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.
One of them will be the arrowroot powder from Amazon. The size is one pound and is gluten-free. For those who are undergoing a reduced carbohydrate diet plan, this is a suitable cornstarch alternative. It only takes 70% the amount to thicken and is inexpensive.