Vegas Baby!

So I made it Vegas with the family. I just met my little sister (who lives in Vegas) at Outback Steakhouse. Did you know they have Gluten-Free menu... Not just a few items but an ENTIRE MENU. It was so cool... here is the link http://www.outback.com/foodandmenus/pdf/glutenfree.pdf Anyways, we had dinner at my sisters house one night and she found this gluten-free Augratin Potato mix at Walmart. I have to say it was mgihty tasty! Thank you Amy, Erik and Hannah for a great time and dinner at your house!

Fiber Alert!

My largest worry about being an anti-glutite is my fiber intake. Anyone out there have a hard time finding a way to intake enough fiber? I found the following list of good anti-glutite food for us to consume...

 

Highest Fiber Vegetables

Artichokes

~1/2 cup hearts (3oz) = 4.5 g Fiber

 

Avocado

~1 cup sliced (5.1oz) = 9.8 g Fiber

 

Edamame

~1 cup (6.3oz) = 7.6g Fiber

 

Broccoli*

~1/2 cup chopped (2.8oz) = 2.6 g Fiber

 

Brussels sprouts*

~1/2 cup (2.8oz) = 2 g Fiber

 

Cabbage*

~1 cup chopped (3.1oz) = 2 g

 

Fiber Carrot

~1 cup chopped (4.5oz) = 3.6 g Fiber

 

Chick Peas/Garbanzo Beans

~1/4 cup (2.1oz) = 2.6 g Fiber

 

Eggplant

~1/2 sliced (3.8oz) = 2.5 g Fiber

 

Greens --

~Collards 2 cups (2.8oz) = 3 g Fiber

~Turnip greens* 1 cup chopped (5.1oz) = 5 g Fiber

 

Lima beans

~1/2 cup (4.2oz) = 5.8 g Fiber

 

Potato with skin baked

~1 medium (6.1oz) = 3.8 g Fiber

 

Pumpkin, canned

~1/2 cup (4.3oz) = 3.5 g Fiber

 

Peas Green

~1/2 cup (3oz) = 3.5 g Fiber

 

Peppers Bell

~1 cup chopped (5.3oz) = 2.5 g Fiber

 

Rhubarb

~1 cup diced (4.3oz) = 2.2 g Fiber

 

Spinach*

~Raw 1 bunch (5.1oz) = 9.8 g Fiber

~Boiled 1/2 cup (3.2oz) = 2.2 g Fiber

 

Sweet Potatoes (boiled no skin)

~1 medium (5.3oz) = 3.8 g Fiber

* These high-fiber vegetables are also goitrogenic, meaning that they promote thyroid enlargement and can potentially cause or aggravate hypothyroidism. Typically, the risk is highest when these foods are consumed raw, regularly, and in substantial quantity. Cooking eliminates most goitrogenic properties.

 

Highest Fiber Fruits

Apples

~1 medium (4.9oz) = 3.3 g Fiber

 

Bananas

~1 medium (4.2oz) = 3.1 g Fiber

 

Berries --

~Blueberies 1 cup (5.1oz) = 3.5 g Fiber

~Blackberries 1 cup (5.1oz) = 7.6 g Fiber

~Raspberries 1 cup (4.3oz) = 8 g Fiber

 

Cherries

~1 cup, without pits (5.1oz) = 3 g Fiber

 

Dried Fruits --

~Figs 1 cup (5.3oz) = 14.6 g Fiber

~Apricots 1 cup, halves (4.6oz) = 9.5 g Fiber

~Dates 5-6 dates (1.4oz) = 3 g Fiber

 

Guava

~1 medium (4.9oz) = 3.3 g Fiber Kiwi (no skin)

~1 medium (2.7oz) = 2.3 g Fiber

 

Mango (no skin)

~1 fruit (7.3oz) = 3.7 g Fiber Orange

~1 small (3.4oz) = 2.3 g Fiber

 

Papaya

~1 cup (4.9oz) = 2.5 g Fiber

 

Pears

~1 medium (5.9oz) = 5.1 g Fiber

Easter Time!

As you can probably tell from a previous post I had no desire to do anything for Easter. I have to thank my mom for coming to the rescue. She made the girls cute dresses last night (I'll have to post a picture later) and brought them over this morning. Last night she went and bought stuff for Easter baskets, eggs and egg dye and the plastic eggs with candy for the Easter Bunny to hide for the girls.

 

BTW, My yellow cake worked very well for Strawberry Shortcake.

