Kathy Freston and gluten free?!?

Question

I'm confused about the recipes in Kathy Freston's book Quantum Wellness. She talks about going gluten free, yet the some of the recipes call wheat products such as whole bread and cereal. Can someone help me out here?

Answer 1

If you have to avoid gluten for health reasons, you cannot eat wholemeal/whole wheat bread, or any other product containing wheat, rye, barley, triticale or spelt. There are gluten free breads available. They do not contain wheat or any of the other grains already mentioned, and they are generally not very nice if you are used to the real thing.

Cereals that can be eaten by gluten intolerants include rice, quinoa, millet, oats (if they are labelled gluten free, which means they have been processed in a facility where gluten-containing grains have NOT been processed previously, as otherwise they will be contaminated) and corn. This is assuming that they do not have an intolerance for them as well, of course.

As for breakfast cereals, you can certainly use those that are gluten free, which means ones that say "gluten free" on the label. Most, if not all, mainstream cereals are off limits, including Rice Krispies, as they are flavored with malt extract - which is made from wheat.

Answer 2

They probably gluten free breads and cereals. They sell those at your local grocery store of health food stores like Whole Foods.

Answer 3

I do not have the book, but gluten is in wheat, barley, rye, triticale, and SPELT.

You can not go GF if you are using whole wheat.

Why not try the Gluten Free Gourmet's  (Bette Haggmann) Books instead?

Answer 4

In the recipe, did it call for whole WHEAT bread and cereal which contains wheat? She might have meant gluten free cereals such as Corn Flakes or Peanut-Butter-Panda-Puffs. Also, she could have meant whole potato bread or rice bread. Usually it will say. Just make sure that when you're cooking gluten free, stay away from malt, barley, and oatmeal, and some starches too. If you're confused about what is and isn't allowed for people with gluten allergies (Celiac) You can always look up the Celiac association. They have a whole dictionary of foods that are allowed and are not allowed. Also, avoid cross contamination (i.e. Gluten free bread should not be toasted in the same toaster as wheat bread- it could get crumbs on it).

Have fun cooking!