You Tube has given us the tools to prepare a Halloween party for gluten children and all their wheat-eating friends. I recommend showing these four short videos and challenge your children to prepare a party that everyone will enjoy. The celiac party planners will both build their creativity, hone their gluten free skills by recognizing [...]
There are at least three different ways to define “gluten free”. That’s one of the reasons why there is so much controversy.
♦ The traditional approach states that any product that contains any amount of a product made using wheat, barley, rye, or oats is unsafe. If this definition is used, most soy sauce and vinegar [...]
Chelsea Clinton’s wedding cake was gluten free. All bread served at the reception was gluten free. Most of the food served was vegan, although there were options for meat-eaters. Chelsea is described as having a “gluten allergy“. I was not able to find out her exact status. The most detailed description of the cake can [...]
Parents of gluten free children will need to pack at least 175 lunches per child this school year. Other parents face the same dilemma, of course, but our challenge is greater because we can’t allow our children to “trade lunches” with wheat-eating children or to “cheat” because they have refused to eat the lunch we [...]
As you probably know, the government requires that manufacturers list wheat on the ingredients label of any appropriate product. There is no requirement to list barley, rye, or un-certified oats.
The Celiac Sprue Association is encouraging legislation that could (if amended) correct that situation. The House of Representatives has passed their version of “The Food Safety [...]
