Every day news is made regarding celiac disease and its only treatment: a gluten free diet. Whether it is information about gluten free foods, recipes, scientific research, school tips, eating out, or the basics about the disease symptoms that come with having celiac, we talk about and report on it here using reliable sources and key experts to create great content.
If you have celiac disease, a non-celiac gluten sensitivity or are eating gluten free for other reasons, our one goal is to empower you with information to live a healthy gluten free life.
Celiacs with a passion are taking action! Triumph Dining just sent me an email saying it has started a petition to convince Starbucks to keep its short-lived Gluten-Free Valencia Orange Cake. Earlier this week Starbucks said it was discontinuing it because people said they wanted something more nutritious. The celiac community isn’t all too pleased with it. Triumph Dining summed it up well… “This is a tremendous blow to the gluten-free community. It’s already so hard to find good, safe gluten-free options. Having a gluten-free treat at Starbucks was an enormous win for the community. It’s sad to see it disappear such a short time later, without any real explanation.” So Triumph Dining is doing something about it… They’ve put together this petition that they want everyone to sign. They hope 5,000 will be enough to make Starbucks realize they’ve made a mistake and the gluten-free voice is a loud and unified one! Good luck Triumph Dining!
A researcher discusses celiac disease’s past, present and promising future….
10 weeks into their gluten-free product, Starbucks is discontinuing it…Moms with celiac may have a greater chance of having a child with autism…and yum yum, I name my favorite gluten-free roll — so far….
Is it just impolite to bring food “from the outside” into a restaurant and eat it while everyone else orders food off the menu. While it may not be something all celiacs act on, they’ve probably at least thought about it or even done it a time or two. But is it tacky? An expert weighs in.
A great way to forget about celiac disease once a year is at Gluten-Free Fun Camp in Maple Lake, MN. Check out this post for more on what’s in store for the kids, plus how your child can still be a part of it all!
Public schools are starting to come around, launching school lunch menus with gluten-free options. I talked with one expert who spearheaded the gluten-free menu in my child’s district about how the inaugural year went, the challenges and the things that can be improved upon. Plus, what your district should consider when starting a gluten-free menu.
I wish my grocery store would either put the gluten-free items together or stash them all in the appropriate aisles. All of us are so excited to try new products…but in my case I don’t even know where to find them. If I can’t keep up, how will a new celiac, whose mind is already spinning from information overload be able to find everything?
We all know how frustrating it can be, buying expensive gluten-free cereals (half the size and twice the price of “regular” cereals) and then not liking them. This review of Erewhon cereals may help you decide whether they are something you want to try.
So I’ve been doing a little experimenting with breading chicken breast for dinner. You have to– because it’s not like Shake ‘n Bake’s going to help you out any time soon. Turns out I’ve got some people in this house who love breaded chicken. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far — and I will admit it really is a work in progress. We found that Erewhon Corn Flakes were great for a breading mix. Just pound the flakes into crumbs or use a rolling pin on them with the cereal in a Ziploc bag. 2/3 cup (approx) of “pre-ground” corn flakes for 2-3 chicken breast 1 tsp lemon pepper 1/4 cup parmesean cheese (which gives it a salty kick) Put it all in the zipped bag and “shake” your chicken breast. Then place on a greased pan. I do tend to put any breading leftovers on top of the chicken right before going into the oven. Cook at 350 for approximately 20 minutes. Depending on the size of the meat you may need to adjust your baking time. Feel free to play around with this recipe and send us a note here about how it turned out!
Freaked out at the idea of asking for gluten-free accommodations for your child? The idea can be overwhelming. Ease your angst and empower yourself with some quick tips that could help you with your foray into gluten-free school lunches.
