“Why don’t you bring desert?”

Does this request from a hostess send you into a state of frustration? Sure you could bake something gluten-free but that would require a trip to the store plus the time to bake. You could always play it cool and bring something like a fruit salad. It’s healthy and sort of dessert, right? But in the dead of winter in the Midwest, where I live, the fruit that’s out this time of year isn’t that appealing. Click to continue reading »

Back in October 2013, a study from Clinical Pediatrics came to light that worried parents of retainer-wearing celiac children everywhere. The study involved a 9-year-old girl who, even under a gluten-free diet, continued to show no improvement in symptoms until her retainer was removed. Only then her symptoms began to improve and the doctor concluded that the retainer was the problem since the retainer contained Methyl Methacrylate, which is a compound used to create polymers in many plastics such as in retainers. The original case can be found here  Click to continue reading »

United Airlines has been bitten with the gluten-free bug and is planning to elevate the flying experience for celiacs by expanding its food options for premium and economy cabin travelers.

Starting in summer, the airline will debut their new GF meal options for those in premium cabins on long, international flights. These will be prepared in conjunction with the new FDA ruling of less than 20ppm. Summer can’t get here soon enough, but economy flyers won’t have to wait as long since starting next month, United will change over their salad dressing to one that is gluten-free. This will be the second menu option for GF eaters as United currently offers a gluten-free soup. Click to continue reading »

We’ve been hearing from more and more of you that your churches are beginning to offer gluten-free options for communion.

A woman from Madison, who has celiac disease, says that she has a special arrangement for communion at St. Dennis Catholic Church in Madison. She avoids taking a wafer and drinks out of a separate cup to avoid cross contamination.

“Sometimes other people dip wafers, containing gluten, in the common cup or discharge particles into it. That contaminates the wine for a celiac,” she says.  Click to continue reading »

As the market for gluten-free products dramatically increases for a variety of different reasons, supermarkets are offering more extensive gluten-free sections to compete with demand. Roche Bros, headquartered in Wellesley Hills, MA, are the latest to stock their shelves with hundreds of new gluten-free items.  Click to continue reading »

While Dunkin’ Donuts is pulling gluten-free items from their menu, Gardein, the award-winning maker of meatless foods such as Chick’n and Turk’y is introducing a new line of GF items which will include Beefless Ground, Veggie Burger and a Black Bean Burger.          Click to continue reading »

The Winter Olympics is today bringing together the world’s best athletes in Sochi, Russia in hopes of bringing home the gold. While every athlete must follow a strict diet and regimen to perform at his or her best, it was interesting to see how many follow a GF diet, whether by choice or by medical necessity. Here is a short list of some of those competitors: Click to continue reading »

With new gluten-free products hitting the shelves each day, GF eaters are finding it easier and easier to discover new items that they love to munch on. There’s no doubt that this will continue to trend in 2014 and beyond; a survey conducted by the HAIN Corporation found that at least seven out of 10 “health conscious” consumers frequently purchased products labeled gluten-free and at least four in 10 stated they planned on buying more GF products in the coming year. Click to continue reading »

Food blogger David Lebovitz recently shared some good information on almond flour. It is excerpted here.

Is almond flour the same as almond meal or ground almonds?

Yes. If you are unsure, check the ingredients on the package; the only ingredient listed should be almonds. If there are other ingredients, it’s not the same thing and should not be used in a recipe that calls for almond flour. Other names for almond flour are powdered almonds, almond meal, and almond powder. Click to continue reading »

Last June, celiacs and gluten-free eaters rejoiced as Dunkin’ Donuts rolled out a big campaign to announce that they would soon be adding two GF items, a cinnamon sugar donut and a blueberry muffin, to their menus nationwide. Nearly six months later, DD is quietly canceling those plans and scrapping the idea as a whole.  Click to continue reading »