Inspiration Mixes was born out of Debbie Caterson’s love for her grandson, Sean, who was diagnosed with an intolerance to foods containing gluten and casein – and her desire to create good-tasting food for him.
Gluten is a protein that gives bread dough its elasticity and also traps air bubbles that cause the dough to rise. Casein is another protein, a binding agent found in milk and other dairy products. Both are widely found in processed foods.
When Debbie looked around for alternatives that would appeal to the young boy, she discovered many foods that lacked the two substances that caused Sean problems. But while they may have met the nutritional requirements necessary for the young boy’s health, the foods were devoid of taste, she said. Other products left an aftertaste that lingered way too long.
Caterson went home and began tweaking some of her own family recipes, substituting gluten-free rice flour, coconut flour, tapioca flour, sorghum flour, potato starch and other ingredients for the wheat flour and dairy products that caused problems for Sean, then 5, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 18 months old. The results were so positive that it led the Roseburg, Oregon woman and her sister, Cathy Kirkpatrick of Eugene, to create their own company, Inspiration Mixes.
The rest, as they say, is history! I think you’ll enjoy their products, now available online as well as several locations in Oregon.
www.inspirationmixes.com
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We met you both last week in Hawaii watching the sunrises at the Westin – - just wanted to commend you in your search for gluten free mixes for your grandson. We have 5 grandsons and there isn’t anything we wouldn’t do for them too – - can’t wait to try your mixes.