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Gluten Free Thanksgiving?

Can you help me with making a gluten-free thanksgiving dinner?

  • My daughter has several auto-immune deficiencies and she cannot eat anything containing wheat gluten or white flour. I need some guidance as how to cook Thanksgiving dinner.

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    Thanksgiving is a difficult time for people avoiding gluten and for those cooking for them. The first question to resolve is how much of the dinner will be gluten free? It is easier if it is all gluten free since you don't have to worry about cross contamination and not as many dishes. I am going to go through some of the dishes that are common to Thanksgiving and hopefully some of this will help. Turkey-- if you are using selfbasting type, make sure it doesn't have any gluten in it. Best turkey all around it a fresh one which avoids that problem Ham-- Can find hams that say gluten free on them-- Most are probably ok anyway but this is better safe than sorry. Stuffing-- Difficult but we make our own gluten free by making bread cubes from Glutino Flaxseed bread and then adding our own seasoning or you can buy gluten free bread cubes from Whole Foods and there are some gluten free stuffings available but hard to find. Gravy-- make gravy like you normally would except use quinoa flour, arrowroot or anther gluten free flour or gluten free flour mix instead of the wheat based flour. Quinoa is what we use. Vegetables-- If you make fresh, then you know what goes into them. Beware of commercially prepared casseroles or anything someone brings like green bean casserole since they may use cream of something with thickeners. Rolls -- Whole Foods has some biscuits and rolls that are gluten free. Another tasty alternative they have in the frozen foods section are Cheenies which are a little cheese roll that is nice. Desserts-- Best thing here is to make a special dessert for your daughter that she can identify with Thanksgiving whether it is a gluten free pudding or a gluten free pie made in a gluten free pie shell. What does she really like and let that be your guide. Hope all this helps and if I left something out, contact me through here. Have a Happy Thanksgiving

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Have a chid with severe celiac disease. After hosp. in Boston one year ago, have been cooking gluten-free meals for him 24/7. IF you are focusing on tradtional T-day fare, you may want to cook, free range, organic turkey or turkey breast w/fresh herbs for roasting. Don't stuff bird. Cook fresh veggies of choice and only use gluten-free condiments. It's fairly easy to provide other guests with additonal condiments, sauces etc. Baked sweet potatoes with butter or smart balance are good and nutricious. Fresh cranberries cooked with splenda, orange juice, a little cinnamon and clove, add some walnuts and serve cold or warm or congeal in sugar free raspberry jello. Regarding stuffing/dressing : Because You're Special Bread Mix (sold on Amazon.com) or Pamela's Bread mix (also Sold on Amazon.com) are favorties among gluten-free patrons. As a Mom, I rely on them for all of my baking needs. Kids love the taste and texture. They are not dry as most gluten-free bread is.Both brands also make excellent dessert mixes which can be used for the holidays. I like to make them up ahead, slice and frezze in saran wrap in individual packages. This makes the most of one's budget and time etc. Be sure to use separate mixing bowls and spoons while preparing food to ensure gluten-free eating. Also, read all condiment lables to determine gluten containing ingredients. There are many additives such as caramel coloring, thickening agents etc. which contain gluten. All the best...eat healthy and enjoy the holiday.......

lyricalone

We just had a huge Thanksgiving dinner this last weekend. My whole family has to eat gluten free. It can be done and will not require a lot of changes. For Thanksgiving we eat turkey, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, cornbread stuffing, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, and green bean casserole. You will need to be careful that your individual ingredients are gluten free. You can check anything questionable on a manufacturers website. The recipes that we used are all on the site http://allglutenfreerecipes.com/index.php/thanksgiving In order to do a green bean casserole just use green beans as normal and use the cream soup base recipe at http://www.allglutenfreerecipes.com/index.php/gluten-free/detailed_recipe/cream_soup_base/ You may want to top the casserole with some toasted almonds or something in place of French's onions which contain gluten. We found this website had all we needed. I hope that this helps. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Padrigue

look in your local grocer- they should have an entire section of gluten-free breads, pastas, and other foods. And im sorry to hear about your daughter- it sounds like dinners at your house are complicated! I genuinely hope your Thanksgiving is wonderful!

Sara

Not sure how to make from scratch but work at wegmans and can tell you we have gluten free potatoes, gravy, stuffing, brownies, cake mix, and much more. You can also check out Whole Foods as well they even have more of a selection.

ness300

omg my mom cant eat anything with wheat or gluten either! my mom always goes to whole foods, they have just about everything gluten free. Answer mine? (: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091122162458AAUBs3o

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