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Originally Posted by carolmaidstone
If your son was correctly diagnosed, and has cut out all gluten, he will definitely feel better and it will take a lot less time than 6 weeks!
You say he enjoys cooking, so that's quite a big thing - equipped with a basic gluten free cookery book, there will be very little food to avoid and homemade always (well, nearly always) tastes better. I've found that some foods such as cakes and sponges are much nicer than the previously wheat based items, and it has also led to more creativity, particularly with spices and flavourings.(Just because we're celiacs, it doesn't mean we've lost our tastebuds)
I will often have a 'bake day' and make bread, cakes, pastries, cookies, savoury snacks and cereal bars for the freezer. That way, there's always something for a treat plus a store of nibbles to take if you get invited round for drinks and don't want your hosts to feel obliged to purchase GF snacks.
On a practical note, don't be tempted to only buy from the 'gluten free' shelves. Many items are expensive because the label states 'GF', yet if you check those items on the standard shelves, you'll find that they didn't contain gluten in the first place. eg some pasta sauces, condiments, chocolate, candy. Same with flour - look on the Hispanic, Indian, Thai foods. Cornflour and gram flour are just 2 items that are naturally GF and inexpensive.
Places like Aldi sell a lot of gluten free stuff, and helpfully label most of the items to save you searching through all the ingredients. Most of their GF food is very tasty and doesn't break the bank.
Look up recipes online, try them out and if you like them, print out and start building up your own 'Favourite GF' recipe book.
Hope this helps.
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Yes it does help. I'm a big believer in in America's Test Kitchen recipe books and that's what I sent him for Christmas.
The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook: America's Test Kitchen: 9781936493616: Amazon.com: Books
Like me he likes good bread, pasta, pizza and beer. And like me, we doesn't care for desserts. He doesn't have time to make bread.
My daughter also has the disease and I sent her a waffle maker and 2 different brands of gluten free waffle mix. She has time but I don't know what they will taste like..
I was hoping to find others that were specific in the brands they prefer with gluten free breads and beers.
Thank-you