Those of us that have had to give up gluten, either due to a diagnosed intolerance, as a courtesy to family members that are gluten intolerant or suffer from celiac disease or just because the household does not allow gluten rich foods, these people have to be a lot more [...]

Many people are scared of products containing gluten as they imagine it to be some type of contaminant or sorts of poison. Lack of education on the subject can have dramatic results, especially for little children who might be deprived of essential nutrients due to parent’s lack of information or [...]

Gluten intolerants and those suffering from celiac disease have to keep a closer eye on the things they eat, have to be a bit more responsible when it comes to picking the things that they consume and the way they order their lives. We will take a look at a [...]

The manifestation of the gluten allergy can happen without warning even if you’ve never ever experienced it before. It is therefore very important to make sure you know how to proceed when the onset of symptoms kick-in in order to avoid a massive break down of your vital functions. But, [...]

Adults can manage their own diets and can take precautions to avoid gluten better than kids, therefore, if your children have been diagnosed to suffer from celiac disease or other gluten intolerances, you have to make sure that they follow a few advice and you also have to supervise them [...]

To answer the question directly, the simplest answer is that indeed, cutting all the gluten from one’s diet will most likely lead to some weight loss, as the type of protein is very rich in carbohydrates and two other strands of protein which the body breaks down and uses as nutrients. However, the gluten free diet weight loss might not be as easy as cutting down on gluten, further steps need to be taken in order to insure that you don’t gain weight in some other way.

If you need to scrape gluten out of your diet or from the diets of your family there are a number of foods and ingredients that can no longer be part of your cooking. Therefore a list of substitutes need to be had, either readily available on the market or even self produced.
In the following article we will take a look at a few of the ingredients that people tend to use in the kitchen every time, ingredients that are meant as potent flavorings, bases for a large number of foods and so on.