Gluten-Free and Extremely Low Carb for Everybody

By Kris L Reddy

Gluten-Free and Extremely Low Carb comes in two parts thats never been published before.

Part I

In this section, there are thirty delicious gluten-free recipes. These recipes are created with mostly natural ingredients. The gluten-free recipes are low carb as well. Since the book also contains low-carb recipes, the least amount of flour has been used. High-content flour recipes such as bread is altogether avoided.

Part II

This section contains extremely, extremely low-carb recipes .What this means is that the ingredients chosen contain the least amount of carbs per cup. There is a great usage of cabbage, spinach, and mushrooms as carb content in these vegetables is extremely low. With these recipes, you can eat guilt-free, i.e., eating a few extra mouthfuls wont make you gain weight but keep you feel disciplined and cool.

Hope you enjoy.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Mar 29, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524561239

Kris L Reddy

I was born in Fiji in the year 1965. Both of my parents were workers. My dad was a carpenter, and my mom, a tailor. They had adapted from birth. I moved to Melbourne at the age of twenty-six with my husband and two boys, aged six and two then. A couple of years after coming to Melbourne, I had my daughter. From the age of eight, I had always thought about writing a book. The idea of writing a cookbook emerged after I had studied hospitality later in life. I had already worked in the hospitality industry for eighteen years as a cook and catering assistant before doing my diploma in hospitality. Currently, I am studying Bachelor of Arts in Accounting at Latrobe University in Melbourne while continuing my hospitality course.

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INTRODUCTION – GLUTEN-FREE

When I first heard about gluten-free diet, I got very excited, as it didn’t include any wheat products. I instantly thought, Oh, it’s mostly no carbohydrate diet. This seems really interesting and exciting, and just anybody could have a gluten-free diet plan, if they want to control their weight or simply don’t like the taste of carbohydrates.

Carbohydrate foods are cheap and mostly eaten to fill our stomach. From early days, people have stacked on pasta, rice or flour depending on their culture or country as fruits and vegetables are seasonal and expensive. A full-time supply of fruits and vegetables mostly come from farming families. Others depend on market produce, which is never cheap. The rest of the groceries come from the grocery store. Then feeding on carbs was the only affordable option. At times we all feel like kids pushing food out of our mouth, but eat it. For some people, removing carbs could mean getting your childhood taste back.

But then, there came a substitute list for flours, which was equally high in carbohydrate, and it wasn’t so interesting anymore—and then considering the fact that gluten-free products are twice as expensive.

Most of the recipes here are low carbohydrate and gluten-free at the same time. There is a minimum use of gluten-free products.

Gluten is the protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. Gluten makes doughs stretchable and springy—the elastic texture. It is this texture that makes the dough adaptable and flexible.

Apart from wheat, gluten is also present in rye, barley, triticale and oats. These grains also contain protein composites made from proamin and glutelin.

CELIAC DISEASE

Celiac disease is a disease in which the small intestine is hypersensitive to gluten, leading to difficulty in digesting food. Consuming gluten damages the small intestine lining and prevents the absorption of nutrients. A gluten-free diet helps heal the small intestine and lower other long-term risks associated with complications of celiac disease.

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms of celiac disease range from severe to mild in sufferers.

Celiac disease sufferers could experience one or more of the following:

• Digestive problems

• Fatigue, weakness and lethargy

• Iron deficiency anaemia

• Weight loss

• Bone and joint pain

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