Some Things We Eat!

As you can probably imagine, my sugar allergy and my dad's wheat intolerance makes for some rather 'interesting' scenarios when it comes to deciding what to make for mealtimes.

It's taken us a while to find products that we can eat, because EVERYTHING has sugar in it! ... And it's so hard to find a reasonably good tasting substitute for wheat.

So here's a list of things that we have found in areas near where we live, and hopefully you'll be able to find some things in your local grocers or healthfood store, too.

Wheat or Gluten Free

Bob's Red Mill All Purpose Baking Flour
INGREDIENTS:
garbanzo bean flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, white sorghum flour, fava bean flour
-- We recently used this to make dumplings for on top of stew... yumm!!!! We also sometimes use this in the waffle recipe (you can see it here) --

Bob's Red Mill Pizza Crust *NOT SUGAR FREE
INGREDIENTS:
whole grain brown rice flour, potato starch, whole grain millet flour, whole grain sorghum, tapica flour, potato flour, evaporated cane juice, Xanthan gum, active dry yeast, sea salt, guar gum

Kinnikinnick Foods Pancake and Waffle Mix *NOT SUGAR FREE
INGREDIENTS:
pea starch, white rice flour, corn starch, sugar, tapioca starch, dextrose, defatted soy flour, while egg powder, KinnActive baking powder, inulin (it's a plant fiber), pea protein, pea fibre, fructose, salt, cream of tartar, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), sodium carboxy methylcellulose, vanillin, guar gum

Quaker 100% Whole Grain 1 Minute Oats
FYI - PC Organics Quick Oats have a disclaimer on them of "may contain wheat"

Gluten Free Pantry Old Fashioned Cake and Cookie Mix *NOT SUGAR FREE
INGREDIENTS:
white rice flour, sugar, potato starch, sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), Xanthan gum, salt, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate

Gluten Free Pantry Chocolate Truffle Brownie Mix *NOT SUGAR FREE
INGREDIENTS:
sugar, chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lethecin, vanilla extract), cocoa powder, white rice flour, potato starch, corn starch, Xanthan gum, salt

Gluten Free Pantry Perfect Pie Crust Mix
INGREDIENTS:
white rice flour, potato starch, corn starch, guar gum, granulated honey, salt

Gluten Free Pantry Favorite Sandwich Bread Mix *NOT SUGAR FREE
INGREDIENTS:
white rice flour, brown rice flour, potato starch, skim milk powder, whey powder, corn starch, brown sugar, guar gum, salt, yeast
-- Dad isn't a big fan of this, but I know other people who do like it --

Gluten/Wheat Free Pasta brands

Artesian Kamut Pasta (lots of different types)
Prairie Harvest San Zenone 100% Organic Corn Pasta (Dad's 1st choice! And also lots of different types)

Sugar Free

GoBio Organic Chicken Bouillon Cubes (6 cubes to a box)
INGREDIENTS:
corn starch, non hydrogenated palm oil, MSG free yeast extract, natural chicken and rosemary flavorings, roasted onions, chicken fat, chicken meat, tumeric, rosemary, celery, garlic, parsley
-- We find this to be a lot less salty then 'regular' stock bases, so you may need to add more then you normally would --

Kitchen Basics Original Beef Cooking Stock
INGREDIENTS:
beef stock, beef flavor (natural flavor, beef stock), vegetable stocks (carrot, leek, tomato, onion, garlic) sea salt, honey, thyme, pepper

Bragg All Purpose Liquid Soy Seasoning (I used this in my Sweet & Sour SMITH Meatballs recipe)

So there you have it! I hope this is helpful to you guys! I've also added links to some of the product homepages, if you want to do some extra research.

And as always, please remember to read the labels!! Because you just never know when the big-kahuna of some company is going to change things on us! It's happened before!

And let me know in the comments or email me, if you know of any other products that you like that are sugar/wheat free!! Let's share the wealth! :)