As far as cereal goes – Corn Chex are gluten free and in our grocery store (we have Meijer) there’s a whole aisle with GF food and quite a variety of cereals. We’re also lactose sensitive so we don’t have dairy, period. Goat cheese once in a while – and Rice Milk, Almond milk, Coconut milk … All great alternatives for cereal and baking. (Although rice milk doesn’t have a thickening agent, so it won’t make pudding very well )

For some reason I’ve never cared about calories or fat. Don’t listen to a label, listen to your body. I feel blessed to have somehow blocked those “supposed worries” because I grew up with a calorie counting mom so thats how I was modeled to enjoy food … but it wasn’t very enjoyable.

I’ll do a few posts about breakfasts … we do hardboiled eggs, scrambled … those are my go to’s if we’re in a hurry, but we make quiche and all kinds of things if I have a little time. this morning we had GF french toast. (post coming later today).

You can still have your “sweet” breakfast – just make it GF.

Hope that helps!! Feel free to keep asking questions

Oh, I’m curious, what do you do for breakfasts? We are a cereal family (one of the last processed items we have) and typically eat Kashi brand. But, hubby can’t handle that – between the milk and possibly the gluten. Eggs and sausage? Then what about the cholesterol and sat. fats? Anyways…I’ve rambled and need to stop. Thanks for a great post!

I also just bought a new bread book called ” More Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day”. It’s written by a doctor and a chef. I’ve tried one thing in it so far, and it came out fine. They have a gluten-free section. The neat thing about their technique is you mix it up (no-kneading), then put it in the fridge for up to 14-days and at least overnight. Take some out and bake it when you need it with no more mixing or kneading…neat! and it works. Walmart on line had it for about $18 delivered.

1. Millet Flour – not to be confused with Mullet flour, correct? ; )

Correct! haha. I don’t think Mullet flour exists. Scary.

2. Where would someone even GET potato starch!?

I got Potato Starch from a natural food store, Apple Valley in Holland, but I’m pretty sure Natures Market would have it too – otherwise. Online. And in some bigger stores they carry the Bob’s Red Mill brand flours and such – and you can find it with those too.

3. The Egg Replacement box looks like its form the 1980’s.

Agreed.

4. Please explain the Egg Replacement bit. Can “gluten free” people not have eggs!?

ok. yes we/they can have eggs – some people who are GF are also allergic to eggs, some just choose not to eat them. Depends on how serious the allergy or lifestyle is for a person. I bought it to try because it was in so many of the recipes – and it’s great to have because we actually eat eggs, like, 3 or 4 dozen a week, so when I get stuck … I always have a replacement.

5. What can “gluten free” people NOT eat?

Gluten free is not wheat free. Wheat and gluten are two different things. Most of the time if you’re Celiac (which is intolerant to gluten) you are also intolerant to wheat, but not always. Get tested. If you can’t have wheat along with gluten, you’re choices are pretty slim … We stay away from wheat as well as gluten (most of the time) I still buy store bread when I’m in a hurry.

But it’s pretty much just a grain allergy – so there’s grains we can’t tolerate and then there’s grains we can. Unless you have a broken pancreas, then you can’t tolerate any of them and you stomp your feet in disgust.

I’ll post a list of them here soon.

1. Millet Flour – not to be confused with Mullet flour, correct? ; )

2. Where would someone even GET potato starch!?

3. The Egg Replacement box looks like its form the 1980’s.

4. Please explain the Egg Replacement bit. Can “gluten free” people not have eggs!?

5. What can “gluten free” people NOT eat?

Thanks Martha ; )