Tag: avoid being glutened

High Top Sandwich Bread with Psyllium Husk

  Using psyllium husk in GF baking makes an incredible difference in the texture of the bread. It holds its lift better and doesn't collapse when it cools. It is expensive, but it is worth every penny. I do not use any xanthan gum in this recipe and this...

Gluten Free and Gluten Containing food lists

I have been asked to post this on my site, so here it is. This is not a complete list… I do have a book that is great that I will sell you if you contact me, but products are changing all the time. As said before, read labels!...

GF Social Life, Focus on Ingredients

So you are going out with friends. It is not your choice of locations, so you cannot research it first, and when you get there you discretely ask for a Gluten free menu and the hostess looks at you like you have 10 heads… Manager…. busy, now what?!? No...

GF Social Life, Communicating concerns to servers, managers and chefs

It is very important to do your homework before going out or traveling whenever possible. Look the restaurant up on line and look for a gluten free menu. Restaurants that have a gluten free menu are at least aware of the seriousness of needing foods for those that cannot...

Avoid Being Accidentally Glutened!

With New Years Eve just two days away, lets take a look at ways you can avoid being accidently glutened. First, take a snack with you incase there is not much (or anything at all) you can eat. A Kind Bar can fend off the starvation for example, there...

What to Avoid

What to avoid! Wheat! Wheat is in so many products that you really have to read all labels. Pringles have wheat. Twizzlers (I have a story for that one!) have wheat. All foods that contain the word “Wheat” have gluten. Also look for wheat starch, hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat...