Yes, I'd be concerned with cross contamination as well - just as sushipup explained so well. I use a different mill for gluten-free flours (grains/beans/seeds) to avoid cross contamination and never use gluten-containing grains in it. I was hired to make a selection of GF cookies for Christmas for a person who has celiac disease, as a surprise from her husband. I wouldn't mill flour containing gluten in the kitchen for a week prior to making the GF foods, and throughly wiped down every surface in the kitchen before making anything GF. I use stainless steel bowls, rather than plastic to make sure there's NOTHING to cross contaminate things. My mother (now deceased) had celiac disease and I did a lot of food prep. to stock her freezer for her BEFORE there were so many things so readily available. There are a number of ingredients used in gluten-free baking that you're better off having than trying to substitute. These additional ingredients help to reduce dryness, increase volume and tenderness, and enhance flavor in baked goods and other foods. I was challenged to come up with cookie recipes, for a sorghum mill outside of town, that were made with "common" ingredients. WHAT, no xanthan gum, potato starch, arrow root, guar gum....??? But I did it! Instead of potato starch or potato flour I've used dried potato flakes (used for instant mashed potatoes), BUT, I made sure I found a brand at the health food store that didn't contain a lot of questionable ingredients. FYI - Potato FLOUR has a strong potato taste and I don't use it as much as potato starch. Potato STARCH, however, is often used in GF baking, especially in combination with other flours. I consider potato STARCH a staple ingredient for GF baking. Combining gluten-free flours with NUT FLOURS will increase protein and help mask the gritty texture often associated with GF flours. Nut FLOURS are made AFTER the nut oil has been expressed from the nuts and is a fine flour. Nut MEALS are made from the ground nut (oil included) and are more gritty than nut flour. You'll find the names are often interchanged, so buyer beware.... Ground almond meal can replace dry milk powder in recipes as a dairy-free alternative. You can also make your own nut milk at home to use as a dairy-free alternative. You'll find some great information and recipes at the link below. -Grainlady Here is a link that might be useful: Ener-G Foods

There are an endless number of recipes to blend for your sons liquid diet! The trick is using enough tasy and nutritious liquids to thin the meal. Campbells soups, especially the chuncky version are quite tasty and blend down very easily. Carnation instant breakfast is also a very healthy choice, very similar to ensure in nutrients. Blend this or a protein powder in to every shake you make! I have a website if you need a feeding device for your son www.zip-n-squeeze.com This product replaces syringe feeding and is SO much easier to use and aesthetic too! Also if you go to yahoo and type in orthgnathic support group you will find an endless supply of recovery sites and links. Your son can also chat with others who are in the same situation. Hope this helps, Susan Beaudette RN Zip-N-Squeeze Products 714-997-7146 E-Mail: zipnsqueeze@earthlink.net Here is a link that might be useful: www.zip-n-squeeze.com

Whole wheat processed into flour is still high carb and turns to sugar instantly in the mouth. However, whole wheat grains like farro are fine. You should also avoid soda pop even with artificial sweeteners. There is evidence that artificial sweeteners are as bad or even worse than sugar. And juice of any sort is out as is beer. It's liquid carbs straight down without any fiber to slow down the insulin spike. If you like orange juice, eat the whole orange.

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