I could use some advice?!
I could use some advice?
I have been having some health problems for awhile, and my doctor just told me I am allergic to wheat and soy, which are the main staples of my vegetarian diet. He is testing me for other allergies too. What the heck am I supposed to eat? I have been avoiding the soy and wheat since last week, and admit that I feel better, but I am fed up with potato and rice. Does Anyone else have this problem?
Answers:
Check out this list of other whole grains: http://www.livrite.com/nc/wholegrains.ht...
In place of soy for protein, the grains are a great source but include nuts, seeds and beans.
I suggest seeing a nutritionist to get all the correct facts though. Avoid advice from beebs, she is not a vegetarian and honestly makes A LOT of things up. Her advice might end up hurting you.
Yes.
I am supposed to be on a gluten free diet.
I just ignored it and haven't changed a thing. I'm a fussy enough eater at the best of times without removing the last of what I DO eat from my diet!
Food is my guilty pleasure!
Good on you for trying to stick it out, you're stronger willed than I am!
I can relate-I have multiple food allergies as well, but I manage to maintain my veggie lifestyle just fine. Feel free to email me and I can give you some tips and recipes. Dont be discouraged, it can be managed!
There are quite a few gluten free products in shops - look for those suitable for coeliacs, they may be ok - many are veggie.
Beans, refried on corn torillas, in soup with barley, in burgers with ground oats. Chick Peas in fallafel and hummus. Lentils in dahl with curry and cauliflower, in nut loaf with sweet potatoes, in soup with veggies. Quinoa is a delicious grain that is a complete protien. Nuts are really good in stirfry if you add them at the last minute. Do you eat eggs? they are a great and readily avaible protein. Good luck, it is really hard to cut out both soy and wheat, they are in almost every processed food. I hope that you stick with it.
you can make milks and flours out of lots of beans or grains, just not all will be white.
For milks-You can cook beans or grains or nuts and run them thru a blender with the cooking juice and strain them with a fine strainer (lentil milk is good, but greenish black...I like it with a little salt) (some milks add sweetner and vanilla or cocoa). You could use white beans or red kidney beans or chickpeas, etc. You can buy almond milk or rice milk (or make them).Oat milk makes a good milk . There is also coconut milk that you can make (boil the pulp and strain) or buy..
For flours- (roast beans first in a skillet or oven) (grains don't have to be roasted, not sure if beans have to be or not..but they can be). Grind grains and beans and nuts or flax in flour mill or coffee grinder.Or you can buy flours in a health food store.Oat flour you could probably make in a blender with oatmeal.
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Here are some oat milk, oat cream and oat ice cream that I worked on a long time ago..it is a little gummy...you could substitute some of another milk to cut down on gummy..
Liquefied Oatmeal, Oat Milk and Oat Cream Recipes for Oatmeal-In-Disguise
(Proportions are for a 1 gallon recipe of Oatmeal-In-Disguise)
Liquefied Oatmeal (need approx 5 ? cups for 1 gallon of ice oatmeal)
2 1/8 cups oats
4 ? cups water
? tsp. salt
? cup sugar
1 tray of med ice cubes (medium tray containing approx. 1 cup of water)
OR ? tray of large ice cubes (large tray containing approx. 2 cups of water)
Bring water and salt to a boil, add oats and cook for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, let cool 5 minutes, add sugar and stir in. Add ice cubes. Stir in and allow them all to melt. When oatmeal is neither too hot nor too cool to work with, place in 1 cup proportions in a blender at a time, and gradually increase speed from grate, grind, etc. to liquefy. Pour into a separate bowl and continue until all the oatmeal is liquefied.
OAT MILK (need 4 ? cups for 1 gallon of ice oatmeal)
(Basic proportions- 1 cup liquefied oatmeal to 2 cups water to 1/6 cup sugar to ? cup oil)
In a 5 cup blender mix and blend well:
1 ? cups liquefied oatmeal
3 cups water
1/6 cup sugar (2 ? TBSP)
3/8 cup corn oil
Set aside in a separate bowl, until needed.
