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Is it possible to dine socially and stay safely gluten-free?Eating out is a staple in many cultures, whether eating out at a friend’s house, grabbing fast food, or going to a sit-down restaurant. People eat out to celebrate everything from birthdays to victories, and needing to eat gluten-free shouldn’t keep anyone from participating. Eating out while needing to stay gluten-free is difficult, but it’s not impossible. Eating at the homes of others is a common…
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Gluten is everywhere, so learn how to avoid cross-contamination of your gluten-free foods If you need to go on a gluten-free diet, cross-contamination is now enemy number one. If you live in a household with people who will still be eating gluten or are the parent of a child who needs to eat gluten-free, this is especially true. Cross-contamination is when gluten particles from glutinous foods get mixed in with gluten-free foods. It might seem…
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Yes, That Is Gluten-FreeTired of hearing you can’t eat things? Here are things you can. The hardest thing about going on a highly restrictive diet is all the things you can’t eat. Your world is suddenly full of, “You can’t have…,” which inevitably leads to frustration and disappointment. What that means is that you need a list of things you know are safe. Then every time you get hungry, you have a mental list of…
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No, That’s Not Gluten-FreeGluten is a lot sneakier than we thought. So you’ve been told to go gluten-free for your health. Great! Just avoid all things bread or bakery, and you’ll be set. Right? Wrong. Unfortunately, gluten is a highly sneaky little elastic protein that knows how to get into the last places you’d expect. Given that the amount of gluten in a single crouton is enough to make someone with celiac ill for days,…
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Even if you don’t have celiac, gluten could still be the root of your problem. If you’re here and reading this, it’s likely because you’ve noticed something off in your body. Maybe you’ve noticed that you don’t feel well any time you eat foods loaded with wheat. You go to your doctor, they test you for a wheat allergy, but the test comes back negative. Your doctor suggests that maybe it’s not wheat, but the…