"Bottom line: There may be other reasons to avoid MSG, but gluten is not one of them." NOTE: I am currently working on this article. Try again tomorrow. Have a good day. pAUL

"Silent Celiac Disease" drove me into early retirement , even though — I assume— the term does not exist in the medical text books. I was constantly tired, chronically unable to swallow, habitually constipated, and counting the days until my eagerly-awaited retirement. I had been a US government employee working in Germany and loving th...

TheseAs articles target people who have decided to eliminate gluten from their diets. Your concern is HOW notAs WHY. >>> The United States government has issued regulations for labeling packages "gluten free": the food within them must contain less than 20 parts-per-million gluten. This is a very small amount of gluten as you can see by...

Ground coffee is gluten free. Coffee-mate is gluten free. The same also lists many brands of artificial sweeteners that are gluten free. Sugar, of course, is on our approved list. Folgers coffee assures us that its products are gluten free. This information also applies to tea and tea drinkers.

  At least in theory, tofu is gluten free, since its only ingredients are soybeans, water, and a coagulant. Of course, it is seldom that simple: here is a list of commercially-prepared products that are certified gluten-free. Of course, we are also looking for tofu meals that actually taste great. Click here and/or here for […]

"Copycat Recipes" have the exact look, taste, appearance, and As and feel of the foods we desire, As without As having any ingredients that cause problems for anyone. As In our situation, this means As gluten free foods that are OK forAs virtually anyone. The recipes may be "safe", but there are severalAs things to think about before using them: ~~...

Many eating places describe themselves as "totally gluten free". Are they still operating? If not, there sites have probably have been deleted but you may find their name and web-address address in a list of similar locations Are they what you are looking for? They might call themselves "restaurants" but you might think As to them […]...

If you need to know if a product is "safe", look for As "Gluten-Free", "Free of As Gluten", "No Gluten", and and "Without Gluten". Other notices may be posted ("no gluten ingredients"As etcetera) As and may be accurate, As but they do not provide a government-backed guarantee that they are appropriate for celiacs. Click here for more specific infor...

Popeys makes no attempt to attract gluten-free visitors. I appreciate their honest approach even though I couldn't consider dining there. As one reviewer remarked, As "All of the tasty chicken entrees at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen are coated with breading containing gluten. The only gluten-free items on the menu are apple sauce, Cajun rice, red bean...

With adequate preparation, people who live gluten free can enjoy vacations, even under challenging conditions. We enjoyed our winter vacation, even though we were unexpectedly "snowed in" for an extra six days, in a mountain cabin. I was pleasantly surprised that the snow-covered boondocks could be so much fun! Before leaving home, our computer had...

I searched for aAs coffee creamer thatAs met very specific criteria: it had to be gluten free, dairy free, and I prefer a As liquid. My internet search met my super-specific requirements. I typed the words "liquid", "coffee creamer", "gluten free", "dairy free" As into my computer, putting quotation marks around each of the phrases to make it clear...

Everyone who lives gluten free needs "an elevator speech"; a memorized thirty-second statement that summarizes theirAs reasons for livingAs gluten free diet, my decisions about what is not allowed on the diet, and my expectations for them. I am certainly not advocating a gluten free diet for everyone. What do I mean by an elevator speech?: It [R...

I've been a diagnosed with Celiac disease in 1966. One result of this is that I was pouring lots of milk on lots of gluten free cereal. Last month, I was told to begin using non-dairy milk. I was lucky: the advice "worked". I'm feeling better!!!!! But, I made this diet change without first doing […]

Gluten free resolutionsAs are an annual ritual that has a painfully low success rate. Many of them are nothing more than a "wish list" for the first few weeks of the new year. We need to remember that a 50% failure rate is exactly the same thing as a 50% success rate so there is always […]

New Years Resolutions are popular this week.Your New Years resolutions must be "SMART" —> S= Specific —> M= Measurable —> A= Attainable —>R= Rewarding —>T= Time limited This method is not limited to dieting. This formula was published by Weight Watchers and is applicable to any type of New Years resolution. {weightwatc...

