OnlySunshine Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I posted a status update about the great gluten-free bread I found. I bought it at Whole Foods and the brand is Livwell. It is a UK brand but it's being sold in the USA. I've tried about 2 different brands before this (Rudi's and Ener-G; both were nasty). Livwell looks and tastes like regular bread and they have other products like sandwich buns, ciabatta bread, scones, etc. I found it in the bakery section (with other gluten-filled bread) and it was $6.99. This is what the package looks like: Compared to Whitewheat, it's a little more dense, but it holds together well and is not dry like Rudi's or (most importantly) disgusting like the Ener-G bread. I'll definitely buy this again. What are your favorite gluten-free items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Oh, and I should post that this bread is not suitable for people who are allergic to eggs because it has egg whites in it. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 None. Gluten-free "bread" is not bread. It's like vegetarian "meat". I am of the opinion that if one must maintain an alternative diet, then one should enjoy the foods one can eat in the dishes they naturally (i.e., historically and culturally) make sense in, not use them to mimic forbidden foods unnaturally. Signed, Bread Snob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catholic3in1 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Corn chips with home-made salsa are my favorite gluten-free items! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spem in alium Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I'm not gluten-intolerant, but it does tend to make me feel a little off colour. My favourite brand of gluten-free bread is Country Life. I think you can only get it in Aus, but it seriously tastes amazing - just like regular bread. The only issue is that it contains soy (which can be a problem for some). Aus has very limited (and for the most part, very sub-par) options when it comes to gluten-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autumn Dusk Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 None. Gluten-free "bread" is not bread. It's like vegetarian "meat". I am of the opinion that if one must maintain an alternative diet, then one should enjoy the foods one can eat in the dishes they naturally (i.e., historically and culturally) make sense in, not use them to mimic forbidden foods unnaturally. Signed, Bread Snob People made bread with things other than wheat flour...for instance bean flour is actually a common native ingredient for bread. Same with *some* vegetarian items. Eggplant "meatballs" are delicious and were probably actually "invented" by some poor farmer trying to find ways to feed his family. It's not really being a bread snob, it's being ignorant of how foods work and breaking away from the wonderbread/mc Donalds idea of food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inunionwithrome Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 *Buckwheat. While it has wheat it the name, it is NOT derived from wheat. It is actually a berry! I am sure that you can look all kinds of recipes up on the internet. My problem is, I am allergic to gluten,yeast,corn,milk,nitrates,sulfites(most of the time), and any derivatives of them and soy. So, eating fruits and vegetables and meat sustains me. However, you have to be careful with meats as some are grain fed. This means either corn (purdue roasters and their chicken in genral) or wheat of some kind. Usually buying organic is okay, but I would suggest specialty stores such as EarthFare or Whole Foods. They won't bite your wallet too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 People made bread with things other than wheat flour...for instance bean flour is actually a common native ingredient for bread. Same with *some* vegetarian items. Eggplant "meatballs" are delicious and were probably actually "invented" by some poor farmer trying to find ways to feed his family. It's not really being a bread snob, it's being ignorant of how foods work and breaking away from the wonderbread/mc Donalds idea of food. If'n it aint got meat in it, it aint real food. Signed, poor Old Mc'Donald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatholicCid Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 If'n it aint got meat in it, it aint real food. Signed, poor Old Mc'Donald "God also said: See, I give you every seed-bearing plant on all the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food." Genesis 1:29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spem in alium Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 *Buckwheat. How I love this stuff. For breakfast each morning I have gluten-free muesli with a mixture of seeds and nuts (sunflower seeds, pepitas, flaxseed, walnuts and buckwheat). Quinoa is great too, and as far as I know it's gluten-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) I really enjoy Back to Nature's Apple and Blueberry Granola. It has no wheat or any other gluten and is very good. I had a difficult time convincing my mom that oats do not come from wheat and they are safe to eat. She kept saying, "Are you sure?" Yes, mom, I'm sure! I've done so much research it's ridiculous. :) When I went to Whole Foods, I found some Glutino Glazed Chocolate Donuts. I'd never seen them before and I am not going to indulge too often in sweets and junk food but I thought I'd give them a try. They are good! The first time I had one, I warmed it up in the microwave like the package recommends but it made the donut really soggy and the glaze was melted all over the place. So, the 2nd time, I took the donut out of the freezer and let it sit on a plate for about 10 minutes to thaw out. I like my donuts cold anyway. It was MUCH better. So, that's a suggestion if any of you try them. Also, I'd recommend ANYTHING gluten-free from Van's. I love their stuff -- especially their "Say Cheese!" crackers, Wheat-Free Blueberry Waffles, and Cranberry Almond Bars. Edited January 28, 2013 by MaterMisericordiae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo the Wanderer Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 $6.99 a loaf? i can;t afford to be gluten-intolerant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 $6.99 a loaf? i can;t afford to be gluten-intolerant. :P I must admit that I freaked a little when I saw the price, but I am very happy I bought it. I don't plan to eat sandwiches, toast, etc every day and it's shelf stable so it will last a while. