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Adjusting to A Celiac Diet

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

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If you learn that you must adapt to a celiac diet you will need to change your lifestyle, not just your diet. Fortunately, more and more information is available about how to live gluten-free. You’ll also find many new gluten-free products and more helpful labeling from manufacturers.

For starters anyone with signs of gluten intolerance should become familiar with certain gluten-free staples to keep around. These are ingredients that can be substituted for the common gluten-containing flours to create more satisfying gluten-free recipes for you and your loved ones.

Gluten creates the distinct texture in baked goods because it traps pockets of air. Gluten gives dough its elasticity and helps keep baked goods from crumbling and falling apart. Sometimes it is also utlizied to quickly thicken various sauces.

Substituting gluten-free flours alone won’t make up for these lost attributes. When using a gluten-free flour mixture a gluten substitute should be added to the mix to imitate the qualities of real gluten. Two common gluten substitutes are xanthum gum and guar gum. These can generally be found online or in a health or natural food store.

It’s also useful to keep a quality flour mixture and gluten substitute easily available to you. A gluten-free flour mixture consists of a blend of gluten-free flours. You may want to try a few to find the gluten-free flour mixture you enjoy the most. Then when you’re ready to bake just add a gluten substitute to the blend and you are ready to go.

DISCLAIMER: I do hope my writing my simple story helps somebody reading this blog, but please note that I am not a doctor so you should consult with a medical doctor before taking any medical advice from the World Wide Web.

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