One strategy is buy a $20 Dash mini rice cooker. The instruction booklet has good recipes for some one-pot meals.
Easiest thing to do is throw some diced pre-cooked meat and some frozen vegetables in with the rice and water and add a soup cube and some sort of spice mix like Italian, Mexican, Thai, etc. You can also do things like that but add gf chicken nuggets or something and a bottled sauce like VH General Tso on the rice when it is done. All the same goes-for using wide Asian rice noodles instead of rice or even a smashed open microwave “baked” potato.
You might like this book for five minute deserts https://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Five-Minutes-Recipes-Muffins-ebook/dp/B0053GPT9S
My advise… send the kid with a tray full of GF cupcakes that makes everyone jealous. She brings the ‘special’ treats. I just always bring my own GF cupcakes or brownies or cake for everyone and generally that is actually the favorite. For meals I bring a big GF lasagna, or bake, or pad thai or chow fun or such for everyone. This book is invaluable for grandparents and babysitters who might need to cook for your kid https://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Five-Minutes-Recipes-Muffins-ebook/dp/B0053GPT9S You can send the kid with the dry recipe mixed in a mason jar with instructions to add the wet ingredients like oil, apple sauce from a snack cup, and an egg or carton egg white.
My new treat is this
tempurpedic mattress, and isocool contour memory foam pillow were/are biggies...but i'll also have to throw in carol sinclair's low-starch diet book.
i should disclose that i'm an old dude who has never been pregnant. that i know of.
A basic mug cake is along the 1/3 cup of GF flour, 2 Tbs sugar, 1/2 tsp baking powder, a pinch of salt mixed then 1 egg, 1 Tbs oil, 1 Tbs apple sauce or yogurt, and a dash of vanilla microwaved in a mug for two minutes.
You can experiment with the cooking time and ingredients. You can replace a tablespoon of the flour with cocoa. You can add shredded carrot and coconut, etc. There are recipes on the internet.
A started with this book but experimented with carton egg whites instead of an egg, ground nuts instead of some of the flour, etc. https://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Five-Minutes-Recipes-Muffins-ebook/dp/B0053GPT9S
My favorite is a basic cake made with sorghum flour and pumpkin spice and then sprinkled with half an apple diced and a generous dusting of cinnamon sugar microwaved in a bowl for 90 seconds.
Each commercial GF blend is different and GF baking can be tricky. I stick mainly to mug cakes and microwave bread. This is a good resource on the topic of GF baking https://glutenfreeonashoestring.com
If you are open to mug cakes and two-serving cakes this is a good resource although I use carton egg whites, powdered egg replacer, or just half an egg where the author uses an egg https://www.amazon.com/Gluten-Free-Five-Minutes-Recipes-Muffins-ebook/dp/B0053GPT9S
this book has good advice and recipes for a diet that balances carbs, fat and protein for not feeling hungry all the time
https://www.amazon.com/Always-Hungry-Conquer-Cravings-Permanently-ebook/dp/B00W22IKBK/ref=sr_1_1
Followed up to see how things are going from a !remindme! Glad to hear things are going in a positive direction.
I JUST did this program
https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Sugar-Solution-10-Day-Detox-ebook/dp/B00CO7FIOU
yesterday was my last day - it was a hard change but I lost 10lbs ~ and I feel SOOOOOOO much better tbh. You should check it out and see if it's something yall would want to do. The recips were really good. There were easy recipes for meals, and adanced ones if you have more time on the weekends or so.
Anyways, hope things are still going well
edit: much easier to do with someone
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating might be what you're looking for! Written for regular people and just science-y enough.
Would you be interested in a good book that talks about food addiction? That might help you in that way? Always Hungry by Dr. David Ludwig. It is not specifically keto, but low glycemic index (which is a lot of what keto food is). It's a really well researched book that talks about foods affects on the body. I am sorry if this isn't the right resource, I'm just trying to offer some help.
Not a recipe (they're all at home), but our favorites are regional (Central Ohio). We buy the Donatos brand Gluten Free Take and Bake fresh pizzas locally (Central Ohio) and their frozen line called Sonoma Flatbread. They're pretty good, especially if baked on a stone.
If you're looking for a recipe, the one in the Gluten Free Gourmet for pizza crust is a pretty good starter recipe.
out of ALL the several paged article, the only word it says about starches:
>while glucose (found in starchy food like bread and potatoes) is metabolised by all cells. This means consuming excessive fructose puts extra strain on the liver, which then converts fructose to fat.
This entire crusade youve been going on has been about fructose and sugar, all your sources are about fructose and refined sugar; this is NOT saying that eating pasta, potatos and rice are your fat ass free ticket. They didnt even touch on glycemic index! White rice has a higher glycemic index than table sugar itself. If you think that ONE sentence gives you free range to eat carbohydrates without fear of becoming fat, you are dead wrong my friend.
Heres one for you: Wheat Belly
Alright, so just checked my kitchen. By the film's guidelines, everything in my pantry, refrigerator, and freezer are processed foods except an onion I have and an old head of lettuce that I probably shouldn't eat. Also, I have some 'organic' tostitos that don't seem to be processed, but I'm pretty skeptical about that. I'm going to try the detox diet challenge thing the day this book arrives at my front door. I am excited to try this diet, as I honest to god didn't really know how to eat healthy before watching this film. I was just another part of the uninformed masses buying "reduced fat" products.
There is a great cookbook called Paleo Comfort Food that replicates a lot of familiar recipes in a way that would work well for your elimination diet. Most paleo recipes would work pretty well for various phases of the elimination diet and if you googole "paleo ______" there will probably be a recipe for some version of it. (You wouldn't want to go strict paleo though since it eliminates 24/7 probably everything you'll be cycling through)
I've never found a good gluten free bread at the store (although my MiL does like Udi's). I'm afraid if you want bread you'll have to either choke down gluten-free commercial bread or make your own. Here is a recipe that I think makes the best sandwich bread. It only takes a few minutes to throw together and you stir it by hand. The drawback of this recipe is that the primary ingredient is almond butter and its hella-expensive.
While none of these will give you the same feel as a Manwich in a fluffy white bun - lettuce wraps, corn tortillas, stuffing it in a zucchini, scooping with corn chips, or just eating a heap of it off the plate are all options. If wheat turns out to be the culprit you'll have to get creative with some of your presentations, but it's doable.