In an era when many mainstream doctors publicly denounce the health benefits of diets free of foods containing gluten except in the case of clinically diagnosed celiac disease, it’s refreshing to hear Dr. Arthur Agatston, creator of the wildly popular South Beach Diet, state publicly that many of the benefits his followers experience come from [...]
Cereal… toast… bagels… Danishes… sometimes it seems as if there are no wheat free recipes available for breakfast. Rather than pulling out your pocketbook to buy expensive gluten-free bread so you can make French toast without also making yourself sick, take a moment to re-imagine breakfast. Do you frequently find yourself hitting a mid-morning slump? [...]
Subway may be joining the growing wave of nationwide restaurant chains offering gluten-free options, according to QSRweb.com. Starting today, Subway restaurants in Tyler and Dallas, Texas will offer a gluten-free brownie and a gluten-free roll. The restaurants are doing things halfway, either. Foods containing gluten can cross-contaminate other foods prepared in the same are with [...]
New research in Sweden has shown that roughly half of all celiac patients in a test group showed the same intestinal reaction to corn as to wheat gluten, though at a much lower intensity. This extremely preliminary finding suggests that corn may also be damaging to people with celiac disease, though far more study will [...]
Celiac.com has put together a resource list of wheat free recipes, free of foods containing gluten, just in time for Easter and Passover. Need a recipe for gluten-free matzoh? This is your place. Gluten and dairy-free challah? They’ve got it. Delicious desserts safe for people with wheat intolerance? Check. Read more here… addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wheatintolerance.org%2Fwheat-free-recipes%2Fceliac-coms-wheat-free-recipes-for-easter-passover’; [...]
From Foodprocessing.com: Second-generation replacement of trans fats and the removal of glutens continue to dominate product development activity in the baked goods category of the food industry. Yes, gluten free. While many observers (ourselves included) have been waiting several years for this trend to live up to expectations, it finally may be hitting stride. Read [...]
Food is such a huge part of our culture that a serious problem with foods containing gluten can seem like a jail sentence. What do you say when your friends, family, or co-workers want to go out to a restaurant? True, in some major cities you can find a handful of restaurants which specifically cater [...]
Every parent of a child with wheat intolerance or celiac disease worries about accidental exposure to gluten. Foods containing gluten seem to be everywhere. But food isn’t the only potential source of gluten exposure. One source that you may not have thought of is– of all things– fingerpaints. Yes, fingerpaints generally contain gluten, and with [...]
The New York Times has a very nice Q&A style article on gluten-free living and celiac disease. Much of the information will also be of interest to those with wheat intolerance and wheat allergy symptoms. Gluten Free for the Holidays, and Beyond Dr. Sheila Crowe, a professor in the division of gastroenterology and [...]
If you’re like me, there are still a handful of comfort foods that can cause the wheat cravings to hit full-force if you so much as think of them, and waffles are near the top of that list. Try these delicious gluten-free, dairy-free waffles on a frosty Sunday morning – I think the texture is [...]