However, wait until your baby is at least 6 months old to use a digital ear thermometer. If you use another type of thermometer to take a young child's temperature and you're in doubt about the results, take a rectal temperature. 4 years and older. By age 4, most kids can hold a digital thermometer under the tongue for the short time it takes to get an oral temperature reading.
Arrowroot is nutritious. It contains more calcium, fiber, folate, and potassium then cornstarch with less sodium and carbs. Now granted, you only use a small amount of either of these ingredients but regardless, more nutrition is still more nutrition. For a side by side comparison check out this site. Arrowroot works better then cornstarch for frozen foods and acidic foods. The most neutral tasting of starch thickeners. When you buy arrowroot it is simply the plant ground up. As far as I know, it is not processed. Arrowroot can be used just like cornstarch. Simply mix a bit of arrowroot with a little bit of cold water and add to whatever you are making. Use the same amount of arrowroot as you would cornstarch. I have also heard that you can use arrowroot to replace flour when you need a gluten free substitute but I have yet to try it out.
1 Starch thickeners don't add much flavor to a dish, although they can impart a starchy flavor they're undercooked. 2  If you worried that your thickener will mask delicate flavors in your dish, choose arrowroot. 3  It's the most neutral tasting of the starch thickeners. Starch thickeners give food a transparent, glistening sheen, which looks nice in a pie filling, but a bit artificial in a gravy or sauce. 2  If you want high gloss, choose tapioca or arrowroot. 3  If you want low gloss, choose cornstarch. 4  Cornstarch is the best choice for thickening dairy-based sauces.