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Gluten- Free Cornstarch Belgian Banana Waffles

Posted in Breakfast, Food Stamp Cuisine, tagged cheap, cornstarch, gluten-free, low lactose, no xanthan gum, waffles on January 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »

One of the things I’m always looking for, is gluten-free flours that started out gluten-free before someone figured out you could charge a lot more for flour if it’s gluten-free. For example, cornstarch has been made for at least a hundred years. Cornstarch is $2.00 a lb. U.S. These are so good that someone insisted on eating 2 out of 3 waffles. (more…)

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Top Ten Rules for Going Gluten-Free, Cheap, if You’re a Student

Posted in Food Stamp Cuisine, tagged beer, cheap, gluten-free, student on December 29, 2013| 4 Comments »

1. Find a grocery store near you that sells gluten-free rice bread. I like Udi’s. They sell it most places in the United States. Bread is easy, familiar, and now common enough, that it is probably not expensive.

2. Buy a bag of rice. This is breakfast cereal, and a good dinner side.

If you don’t have access to a kitchen, you can even make it in the microwave.

3. Find a protein you like that is not expensive, and shelf-stable. Bush’s beans are $1.00 a can. Mori-Nu tofu (in the shelf-stable packages) is gluten-free. Water or oil packed tuna is safe to eat two or three times a week. (Water or oil packed, only—broth can have modified food starch that has wheat.) If you can’t tolerate soy, gluten-free almond milk in aseptic packages is a good, cheaper, gluten-free source of protein. (more…)