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.
Cornstarch is starch that is ground from the white endosperm at the heart of a kernel of corn. It's used as a thickening agent in cooking, a health-conscious alternative to talc, and the main ingredient in a biodegradable plastic. Powdered sugar also includes a small amount so that it does not clump.uzu Root Starch is also a thickener. It's used in place of cornstarch and arrowroot starch. It costs much more than the other two, but it's also much healthier for you. And like the comments mentioned above, I eat Kuzu Root Starch from the bag. It comes in the chunks that we used to love in the Argo Laundry Starch.