Saoirse's Primal Journal page 89

[namelesswonder]

Girlfriend flour...hahaha that's pretty sketchy

[skink531]

Does GF stand for gluten-free?

I hope so. "Girlfriend" flour confuses and scares me a little.

[Saoirse]

lol, no kidding. oh how my mind wanders.

[Pebbles67]

We are trying some gluten free products in our home as a way of transitioning my 7 year old away from wheat. I tried to buy GF bread, but he hated it. I have to create my own recipe. Any Advice?

[canio6]

We are trying some gluten free products in our home as a way of transitioning my 7 year old away from wheat. I tried to buy GF bread, but he hated it. I have to create my own recipe. Any Advice?

My wife liked Rivvin's angry bread, but I didn't care for it. White Lion bakery makes a line of buns/biscuits that are primal/gf. They were pretty good though pricey for an every day item. That said, if they can do it I am sure there are recipes out there somewhere.

Here is a link to 13 paleo bread recipes (not sure if any are good as I have not eaten them): Paleo Bread Recipes: Free Gluten Free Bread Recipe

here is another recipe: Paleo Bread Recipe | The Daily Meal

perhaps something to try.

[Pebbles67]

I love men who cook. <3

I tell my husband that's why I keep him around.

Thanks for the links, Jon.

[canio6]

I love men who cook. <3

I tell my husband that's why I keep him around.

Thanks for the links, Jon.

I'm just glad I've never had a wife that could cook. I hate to fight her for cooking duties. I hope one of the recipes works out for you

[Saoirse]

i'm glad canio had ideas because i have no experience with baking Gf bread. there are some decent brands out there, like Canyon Bakehouse. Udi's bagels are decent, and rudi's carries a gluten free english muffin which is acceptable.

[Patrick]

How do you folks handle substitutions? Personally, I'm totally happy with not substituting anything. For instance, I love being free of flour, whether it be wheat, gluten-free, almond, whatever. Then again, I'm a minimalist... and really lazy. So the idea of sticking with "animals + plants" is extremely attractive.

Do you guys Primalize many types of foods? If so, which are your favourites?

[Saoirse]

How do you folks handle substitutions? Personally, I'm totally happy with not substituting anything. For instance, I love being free of flour, whether it be wheat, gluten-free, almond, whatever. Then again, I'm a minimalist... and really lazy. So the idea of sticking with "animals + plants" is extremely attractive.

Do you guys Primalize many types of foods? If so, which are your favourites?

in the past i really haven't. before primal, we rarely ate typical foods like pancakes, bread, etc. so the conversion was easy. most of my grain consumption came from homemade junk food like chocolate chip cookies, and breakfast cereal; both easily eliminated. the kids did eat cereal quite a bit, so that's why i started feeding them the primal pancakes. their breakfasts usually alternate amongst the pancakes, yogurt with honey, or sausage. when i'm feeling ambitious (or have leftovers), i make my own breakfast of meat+veg, but most of the time i just eat whatever i've made for them. we also make GF treats like cake or brownies for birthdays and parties. this recent batch of GF cookies was the first i've made, so were the muffins. i've also made primal banana bread using the primal pancake recipe (banana+egg+nut butter). when we have "pasta", i generally julienne zucchini for myself, and cook rice noodles for the kids. lately i'm making more GF stuff for the kids because $$ is tight. a week or so of GF muffins or whatever isn't going to hurt them. I can IF or reduce my calories, i have a little to spare. granted, i could always put food on credit, but i'd rather not.

so anyway, as a part of our regular diet, generally the pancakes are the only "primalized" food. the rest is mainly special circumstances. ideally i would be eating meat+veg for every meal, but like you i'm a bit lazy. it's easier to eat the breakfast that i make for them, than it is to make 2 separate breakfasts. sometimes i make the meals that i want to make and just tell the kids they can eat it or go hungry. other times i do add some substitutions (like rice pasta) to make them happy.

my weakness isn't the substitutions, but rather the chocolate treats and mindless snacking.