Cassava Flour: 40+ Favorite AIP Recipes - Gutsy By Nature (2024)

FAQs

Can you eat cassava flour on the AIP diet? ›

AIP, being grain-free as well as gluten-free, creates a fairly good challenge. The main flours used in AIP baking are as follows: Cassava flour, Tapioca Starch, Coconut Flour, Tigernut Flour, and Arrowroot Starch.

FOODS ALLOWED Beverages Juice, soda, sports drinks, coffee, tea and rice, oat, potato, hemp or coconut milk. Breads, crackers, flours, pasta and cereal made from the following: amaranth, arrowroot, barley, buckwheat, cassava, chickpea, lentil, millet, oats, potato, quinoa, rice, rye, sago, tapioca, and T'eff.

The starch extracted from potatoes is a great substitute for cornstarch in all the recipes that calls for it. It's perfect to be used in risen cakes as it keeps them fluffy and allows for proper rising. This is ingredient is not AIP since potato is a nightshade.

Verdict: Baking soda and cream of tartar are elimination-phase legal, but baking powder is NOT. AIP is a coffee-free (see above), but not a caffeine-free protocol. Green and black teas can be consumed, but due to the caffeine it's generally advised to drink them earlier in the day and in moderation.

Cassava Flour Contains Antioxidants

Aside from essential vitamins and minerals, cassava flour also contains antioxidants—some of which have anti-inflammatory effects. Incorporating a wide range of antioxidant-rich foods in your diet can help your body work to fight inflammatory-related symptoms.

One root vegetable that is the exception is cassava, a common staple in certain parts of Africa. This plant “is known to produce toxins that can slow an already underactive thyroid, especially in the presence of an iodine deficiency,” Dr.

Cassava flour's resistant starch content can benefit your gut health in more than one way ( 11 ). Because resistant starch gets fermented in the large intestine, it serves as a prebiotic or food for your gut's friendly bacteria ( 7 ).

Cassava Flour Contains Dietary Fiber

Eating a diet rich in dietary fiber will help add bulk to your stools, making digestion a lot easier. Fiber also helps regulate the body's use of sugars. Because of this, a diet high in dietary fiber will often keep you fuller for longer.

Given cassava's lighter consistency and high fiber content, cassava can help to feed good bacteria, reduce inflammation and symptoms of bloating or flatulence. This is a dream come true for anyone like me with IBS, IBD, SIBO or other digestive issues.

What is a good AIP substitute for potatoes? ›

Grilled Sweet Potatoes and Zucchini (AIP)

These grilled sweet potatoes and zucchini are a must-have for your next BBQ. The recipe is very easy and quick to make and it is gluten-free, dairy-free, Paleo and AIP friendly, and a great way to add some veggies to your BBQ.

Examples of foods you should eliminate on the AIP diet include: Grains: Rice, oats, wheat, barley, rye, quinoa, corn and any products made with these ingredients, like cereal, pasta, bread, muffins and other baked goods.

First, a list of AIP herbs and spices you probably already know and don't need much explanation. You can still use basil, bay leaves, chives, cilantro/coriander leaves, cinnamon, cloves, dill weed, garlic, ginger, onion powder, parsley, mints, marjoram, rosemary, sage, thyme, and vanilla bean.

Turmeric has been used for thousands of years as a completely natural healing spice. You'll find more this article about how it can be helpful in arthritis management, skin conditions, and more. They're nut free, grain free, and totally AIP and paleo.

Core AIP excludes all beans and legumes like chickpeas, green beans, peanuts, peas, soybeans and all soy derivatives like tofu and soy sauce.

Cassava isn't a nightshade, a group of plants that include potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplant. Some diets (like the autoimmune protocol diet) ban nightshades, which makes cassava an ideal substitute for potatoes. Research, however, doesn't suggest that nightshades are harmful to eat, the Cleveland Clinic says.

Bonus: Cassava flour is low in sugar and minimally processed, so it's considered a Paleo-friendly ingredient that allows those following the diet to still enjoy baked goods when cravings strike.

Plantain Chips & Cassava Chips are two of My Favorite AIP Store-Bought Snacks. These chips are both great options because you can usually find these nowadays at regular grocery stores.