People who have celiac disease or experience gluten sensitivity are always looking for ways to improve their health and there is no better time than a new year to make a new start! Add variety to your diet. Fruit and … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2015
If you love peanut butter and you’re on a gluten-free diet then you are in luck. According to the National Peanut Board peanuts, peanut butter, peanut flour and peanut oil are considered naturally gluten-free foods. However, you still have to … Continue reading
There is something about autumn. Even in California the weather cools and mellows. Fall foliage turns orange, red and yellow. Starbucks starts selling their pumpkin and chestnut lattes. Halloween beckons and the holiday season is right around the corner. The … Continue reading
Amaranth is a nutritious, healthy grain alternative for gluten-free diets. Amaranth, once used in the diets of American Indians and Aztecs, was not that popular until it became a grain alternative for gluten-free diets. Amaranth, meaning “everlasting” in greek, is … Continue reading
Celiac Disease Awareness Month is celebrated in the month of October each year in the US and Canada. In 2009 Canada began observing Celiac Disease Awareness in May as well. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes an immune … Continue reading
Sticking to a gluten-free diet is a challenge under the best of circumstances but when it comes to creating desserts things get even more difficult. So many delicious desserts like pies, cookies, cakes and pastries are made with flour containing … Continue reading
In previous years, gluten has been stigmatized as only being present in wheat containing foods; however, certain ingredients in makeup products like lipstick, foundation, powder, and eyeshadow can contain gluten. Gluten can be disguised as many other names including Tocopherol, … Continue reading
Clean eating is a lifestyle from the 1960’s that revolves around eating whole foods that are minimally processed or refined. It sounds easy doesn’t it? Sadly so much of our food now is overly processed or handled that adopting this … Continue reading
Recently, news about the grain, sorghum, which is popularly known as an ingredient in many gluten free products, has been making waves in the world of agriculture. Could this be the new grain on the food market that will possibly … Continue reading
If you are gluten sensitive or have Celiac Disease then you know how difficult it is to manage your condition under normal circumstances. Add to that a schedule that includes travel and things can get out of hand. No matter … Continue reading