Gluten is a protein found in wheat. It’s also found in other grains, but it’s in wheat the most. It is impossible for people with celiac to digest wheat gluten because they are missing something in their body that allows them to digest it. In fact everyone has difficulty digesting [...]

Living with gluten does not mean you have to sacrifice good tasting recipes anymore. There was a day when gluten free recipes were few in number. Fortunately, you can now find great tasting gluten free recipes on the internet and in cookbooks. Celiac disease is a condition in which a [...]

Are you or a family member gluten intolerant? Struggling to come up with a varied diet? There’s no reason why food-loving coeliacs shouldn’t enjoy as hearty and diverse a diet as any other gourmet. Your days of not being excited about lunchtime are well and truly over. Consider just some [...]

To give an indication of the size of the gluten free market, in 2004, Americans consumed 133 pounds of wheat per person. From July 2004 to July 2005, consumers spent over $600 million on gluten-free foods, an annual growth of 14.6%. The market for GF foods and beverages in USA [...]

When you just learn that you have to eat a gluten-free diet and first start trying to bake things without wheat flour, it becomes rapidly apparent that wheat is the best thing in the world to make bread out of. But you can’t use wheat, so you are faced with [...]

Gluten allergies are amazingly common.Gluten allergy symptoms are often like celiac. Manage either by avoiding gluten. Studies show that 1 in 167 seemingly healthy children (0.6%) and 1 in 111 adults (0.9%) have a gluten allergy. When those that had gastrointestinal problems were studied, 1 in 40 children (2.5%) and [...]

There are so many great reasons to go gluten-free…this type of diet, which eliminates food products that contain gluten (including wheat, rye, spelt, kamut and barley), can clear up allergies, bloating, gastrointestinal disorders, and so much more. Getting started with this lifestyle may require some degree of willpower (as well [...]