Item |
Substitute/
Serve with |
Information/
Applications/
Brands found |
| alcoholic beverages |
soda water/
wedge of lemon, and/or frozen raspberries |
in a wine glass—makes a nice elegant cocktail. |
berries, individually frozen |
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Be sure to get individually frozen—there are a number of brands available now, Europe's Best, Snowcrest, Western Family, etc. |
| Creamy Rice Hot Cereal |
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Bob's Red Mill Brown Rice Farina |
cornstarch |
arrowroot powder |
Use as cornstarch or flour to thicken gravies, sauces, and stews. Corn is considered a food to which many are intolerant/sensitive/allergic. Also, cornstarch is higher in calories than flour, and arrowroot hasn’t any calories. |
flour
(as a thickener) |
arrowroot powder |
Use as cornstarch or flour to thicken gravies, sauces, and stews. Corn is considered a food to which many are intolerant/sensitive/allergic. Also, cornstarch is higher in calories than flour, and arrowroot hasn’t any calories. |
| gelatin |
agar-agar |
As with cornstarch and arrowroot, both work the same: The first is an animal product, the second, vegetable. |
ice cream |
yogurt |
See Raspberry Ice Cream on recipe page |
| jams with sugar |
all-fruit jams |
Golden Valley All Fruit is one I've found that is most like jams made with sugar. |
| lard |
margarine or butter |
Find a good quality lethicin or expeller-pressed oil non-hydrogenated margarine at a health food store.* For the body, the word these days is that butter is the better choice. |
| Rice Flakes |
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| Scottish Oatmeal |
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Organic preferred; Bob's Red Mill is highly available; if desired, substitute Rolled Oats |
| sour cream |
yogurt/
serve with natchos and salsa |
Organic, natural/plain, 3.5% fat; Olympic, Jersey Farms, and Astro are brands available in many supermarkets now |
| soy sauce |
Braggs Soy Sauce |
Bragg's contains soybeans and water. (It hasn't any wheat, alcohol, or salt, and it isn't fermented.) |
| Spelt Flakes and Flour |
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Spelt is an ancient grain and can be found in health food stores. |
sugar, white or brown |
honey,
maple syrup
(eat on occasion, rather than regularly ) |
There is much controversy regarding the intake of sugar, some even consider it a drug much like caffeine. Though the medical profession doesn't generally recognize systemic yeast/fungal infections as a disease or threat, these seem to have become the norm. If you have fungal infections under your nails, skin conditions/rashes, yeast infections, eliminating sugars/sweets, ferments, and alcohol altogether for quite some time is recommended. |
vinegar |
lemon juice
(freshly squeezed) |
Following along the lines of sugar above; also, fresh foods are better for us than preserved ones. |
| wheat flour |
spelt or rye flour |
Spelt flour is an ancient grain of which wheat is a relative however, for an alternative, those who find they don't like whole wheat pasta might like spelt or rye pasta better. There are also lots of breads available on the market that are good tasting which don't use white flour or yeast. At some point, I'll list some of my favourites but, if in the meantime you'd like these, send me a message and I'll get on it. |
| yeast |
baking powder
(alum free) /
baking soda |
Used in baking. |
| egg |
2 T ground flax seed, mixed in 1 T. water |
Used in baking. |
| sea salt |
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find a high quality sea salt (Celtic Sea Salt® is one, www.celticseasalt.com) |
| sodas |
soda water with wedge of lemon, and/or frozen raspberries |
or all-natural sodas—these are sweetened with fruit juices; Knudson's is a nice brand. |
yogurt |
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Organic, natural/plain, 3.5% fat; Olympic, Jersey Farms, and Astro are brands available in many supermarkets now |