Oat Cream (need 6 cups for 1 gallon of ice oatmeal)
(Basic proportions- 3 1/3 cups liquefied oatmeal to 1 cup water to ? cup sugar to 2/3 cup oil)
In a 5 cup blender mix and blend well:
3 1/3 cups liquefied oatmeal
1 cup water
? cup sugar
2/3 cup corn oil
Pour into a separate container and set aside until needed (add the sixth cup below in also).
Then for the SIXTH cup of Oat cream (i.e., only using a 5 cup blender)blend:
3/4 cup liquefied oatmeal
? cup water
1 tsp. sugar
1 TBSP corn oil
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Peach Oatmeal-In-Disguise (1 gallon recipe) (fake ice cream)
This is apparently heavier than ice cream, so you need to triple the original ice cream recipe to double the results.
6 generous cups crushed fresh ripe peaches (approx. 12 med. Peaches)
1 cup sugar
3/8 tsp. almond extract
3 cups sugar
3/8 tsp. salt
6 TBSP flour
6 TBSP corn oil (for egg substitute)
4 ? cups oat milk (see recipe)
6 tsp. pure vanilla extract
6 cups oat cream (see recipe)
See recipe for liquefied oatmeal and make that, then from that make the oat milk and oat cream (see recipes).
Combine peaches with 1 cup sugar and almond extract. Set aside.
Combine the 3 cups of sugar, salt and flour in a saucepan. Blend in the corn oil and ? cup of the oat milk. Add remaining oat milk and cook over low heat until mixture coats a metal spoon, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and cool.
Stir in pure vanilla extract and oat cream. (Add 2 cups of water if you want it to fluff up more and stir in.)
Pour into a 1 gallon freezer can. Place can in freezer tub. Cover with lid. Put on gear case and adjust it until the handle turns easily. Pack with coarse ice cream salt and crushed ice. Turn the crank (if non-electric) until it begins to slightly resist, the mixture is then half-frozen. Remove the gear case. Wipe off lid so that no salt gets into the ice cream.
Remove lid and add crushed peaches.
Cover with lid, adjust gear case and pack with salt and ice as in above proportions. Turn crank (if non-electric) with increased speed until it is too hard to turn. (Iced oatmeal is frozen at this point.)
Remove gear case, lid and dasher. Pack down ice cream with a spoon. Either repack ice cream in another container, or cover can with a piece of cloth or aluminum foil. Replace lid. Cork or cover hole in top of lid. (Drain water out and packed ice.) Put ice cream in freezer for several hours to firm. Makes approx. 1 gallon.
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Recipe for 4 Gallons of various flavors of Fruit Oatmeal-In-Disguise
(Mix together the basic batter as before, cook, cool and divide into 4 portions.)
(Mix each portion of fruit separately with its sugar and almond extract (if called for).
Set aside 4 bowls for each flavor of fruit:
In each bowl put:
6 cups crushed fruit
1 cup sugar (see below , some fruits take more sugar)
***3/8 tsp. almond extract, if the fruit is peach or cherry, otherwise omit***
Other Ingredients:
12 cups sugar
1 ? tsp. salt
24 TBSP flour (1 ? cups minus 1 TBSP)
24 TBSP corn oil (1 ? cups minus 1 TBSP)
18 cups oat milk
(6 tsp. pure vanilla extract PER EACH GALLON PORTION, when called for. It depends on fruit.)
24 cups oat cream
See recipe for liquefied oatmeal and make that, then from that make oat milk and oat cream (see recipes for those also) and set each aside until called for in recipe.
Combine each fruit with 1 cup sugar (depends on fruit …see below) and IF PEACH OR CHERRY FLAVOR, almond extract. Set aside.
Combine the 12 cups sugar, salt and flour in 8 qt. saucepan. Blend in the corn oil and 3 cups of the oat milk. Add remaining oat milk and cook over low heat until mixture coats a metal spoon, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and cool. DIVIDE INTO 4 EQUAL PORTIONS.
Stir in pure vanilla extract (6 tsp. per each portion) WHERE CALLED FOR BY TYPE OF FRUIT INVOLVED , and 6 cups of oat cream in EACH of the 4 portions. (OPTIONAL-Add 2 cups of water per each portion to make the ice oatmeal fluff up more.) Follow the rest of the directions for making ice cream from the original recipe. Just make 4 batches.
