Re: gluten-free vs. grain-free (live crackers/mochi crackers/convenience foods)

[Guest guest]

Hi Daphne,

I wonder how your body would respond to dehydrated whole/live food

crackers like those made by Lydia's Lovin Foods here in Fairfax, CA?

http://lydiasorganics.com

I find their " crackers " (more like wafers) are delicious. I was

surprised that my one-year-old daughter LOVED them at the demo we

came across today. Surprised as they contain dried celery, carrots,

flax and seaweeds. You would not want to eat a lot of them at one

time, since they are concentrated, nutrient-dense, and not

inexpensive. Lydia's also offers a " grainless cereal " .

Of course a carrot stick works well as a delivery system for

hummus... although my daughter just uses her fingers directly to get

the hummus in -- she loves NT hummus.

Also, the one dried grain " convenience " snack I have been giving Pema

these past few months are mochi crackers. They SEEM more

appropriate, since the rice mochi is cultured, then dried slowly to

become crackers. Thoughts? Experiences?

Also as a semi-convenience food, but not as a hummus conveyer, sweet

potato medallions travel at room temp well and taste good -- baby

loves them.

I'm new to this board, looking forward to sharing ideas. My

daughter's pediatrician is the one who connected me to the NT book,

and I've been cooking with it for about three months.

Kind Regards,

> I stopped gluten foods due to digestion issues. Then I went mostly

grain-free

> for several months. Then I started eating corn chips and rice

thins -- of good

> quality, I thought. Terrible digestion problems came back from

those

> processed grain products. I don't know what the common denominator

is in

> what I can't digest, but it definitely goes beyond gluten.

Convenience grain

> products of various types cause the problem. Too bad because the

rice thins

> were a great delivery system for good stuff like liverwurst and

hummus. (I

> think our bodies just don't like convenience, even if it's the best

quality you

> can find. Ha ha.)

>

> I would love to get a recipie for GF buckwheat pancakes; I just got

some crepe

> pans. [Parents are coming for extended visit when baby is born (2

weeks) and

> we can't eat ONLY eggs and bacon for breakfast while they're here,

as we

> usually do. They will freak out -- and I'll be under enough stress

without

> having to argue cholesterol/sat fat theory with my scientist

family.]

[Guest guest]

Celery sticks work well also as a delivery system for hummus and many

other things. They're lower in carbs/sugar than carrots. I've just

recently reintroduced them into my diet and am finding I enjoy them

much more than I used to! They're great with nut butters, cream

cheese, etc.

~ Fern

From: " , Rick and Pema " <kathryn@...>

>

> Of course a carrot stick works well as a delivery system for

> hummus... although my daughter just uses her fingers directly to get

> the hummus in -- she loves NT hummus.

[Guest guest]

Hi Daphne,

I wonder how your body would respond to dehydrated whole/live food

crackers like those made by Lydia's Lovin Foods here in Fairfax, CA?

http://lydiasorganics.com

I find their " crackers " (more like wafers) are delicious. I was

surprised that my one-year-old daughter LOVED them at the demo we

came across today. Surprised as they contain dried celery, carrots,

flax and seaweeds. You would not want to eat a lot of them at one

time, since they are concentrated, nutrient-dense, and not

inexpensive. Lydia's also offers a " grainless cereal " .

Of course a carrot stick works well as a delivery system for

hummus... although my daughter just uses her fingers directly to get

the hummus in -- she loves NT hummus.

Also, the one dried grain " convenience " snack I have been giving Pema

these past few months are mochi crackers. They SEEM more

appropriate, since the rice mochi is cultured, then dried slowly to

become crackers. Thoughts? Experiences?

Also as a semi-convenience food, but not as a hummus conveyer, sweet

potato medallions travel at room temp well and taste good -- baby

loves them.

I'm new to this board, looking forward to sharing ideas. My

daughter's pediatrician is the one who connected me to the NT book,

and I've been cooking with it for about three months.

Kind Regards,

> I stopped gluten foods due to digestion issues. Then I went mostly

grain-free

> for several months. Then I started eating corn chips and rice

thins -- of good

> quality, I thought. Terrible digestion problems came back from

those

> processed grain products. I don't know what the common denominator

is in

> what I can't digest, but it definitely goes beyond gluten.

Convenience grain

> products of various types cause the problem. Too bad because the

rice thins

> were a great delivery system for good stuff like liverwurst and

hummus. (I

> think our bodies just don't like convenience, even if it's the best

quality you

> can find. Ha ha.)

>

> I would love to get a recipie for GF buckwheat pancakes; I just got

some crepe

> pans. [Parents are coming for extended visit when baby is born (2

weeks) and

> we can't eat ONLY eggs and bacon for breakfast while they're here,

as we

> usually do. They will freak out -- and I'll be under enough stress

without

> having to argue cholesterol/sat fat theory with my scientist

family.]

[Guest guest]

,

Welcome to the board you will love it. The people here are amazingly

knowledgeable and very helpful.

Wow you are lucky to live in a city that has a restaurant like that. I live in

California. But sorry to say about 2 hours away from Fairfax. Let me tell you

if I make it that direction it will definitely be on my list of things to see

and places to eat.

The crackers look lovely. I have book marked it.

Thanks and Welcome

Sheryl

Sheryl Illustrations

http://dovedesignsrus.com