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Finding out that you must follow a gluten free diet can be a challenge. Facing this challenge with a positive attitude, creativity and resourcefulness, however, may soon have you thinking that your diagnosis is a blessing in disguise. Listed below are five advantages of following a gluten free diet:
(1) Preparing your own food. Difficulty finding or affording readily available gluten free products may force you into the kitchen. Not only is cooking your own meals the best way to identify the ingredients going into your food, but you will often get the added bonus of paying less for the same foods.
(2) Stressful symptoms disappear. Many people find out about gluten sensitivities because they experience gastro-intestinal problems such as excessive gas, bloating, or diarrhea. Fortunately, following a gluten free diet is the only “treatment” most people will need.
(3) Removing gluten from your diet may benefit other areas of your life. Conditions that result from Allergies, such as eczema, headaches or malfunctions of the immune system are often alleviated along with the gastro-intestinal symptoms caused by gluten.
(4) Forced Meal Planning. Meal planning is a great way to create and stay within a food budget. Furthermore, gluten allergies force you into mindful eating, which means you are less likely to indulge in unnecessary snacking.
(5) Exposure to a variety of nutrients. Almond, chickpea, coconut and hemp flours are all extremely nutritious alternatives to flours containing gluten. Unless forced to seek them out, many people are unaware of their existence or how to use them in recipes. With a little effort and ingenuity, you can use these flours to create delicious foods that allow you to enjoy new tastes, textures and nutrients.
Following a gluten free diet does not have to be approached with drudgery. In addition to the many books, products, websites and cookbooks written to accommodate gluten sensitivities, you may find making the switch to a gluten free diet as doable as switching from coffee to tea.
What else can I help you with?
What has more gluten spelled or all purpose flour?
flour has more gluten; spelt is gluten free.
What is worest starch or gluten?
is starch more bad then gluten
Is spelt gluten?
Spelt is not gluten free, but it has a lower gluten strength. It is easier to digest than wheat because it is more water soluble.
Which flour has more gluten than cake flour?
Bread flour has more gluten than cake flour. Gluten is the protein in flour that produces elastic, stretchy dough and chewy breads.
5 things that can affect gluten formation?
1) The type of flour used, bread flour has the highest protein content and therefore the highest gluten formation. 2) The amount of fat in the dough. Fat inhibits gluten formation. 3) Water. Gluten will absorb roughly double its weight in water. More than that hinders gluten formation. 4) The method of mixing. As a general rule, more kneading equals more gluten. 5) Leavening. Yeast fermentation stretches gluten and makes it stronger and more elastic. 6) Temperature. Gluten forms best between 70 and 80 degrees (21 to 27 Celsius) 7) Other additives. Salt aids in the formation of gluten. Bran inhibits gluten formation. Milk has an enzyme which inhibits gluten formation and should be scalded before being added to a bread dough.
Are alfalfa sprouts gluten free?
Yes, alfalfa sprouts are gluten free. Gluten is a special type of protein found in a number of grains such as rye, wheat, and barley. The alfalfa plant is not a cereal grain. For more information about cereal grains: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal and for more information about gluten: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten.
What does shortening do to gluten when added to bread dough?
Shortening make the doughs for bread more workable and renders the final product more tender, and moist. Practically, thd fat shortens the gluten development and the length of the gluten strands when the flour is stirred with that moisture (so, they are called shortenings). Ever noticed the gluten structure form too much and the dough to be very sticky on over mixing, this is due to excessive gluten production from the proteins glutenin and gliadin. This is shortened by shortening. This problem is more in wheat breads which contains more gluten than others like rye bread. Hope it helps
Is it possible to make a cake without flour and use vital wheat gluten instead?
No. Vital wheat gluten is the primary ingredient of wheat gluten (seitan), used by vegetarians as an alternative to meat. You can use a little vital wheat gluten to increase the gluten content of cakes, but you cannot make cakes solely with vital wheat gluten. Wheat gluten is used to provide stickiness or sponginess when using whole grains that have insufficient gluten by themselves, or to increase the chewiness of breads. Pure gluten flour or vital wheat gluten or powdered gluten, however, is intended for those who wish to make their own wheat gluten from scratch. It is often mislabelled as gluten flour, which itself has more gluten than flour but not enough to make seitan. See related links, below, for more information.
What are some Gluten-free recipes?
Find many gluten-free recipes right here on Answers.com at http://glutenfree.answers.com/gluten-free-recipes. You will also discover valuable gluten-free baking tips and much more.
What does extra gluten do to a pastry?
Too much gluten in the pastry causes the pastry to toughen. The end result of such a pastry would be a tougher pastry - less flake and tenderness. Prohibit the gluten formation by not using too much water. (water causes gluten to form) and in addition do not over work the pastry. The more the pastry is handled, the more gluten is formed, the tougher the pastry.
Can you make gluten-free pound mix in your own home?
With so many people experiencing gluten sensitivity, more and more gluten-free recipes are becoming available. My children's favorite southern pound cake recipe happens to be gluten-free and they don't even have a problem with gluten! You can find the recipe here: http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Dulce-de-Leche-Cake
Where can I find out more about gluten free diet meals?
For gluten free diet recipes and tips, go to www.glutenfreedietfoods.com. They offer recipes as well as advice and on which foods you should avoid if you cannot have gluten.
