Using Flour on LCHF

[pamK]

Hi all i'm doing the LCHF Not using wheat flour but i have tried coconut flour which i'm not to keen on I have used Almond flour which is ok in some things but not all I'd like to ask?
Can we use Spelt flour Spelt flour is one of the most popular whole grain, non-wheat flours with higher levels of protein, fibre, manganese, niacin, thiamine, copper and vitamin B2. Also what do you use instead of the normal flours Thanks

 

[Brunneria]

Spelt is still a wheat, it is just a different variety of wheat - one of the older varieties before the modern wheat strains were selectively bread to produce so much starch.
https://authoritynutrition.com/what-is-spelt/
I understand that wholegrain modern wheat, and wholegrain spelt have broadly similar amounts of carbs and gluten, although Spelt has better nutrition in other ways.

So, if your intention is to reduce carbs, then I don't think that Spelt will give you what you want.
But if your intention is to eat a more nutritious variety of bread, then it may fit your bill.

 

[pamK]

Brunneria Thank you just wanted a second opinion before buying it

 

[Resurgam]

The only thing to do is to try it and test - different people have different reactions and you might find that you get blood glucose levels which are reasonable or sky high - there is no way to tell other than by a trial.

 

[Mongolia]

I have used peanut flour, sesame flour and soy flour, as well as almond and coconut. I tend to use a blend of more than 1 type, depending on what I'm using it for.

 

[pamK]

Thank you all It's because on the allotment now i have a nice lot of Rhubarb and i'd like to make a topping similar to crumble and i don't like the almond or coconut flour

 

[CoastGirl]

Thank you all It's because on the allotment now i have a nice lot of Rhubarb and i'd like to make a topping similar to crumble and i don't like the almond or coconut flour

Not the same as a crumble topping but I made a lovely frangipane topping for rhubarb last week and it went down a treat!