WorkingClassMum]

Who has recommended wheat free and gluten free?

WF & GF is really quite easy once you get into the swing of it

Most supermarkets now carry a great range of suitable foods, and so do many health food shops.

Read the labels on everything - even if it was ok last week, it doesn't mean that the ingredients haven't change - got caught by this on a while ago.

Good luck

[workin'mumof2]

Im needing to go onto a gluten and wheat free diet due to health reasons... am finding it hard to think of meal ideas though! :o

Can anyone help me out with things I can eat as snacks or meals Im able to make please??

The majority of all my meals have alot of pasta, noodles, thickeners, breadcrumbs, cereals, flours etc... :rolleyes:

:eek: Oh, and can i eat chocolate still!!???

mm vegie chips.. yummy :D they are gluten free and wheat free and lots of different flavours if you like. ( i stick to the plain ones for my son)
there is gf pasta, there is gf bread you can make from a packet mix or from scratch. there are a few cereals and gf flours. so you can coat chicken in that.. it tastes the same.:D

not sure about choc but i have seen gf choc but i always though choc itself what part could have gluten:confused:

but as wcm said look at the labels. and make sure its gluten free.

we have to be very sure for my son. as gluten upsets his stomach and gut even more now if it accendently gets there. and also his concentration is poor.

hope it goes well for you

[SmileyBJ]

Thankyou all muchly. Ill survive as long as I have chocolate lol.

[Booo]

Hey there how about


Steak Chilli Con Carne (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/3748/steak+chilli+con+carne)
Oven-baked chicken risotto (gluten-free) (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/5060/oven+baked+chicken+risotto+gluten+free)
Balsamic steak with chilli, shallot & rocket (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/20430/balsamic+steak+with+chilli+shallot+rocket)
Potato, herb & cheese focaccia (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/9393/potato+herb+cheese+focaccia)

O and I found a few recipes I thought you may like Chocolate Maccaroons (http://www.cuisine.com.au/recipe/Chocolate-macaroons)help with the choccie and sweet cravings. And they look devine, I might have to go make some now :chef: Lol, I cook for alot of Coelics so recipes are everywhere :)

More Sweets Recipes

Chocolate and Pecan Brownies (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/3305/gluten+free+chocolate+pecan+brownies)
Gluten-free scones with jam & cream (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/3312/gluten+free+scones+with+jam+cream)
Moist Chocolate Cake (http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/819/moist+chocolate+cake)

[SmileyBJ]

Thanks Boo, those chocolate and pecan brownies sound delish!!! :D

[Booo]

I must say I'm astounded how well you've taken such news! And I'm really happy you've already accepted it. Alot of people I cook for with a coeliac issue actually go through a depression stage because to some people it was like losing a pet dog or something because food is soo important and now they had to change at least 1/2 their lifestyle for this change in their body. Luckily chocolate is still on the menu

Its very easy to find recipes that are gluten free and I wish you all the best with the diet and hopefully it'll work for you. :)

[SmileyBJ]

Thanks Boo... I think im so open about it as Im willing to try anything at all just to feel better. My health has been shocking and is getting worse and worse... if cutting out wheat/gluten works, then im willing to sacrifice things...