Dairy and gluten free recipes are ideal for people who live in societies where bread and milk are staple foods for most people. Since the majority of people living in that culture will not have any issues with either bread or milk, there is a special need to create alternative diets for people afflicted with gluten or lactose intolerance.
Dairy intolerance is something all adults develop a tendency to. People have the enzymes needed to digest milk only during childhood, as they get older, those enzymes disappear little by little from their bodies. This can cause problems in digesting milk in adults. Specifically, lactose intolerance is the inability to digest the sugar contained in milk because of the absence of the enzyme that breaks down this sugar.
Gluten intolerance, on the other hand, is seen in people whose bodies cannot tolerate the presence of gluten in the body. Gluten is a protein found in cereal grains like wheat and barley. Gluten intolerance can manifest in many ways in the body, some of which symptoms may be irritation in the intestines while others may be mistaken for nervousness, depression, heart conditions, and other signs that do are not seemingly related to digestion.
Listings of foods containing either lactose or gluten can be acquired from your health specialist, health store or from internet sites. Prevention is the only way to go about controlling lactose and gluten intolerance. In the first case, avoidance of dairy products or food containing dairy ingredients is needed. Instead the diet should contain foods that can adequately supply whatever nutrients will be lost by abstaining from lactose or gluten-rich foods.
For instance, calcium may also be derived from fruits, vegetables and nuts as well as from shrimps, clams and oysters. Cheese is a derivative of milk that doesn’t contain that much milk anymore and can therefore be handled by lactose intolerant individuals. These ingredients should be considered in dairy and gluten free diets.
Food substitutes for gluten-rich products should give the carbohydrates and proteins normally supplied by wheat bread and similar staples. A source for pure carbohydrate is rice. You also get plenty of starch from root crops. The essential amino acids may be taken from vegetable and animal protein in combination. Your dairy and gluten free diet should also include beans, lentils and seeds. Corn and coconut are tasty sources of protein. A portion of fish or meat protein completes the diet.
One recommendable and economical way to live on a dairy and gluten free diet is to eat ‘Bible bread.’ This is a type of bread that is made by mixing cereals, beans and lentils together and grinding them into flour. Previous to making flour out of those food items, they are washed initially in a bowl of water. The water is thrown out after rinsing them in it. Water is once more poured into the vessels and the entire thing left to stand for a day. On the next morning, the ingredients are rinsed for one final time and dried before being ground.
The grains are then dried and processed in a grinder to make flour. This flour makes a complete dairy and gluten free bread. The bread baked from it has all the essential amino acids needed by human beings, it is also enriched with the vitamins and minerals needed to support daily activities. Besides that, this bread is absolutely fat free and non-acidic. A good dairy and gluten free diet should include ‘Bible bread’ because this food has everything we need to stay healthy.
Marisca DeJolie is a normal housewife and mother who decided years ago to become a food expert for the sake of her health and that of her family. She has recently found The Gluten Free Family site and it excited about all the health benefits that a non gluten foods diet can have and invites you to learn more as well.