June 18th, 2013 by Candice Rose Clifford
This has been a post/letter which has been a work in progress for two years. For the past two years, I have had the new years resolution to send a letter to the 22 doctors who I had seen throughout the five years of misdiagnosis. After finally receiving a great report from my GI yesterday, it was time to put the finishing touches on this piece. It is something I felt I needed to do.
Not only to gain closure for myself, but as a way to spread awareness about gluten-sensitivity. The doctors need to know what the other side of the rainbow looks like, after what was a treacherous and long storm.
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Category: Gluten Sensitivity, Health
Tags: Diagnosis, Gluten Sensitivity, Healing, Health, Misdiagnosis
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June 17th, 2013 by Amy Fothergill
gluten free nutella recipe
Everyone has different reasons for making food (like Nutella) at home which they can buy off of the shelf; it might be economic or for health reasons. Since the first time I tried Nutella, I never had the desire to make it. But, when the day came that my darling dairy-free daughter could no longer partake because of the milk in it, I considered it.
I had seen a recipe for the hazelnut spread in my high-powered blender but assumed it was hard. I decided one day to take a look and was very happy to find that 1. it was not that hard (1 hour start to finish with time in between when you don’t have to do anything), 2. I had most of the ingredients in my cabinet with the exception of the hazelnuts (aka filberts), and 3. the recipe did not have any dairy in it. Ok, time to shift the paradigm again.
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Category: GFCF Recipes, Recipes, Sauce, Snacks, Vegan
Tags: Amy Fothergill, Chocolate, Dairy free, Dessert, GFCF, Hazelnut, Nutella, Recipes, Sauces, Vegan
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June 14th, 2013 by Jennifer Harris
There are hundreds of gluten-free products poised to hit store shelves, and if you are a gluten-free foodie like me, then you want to try them all without breaking the bank. Not all gluten-free foods are created equally, so we are fortunate there are companies out there to take all of the guess work out of the process and deliver gluten-free sample boxes right to your doorstep like Taste Guru.
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Category: Gluten free, Product Reviews
Tags: Gluten free, jennifer harris, Product reviews, Products, Samples, Taste Guru
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June 13th, 2013 by Bella McKenzie
I have been/am still of the persuasion that a healthy fruit smoothie does not require sugar, or artificial sweeteners that are not plant-based.
Smoothies simply require good fruit (or vegetables) and a plant derived sweetener, if desired.
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Category: Beverage, Recipes
Tags: Beverage, Recipe, Smoothie
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June 12th, 2013 by Chrissy and Lauren
This chimichurri was so good, I made it two days in a row. While there is nothing fancy or different about this chimichurri, I do believe it is an under utilized recipe.
Classic chimichurri is good on just about anything you can think of. So far, we’ve had it on fish and perfectly cooked pork tenderloin this week. Tomorrow I plan on using it as a dressing for my
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Category: Recipes, Salad, Sauce, Side Dishes
Tags: Chimichurri, Condiments, Recipes, Sauces
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June 11th, 2013 by Teri Gruss, MS
Gluten Free Mayonnaise Image. 2013 (c) Teri Gruss
Mayonnaise is a kitchen staple that adds rich flavor and binds ingredients in dishes from tuna salad to crab cakes.
If you’ve ever tasted homemade mayonnaise, you know that the rich flavor and silky texture is nothing like what we buy at the grocery store. There are many good reasons to learn how to make homemade mayonnaise, first and foremost because it’s incredibly easy and calls for ingredients that most of us have on hand every day.
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Category: Cooking, Recipes, Sauce, Side Dishes
Tags: Condiments, Dips, Gluten free, Mayonnaise, Recipe, Recipes, Sauce, Teri Gruss
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June 10th, 2013 by Christie Bessinger
For us Gluten-Free girls, it’s a little more difficult to shop for makeup, because we have to make sure all of our cosmetics are GF as well! Thankfully, a lot of companies are developing some amazing GF make-up products. This week I got to try this fabulous lipstick from Red Apple Lipstick - a company who’s products are all GF, Soy-Free, Lead-Free, Enriched with VITAMIN E (woo-hoo!) and Paraben-Free. It is definitely the highest quality GF Lipstick I have found. It’s safe and 100% non-toxic. One of the reasons I love being gluten-free, is it has made me more aware of toxins in popular brands of makeup.Since going GF, I’ve been on the look-out for safe, quality GF brands of make-up, and I have to say that Red Apple is one of my new favorites!
If you’re looking for a lip color that feels great and lasts all day long…..Red Apple Lipstick is it!
Category: Beauty Products
Tags: Beauty products, Gluten free lipstick, Lipstick, Red Apple Lipstick
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June 7th, 2013 by Cheryl Harris, MPH, RD, LD
I’m a huge fan of naturally gluten-free food. It’s usually healthier, usually cheaper, and IMHO, usually tastier, too. There are so many ways to go g-free quick and easy, and I highlighted a bunch in last month’s newsletter, with tips from a variety of gluten-free bloggers.
And yet…there are so many reasons packaged foods do come in handy from time to time, whether it’s because of job demands, travel, outdoor activities that prevent easy access or you just need to have something shelf-stable and portable in the car in case of emergency.
So…in honor of Celiac Disease Awareness month in May, I put together a list of healthier options among packaged products, with an eye out towards
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Category: Celiac disease, Foods, GF Store Products, Gluten free, Health
Tags: Breads, Diet, Foods, Gluten free, Prepared foods, Snacks
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June 5th, 2013 by Jennifer Harris
McDermott chows down on gluten when he has celiac disease and should be avoiding it. Photo Credit: GlutenDude.com
I was enjoying a lazy Sunday afternoon with my daughter who was grounded and couldn’t watch her normal shows. We sat down together to watch Food Network to find Dean McDermott on an episode of Guy’s Big Bite. Dean McDermott has celiac disease, so I was shocked to see him sample dishes that contained gluten.
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Category: Celebrities, Celiac disease, Gluten free
Tags: Celebrities, Celiac disease, Dean McDermott, Food Network, Gluten free
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June 3rd, 2013 by Patricia Middendorf
Gluten Free is heard everywhere nowadays. It’s seems to be as popular as the vegan diet years ago.
Unfortunately gluten free is not a fad, or a diet, it is a way of life for those with Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity.
Those of us, including myself, need to check everything that we eat which can honestly be a royal pain, but the good news is that most places are gluten aware. There are those hole in the wall places in the middle of nowhere that we can never find anything to eat, but we can always pack a snack.
The first time that you go grocery shopping or out to eat can be overwhelming after being told that you
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Category: Eating Out, Gluten free, Lifestyle
Tags: Eating out, Gluten free, Lifestyle, Shopping
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