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Gluten Free But Still Processed?
Many people turn to flourless recipes for relief from gluten-related ailments and annoyances. Whether they have a serious gluten allergy, like Celiac disease, a gluten intolerance, or some other diagnosis made worse by gluten consumption (such as Gout or Autism), they seek out flourless recipes in an attempt to improve their health and general well-being. But if health is of key concern, then gluten-free isn't always enough! Plenty of gluten free products are still chock-full of refined ingredients. So that pre-blended gluten-free flour mix you're purchasing may contain cornstarch, white rice flour, tapioca flour, and potato starch--all refined carbohydrates, which...
Wheat Free Baking
The "gluten free" diet or "wheat free diet" has exploded recently, and with good reason. Especially in the first few months, people who take on lifestyle of eating a no wheat diet can see amazing results. With a gluten free diet, the health benefits are more about what you’re not eating than what you are. You cut out fried and breaded foods, which cuts out oil and fat, and you cut out a good portion of desserts – eliminating sugar. You’re also giving up greasy fast food and trading it for fruits and vegetables. Going wheat free lets you massively...
Replace Flour with Oatmeal
Replacing flour is easier than most people think. I do it all the time in the Bizzy Lizzy Bakery but also in my own kitchen. People all the time ask if I follow the principle and the answer is yes. I use oatmeal to make pie, cookies, thickners in soups, dredging chicken and so on. I also us Potato Flakes for thickners in gravy's and soups too. Eating flourless is easy if you allow yourself to think outside the loaf, the only reason we use flour is because generations before us did. However, generations before us had decent flours to...
Too Good to be True
There was a time when people thought the world was flat, and if you just went far enough, you’d drop off the horizon’s edge into nothingness. Now, of course we know this isn’t true, and it sounds absolutely ridiculous. But it didn’t, not to a lot of people, not for a long time, until someone was brave enough to test out the waters. This pioneering spirit is what revolutionizes the way we think, act, and live out our lives, and the bakery business is not exception! There was a time when people thought that absolutely NO WAY could you make...
Resistant Starch
A type of carbohydrate that is getting a lot of attention in the scientific circle. What are athe the benefits of these carbohydrates. shrinks fat cells, especially in your belly boost fat burning preserves muscle mass curb cravings keep you feeling full longer than other foods lower cholesterol and triglycerides But the best news yet it is delicious, affordable and satisfying. July/August 2010 Health.com Researchers are proving what Bizzy Lizzy has said all along. If you eat food that are made from GOOD CARBSyou zap flab, curb cravings, feel MORE SATISFIED (if you have ever met someone from Bizzy Lizzy you have heard this statement before),...