Corn Free Tips-Claire, Robin, Ronna, or anyone else

[Guest]

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm dairy/gluten/wheat/soy free right now, but next month I'm also going corn free. I really need some tips for corn free foods. The only way I find it possible to avoid all these foods without cheating is making a month's menu and having food readily available.

 

Any ideas for chips, pretzels, cookies, cereal, pancakes, animal crackers, peanut butter, bread, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, crackers, ketchup, soup, pudding, french fries, taco shells, and pasta sauce?

 

Should meat, fruits, and veggies (except corn) be corn free if gotten at Whole Foods?

 

Are all allergygrocer.com products okay as long as you check the corn allergy along with the others I check?

 

Carolyn

[Guest]

Also Miss. Roben's products such as the tortilla, soft pretzel, animal cookies, graham crackers, etc. aren't included in the corn free listings. Is there corn in the products themselves or is it just that the products are made on the same line that includes corn products? Would you use these products or stay away from them?

 

Carolyn

[Claire]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...100673?v=glance

 

I am pretty sure this is the cookbook that I used. It lists which recipes are gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, corn-free, etc...

 

You can search inside the book on Amazon.

 

I finally made that Pamela's bread mix (with rice only) is great on day 1, and pretty good on day 2. (no corn).

 

 

I don't know Miss Roben's products.

 

We are back to corn now, and probably too much for him.

 

I think Van's waffles have no corn.

 

Claire

[Guest]

Claire,

 

To what extent did your son avoid corn? Here's a huge list of corn items: http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php

 

Thanks for the info on the book. I'm waiting for Pamela's bread mix to come in still. I made bread from an online receipe the other day and loved it.

 

Van's waffels have soy in them though.

 

Caroly

[Claire]

We avoided corn and derivatives...e.g. sorbitol, baking power, guar or xanthum gum (can't remember which). It was HARD. But not as many as you have listed...sorry my opinion is that the list writer is overkilling there....really...they just put 'vitamins' down, not all vitamins have corn. Xylitol sweetener is from bark, so we use it, even now.

 

Whole Foods is not corn-free by any means FYI.

 

You are right re Van's...my son never had an sensitivity to soy (but yes to wheat, casein, corn, apples, almonds, eggs, etc...). Though soy isn't good for the adrenals, so we cook with coconut oil (gently refined...).

 

 

Claire

[Guest]

I think xanthum gum is the one from corn. A lot of gluten/wheat free receipes call for xanthum gum. So does substituting that with guar gum work? If so is it the same amount as xanthum gum or is it more or less? What did you use instead of corn starch?

 

I'm glad the corn avoidance doesn't have to be as extensive as that list. I'm thinking more like avoiding baking powder containing corn, corn-anything products, dextrin and maltodextrin, dextrose, golden syrup, glucona delta lactone, invert sugar or invert syrup, malt, malt syrup, malt extract, mono- and di-glycerides, MSG, sorbitol, starch, food starch, modified food starch, corn sucrose, vanilla extract containin corn, vegetable oil, & xanthan gum. Do you see anything that I'm missing which you or others avoided?

 

Carolyn

[kim]

I'm sure Carolyn and Claire are aware, but for anyone else reading, be sure that you buy baking powder that's ALUMINUM free.

 

I just bought a brand called Rumford Premium Aluminum free. It's also gluten free, but does contain corn starch.

[Guest]

I just thought I'd let those who may be interested that I called Miss. Roben's regarding their tortilla, soft pretzel, animal cookies, and graham cracker mixes. They said the reason these products are not under included in the corn free listing is because of new laws. They're the same products as before, but because they also use corn in the plant they can't be listed in that category. They informed me that you won't find corn in them. That helped a lot because I really like those products.

 

I also came across this, but haven't tried any of them yet:

 

Guar gum can replace xanthan gum, but not in shaped or rolled dough.

3/4 tsp xanthan gum = 1 tsp guar gum

1 tsp. xanthan gum = 1/3 tsp carrageenan

scant 1/2 tsp Karaya = 1 tsp guar gum

1 tsp xanthan gum = 2 tsp gluten-free unflavored gelatin

1 tsp xanthan gum = 1 stiffly beaten egg white

 

 

Also someone mentioned that they like the Chebe mixes (which I had never heard of). They liked the pizza crust, cinnamon rolls, and bread sticks mixes. Their corn free also.

 

Carolyn

[Claire]

Yes Kim we definitely do the aluminum-free baking powder now!

 

Carolyn,

 

I think that is a good list of things to avoid with corn. Except I would add sorbitol, which is also derived from corn.

 

Also Carolyn, here is a recipe for corn-free baking powder that we used successfully. I put it in an empty baking powder tin.

I will say though that when we were egg-free, I was never happy with the egg substitutes...

 

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Corn-Free Baking Powder: Makes 1 2/3 cups

1/3 cup of baking soda

2/3 cup of cream of tartar

2/3 cup arrowroot starch

Blend all ingredients together. Use in recipes calling for standard baking powder.

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Claire

[Guest]

Thanks, I'll try the corn-free baking powder recipe. I found some other recipes and will post on here if they're good.

 

Claire-someone's child that has a behavior reaction to corn told me that they could handle xanthan gum from NowFoods just fine. Did you ever try that with your son while corn free or did you avoid it completely?

 

Carolyn

[Claire]

We tried avoiding xanthum gum and it was too hard. My son did fine with it...so little is in any recipe. I needed to make his diet livable.

 

Claire