When I started my journey making tortillas, it wasn’t with masa corn (although I do make those these days!). It was our lovely friend cassava flour!
I found out I was having trouble digesting just about ALL grains after doing an elimination diet back in 2016 and discovering that the toast and bread I was eating every day was the thing that was contributing to my chronic fatigue! I thought since I was eating sprouted wheat bread, I was eating healthy, but for my body at the time — I was eating something that was bogging me down!
Life was pretty tough with such strong fatigue. I could barely work, and just felt incredibly tired ALL the time.
When I finally discovered that grains were the culprit, I decided to cut them out for the next 5 or so years. Immediately I missed bread, toast, and the comfort foods made with grains.
Enter Cassava!
I found out about cassava flour when visiting a food co-op in my old neighborhood. I started working with it to make…tortillas! And the first ones weren’t that great. Then I experimented, adding other fibers and ingredients I felt good about. The result was something amazing that I still make and eat to this day!
If you’re having trouble with grains, I recommend trying out some cassava-based foods to see how they digest!
