A Special Message from the Editor of Healthy Family
Enjoy our Healthy Family recipe list: all recipes are free of wheat, gluten, and corn products
We hope you can make use of our wheat, gluten, and corn free recipes. They are also made without artificial ingredients for those following the Feingold diet. These recipes are perfect for celiac patients who need to also avoid corn. They have been judged very critically by the toughest standards known to man: my three children all under four feet tall and none weighing more than 55 pounds. I am constantly creating gluten and corn free dishes in my kitchen, but only recipes that meet the highest of standards are included here for your convenience. They are rated by my very serious brutally honest critics on a scale of one to ten. My boys are keen at rating, and have developed a very simple standard; one means that “this dish is so yucky I don’t ever want to eat it again”, and the rates slightly improve until I reach the coveted ten: “this dish is so yummy that I would eat if every day for the rest of the week!” No dish hits cyberspace without an average score of 8, and thankfully most here have reached the coveted 10. So rest assured, if you choose from our Healthy Family recipe list your picky eater will probably like it. I know mine do!
Any prepackaged food we use is carefully selected, and is also generally always organic. Our goal is to provide healthy recipes for the typical busy family with hectic schedules and commitments. Most all of the recipes contained on this website are semi-homemade. I will include shortcuts whenever possible. In general we do not eat foods with soy. If I know a recipe contains soy I will mention it here. We do not actively avoid soy so please double check everything for soy if you are soy allergic.
In following a corn-free diet it is important to mention that we do not include products that use white vinegar or citric acid, because the source is often hydrolyzed corn starch and too often causes a reaction. We do include products made with xanthan gum, which many corn allergic people react to; (it is produced by a bacterium that is fed corn to grow) so we will always be sure to let our readers know when an ingredient includes it by putting an asterisk and a warning next to the item being used.
If a dish is also good for Feingold diet (free of artificial colors, flavors, preservatives and avoids certain fruits high in salicylates such as tomatoes, apples, grapes, pineapple, etc…) it will have an [F1] for stage 1 (total avoidance of the fruits), and [F2] for stage 2 (inclusion of some fruits). Of course some recipes not labeled as Feingold can be modified by removing ingredients that are high in salicylates. None of our recipes have artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives.
If a recipe is dairy-free it will have a [D]. Readers can substitute the milk in most recipes with a non-dairy alternative. I have often interchanged them. Please check back periodically. This page will be updated along with all new recipe posts.
If you are just starting out I will preface this list by saying that our son does not have a severe allergy. He does not get severe illness (lethargy, muscle aches, vomiting, diarrhea) from accidental corn ingestion. His response is neurological in nature. Please take extra precautions if you have a severe physical allergy to corn. (Some corn allergic people cannot even tolerate fermented dairy products as they contain enzymes that are corn-derived.)
NOTE: All these recipes are original and copyright owned by Healthy-Family.org. You are free to cook these recipes for your personal use, print them and distribute them as you wish. Publishing them in either a book or online without our written consent is forbidden. Publishers can contact us for special permission to publish one of our recipes, as long as they list us as the owner of it. You may, of course, link to them as often as you’d like. We love to get shout outs from our readers!
Horchata Pancakes [F2]
Easy Breakfast Pudding [D] [F1] *contains eggs
Cookie-Cutter Pancakes [D], [F2] *you choose your favorite pancake mix
Overnight Slow Cooked Gluten-free Oatmeal [D], [F2] *includes apples
Easy Dairy-free Scrambled Eggs [D], [F1*] *do not use almond milk
Low Carb Apple Muffins [D] *contains eggs
Ketchup and Barbecue Sauce [D]
Mini Pecan Tarts [F1]
Chocolate Chip [D], [F1]
Chocolate Coconut Bars [F1] *mix contains xanthan gum (can substitute)
Chocolate Duplex Cookies [D], [F1]
Flourless Coconutty Fruit [D], [F1]
Kolackys * see comments for corn-free tips, this recipe is not dairy-free
Pecan Dreams [D], [F1] *mix contains xanthan gum
Sunbutter Blossoms [D], [F2] * free from top 8, gluten, and corn!
Thumbprint Cookies [D], [F1]
Blueberry Scones
Cinnamon Raisin Bread [F2] *contains applesauce
Fresh Veggie and Salmon Dip [D], [F1]*also is soy free and egg free
Old-Fashioned Irish Soda Bread [D], [*F1] *just substitute for the raisins
Sweet Potato Chips [D], [F]
Zucchini Bread [D] [F1] *contains eggs
Caribbean Chicken with Black Beans and Rice [D],[*F2] * made with diced tomatoes
Cheeseburger Salad [F2]
Creamy Garlic Chicken Salad [D],[F1] *contains soy
Pizza in a Pinch
Southwestern Red Bean Salad [D],[F2]
Taco Salad [*F2] *omit tomatoes
Chicken Cacciatore [D]
Chicken Curry [D], [F1] * soy free
Crockpot Chop Suey [D] [F1]
Eggplant Parmesan
Fried Chicken [D], [F1]
Irish Stew in the Slow Cooker [D],[F1]
Meatloaf with Boiled Potatoes [D]
Orange Roughy Pilaf [D] [F1]
Oriental Beef Stir Fry [D], [F1] * contains soy
Roast Chicken with Potato Stuffing [D], [F1]
Stuffed Peppers [D]
Sweet and Sour Stuffed Peppers [D], [*F2] (contains orange juice)
Sweet and Spicy Carribean-style Pork Chops [D] [*F2] (contains applesauce)
Vegetable Lasagna
Kugelis, a Baked Potato Casserole Dish [D], [F1]
Carribean-style Black Beans and Rice [D] [F1]
Low Carb Baked Garlic Honey Brussels Sprouts [D] [F1]
Sweet Asparagus Spears in Plum Sauce [D], [F]
Wild Rice Stuffing [D] [F]
Pasta Salad [D]
Kid-Friendly “Little Chef” Salad [D] [F1]
Kid-Friendly Super Green Salad [D] [F2]
Sweet and Sour Sauce [D] [F2]
Creamy white sauce [F1]
Sweet and Tangy Cranberry Sauce [D] *contains apples
Low-Fat Tuscany Soup [D] [F1]
Crockpot Low-fat Chicken Soup [D] [F1]
Potato Leek Soup [D], [F1]
Apple Cobbler [D]
Low Carb Blueberry Cobbler [F1]
Carrot Cake [D],[*F2] *contains applesauce
Chocolate Pudding [D], [F1] *contains eggs
Cupcakes with Frosting [F1]
Chocolate Fudge Frosting (with Cherrybrook Kitchen’s Chocolate Cake Mix) [D], [F1], *egg-free, nut-free, contains xanthan gum
Pecan Pie [D] [F1]
Pie Crust (fast and easy) [D], [F1]
Pumpkin Pie [D] [F1]
Pumpkin Spice Cake [F1]
Rice Pudding [D], [F1]
Strawberry Shortcake [D] [F1]
Sweet-Tasting Light and Airy Muffins [F1]
Baking powder [D] [F1]
Favorite commercial mixes we use [*D] [F1] *some mixes contain casein
Cherrybrook Kitchen Gluten-free Dreams Chocolate Cake Mix [D] [F1] *no eggs, contains xanthan gum
If you have a recipe you would like to share, please send it to: caryn [at] healthy-family.org
