Veggie Broth

So here is corn free veggie  broth. Since my daughter can't have chicken because they are fed corn, then chicken broth is out. So here is veggie broth we can use for soup.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekIsOhrcZNI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoTIQ0CoUcg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8WpB-ZctRw&feature=fvwrel

Ranch Dressing, A Necessity!

Ranch Dressing. Oh how it is so taken for granted. With all its corn and egg ingredients. My daughter is a very picky eater. She will eat a few veggies and all of them only if dipped in ranch dressing. So, in other words, she hasn't been getting enough veggies these last few months as we sort out and learn all about her intolerances. It is hard when I don't know what source the bottle company used for vinegar, citirc acid,...etc. So I searched the internet and found these recipes that I hope will satisfy her needs.

1.    http://www.adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com/2011/01/ranch-dressing-corn-free-dairycasein-free-egg-free-and-soy-free/

2.    http://smells-like-home.com/2011/01/ranch-dressing/

3.    http://simplygluten-free.com/blog/2011/06/ranch-dressing-no-gluten-dairy-eggs-or-soy.html

This one needs to be checked and use homemade worstershire sauce and other items to be corn free but looks good once I get those items.

4.  http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/06/homemade-ranch-dressing/

This woman remade thepioneerwoman's recipe and shows how to use non-buttermilk. Seems easier.

5.   http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2011/07/ode-to-homemade-ranch-dressing.html

This one needs the vegan mayo without eggs for my daughter, but looks simple.

6.    http://onceamonthmom.com/dairy-free-ranch-dressing/

Hope one of these picks your fancy and sweetens your tastebuds.

Corn Derivative List

There are several lists on the internet that give examples of corn products to avoid. Here is one from cornallergens.com. Please remember this isn't all ingredients to avoid or be aware of, but suggestions.

PLEASE NOTE: In addition to the items on this list not including everything that contains corn, not everything on this list will contain corn. It is that they can contain corn, and therefore may need to be outright avoided or used cautiously. Read more about this on the Corn Allergens as Ingredients page. The items identified with an asterisk * are the most common items that might not always contain or be derived from corn. Proceed with caution!

