A Few of My Favorite Things

I have been compiling a list of brands and items that I have found helpful in living the GF DFI lifestyle. In a previous post I listed a few items and here are some more.

Baking Items
Namaste All Purpose Flour - I really like this one as they already have the Xanthum Gum added
Gluten Free Bisquick - who knew!!!
King Arthur GF Chocolate Cake Mix - you don't even know you are eating gluten free. This is one of the best cake mixes I have ever used.

Pasta
Bionature - I have used the penne and rigatoni. I served it to family and I don't think they knew the difference.

Drinks
Mexican Coke - made with real sugar (why can't they just make it all with real sugar???)
Blue Sky Ginger Ale - made with real sugar and very tasty

These things have made the transition a lot easier. There will be more to come in the future as I continue this journey.

Comments

HFCS - Stop from relabeling to Corn Sugar

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2011/03/high-fructose-corn-syrup-is-not-corn-sugar-corn-refiners-association-.html?EXTKEY=I91CONL&CMP=OTC-ConsumeristRSS Please read the link above. I am asking people to contact their Senate and House Reps to stop this from happening. This will cause a lot of issues with people who have DFI as we can have corn sugar but not HFCS. This will mean we may never really know what is in our food. Let's hope the FDA will reconsider this proposal. Thanks is advance for your help to stop this.

Thai Inspired Lettuce Wrap

This has been a crazy week for me. I have been in rehearsals and now performances of Carmina Burana with the MN Orchestra. (FYI - there are still tickets for performances on Saturday and Sunday) Since I am singing, I do not want to have a heavy dinner. It just makes the high notes flat! So I am opting for a more substantial late lunch. I love Thai food and have been craving it but since it can be heavy I felt inspired to create these lettuce wraps. Thai Inspired Lettuce Wraps Ingredients 1 tsp ginger (grated on a microplane) 2 cloves garlic (grated on a microplane) 2 tsps of red chili paste (I used Thai Kitchen Roasted Red Chili Paste) (feel free to add more) 1 lb ground turkey breast Canola Oil enough to cover the bottom of the pan For the wrap Romaine Lettuce Leaves Cilantro Radishes sliced Fresh Lime In a medium skill, add the oil, ginger, garlic and chili paste. Stir until the oil gets slightly hot and the items are combined. Add in the turkey. Mix tho

HFCS Rant

Since being diagnosed with DFI, I have been reading labels more closely. Not to say I didn't before but now I am reading labels on things you would never suspect HFCS to be added in. So here is my rant. Why does HFCS need to be added to beef consome, saltine crackers, cream of mushroom soup??? Was this how the recipe was intended?? I have made beef consome and mushroom soup from scratch and never once did the recipe call for HFCS. Why does it need to be added to Crystal Light drink mixes? Isn't this suppose to be a low calorie drink that encourages people to drink more water. How can this be helpful? I really hope the food industry becomes wise to exactly what adding this to products that don't need it is doing to our diets. Yes there is some personal responsibility and we should be informed consumers. BUT COME ON!! I would have never guessed HFCS would be in these items until I really read the label. I even have to ask about the coating on my med

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