Gluten Free Breakfast!

[bushwalker zane]

Hey everyone!

I am studying tour guiding, and we are going on a camp soon up to the beautiful Walls! We each have to cater for a meal and I have landed a breakfast. One of the people in our group however is Gluten and Lactose intolerant. So I need to make a breaky for 8 people, no gluten or milk, for $24... I have no idea what to cook.

Help?

[photohiker]

Rice porridge with soy milk option?

[climberman]

Go to the supermarket and buy a packet of gluten free muesli type stuff.

[bushwalker zane]

Hmm, good ideas. It is near impossible to find recipes online...

[climberman]

http://www.carmanskitchen.com.au/origin ... muesli.php

[whiskeylover]

Gluten free muesli is a good idea, but milk is obviously a problem for this person, and I'm not sure what alternative you could use that would be palatable and light. Or are you not walking far?

IMPORTANT: Carmans muesli is wheat free but NOT gluten free - oats contain a type of gluten, and many brands are also processed on the same equipment as wheat products. You can get gluten free oats but they are quite expensive and hard to find.

The rice porridge is probably the easiest. Although it can get a bit sticky and without milk may not be as nice.
You could also go for the hot breakfast - e.g. gluten free sausages from supermarket (cheap), eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms,

[bushwalker zane]

I looked up rice porridge, it seems great but also very heavy cost wise. I have decided to make polenta, it's light, and cheap

[photohiker]

IMPORTANT: Carmans muesli is wheat free but NOT gluten free - oats contain a type of gluten, and many brands are also processed on the same equipment as wheat products. You can get gluten free oats but they are quite expensive and hard to find.

Actually, Carmans do have a gluten free muesli now. The did a big product rejig about a year ago: Deluxe Fruit Muesli

[DonQx]

Coconut milk powder is lactose free - we use it for breakfast sometimes ... nice

[dee_legg]

You can also buy soy milk powder (but it's pretty gross..) or just take a small UHT soy milk or lactose free milks for that person then normal powdered milk for everyone else.

[bushwalker zane]

Coconut milk powder is lactose free - we use it for breakfast sometimes ... nice

Yeah, I tossed up this idea, but it too expensive.

Thanks for your ideas everyone! Food for though (pardon the pun)!

[climberman]

IMPORTANT: Carmans muesli is wheat free but NOT gluten free - oats contain a type of gluten, and many brands are also processed on the same equipment as wheat products. You can get gluten free oats but they are quite expensive and hard to find.

Actually, Carmans do have a gluten free muesli now. The did a big product rejig about a year ago: Deluxe Fruit Muesli

Ta photohiker - That's what i meant to link.

[happycamper78]

It may be too late for this trip but I found out today that quinoa is gluten free. Quinoa is cooked like rice, is great to eat instead of rice/pasta... and very high in protein. Quinoa flakes are available which can be used as a substitute for porridge. It's meant to cook enough just by soaking it briefly in hot water (I guess like instant porridge). My work colleague has it and says alone it's bland but tastes good if you add cinamon, fruit... to it. At the time she was for the most part having cut up fruit but threw in some quinoa flakes, cinamon and hot water and stirred it up. Looked like a treat!

I noticed there were mentions of lactose free. That is completely different to gluten free! I don't believe milk has gluten in it??

[Bluegum Mic]

As someone who doesn't eat gluten (or if I do I suffer the evil consequences ) I can recommend the brooksfarm museli (the one with cranberries is delicious). Otherwise if you want something light and a sneaky treat the freedom foods maple crunch is nice (though may be a little sweet). If doing quinoa, rice porridge etc make sure you do a trial run first. Rice porridge is bland and can turn into a large pot of starchy slop and quinoa makes me feel a little like im eating horse feed.
Is it possible to just do something different for the gluten/lactose intolerant person and regular break for the others?
Cheers
Mic

[corvus]

I believe canned baked beans are gluten free and they are a good source of protein and fibre just a bit heavy to carry on an extended walk.
corvus

[frenchy_84]

normal food for 7 normal people and 1 banana for the other

[Redtail]

It's a training exercise, so why not just ask the person who prefers gluten free, what they would suggest?

[Nuts]

GF flour makes nice pancakes but yes, asking the person is a good skill to develop

[Bluegum Mic]

Nuts your a genius. Thankyou for reminding me. Macro buttermilk pancake mix (shake n bake style container). Weighs next to nothing and taste awesome. You'd never know they were gluten free. Ill just have to check my pack in the pantry for lactose.

[Nuts]

Is that a person that gives away free Geans?? We just use the flour Mic, not difficult iirc the pancake mix was egg powder, custard powder, milk powder topped with a few blueberries and maple syrup. UHT thickened Cream is nice to round it off but not essential. Bit of time cooking etc so its only a one off thing but for private trips set up with a little flat pan it is a good option for making savoury styles and bread for lunch (in the morning), gf burgers, omlettes at night. A bit of practice, bit of a 'system' and it all works fairly quickly with less mess. Beats endless oat breakfasts and sloppy dehy or pasta on longer walks

[Nuts]

Cant claim these but they look tasty, steam baked (finish dry to crisp if you have a ti pot & slow burner?) easy peasy

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[bushwalker zane]

Ooh, where can the recipe be found for these? :O

[Nuts]

There wasn't one Zane, if you read through the posts about baking the concept can be applied to many recipies:

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin ... startat=40

I tried a few times with our gas stove and making muffins with similar to the blueberry pancake mix but it was a gas chewer.. i'm experimenting a bit with metho, i always tended to put these things in the 'too much fuss' basket but been pulling a few back out lately I'm thinking that a larger pot to make flat breads and larger 'tea cake' style muffins would be the go. 20mins for one small muffin was no good at all.. lol..

[bushwalker zane]

20mins for one small muffin was no good at all..

Eeep, that is a bit of a gas chewer! Some great ideas though! I will have to try my hand at this, I am a bit ashamed to say I have never heard of steam baking before! But the results sounds pretty rewarding!

[Nuts]

Hence the slow burn. 20mins on my chuffed metho burner is abt 30mls of fuel. Just that a bigger pot would be much better. Stacking two up could be an option. I have some trays of bannanas and sultanas drying, thought I might try again once these are ready for the mix