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- Caramel Coloring - Is Caramel Coloring Gluten Free…Created: 2009-12-09 @ 09:12:25 EST
Is caramel coloring gluten-free. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not make it easy to figure out the answer… - How to Substitute Corn Starch for Flour - Using Corn Starch Instead …Created: 2009-12-06 @ 20:51:39 EST Updated: 2009-12-06 @ 21:02:26 EST
Instead of using flour to thicken soups, sauces, pies, etc., you can easily substitute corn starch for flour and get great results. … - Gluten-Free Gingerbread House Recipe - Gluten-Free Gingerbread House…Created: 2009-12-06 @ 19:56:04 EST
Building a gluten-free gingerbread house is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season. Most of these links include recipes for gluten-free gingerbread dough and instructions for putting the h… - Gluten-Free Leftover Turkey - Gluten-Free Turkey Leftovers…Created: 2009-11-30 @ 00:25:34 EST
Here are some great ideas for what to do with your gluten-free turkey leftovers, including turkey dumplings, turkey enchiladas, turkey tacos, turkey and corn soup, and more -- and all gluten-free!… - Gluten-Free Flour Sifter - Do It Yourself Flour Sifter…Created: 2009-11-22 @ 19:17:11 EST Updated: 2009-11-22 @ 19:30:48 EST
Don't sift gluten-free flour in your old sifter that's contaminated with wheat flour -- and don't go out to spend money on a dedicated gluten-free sifter. Just use a fine mesh strainer or sieve!… - What's Your Favorite Gluten-Free Cookbook?Created: 2009-11-22 @ 18:37:35 EST
Don't know which gluten-free cookbook to buy? Read what others think are the best gluten-free cookbooks, and why… - Grain Alcohol and Celiac Disease - Is Grain Alcohol Gluten Free…Created: 2009-11-22 @ 18:35:29 EST
Many experts now say that distilled grain alcohol is OK for celiac disease patients. Have you added grain alcohols to your gluten-free diet?… - Gluten Free Food on Planes - Airline Gluten-Free Food…Created: 2009-11-22 @ 18:31:22 EST
Which airlines have the best (or worst) gluten-free food? Gluten-free travelers speak out… - Gluten-Free in College - Gluten-Free College Student …Created: 2009-11-22 @ 18:29:27 EST
Imagine going off to college as a new freshman -- and a newly diagnosed celiac? What would your advice be? … - Gluten-Free Granola Bars - What's Your Favorite Gluten=Free Granola …Created: 2009-11-22 @ 16:28:21 EST
Searching for gluten-free granola bars used to be so discouraging -- but not anymore! Here's a list of delicious ones to look for, plus a place for you to share your own list of favorites… - Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes - Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Food…Created: 2009-11-21 @ 09:43:02 EST
Choose from among these recipes for making gluten-free Thanksgiving food, from About.com's talented and creative Food Guides… - Gluten-Free Instant Oatmeal - Glutenfreeda Gluten-Free Instant Oatme…Created: 2009-11-11 @ 09:43:09 EST Updated: 2009-11-11 @ 10:37:29 EST
Thanks to Glutenfreeda, for making gluten-free instant oatmeal in a wide choice of flavors available to people with celiac disease and others on gluten-free diets… - Gluten-Free Ice Bream Cones - Goldbaum's Gluten-Free Ice Cream Cones…Created: 2009-10-31 @ 21:17:05 EDT
These yummy gluten-free ice cream cones are available in stores and online. They're dairy free and low in calories. No one will believe they're gluten-free… - Follow-Up Celiac Disease Tests - Follow-Up Tests in Celiac Disease P…Created: 2009-10-31 @ 16:14:59 EDT
Follow-up celiac disease tests are important, to ensure that your celiac disease antibody levels are returning to normal after your diagnosis and your small intestine is healing. Here's what variou… - What is Gliadin - Definition of Gliadin - Gliadin and Gluten…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 13:39:37 EDT Updated: 2009-10-28 @ 22:57:08 EDT
Gliadin is one of the prolamin proteins. Prolamins, also known as "seed storage proteins," are found in the cereal grains. Gliadin is one of the components of wheat gluten… - Gluten-Free Halloween Food - Gluten-Free Halloween Party Food…Created: 2009-10-20 @ 00:34:50 EDT