 

I also tried to make a pineapple upside down cake this morning. I flubbed the first one (I guess my eggs weren't stiff enough and when I baked it the egg yolks and egg whites separated) and the second one turned out ok. I used the recipe from this link http://www.csaceliacs.org/recipes3.php?id=27. Its NOT that great of a recipe... ok maybe if it were easy to follow it would be better. Here's part of the recipe...

 

Ingredients

1 T margarine

1/2 c GF brown sugar

4 pineapple slices

4 egg yolks

3/4 c sugar

juice and grated zest from 1/2 lemon (how big of a lemon? I had some big lemons in my fruit bowl)

4 egg whites

3/4 c potato starch

1 t GF baking powder

 

Directions

Melt the margarine and sugar (this took me a while... I then assumed since Brown Sugar was the first sugar listed that's the one to use) in a 9-inch square-baking pan. Arrange the pineapple slices over the melted sugar. Set aside.In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg yolks until light. Gradually add the sugar, (didn't I already add the sugar?) lemon juice and grated rind; continue beating until creamy.

 

PEOPLE YOU HAVE TO MAKE THESE RECIPES FOR DUMMIES!

 

Anyways, Lunch was great. My family (the ones still left in San Diego) came over for lunch so that Michael could have Easter with his girls and I because he had to leave for work at 3:00. We had Ham, Asparagus, Funeral Potato's (my mom modified the recipe so that I could eat it and they were good), fresh fruit, and deviled eggs. I had a gluten-free feast! Today was a happy day so far!

 

For Dinner the girls and I went to Michael's parents house (kinda backwards I know... Michael's parents went to go listen to Kamron and Shanna's talk at church that morning and then they went to their ward at 1:00). We had a wonderful Turkey, Potato's (Krista, Michael's sister made which were delicious), Yam's that I made, fruit jello and Stuffing (I didn't eat but everyone else did).

 

Two great meals in one day. I was so stuffed, happy and tired!

 

I would like to thank both of my families for great food and a great time!

 

LOVE YOU!

Starter Grocery List

Today I went through some of the gluten-free cookbooks I bought at Barnes and Noble and made a grocery list from the ingredients that are used the most.

Here is my list...

• Dry Milk Powder
• Yeast
• Dough Enhancer
• White Rice Flour
• Tapioca Flour
• Xanthan Gum
• Unflavored Gelatin
• Egg Replacer (if you don’t eat eggs)
• Brown Rice Flour
• Potato Starch
• Corn Starch
• Baking Powder
• Baking Soda
• Almond Meal/Flour (EXPENSIVE but worth it)
• Buttermilk Powder
• Sorghum Flour
• Gar Fava Flour
• Guar Gum
• Confectioners Sugar (Powdered Sugar right?)
• Sweet Rice Flour (you can find this for about 99 cents at an Asian food market)

I found I also needed the following to make life easier...

• Tamari Soy Sauce (they have a gluten-free one with a silver label and worth it)
• Tomato Paste
• Crushed Garlic
• Jovial gluten-free Pasta
• Brown rice
• Jasmine Rice
• Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oats
• Gluten-Free Chicken Broth (they sell a brand at Costco by Pacific Natural Foods)
• Roasted Garlic Rice Vinegar (great to cook with. Stir fry fresh vegetables)
• Braggs Liquid Amminos
• Gluten-Free Teriyaki Sauce (Here’s another by Tamari)
• Pamela's Pancake Mix
• Betty Crocker Gluten Free Mix (AMAZING)
• Canyon Bakehouse bread
• Time to go to La Farfalla Cafe every Friday night to have a fantastic cooked gluten free meal and dessert (this is my hang out peeps!)

Now where do I put all this good stuff and how do I store it so that it doesn't get mixed with the non gluten-free goodies? Maybe I will find a Tupperware consultant!

I'm Tired!

So, now that I am not eating Gluten I don't feel full after my meals and I am extremely tired. Anyone else feel the same way? I really want to take a nap in the middle of my day. Should I or am I supposed to take a multivitamin? I feel like I was told, "you have Celiac Disease go and do what you need to do to make your life Gluten-Free." Anyone know if there's some kind of training? How am I supposed to make sure I have the right combinations of food. I know I am not getting enough fiber. Going from a high fiber diet to, it feels, next to no fiber doesn't make me comfortable.

 

Maybe I am tired today because I ate a delicious gluten-free Apple Cake from Jimbo's. Maybe all this worrying about being gluten-free is making me tired.

 

On another note, I haven't bought anything for the girls for Easter. I really don't want to either. My poor kids. Well, its not like they know its Easter anyways. They might know tomorrow when everyone comes over. AHHHHHHHHHHHH... Can you people sense my frustration?

 

As my friend at work said to me yesterday... Gluten Tag or is it Non Gluten Tag. Tee Hee!