Archive for the ‘Diet’ Category
May 15th, 2012 by Teri Gruss, MS
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Tacos! Drive thru beef and chicken, crunchy or soft may be our most familiar tacos – staples of a fast food diet. But if you’ve never had a fish taco, I content that you’ve never enjoyed the best taco of all. From South America, across Arizona and up to Alaska, fish tacos are routinely on restaurant menus, even at airports and most home cooks have their very own favorite versions.
Fish tacos, in all their regional variations are a culinary sensation.One you shouldn’t miss out on just because you don’t frequent these locales. They are incredibly easy to make at home.
Gluten-free tortillas are easy to find in local groceries. This makes constructing a perfectly delicious gluten-free fish taco pretty darned easy in under 30 minutes. The best fish tacos I have eaten are made with Alaskan halibut or mahi-mahi. Spicy coleslaw and fusion mayonnaise (spicy, often citrus flavored mayo) are the icing on the cake, when it comes to dressing up a fish taco.
Here’s a recipe for my version of gluten-free fish tacos, just in time for Cinco de Mayo. Add a side of homemade guacamole and pico de gallo and be prepared to enjoy. Viva tacos de (more…)
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Category: Cooking, Cooking, Diet, Dinner, Entrees, Foods, Gluten, Gluten free, Lunch, Recipes
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May 14th, 2012 by
(Editor’s Note: A follow up on Domino’s Pizza Offers Gluten-Free Pizza…Sort Of)
5/8/2012 9:29 PM ET (RTTNews) - Domino’s new gluten-free pizza should not be eaten by people with Celiac disease, the company said in a statement. Apparently, the first gluten-free pizza being offered by national pizza chain is designed for people with gluten sensitivity, as opposed to those with full-blown Celiac disease.
Despite the fact that the crust are gluten free, Domino’s can’t guarantee that no gluten will come into contact with the pizza, which could be dangerous for those with the gluten allergy. (more…)
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Category: Celiac disease, Description, Diet, Eating Out, Foods, Gluten, Gluten free, Gluten Sensitivity, Lifestyle, News, News, Restaurants, Symptoms
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May 2nd, 2012 by
PURCHASE, N.Y., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC is launching two new health and wellness initiatives this month to address health concerns for all customers and their families. In its ongoing efforts to fight childhood obesity and help kids live healthier lifestyles, Stop & Shop announced that the first issue of its brand new Kid Healthy Ideas, a free health and wellness quarterly magazine, is now available in all stores.
The 12-page, full-color publication, is geared towards kids ages 8 to 12 and features health-related educational articles, games and recipes.
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Tags: Allergies, Celiac awareness, Celiac disease, Gluten, Gluten free, Gluten free diets, Gluten free products, groceries, grocery stores, healthy eating, product labeling, Shopping, Stop&Shop
Category: Cooking, Diet, Foods, Gluten, Gluten free, News, Product Lists, Shopping, Stores
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April 27th, 2012 by Jennifer Harris
I have often wondered what percentage of people following the gluten-free diet actually make their own bread. I tend to use mixes to make sweet breads, but I usually buy my gluten-free bread off the shelf, or from my favorite local gluten-free bakery Pure Knead.
Most of us know that gluten-free bread has come a long way in the last five years, so there are a number of great options to be purchased at local health foods stores that don’t contain artificial ingredients and have the taste and texture of wheat-based bread.
Still, there seems to be a rising percentage of people who prefer to make their own gluten-free bread. Some of my favorite gluten-free bread mixes to use are: (more…)
Tags: Allergy free, Arnel's Originals, Baking, Bread, Breads from Anna, food, Gluten, Gluten free, Gluten free diets, Gluten free products, Mixes, Pamela's Products, Pure Knead bakery
Category: Breads, Cooking, Cooking, Diet, Foods, Gluten, Gluten free, Health, Lifestyle, Mixes
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April 22nd, 2012 by
OAKLAND, Calif., April 18, 2012 – Add Hidden Valley Salad Dressings to the growing list of foods to clearly call out that they are gluten free.
The makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings have added a “Gluten Free” logo to bottles and dry packets of its signature Original Ranch® dressing as well as much of its Farmhouse Originals product line. Packages with the new logo should appear on store shelves this summer.
