Comfort Food?

[clnewberry1]

So I am having some tummy trouble. I am newly diagnosed wheat intolerant. I also have a yeast problem too.

Right now all I want are Saltines, or toast. I have tried rice bread - yuc. I need yeast free too though. The things that make me feel better when I am sick I can't have!!! Grilled cheese, mac and cheese , chicken noodle.

I am frustrated. I can't eat anything!! Sure fruits and veggies and meat but when I am sick I don't want those things. Any suggestions, ideas.

ugh

Thanks for the vent.

[GlutenGalAZ]

Can you have dairy? You can use regular velveeta and gluten/wheat free noodles and make mac and cheese (can also do shredded cheese with milk and gluten free flour).

If you can have corn and dairy you can: Use Mission White Corn tortillas heat them up on the stove in a pan (will get them a little crispy) then you can either add cheese there to melt or put it in the microwave.

There are a lot of gluten free/wheat free noodles out there that are really good. I haven't attempted chicken noodle soup yet but you can search on here (I am sure there will be a recipe) or look around online.

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Above is a good site. I have started to look here recently... Make sure you put in gluten free so those recipes pull up when you do your search and not regular ones.

I like trying to make different mac and cheese meals, wraps (corn tortilla with deli meat etc), rice and vegetables with some shredded cheese or pasta salad.... of course all gluten free. The closest thing to soup that I have is Dinty Moore Beef Stew but I take some of the meat out (I haven't ventured out yet to try making soup). For a while I really liked Chili with a little cheese on the top and some Mission Corn Tortilla Chips yummmm.

I have found with Bread that the best bread is home made. I don't make it all the time but when I do I just make it in the oven and freeze it. If you find a roll recipe you like you can always make them bigger so they are sandwich rolls.

GOOD LUCK!!

[purple]

I love muffins!

How about these wonderful waffles I post everywhere? I used to hate waffles until I tried these:

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I use 1 1/2 cups almond milk and finely chopped almonds. I keep a banana in the freezer then thaw it and squeeze out the fruit. I can get 15 waffles in 1 batch, eat some, wrap, bag and freeze the rest...mmm!

Toast them in the toaster. They are good plain too

[Mother of Jibril]

What about some chicken soup using rice or rice pasta (Tinkyada) instead of semolina noodles? I bet you could even leave the rice/noodles out... I think the salty broth is the most comforting.

Are you able to tolerate dairy? One of the grocery stores in my town stocks macaroni and cheese with rice noodles (gluten-free) in the frozen section. My daughter is nuts about them.

[ravenwoodglass]

When I feel iccky and I want comfort food for me that's cream of buckwheat. It tastes and has the texture of cream of wheat without the gluten and with a lot more easily digestable protein. I use the Pocono Brand which is grown in dedicated fields and processed in a plant that only processes buckwheat.

[ang1e0251]

When I'm really yucky I agree that chicken noodle is the best. I take a piece of chicken with water to fill and cook it in the crock pot overnight with any spices you like, just salt and pepper if you want to be simple. Then I cook noodles that I buy in the Asian section at Walmart. They have a couple of types without wheat or gluten. I cook those and add them to the broth and take the meat off the chicken bone and oula! chicken noodle soup!!

I rarely eat gluten-free bread as it tends to digest hard for me. I eat corn tortillas instead. I make grilled cheese/quesadillas in the skillet with butter and cheese in the middle. I call them grilled queso!

As for mac & cheese, specialy stores (Kroger also) carry packages. I don't care for those. Another thread in the cooking section told how to make it and it is excellant. You can buy the corn elbow macaroni at Walmart or specialty store. I cannot have fresh milk so I use chicken broth for the liquid, yummy!

Welcome to the forum and I hope the yuckies go away soon.

[purple]

Try this easy, fun "cup o soup" recipe, add a spoonful of frozen veggies or leftover chicken if desired:

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be sure to use gluten-free items

prebag some for the cupboard

toss a bag and a mug in your car or purse

have some for breakfast

try some of the other recipes on the same site:

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the vanilla wafer pudding one is great! #3

[mamaw]

I wll admit that I too, was a saltine cracker lover. I have found that Glutino makes some very good crackers, our fav is the multi-grain..

The best egg noodle soup ever is homemade. We love Seitenbacher. You can order these on line. Even the gluten eaters eat these noodles at our house......

Progresso makes several gluten-free soups: chicken & rice, chicken & wild rice, lentil, chicken & vegetable, creamy mushroom, clam chowder. Swanson & progresso both have broths that are gluten-free (read label)

Schar, tinkyada, & more have gluten-free marconi type noodles for mac& cheese ,, lasagne, spahetti & so on.

Anna's bread mix is wonderful. Whole Foods has a white bread for making grilled cheese Or a challah bread makes a nice grilled cheese.

Everybody Eats (online) has the best baguettes & crusty Italian dinner rolls

Joans gluten-free great bakes has english muffins, & bagels that are to die for....

Against the Grain Gourmet has rolls for burgers, sloppy joes, reubens & deli sandwiches.

Celiac Specialities has wonderful stuffin cubes, donuts

Conte's pasta has veggie lasagne, pierogi's, ravioli that are very good.

A great cookbook is Annalise Roberts-- Baking Classics..

Of course there are many....

Plus there are many foods you can still use directly from the store shelf.........

hth

mamaw

[ShayFL]

Over time I have been forced to give up ALL and I mean EVERY single comfort food I ever loved. I am too sensitive to most carbohydrates now (spike my blood sugar) and make me bloated. Diabetes runs in the family and I cannot afford to eat my old favorites.

So I stick to simple, unprocessed whole foods (grain free). No sugar, etc.

When I am sick, I make myself a big pot of soup. It is warm and soothing. I use gluten-free chicken broth as a base, add onions, garlic, chicken, fresh ground ginger and sea salt. You could throw in a handful of gluten-free pasta if you want some comforty carbs.

[utahlaura]

When I feel iccky and I want comfort food for me that's cream of buckwheat. It tastes and has the texture of cream of wheat without the gluten and with a lot more easily digestable protein. I use the Pocono Brand which is grown in dedicated fields and processed in a plant that only processes buckwheat.

Yeah! Hurray for buckwheat! Right now, it's the only grain product I am always safe with. The buckwheat cereal you mentioned is a staple of mine when I need a good carb fix! Also, I've been able to bake with buckwheat flour. ( The cheapest way to get it is the 100% buckwheat pancake flour..not the "mix") I use buckwheat flour in place of wheat flour to make breads like banana or zuccini bread ( substitute any veggie or fruit mash desired) and I use mechanically press palm oil as the shortning ( it's about the consistancy of cold cream and works great.) The yeast breads with buckwheat were a no go, though, because the flour is too heavy to rise. The banana bread thing is heaven, though, and SO easy and fast. Use carrot or squash or anything you're sure about for you.

I also make little buckwheat cakes ( thick) to use in place of buns and they have a great nutty taste. A little baking soda and powder must be added, but you can experiment with quantity there. I still am, but have had no real bad results with any estimations yet. For about 8 little buckwheat cakes/buns ( 2 c. flour) I use about a half teaspoon of soda and the same with the powder. That's working well right now.

[henny]

Nowadays for comfort I eat a baked potato with butter and garlic salt.

my comfort foods previous to gluten-free were pastries...donuts and especially cinnamon rolls