All three items are OK for people who live gluten free. Of course, there are "rules" related to these items, but they apply to everyone. And, of course, they may be part of a product that is gluten toxic.

I was born in the tiny village of Mayville, New York. Seventy eight years later I was (thanks to the internet) able to order a gluten free meal in that tiny village. Since high tech has reached As those boondocks, it is likely that computer-savvy celiacs can can dine eat almost anything almost anywhere. Try your […]

Marshmallows are gluten free IF you choose an appropriate brand. The two leading manufacturers are Kraft Foods and Duomark. Both firms advertise that there operations are totally gluten free. For more information, click here. You may also want to try the marshmallow northerlies manufacturer by Peeps. Their properties are labeled to indicate those t...

"Most distilled white vinegar is made from corn, a safe* ingredient. The single word ?vinegar? on a food label indicates apple cider vinegar. Distillation, one of the oldest scientific processes on earth, successfully removes gluten from the final product. The only place in the world where vinegar was questioned was the US." (In the context […...

Yes, all meat and meat products are gluten free unless they are combined with potentially-gluten-toxic items such as gravies, sauces,or other items that may be cooked with them.

People who live gluten free are always concerned about how their food is prepared, even when it is cooked on an outdoor grill. The issue is not the meat or the grill itself but the charcoal used in the cooking. You can identify the possibly-offensive briquets by their symmetrical shapes. That ushape is caused the […]

~~~> Food shopping on-line can be inexpensive. If you follow the directions in this article, there are no shipping charges. ~~~> Shopping on-line is "safe" for shoppers who live gluten free. You aren't distracted by other customers. If you need lists or shopping guides, place on your desk beside your computer. You are encouraged to […...

Living gluten free does not require that you give up eating oats. Here is a way that The Celiac Disease Center at the University of Chicago explains the matter: "Oats can be part of the gluten free diet provided that they are selected from sources that guarantee a lack of contamination by wheat, rye, or […]

The new labeling rules have made it easier and "safer" to purchase gluten free food in the grocery store. Finding a gluten free restaurant meal is much more difficult. The survey below describes five situations that may cause concern when you are studying a restaurant menu. You can complete this survey without leaving this page. […]...

During the upcoming holiday season, I will come into contact with many people who are unaware of celiac disease, my commitment to the gluten free diet. I need an elevator speech, a carefully prepared speech explaining my gluten free diet, my commitment to it, and what I expect from them. I need an "elevator speech", […]

As we begin to plan our holiday ?meals it is time to remember the distinction between "stuffing" and "dressing". ?Both have the same recipes, the difference is how they are cooked: stuffing is cooked?inside "the bird" and dressing is cooked beside it. If the stuffing is gluten toxic, the turkey?will be contaminated, and I will […]...

Gluten free barbecue sauce is readily available. The J.C. Heinz site lists 14 items, most of which are available in the United States. Annie's Naturals lists suitable condiments and sauces. Use this video to create your own barbecue sauce:

If you have gone shopping, picked up a magazine or read a blog recently, you are likely to have seen "gluten-free" promoted for weight loss, improved health or enhanced performance. Gluten-free has become the newest diet trend and gluten-free food sales are booming with a threefold increase in the past five years. The burning question […]...

Families with children-who-live-gluten free need answers to these questions: ~~~> How can I re-invent trick-or-treating so that my child can participate? ~~~> Are there trick-or-treat options that that do not involve food? ~~~> What can I do with the leftover goodies?

  I'm eager to try gluten free cheerios. I was overjoyed — And perhaps a ?bit nostalgic — to find them available at Amazon. Amazon says nothing about them being being gluten free, but when you look carefully at the cereal boxes, you discover that these three cereals are labeled?"gluten free". ……………R...

"Parents of gluten free children will have to pack at least 175 lunches (per child) this school year. Our goal is to make lunches that are envied (or at least not scorned) by other wheat-eating classmates and will be eaten (not traded or thrown away) by the child. I wish I knew the source of […]

