DEAR DR. GOTT: I have been on your No Flour, No Sugar diet since last July, and so far have lost 40 pounds. I recently found a millet and flax bread. It is made with millet flour and brown-rice flour. Is it acceptable on your diet? If not, that’s OK because I don’t crave bread anymore. This is the easiest diet I have ever been on.
DEAR READER: If a product contains flour, then it isn’t acceptable. I recommend sprouted grain or organic sprouted whole grain and seed breads that don’t contain flour.
Millet flour is a gluten-free product made from grain. It resembles wheat but is superior in terms of content. A single serving has 15 percent of the RDA of iron, and is high in potassium, magnesium and B vitamins.
Brown-rice flour is gluten-free 100 percent ground-rice grain. The “flour” is ground from un-hulled rice kernels and is used as a flour substitute in many recipes. Because of the natural fats and oils in the grain, it has a tendency to turn rancid rather rapidly, so small amounts are commonly purchased to avoid spoilage.
