How to Live Gluten-Free on a Budget


Updated 08/21/11 4:51 PM · Posted by Heather Dale · 2 comments

Living Gluten-Free on a Budget

Learning that you have an allergy or sensitivity to products containing gluten — anything containing wheat, barley, or rye — can be stressful in and of itself, let alone trying to find the extra funds to support your new diet. If you've given up gluten, you've probably noticed after trips to any health food specialty stores that gluten-free food items are not cheap. Even though it's Read more

8 Celebs Who Can't Eat Gluten


Updated 05/26/11 3:10 AM · Posted by Heather Dale · 0 comments

Gluten-Free Celebrities

Celebrities — they're just like us! Well sort of. For those of you who have celiac disease, or a wheat allergy or intolerance, you'll be happy know that there's at least a handful of celebrities who have to steer clear of most bread, cakes, pizza, and beer, just like many of us. Celiac disease is something that affects one out of every 133 Americans, which is roughly 2.8 million people. Let's Read more

Is It Really Gluten-Free? Reading Labels 101


Updated 05/03/11 1:49 PM · Posted by Heather Dale · 4 comments

How to Tell If Something Is Gluten-Free

Unless you're shopping at stores like Trader Joe's or Whole Foods — grocery stores that indicate which products are gluten-free — it can be difficult to figure out what is and isn't free of gluten, not to mention, time consuming! Here are some tips to make gluten-free shopping a bit easier. Become a label reader! This is the most important tip, which is why it's number one. Before you go Read more

6 Useful iPhone Apps For Celiacs


Updated 04/07/11 3:10 AM · Posted by Heather Dale · 0 comments

6 Useful iPhone Apps For Celiacs

Having celiac disease or an allergy to gluten can make simple things like dining out and grocery shopping much more challenging. You learn to become a label-reading whiz and know just the right questions to ask your waiter before ordering an item off the menu. But as much as we can try to be gluten ninjas, we still need a little help along the way. If you're an iPhone owner, here are some apps Read more

5 Tasty Gluten-Free Dessert Options


Updated 04/04/11 6:35 PM · Posted by Heather Dale · 1 comment

5 Tasty Gluten-Free Dessert Options

When you first forgo gluten, the most difficult part is staying away from the delicious desserts you used to know and love — goodbye cake, brownies, pie, and cupcakes! I've already introduced you to some of my favorite gluten-free baking brands which allow me to re-create all of my favorite sweets — minus the gluten — at home. But what happens when you are away from your kitchen? Here are Read more

Surprising Foods That Contain Gluten


Updated 11/08/11 11:53 AM · Posted by Heather Dale · 17 comments

Surprising Foods That Contain Gluten

For anyone with celiac disease — or an allergy, intolerance, or sensitivity to gluten — the six-letter word "gluten" most likely has a prominent place in their daily conversations. I try my hardest not to be that annoying friend who grills the waiter about every item on the menu. But gluten is no laughing matter, especially if your body can't process it and you are trying to adhere to a Read more

6 Hearty and Delicious Gluten-Free Breakfast Options


Updated 03/21/11 2:35 AM · Posted by Heather Dale · 0 comments

Gluten-Free Breakfast Options

Who said vegans get to have all the breakfast fun? I kid, I kid, but for people with a gluten allergy or celiac disease there are just as many yummy breakfast options, if not more. When I first found out that I needed to eliminate gluten from my diet, I panicked when I thought of breakfast time — what about the toast, the waffles, the croissants, the cereal, and the pastries? Oh my! Thankfully Read more

Experiment With These 6 Gluten-Free Baking Brands


Updated 08/11/11 11:25 AM · Posted by Heather Dale · 3 comments

My Best Gluten-Free Baking Brands

For those of you who have decided to go gluten-free for health reasons, or for those of you who have celiac disease or a sensitivity to gluten, I'm sure you'll agree with me when I say it's not always easy to go cold turkey on removing baked goods from your life. But, if you're like me and get really sick when you eat gluten, staying away from it is actually quite easy. I can still visit bakeries Read more

Purely Elizabeth Gluten-Free Cookies


Updated 10/10/11 10:33 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Purely Elizabeth's Gluten-Free Cookie Mix Review

Certain packaged goods companies make cooking unhealthy as simple as one, two, three — just think of Nestle's slice and serve cookie dough rolls and Easy Cheese. Now thanks to innovators like Purely Elizabeth, it's just as easy to be smart and heart healthy as it is to slice and bake. The New York based company is bringing a new face to the convenient cooking category by introducing yummy mixes Read more

Tips to Loving a Gluten-Free Life


Updated 11/05/10 8:17 AM · Posted by · 7 comments

Tips For Going Gluten-Free

For many of us, eating a sandwich is no big deal. For others, like celiac disease sufferers, it is a big deal. Gluten challenged, they can't just order up a sammy with any old bread. They have to make sure the loaf is free of gluten or get creative with their options. While some folks are diagnosed at an early age, some don't discover the dietary restricting disease until adulthood when changing Read more