Gluten Free Lunch made Easy

Gluten free lunch made easy. My lunch today is low glycemic as well as gluten free. I aim for both of these in all my meals. I just feel better when I reduce gluten. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley as well as some close cousins of wheat such as couscous, spelt, […]

Finally FDA Defines Gluten Free

Finally FDA Defines Gluten Free.The rule published Friday by the FDA says that for a product to be marketed as gluten-free, it must contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten. It also requires that any foods labeled “free of gluten,” “without gluten” and “no gluten” meet the same standard.  Although many foods now […]

Gluten 101 – The Elimination Diet

While testing can help identify gluten sensivity, the only way you will know if this is really a problem for you is to eliminate all gluten for a short period of time (2 to 4 weeks) and see how you feel. Get rid of the following foods: Gluten (barley, rye, oats, spelt, kamut, wheat, triticale–see […]