One can't escape the term gluten-free anymore. It's everywhere. In supermarkets, TV shows, Bookstores, social media.
Many people today think gluten free means healthy. But that is only true only if you cook with healthy ingredients and prepare your meals with wholesome gluten-free flours and grains. If you reach for pre-made baking mixes, pizza dough, cakes and cookies at the store or eat out every night at a gluten free restaurant, you may still consume junk food, containing processed ingredients, unhealthy starches, additives and other chemicals.
People with Celiac Disease and NCGS know eating gluten free is a highly organized and stressful task for them and their families, because even traces of gluten will trigger, often debilitating, …show more content…
Get a professional opinion
Cutting out entire food groups is always a step to be taken with caution, especially for children, when pregnant or for elderly people. See a professional before you plan something like it, not only for gluten. Substituting for missing nutrients requires planning, knowledge and a careful approach. Contact me for more info, I specialize in gluten-fee lifestyle.
Gluten free grains and flours: • Gluten free grains and flours are: Brown & White Rice, Amaranth, Buckwheat, Chickpea flour, Quinoa, Sorghum, Teff, Corn, Amaranth, Mesquite, Corn. • Gluten containing grains and flours: Wheat, Barley, Rye, Spelt, Einkorn and Oats (some oats are gluten free, you might check the labels) • Some people say when they consume sprouted gluten containing wheat or grains, they can tolerate it better. But this is up to you and your body.
So, what is the hype about Gluten?
Gluten is the term for a group of proteins found in wheat, rye, barley, spelt and einkorn. It is used in baked goods for a doughy, elastic structure. But it is found in many other foods too today, it also acts as a thickening agent. Wheat and grasses allergens are also known Gliadin, Lectins or Amylopection A which can cause autoimmune problems in some
Many people today think gluten free means healthy. But that is only true only if you cook with healthy ingredients and prepare your meals with wholesome gluten-free flours and grains. If you reach for pre-made baking mixes, pizza dough, cakes and cookies at the store or eat out every night at a gluten free restaurant, you may still consume junk food, containing processed ingredients, unhealthy starches, additives and other chemicals.
People with Celiac Disease and NCGS know eating gluten free is a highly organized and stressful task for them and their families, because even traces of gluten will trigger, often debilitating, …show more content…
Get a professional opinion
Cutting out entire food groups is always a step to be taken with caution, especially for children, when pregnant or for elderly people. See a professional before you plan something like it, not only for gluten. Substituting for missing nutrients requires planning, knowledge and a careful approach. Contact me for more info, I specialize in gluten-fee lifestyle.
Gluten free grains and flours: • Gluten free grains and flours are: Brown & White Rice, Amaranth, Buckwheat, Chickpea flour, Quinoa, Sorghum, Teff, Corn, Amaranth, Mesquite, Corn. • Gluten containing grains and flours: Wheat, Barley, Rye, Spelt, Einkorn and Oats (some oats are gluten free, you might check the labels) • Some people say when they consume sprouted gluten containing wheat or grains, they can tolerate it better. But this is up to you and your body.
So, what is the hype about Gluten?
Gluten is the term for a group of proteins found in wheat, rye, barley, spelt and einkorn. It is used in baked goods for a doughy, elastic structure. But it is found in many other foods too today, it also acts as a thickening agent. Wheat and grasses allergens are also known Gliadin, Lectins or Amylopection A which can cause autoimmune problems in some