The packaging change is designed to help (more…)
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Category: Celiac disease, Cooking, Cooking, Diet, Foods, Gluten, Gluten free, Mixes, News, News, Nutrition Labels, Recipes, Salad, Sauce, Snacks, Snacks
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March 30th, 2012 by Claire Harrison
For me, being happily gluten-free means eating many different kinds of foods—from meats to nuts—rather than just trying to replace bread products. This approach has sent me into the world of legumes, and I eat lots of beans. As a result, I’ve become more interested in the nutritional value of beans. More specifically, I began to wonder why beans are considered an “incomplete” protein.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never really understood the term: incomplete protein. I know we have to “complete” the protein with other food, but what does that mean, and how are we supposed to do it?
Clearly, it was time to do some research, and here is what I learned. (more…)
Tags: Diet, Gluten free, Health, Nutrition
Category: Diet, Gluten free, Health
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March 18th, 2012 by Claire Harrison
When I became a gluten-sensitive newbie a year ago, I couldn’t figure out what I’d eat on a day-by-day basis.
This hadn’t been a problem when I became lactose-intolerant because so many alternatives to cow’s milk products were in the grocery stores. Nor had it been a diet problem because my program (Weight Watchers) was not restrictive in choice, just in portion size.
But gluten-sensitivity (and also a problem with oats, alas) threw me into a complete tizzy. So many of my favorite foods were out the window. What was I going to eat at breakfast? For lunch? What about when I just wanted to grab a snack? (more…)
Tags: Beginning gluten free diet, Diet, Gluten free, Gluten free diets, Lifestyle
Category: Diet, Gluten free, Lifestyle
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January 23rd, 2012 by Christie Bessinger
Well, it’s that time of year yet again…we’ve all made our new year’s resolutions…and more than likely, we’d all like to shed a few pounds :0)
In my 2011 weight loss post, I talked about 5 important factors for weight loss success:
1) Eating more lean, healthy protein
2) Chowing down on veggies
3) Cutting back on sugar
4) Avoiding processed foods
5) …and exercising!
Hopefully all of us are doing our best at these things… if we do, the weight should come off pretty easily without having to really “diet.” I’d just like to add a few more things that have helped me, and hope they can help you too :-) (more…)
Tags: Diet, Gluten free, Weight Loss
Category: Diet, Gluten free
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January 20th, 2012 by Claire Harrison
On a recent visit to a museum, my husband and I stopped at its cafeteria for a snack. The choices were cookies and cupcakes, pretzels and potato chips, and assorted drinks. Clearly, the cafeteria didn’t cater to those of us who are gluten-sensitive, lactose-intolerant, and/or weight watchers.
Much against my will, I bought the only snack I could tolerate although it meant throwing my diet out the window: potato chips. And much against my dislike of being labeled a complainer, I decided to speak up. “Would you consider carrying gluten-free products?” I asked. “I can’t eat most of what (more…)
Tags: activism, Celiac disease, Dairy free, Eating out, food stores, Gluten free, Gluten free products, Hotels, Restaurants
Category: Cooking, Cooking, Diet, Eating Out, Food Prices, Foods, Gluten free, Health
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January 19th, 2012 by Randi Markowitz
Gluten Free Homemade Challah Bread
This is a quote that a lot of people are hearing these days. What happens after your doctor says these words? Here is a synopsis of my journey; if any of this sounds familiar, give it some serious thought…there may be a very simple answer.
I first heard these words while I was barely concious, in a bed at Methodist Hospital in Houston. I had become so weak and debilitated by my undiagnosed and untreated celiac disease that my life was in danger. The symptoms over twenty years included gastrointestinal problems, fibromyalgia, irritability, bone pain and more. The good news was that I finally found out what was wrong with me; the better news was finding out that the disease is completely manageable through dietary changes alone.–no medications, no surgeries, none of that stuff. Just don’t eat grains that contain the gluten protein, mainly wheat, barley and rye. That sounded really good to me.
Not so fast. While still in the hospital, I was really still very sick, and not really able to process the information. After a couple of days (in which I was already improving), it dawned on me that (more…)
Tags: Bone pain, Cooking, Diagnosis, Diet, Fibromyalgia, Gluten free, Irritability, Symptoms
Category: Bone Pain, Cooking, Diet, Gluten free, Symptoms
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