Say No to Sugars

If you are trying to maintain a yeast free diet steer clear of sugars. It is in your best interest to eliminate sugar in all forms. Sugar feeds the yeast and assists in its growth. Foods to avoid include: white sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, corn syrup, molasses, turbinado, date sugar, raw sugar, amisake, demerrara, rice syrup, and sorghum.

When shopping for foods, and be on the lookout for the enemy. Read labels carefully to be sure you're not missing something. Some hidden sugars to peel your eyes for include: fructose, sucrose, maltose, glycogen, lactose, glucose, sorbitol, mannitol, galactose, monosaccharides, and polysaccharides.

Yeast Free Pizza Dough

Just because you've taken on a yeast free diet doesn't mean that you have to miss out on all of the foods that you normally enjoy. Did you know that you can enjoy pizza sans yeast? Here is a great yeast free recipe for pizza dough that will have you on the right track to making a fabulous pizza pie:

• 1 1/2 cup each all-purpose flour and whole wheat flour
• 1/4 cup cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 cup water

Mix the dry ingredients together first. Then, add water and mix together with hands. When it is a good consistency, the dough should easily come off of the sides of the bowl to form a ball. Press the dough evenly onto a nonstick cookie sheet or pizza pan. Bake the crust for 10-15 minutes in at 400 degrees. Next add any toppings the toppings you would like and bake for an additional 15 minutes.

Yeast Free Foods at Your Fingertips

Many people today are on yeast free diets. Filling your pantry with yeast free food should not be a chore. In fact, many companies offer entire lines of yeast free food products. Fantastic Foods (www.fantasticfoods.com) offers a large variety of yeast free foods such as:

• 3-Bean Chili
• Cha-Cha Chili
• Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
• Banana Nut Barley
• Cranberry Orange Oatmeal
• Maple Raisin Three Grain
• Wheat N' Berries
• Original Hummus
• Spinach Parmesan Hummus
• Instant Black Beans
• Tabouli
• Basmati Rice
• Organic Couscous
• Organic Whole Wheat Couscous
• Jasmine Rice
• Arborio Rice

Many of these items are available at your local grocery store and you can purchase the rest directly from the website online.

Make a Yeast Free Diet Exciting

Many people have a hard time adhering to a yeast free diet. While many stores carry yeast free products, there are quite a few that only have a limited selection. Limiting your food options can get boring and make maintaining a diet like this one difficult. The trick is to spice it up by preparing your own exciting meals.

Search online for interesting yeast free recipes to prepare in your home. In addition, pick up some specialty cookbooks on yeast free meals. There are even delicious prepackaged yeast free meals that you can order on the web.

Simple Yeast Free Bread

If you have a craving for some delicious bread but can't have any yeast, have no fear. There are plenty of yeast free bread options available to you. If you don't have the time to prepare bread all day, you're not alone. Fortunately there are many recipes that contain no yeast that you cane make in no time. Here is a simple yeast free bread recipe that you can make in less than 45 minutes:

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Salt
• 1 tablespoon shortening

First, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Mix cornmeal, salt and shortening in a bowl and a small amount of boiling water and keep adding it until it creates a paste. Add egg and baking powder and continue mixing. Place entire mixture in a in a greased pan and bake for 20 minutes. Allow the bread to cool and serve.

Stay Yeast Free

If you've opted to go the yeast free route then you should only select yeast free food products when shopping. All foods containing yeast should be avoided. Foods to pass on include:

• Baker's yeast
• Brewer's yeast
• Engevita
• Torula
• Any nutritional yeast
• Baked goods raised with yeast (breads, rolls, crackers, bagels, pastries, and muffins)

Some yeast-free alternatives to incorporate into your diet may include:

• Sprouted Essene bread
• Lifestream bread
• Manna wheat
• Rye bread
• Corn tortillas
• Tacos
• Rice cakes
• Rice crackers
• Wasa rye crackers
• Rye bread
• Rice bread
• Muffins
• Biscuits
• Pancakes
• Irish soda bread
• Chapatis

Easy Bread Without Yeast

Many people who adhere to yeast free diets opt to make their own breads. When a lot of people think of making homemade bread they think of a long process that takes a good deal of time. The truth is, however, that yeast free bread can be made easily in under an hour. Just follow the simple recipe below:

• 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 12 ounce can of carbonated lemon-lime soda

To begin, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Next, Combine the flour, sugar and soda. Put the mixture in the greased pan. Bake the mixture for 45 minutes.

*If the soda you use contains sugar, lessen the amount of sugar used in the recipe.