I have been doing some exploring on some fun gluten free recipes and cooking technology to shake things up a bit. If you’re in a cooking rut like I have been, this might be a little inspiring for you.
We are literally days away from moving our gluten-free daughter to college. There are lots of emotions going on for this Mama Bear. Plus, we explore gluten-free care packages!
For the last several years we have been discussing in the celiac community fermented and hydrolyzed products that claim “gluten removed”, but how do we know that they’re safe since there is no reliable test for them? New research from the Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) and the University of Chicago’s Celiac Disease Center looks at this question in “The Celiac Patient Antibody Response to Conventional and Gluten-Removed Beer”, which was recently published in the Journal of AOAC International. Studying gluten removed, fermented and hydrolyzed products “The goal of this study was to determine if the antibodies of active celiac patients might present an alternative way to detect residual gluten peptides in fermented or hydrolyzed foods, since current test methods are unreliable, ” Laura Allred of GIG told me in an email response. In other words, the research team looked blood samples to see whether the antibodies of people with celiac reacted to fermented and hydrolyzed products that claim “gluten removed”. The most popular and divisive fermented and hydrolyzed product in the gluten-free community is gluten-removed beer. Because there is no reliable gluten test for these products, the community can only rely on the information the manufacturer provides and trying it on their own (which really isn’t […]
The Savvy Celiac has had a busy year, get the updates on what’s going on, where things are headed and a few gluten-free dining suggestions.
Some recalls, because of possible Listeria, could impact some of our gluten free food. What you should know and which products are being recalled.
When a presidential candidate calls out gluten free in the military as being politically correct, the GF world responds.
The topic of fermented and hydrolyzed foods being labeled gluten free is pretty vague. New rules proposed this week aim to add clarity.
New information on the gluten free trend for 2016 is available. Find out what some say is the future for GF.
Holiday gatherings can be a little different after a GF diagnosis. Here are 7 gluten free Thanksgiving obstacles my family overcame over the last 15 years.
The Minnesota State Fair starts on Thursday, August 27th. To prepare, now is the time to get the scoop on all things gluten-free at the fair. You can get the gluten free food vendor list and even find out about volunteering.
