What can going gluten free do for your athletic performance? Experts weigh in.
It’s a fine line between being a hovering parent and mom of an independent gluten-free kid. How we are preparing for a new school and new experiences.
Let’s face it– popcorn is one of those simple (read: gluten-free) snacks that can be made complicated (read: gluten-filled) by an additive to the oil or seasoning. So how do you know if that movie theater popcorn is safe for a gf diet? Check out this post!
People who are unfamiliar with celiac disease may think we active celiacs aren’t quite up to the challenge that other athletes are. Football, golf, tennis, running—all of these take major skill and athleticism in their own way. But once someone with undiagnosed celiac gets the correct diagnosis – it’s life changing – even for an athlete. If you doubt me—take a look at some of these examples: College Success This week the Dallas Morning News profiled the second-string quarterback at the University of North Texas. Nathan Tune got on the team as a walk-on three years ago and has been a on the bench ever since. His college coach is proud of him for his patience and sticking it out with UNT, saying he could have given up. “Tune had an excuse to give up football in celiac disease,” the article says. “The disease forced him to give up sandwiches, pasta and fast food last year. He stuck with it, though, and after adapting to the condition, he moved up the depth chart to become UNT’s backup quarterback.” – Dallas Morning News Because of a recent injury to the starting quarterback, Tune was able to start against one of the […]
Do you ever get frustrated that your gluten-free child never seems to be able to have the snack that is distributed during activities? I know in general life isn’t fair, but after a while this focus on a mass-snack that everyone eats after every game gets old when your child can’t eat it most of the time. Recently one of Emma’s coaches had a great idea that resolved this snack issue.
