gluten free seems to be every where these days. some say its real, some say a fad. "grain brain" by david perlmutter has been on the ny times bestseller list for some time now so i hope his research is changing people's minds about grain. but another issue is what commercially made gluten free products are actually made from. have you ever read the ingredients list on any of these products? sure they are gluten free-great no wheat- but that does not mean that they are healthy as many contain such ingredients as rice flour and/or starch, cornstarch, potato starch and tapioca starch as well as extra sugars and all kinds of things i can't even pronounce. these starches are not good carbs and can raise your blood sugar very fast. but they all are relatively inexpensive and that is why they are used. even if you don't have time to bake at home i want you to be aware of what you are eating. like many others who also want a better product that is gluten free, i use almond flour. here is the nutritional info for almond flour, traditional whole wheat flour and rice flour. compare and pick up a copy of "grain brain" and make up your own mind.
1 cup of almond flour:
640 calories
24 grams total carbs
12 grams fiber
4 gram sugar
24 grams protein
1 cup of whole wheat flour:
455 calories
95 grams total carbs
3.4 gram fiber
0 sugar
13 grams protein
1 cup of rice flour (also note that some recipes use rice starch. how do you make rice starch-by soaking rice in lye!):
578 calories
127 grams of carbs
3.8 grams of fiber
.2 grams of sugar
9 grams of protein
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