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriela Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 People made bread with things other than wheat flour...for instance bean flour is actually a common native ingredient for bread. Same with *some* vegetarian items. Eggplant "meatballs" are delicious and were probably actually "invented" by some poor farmer trying to find ways to feed his family. It's not really being a bread snob, it's being ignorant of how foods work and breaking away from the wonderbread/mc Donalds idea of food. I didn't say the flour in bread had to come from wheat. It's true that, throughout history, breads have been made with many kinds of flour. But wherever you go, the basic ingredients of bread are always flour, water, and salt. "Fancy" recipes add some kind of fat and possibly sugar, but the "trinity" of bread is as stated. I have no problem with eggplant "meatballs" either. But they're not meat, and I doubt anyone would argue that. They're perfectly natural, so they're fine with me, just as long as no one tries to pass them off as what they're not. But passing gluten-free "bread" off as something it's not is precisely what modern industry tries to do. I wouldn't call McDonald's buns or Wonderbread "bread" either, FYI. If you want to know which bread is really in the tradition of the industrialized food system, have a look at the ingredients of the gluten-free "bread" that the OP suggested. Water, Tapioca Starch, Rice Flour; Potato Starch, Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Seeds (4%), Linseed (3%), Yeast, Psyllium Husk Powder, Millet Grain (2%), Humectant: Glycerine; Black Treacle, Stabiliser: Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose; Dried Egg White, Poppy Seed (1.5%), Maize Flour, Salt, Maize Starch, Rice Starch, Caramelised Sugar Syrup, Preservative: Calcium Propionate. It's a far cry from the flour (of whatever sort), water, and salt of truly traditional breads. This gluten-free "bread" is in fact just another highly processed, heavily marketed concoction of mass international industry with a ginormous carbon footprint. In the last bakery I worked in, we made a gluten-free "bread" from such a toxic combination of ingredients that I asked for a face mask so I wouldn't have to breathe in the dozens of industrial powders we had to add to make the stuff even look like bread. People loved it. But it was not bread. And it drove the purists among us insane that the bakery owner had caved to customer demand for what we saw as another passing fad. Just because there have been gluten-free breads throughout history doesn't mean every gluten-free "bread" is natural and healthy and traditional. Read the ingredients. If you want to make a bean flour bread at home, I applaud that. (I'll even send you a recipe.) But I don't support the manufacture, shipping, or purchase of stuff with ingredient lists like the above. It is, in fact, being a snob. I am not ignorant of "how food works". I studied in a professional French baking school (with mandatory food science credits) and worked in artisan bread bakeries overseas before coming to grad school. I know what real bread is. And I will defend its nobility and integrity to my dying breath! *Buckwheat. While it has wheat it the name, it is NOT derived from wheat. It is actually a berry! I am sure that you can look all kinds of recipes up on the internet. My problem is, I am allergic to gluten,yeast,corn,milk,nitrates,sulfites(most of the time), and any derivatives of them and soy. So, eating fruits and vegetables and meat sustains me. However, you have to be careful with meats as some are grain fed. This means either corn (purdue roasters and their chicken in genral) or wheat of some kind. Usually buying organic is okay, but I would suggest specialty stores such as EarthFare or Whole Foods. They won't bite your wallet too much! If you google local CSAs and "on-the-hoof" meat suppliers in your area, you can probably find meat that has been entirely grass-fed. It's much cheaper if you buy it on the hoof, and some local growers do finish their cattle with corn (just ask; if you buy in the Autumn, they often haven't switched to corn yet, but it depends on where you live). Even so, you probably would still tolerate this meat better than the organic stuff you can buy at the supermarket. And it'd be A LOT cheaper. $6.99 a loaf? i can;t afford to be gluten-intolerant. You could if you ate gluten-free the natural way. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Emeril Lagasse's daughters are gluten free. They wrote an awesome cookbook. Emeril created a pizza recipe. I'm eating it right now. It's actually pretty good. I love their cook book though. Highly reccomend it to anyone who is gluten free. Udi's "bread" is ok. It's not stupendous, but it's closer to $5/loaf than $7. I usually just don't eat gluteny substitue stuff. Then again, I love meat (and vegetables, actually) So it's a little easier for me than someone who loooooves pasta. although I do miss fried chicken and funnel cake. SO MUCH. lol. http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Table-Lagasse-Girls-Favorite/dp/1455516880/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359427106&sr=1-1&keywords=gluten+free+table http://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Table-Lagasse-Girls-Favorite/dp/1455516880/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359427106&sr=1-1&keywords=gluten+free+table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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