Acetic acid Alcohol Alpha tocopherol Artificial flavorings Artificial sweeteners Ascorbates Ascorbic acid Aspartame (Artificial sweetener) Astaxanthin Baking powder Barley malt* (generally OK, but can be contaminated) Bleached flour* Blended sugar (sugaridextrose) Brown sugar* (generally OK if no caramel color) Calcium citrate Calcium fumarate Calcium gluconate Calcium lactate Calcium magnesium acetate (CMA) Calcium stearate Calcium stearoyl lactylate Caramel and caramel color Carbonmethylcellulose sodium Cellulose microcrystalline Cellulose, methyl Cellulose, powdered Cetearyl glucoside Choline chloride Citric acid* Citrus cloud emulsion (CCS) Coco glycerides (cocoglycerides) Confectioners sugar Corn alcohol, corn gluten Corn extract Corn flour Corn oil, corn oil margarine Corn starch Corn sweetener, corn sugar Corn syrup, corn syrup solids Corn, popcorn, cornmeal Cornstarch, cornflour Crosscarmellose sodium Crystalline dextrose Crystalline fructose Cyclodextrin DATUM (a dough conditioner) Decyl glucoside Decyl polyglucose Dextrin Dextrose (also found in IV solutions) Dextrose anything (such as monohydrate or anhydrous) d-Gluconic acid Distilled white vinegar Drying agent Erythorbic acid Erythritol Ethanol Ethocel 20 Ethylcellulose Ethylene Ethyl acetate Ethyl alcohol Ethyl lactate Ethyl maltol Fibersol-2 Flavorings* Food starch Fructose* Fruit juice concentrate* Fumaric acid Germ/germ meal Gluconate Gluconic acid Glucono delta-lactone Gluconolactone Glucosamine Glucose* Glucose syrup* (also found in IV solutions) Glutamate Gluten Gluten feed/meal Glycerides Glycerin* Glycerol Golden syrup Grits High fructose corn syrup Hominy Honey* Hydrolyzed corn Hydrolyzed corn protein Hydrolyzed vegetable protein Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose pthalate (HPMCP) Inositol Invert syrup or sugar Iodized salt Lactate Lactic acid* Lauryl glucoside Lecithin Linoleic acid Lysine Magnesium citrate Magnesium fumarate Magnesium stearate Maize Malic acid Malonic acid Malt syrup from corn Malt, malt extract Maltitol Maltodextrin Maltol Maltose Mannitol Methyl gluceth Methyl glucose Methyl glucoside Methylcellulose Microcrystaline cellulose Modified cellulose gum Modified corn starch Modified food starch Molasses* (corn syrup may be present; know your product) Mono- and di- glycerides Monosodium glutamate MSG Natural flavorings* Olestra/Olean Polenta Polydextrose Polylactic acid (PLA) Polysorbates* (e.g. Polysorbate 80) Polyvinyl acetate Potassium citrate Potassium fumarate Potassium gluconate Powdered sugar Pregelatinized starch Propionic acid Propylene glycol* Propylene glycol monostearate* Saccharin Salt (iodized salt) Semolina (unless from wheat) Simethicone Sodium carboxymethylcellulose Sodium citrate Sodium erythorbate Sodium fumarate Sodium lactate Sodium starch glycolate Sodium stearoyl fumarate Sorbate Sorbic acid Sorbitan* (anything) Sorbitol Sorghum* (not all is bad; the syrup and/or grain CAN be mixed with corn) Splenda (Artificial sweetener) Starch (any kind that's not specified) Stearic acid Stearoyls Sucralose (Artificial sweetener) Sucrose Sugar* (not identified as cane or beet) Threonine Tocopherol (vitamin E) Treacle (aka golden syrup) Triethyl citrate Unmodified starch Vanilla, natural flavoring Vanilla, pure or extract Vanillin Vegetable anything that's not specific* Vinegar, distilled white Vinyl acetate Vitamin C* and Vitamin E* Vitamins* Xanthan gum Xylitol Yeast* Zea mays

Safer products

Cornallergens.com lists some things she can eat. Some times sites don't add specific brands which are so helpful. 

Other staples for baking and cooking include:

• Apple cider vinegar and red wine vinegar (various brands)
• Arrowroot
• Baking powder with potato starch (Featherweight)
• Baking soda
• Beans, such as navy, pea and kidney
• Brown sugar (Domino's light)
• Butter (organic)
• Canola cooking spray (BJ's brand)
• Canola oil (various brands)
• Chocolate squares (Baker's unsweetened and Scharffen Berger's 70% bittersweet)
• Cocoa powder (assorted, such as Chatfield's Premium, Hershey's)
• Cream and Half-n-Half (Horizon organic brand)
• Cream cheese (Horizon organic brand)
• Cream of tartar
• Extracts without alcohol (Frontier, various flavors)
• Flour (Gold Medal, Hodgson Mill's, King Arthur)
• Ketchup (Muir Glen)
• Maple syrup (pure only, various brands)
• Mayonnaise with canola oil (365 brand)
• Molasses (Grandma's brand)
• Mozzarella cheese (various brands)
• Mustard (365 brand)
• Nuts, such as walnuts, almonds and cashews
• Olive oil (various brands)
• Parmesan cheese (various brands)
• Peanut oil (various brands)
• Potato starch (Bob's Red Mill or Manischewitz)
• Powdered sugar (Dominos, grind sugar in a coffee grinder, add about 1 tbsp potato starch to 1 cup sugar)
• Ricotta cheese (Calabro brand, although a caveat: the company says the "starter" is corn-based; I have never had a problem, but that does not mean that you won't!)
• Sherry cooking wine
• Sour cream (Horizon organic brand)
• Soy sauce (Kikkoman)
• Sugar (Dominos)
• Tomato products, canned, without citric acid (various brands)
• Vanilla, homemade only (a 750ml bottle of potato vodka and 2 vanilla beans soaked for one month)
• Yeast (Hodgson Mill's)