FLAVORS:
Peach: 6 cups crushed peaches
1 cup sugar
3/8 tsp. almond extract
(ok to use the vanilla extract in batter)
Blueberry: 6 cups crushed fresh or frozen blueberries (approx. 2 of 1 lb packages)
1 ? cups sugar
(omit almond extract, and omit vanilla extract from batter)
Note-crush blueberries by pushing with a metal spoon into a mixer gently)
Bing Cherry- 6 cups fresh or frozen bing cherries, pitted and cut in halves (approx 3 of 12 oz. packages)
1 cup sugar
3/8 tsp almond extract
(ok to use vanilla extract in batter)
Applesauce and Cinnamon- 6 cups of unsweetened applesauce (half chunky and half smooth)
1 ? cup sugar
cinnamon to taste (about 6 tsp)
(omit almond extract)
(ok to use vanilla extract in batter)
Strawberry- 6 cups fresh or frozen strawberries, cut in halves (about 2 of 1 lb packages)
1 ? cups sugar
(omit almond extract)
Note- if vanilla extract is used in batter, it gives a banana-type flavor to the strawberry ice
oatmeal. This is neither good nor bad, just interesting.
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Bean Recipes
http://www.americanbean.org/recipebook/h... (U.S. Dry Bean Council)
http://www.calbeans.com/recipes.html... (California Dried Beans board)
http://www.recipe-source.com/fgv/beans-g... (bean and grain recipes)
http://www.recipe-source.com/fgv/bean-sa... (bean salads)
http://www.chezbettay.com/basics_beans.h... (cooking times for various beans)
http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/20/besa... (chickpea omelette)
http://www.veganrepresent.com/forums/arc... (bean bread, vegan)
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Grain recipes links
Amaranth recipes
http://www.ivu.org/recipes/extras/amaran...
http://chetday.com/amaranth.html... (scroll down for recipes)
http://www.nuworldamaranth.com/content/r... (lots of recipes, incl. Breads)
http://www.wheatandgrain.com/recipes.htm... (pancakes and muffins and cake)
Barley recipes
http://www.albertabarley.com/recipes/ind...
http://www.hamiltonsbarley.com/recipesal...
http://www.idahobarley.org/barleyrecipes...
Buckwheat recipes
http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipe/ingred...
http://www.thebirkettmills.com/recipes/r...
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?fo...
Grain Cooking and cooking times
http://www.chezbettay.com/basics_grains....
Oat flour recipes
http://www.completerecipes.com/78297.htm... (oat flour muffins..sub egg replacer and oat milk with vinegar for buttermilk…(try this)Use ? TBSP (1 ? tsp.) apple cider vinegar to ? cup coconut milk or oat milk. Let stand a few minutes. (For single recipe)
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,195,1591... (oat flour pancakes)
Quinoa recipes
http://www.quinoa.net/recipes/holiday_re... ( wheat free quinoa stuffing)
http://www.quinoa.net/recipes/recipes.ht... (quinoa recipes)
http://www.gfrecipes.com/quinoa.txt... (quinoa recipes)
Spelt Recipes
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spelt-noodl... (spelt noodles..try using olive oil for eggs and some xanthan gum for aeration if desired)
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/very-simple... (spelt bread)
http://www.sfn.saskatoon.sk.ca/business/... (lots of recipes, incl pie crust, pancakes, bread, banana bread)
http://www.histakes-spelt.com/site/14133... (spelt bread, banana bread, rolls)
http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/grains/sh... (shitakke with spelt)
http://www.pkdiet.com/recipespeltporridg... (spelt porridge)
http://www.wheatandgrain.com/recipes4.ht... (bread, waffles, cookies, rolls, pie crust)
Teff recipes
http://www.teffco.com/ (place to buy teff flour online)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/b000edm6bo?tag=... (teff for sale online)
http://www.teffco.com/recipes.html... (look to tiny links at right side)
http://chetday.com/teff.html (scroll down for recipes)
http://marilee.us/teff.html (link page to teff info and a few recipes)
http://www.cybermacro.com/macrobiotic_re... (teff recipes..scroll down)
nope
What about oat ?Good for heart , lots of fibres.
What about buckwheat?No fear of gaining weight .
Ask your doc whether you're allergic to these.
Long beans,french beans,legumes?