America?s official definition of ?gluten free? (<20 parts-per-million) was announced on August 5, 2013, two years ago this Wednesday. Precise definitions are better than vague and conflicting ones, of course, and reliable labels are a boon to people whose physical well being requires a gluten free diet. ? But what have we done to help […]

There are millions (don't try to count them) gluten free ?ways to beat the summer heat. My personal favorite?involves one or more frozen bananas which are ground up to be the basic ice cream plus dozens?of ideas for flavoring the dessert. I recommend?this dessert, but the point of this article is to talk about how?computer-users-who-live […]...

As you probably know, Safeway and Albertsons super market chains have merged. You ‘ll see the same store names, but your local store may change its name and be operated by a different company. To complicate things even more, the merger gave the new corporation more ?outlets than federal regulations permit. A once-small supermarket chain [R...

Try these quizzes to test your knowledge of the gluten free diet. They're especially helpful because in both cases you will receive, in addition to your score, ?a clear explanation of what is right and wrong about each possible answer. Click here to take the second quiz.

Quizzes are an enjoyable and productive way to keep in mind the facts that people-who-live-gluten-free need to master.This is the first in a series of articles. The challenges are in the style made famous on Jeopardy. I supply the "answers" — the players supply the "question". Here are seven challenges. I'll publish the solutions the […...

Is sunscreen gluten free? In most situations, it doesn't matter, since sunscreen is not ingested. In cases where it is important, use this link to find a list of gluten free sunscreens.

Meals can?t be guaranteed gluten free if they are prepared in a kitchen that also prepares gluten-containing food. That?s true, but it is also a cop-out: thousands of gluten free meals are prepared in kitchens that serve everyone. It takes knowledge, careful and competent planning, and a well-trained staff. Menus that include this disclaimer are [&...

Camping is fun for everyone. With a bit of advanced planning, people with special dietary requirements can ?join in the excitement. Each of these articles gives you several choice and will make it easy to accommodate your campers who live gluten free. Click here and/or here and/or here.

The upcoming Independence Day celebration has its own color scheme: red, white, and blue.? Here are four gluten free recipes that will empower you to carry out that theme:Click for recipes for jello salad, potato salad, and pasta salad — all three are red, white, and blue. The recipes are not specifically gluten free, but […]

Living gluten free is highest for anyone with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, but it is not their only dietary concern. Calories count!!!!!!, particularly for people of college age.? One of a college student's first challenges?is the so-called ?Freshman ?15?, the weight gain that many youngsters face when they enter college. Most experts feel...

No?one should??suffer the?experience of being simultaneously intoxicated and glutened! But that will almost certain to happen to a celiac college freshman ?who is unaware that most alcoholic drinks are gluten toxic and, in college, many of those drinks are poured from kegs that do not have brand names, ingredients lists, or the words GLUTEN FREE [&...

A freshman who lives gluten free might use ?elevator speech? ?like this to introduce himself and make his new friends aware of his situation: ?CD is not contagious. The gluten free diet is not a weight loss diet! It?s similar to a food allergy in that if I eat foods containing wheat, barley or rye, […]

Thousands of high school seniors who live gluten free will be entering college this fall. Up until this point, parents have had some control over their eating habits, their adherence to the gluten free diet, their snacking, ?their expenditures for food, and their restaurant choices. ?All this changes abruptly in September. ?Families traditionally v...

Our summer plans include hamburgers and hot dogs, which are gluten free if we chose the appropriate brands. Finding gluten free buns is ?more complicated, more expensive,and not always possible. We have at least two options: ~~~> We can create what I'll call "bun alternatives". Click here to read about the "Bunless Portobelo Burger" or […...

A "dedicated fryer" is a cooker?that is used only for one type of food, thus miking cross-contamination impossible. That's the theory at least! The theory breaks down when the "wrong" type of food is cooked in the fryer and/or when oil from two fryers are mixed together during cleaning or refilling the cookers. To further […]...