The environmental movement has produced some wonderful and creative ideas, to help our planet. Eco friendly fabrics made from hemp, bamboo, corn or milk have been part of this movement. These fibers for the extremely sensitive can, and have caused problems for people with skin sensitivities. There are chairs filled with soy and plastics that can be made from corn that are not always clearly marked. …continue reading
Corn sugar is the most consumed sugar in the U.S. today. The average person eats about 150 lbs of sugar annually, and about half of that, or 6 lbs a month, is high fructose corn syrup (hfcs). But hfcs is only one of 15 different kinds of corn sweeteners used by manufacturers in processed food products in our country. Should consumers be concerned? Perhaps you are wondering if eating all those prepackaged sweetened foods is bad for your health.
I began to study corn sweeteners after we discovered my son’s corn intolerance in 2007. I quickly discovered that snacks are loaded with corn sugar. And drinks? Just forget about them. As a matter of fact, I challenge anyone in America to read the ingredient listings on every snack product in their favorite vending machine. It would not surprise me if every item had some association with a corn sugar, however odd or far removed as it may seem. Heck, even the water bottles are more than likely made from a corn byproduct! I digress. I really want to focus my attention on America’s romance with sugar, corn sugar to be specific, its prevalence in our lives, and a little history about how we became so addicted to the sweet stuff that grows in abundance over our midlands, and now even clutters the landscape surrounding the rocky mountain region. …continue reading
Breast milk is best for a variety of reasons, but sometimes your baby weans early or the mother’s milk doesn’t get firmly established and supplementation is necessary. You resort to feeding your baby formula, and you are racked with guilt by this because the pressure to breastfeed is so strong. It is not so rare to have a baby exhibit colicky behavior when switching to formula, …continue reading
Shopping for gluten and corn free products is tricky. With the increase in gluten free convenience processed foods many celiac sufferers have also noticed that they have developed a new intolerance to corn. It is found in a majority of gluten free baked goods because it helps to hold gluten free breads and crackers together nicely. That is because corn also contains its own type of gluten, which many people in the celiac community are surprised to learn. If you need gluten and corn free products for your gluten and corn free diet, there is a much shorter list of available items. Hopefully the tips here will help you find what you need to make your favorite recipes without the ingredients that are known to make you sick.
When I first began converting my kitchen for my son’s gluten and corn free diet I searched countless websites and found many focused on celiac’s disease, corn allergies, or combined celiac and milk intolerance, but I could not find a site that focused specifically on avoiding both gluten and corn allergies. It is difficult to stick to a gluten-free diet, but for those who also have to avoid corn as well, eating can become a real problem.
I have devoted a special section of this website for people allergic to both wheat and corn, hoping to spawn a community of readers that will interact together with tips and recipes to share. Please check it out. The links are found at the bottom of this post. …continue reading
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