Archive for January, 2011
January 31st, 2011 by Ron Hoggan, Ed. D

[Editor's Note: Warnings against the gluten-free diet are on the rise, which makes no sense given the facts that the rate of successful medical diagnosis of gluten disorders is woefully inadequate, replacing gluten containing foods with gluten-free alternatives has no detrimental affect on nutritional status and the benefits of removing gluten from the diet of people who suffer from gluten disorders are widely documented. The following is a response by gluten-free author
Tags: Diet, Media, Weight Loss
Category: Diet, Gluten free, Weight Loss, Zinc Deficiency
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January 31st, 2011 by Jennifer Slack

Interesting experience over this past weekend. I went to a restaurant that offers gluten free pizza and buns and inquired with the bartender if they had gluten free beer.
He proceeded to inform me that there is no such thing as gf beer because gf beer isn’t REAL beer and was a bit jerky about the whole thing. He informed me that he brews his own beer, so he knows what real beer is.
I was quite offended at this response, as I was ordering gluten free
Tags: Dining out, Eating out, Gluten free dining
Category: Eating Out, Lifestyle
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January 31st, 2011 by Kimberly Bouldin

The name certainly doesn’t sound appetizing, but GU is an essential part of many endurance athlete’s fueling. When running longer distances, biking or participating ih triathlons athletes must consume some type of fuel to keep their bodies going. Gu provides one such product for that purpose.
GU Energy Gels are gluten-free and dairy-free, perfect for the Celiac athlete. There are 10 different flavors of GU energy gels: (more…)
Tags: Energy, Exercise, Fitness, Gluten free products
Category: Exercise, Foods, Health, Snacks
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January 31st, 2011 by Amy Fothergill


Can you tell which is gluten-free??
Once you have been cooking and baking gluten free for a while, making substitutions should become easy. This recipe from Whole Foods originally called for regular flour. By simply using a combination of brown rice flour and tapioca flour, a delicious and satisfying gluten free dessert was born. (more…)
Tags: Baked goods, Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Recipes
Category: Baked Goods, Desserts, Recipes
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January 25th, 2011 by Christie Bessinger

Happy New Year Celiac Scoop friends! I hope everyone had wonderful Gluten-Free Holidays! My holidays were filled with family….friends….and delightful Gluten-Free Goodies.
Unfortunately…that means my jeans are now a little too tight, and I’m afraid to step on the scale at the gym. I’m sure many of you are in the same boat right now… But, let’s not get down about it. We all have to “splurge” once in a while… and let’s face it, one of the fun things about the holidays
Tags: Diet, Health, New Year's, Weight Loss
Category: Health, Weight Loss
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January 25th, 2011 by Jennifer Harris

The world of gluten-free is just bursting with news this month. It almost seems like there is more going on this month than the last quarter of 2010. Great new for the gluten-free community, but it definitely makes it harder to keep up with the onslaught of new information.

Photo: Kikkomanusa.com
Listed below is the gluten-free news this Examiner has heard about this past week.
- Breads from Anna is getting ready to launch two new gluten-free mixes: Black Bean Brownie
Tags: Gluten free products, Gluten free restaurant, Restaurants, Soy sauce
Category: Foods, Gluten free, Product Lists, Restaurants
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January 25th, 2011 by John Libonati

For anyone who lives in or near the Central Valley… we will be having our first Gluten Free in Fresno support group meeting THIS WEEK!
Here are the details:
When: Wednesday, January 26th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Where: Whole Foods Market Fresno, Salud Room
Who: ANYONE who is living or is interested in living a Gluten-Free diet (more…)