Looking for gluten-free Halloween food for your family supper or for gluten-free Halloween party guests? Here are recipes for treats you can prepare yourself… - Gluten-Free Granola Bars - Gluten-Free Snack Bars…Created: 2009-10-18 @ 23:00:44 EDT Updated: 2009-10-18 @ 23:45:56 EDT
Have you tried looking for gluten-free granola bars recently? It used to be a hopeless exercise, but now there are lots of choices -- even gluten-free oat bars!… - Celiac Disease Marsh Stage - Celiac Disease Marsh ScoreCreated: 2009-10-06 @ 23:46:41 EDT Updated: 2009-10-07 @ 09:31:42 EDT
A celiac disease Marsh score is determined by the pathologist who evaluates the biopsy. The Marsh score stages range from 0 to 4, depending on the damage in the small intestine… - Gluten-Free Pasta in Restaurants - Bring Along Your Gluten-Free Past…Created: 2009-10-04 @ 21:01:54 EDT Updated: 2009-10-05 @ 00:47:33 EDT
On a gluten-free diet? You can eat gluten-free pasta in restaurants everywhere. How? Bring your own, and ask the chef to cook it for you… - Lymphocytes Definition - What Are LymphocytesCreated: 2009-10-02 @ 11:01:43 EDT Updated: 2009-10-03 @ 10:59:27 EDT
Lymphocytes (also known as leukocytes) are small white blood cells that play an role in the body’s immune response against germs and diseases. There are two main types of lymphocytes: B cells … - GoPicnic Ready-to-Eat Gluten-Free Lunches - Gluten-Free Airplane Sna…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 00:25:20 EDT Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 15:59:29 EDT
GoPicnic's ready-to-eat gluten-free lunches: Kids can take them to school or on field trips, grown-ups can take them to work, everyone can take them on airplanes or to any other place where it's go… - Anemia and Celiac Disease - Iron Deficiency Anemia and Celiac DiseaseCreated: 2009-09-10 @ 15:09:08 EDT
Anemia is a very common symptom of celiac disease. Why do anemia and celiac disease so often appear together? First, let’s review some basics about anemia… - Gluten Free Alcohol - Alcohol and Celiac DiseaseCreated: 2009-09-07 @ 14:55:49 EDT Updated: 2009-09-07 @ 15:55:49 EDT
There's plenty of gluten free alcohol for people with celiac disease. Celiacs used to be told to avoid all grain alcohols, but now experts believe that gluten doesn't survive the distillation proce… - How much gluten is too much? - How much gluten is safe?Created: 2009-08-29 @ 21:18:41 EDT Updated: 2009-08-30 @ 10:29:54 EDT
How much gluten is safe for a person with celiac disease? Researchers say up to 10 mg/day might be safe, but how much is that?… - Gluten-Free Cookbook Reviews - Gluten Free CookbooksCreated: 2009-08-07 @ 21:47:33 EDT Updated: 2009-08-08 @ 00:32:38 EDT
Collected gluten-free cookbook reviews… - Coeliac Disease - What is Coeliac DiseaseCreated: 2009-08-04 @ 17:04:24 EDT
Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disorder in which gluten (a protein in wheat, barley, and rye, and sometimes in oats) causes the body’s immune system to attack and damage the small intestine… - Gluten-Free Bread Crumbs - How to Make Gluten-Free Bread CrumbsCreated: 2009-07-26 @ 11:41:36 EDT Updated: 2009-07-26 @ 11:44:01 EDT
Gluten-free bread crumbs are easy to make. Here's how… - 504 Plan for Celiac Disease - 504 Plan for Gluten-Free ChildCreated: 2009-07-22 @ 03:20:28 EDT
Details of requesting a 504 plan for celiac disease, to help ensure that children are protected from gluten in school activities, are summarized here… - 504 Plans for Celiac Disease - Gluten-Free 504 Plans for Celiac Dise…Created: 2009-07-21 @ 14:50:17 EDT Updated: 2009-07-22 @ 03:21:24 EDT
A 504 plan for celiac disease can help ensure a child is protected from gluten in school lunches as well as from gluten in art class, on field trips, or other school activities. This article summar… - Chicken and Pasta Caesar Salad - Gluten-Free Caesar SaladCreated: 2009-07-15 @ 00:22:58 EDT
For a gluten-free Caesar salad, this recipe uses leftover chicken, bottled dressing and rice pasta. It's a quick and delicious one-dish dinner, great for picnics!… - Gluten-Free Pesto Pasta Recipe - Lemon Artichoke Basil PestoCreated: 2009-07-15 @ 00:00:28 EDT Updated: 2009-07-15 @ 00:58:24 EDT
A light and lemony gluten-free pesto pasta recipe. For a tasty presentation, top with your favorite chicken or shrimp… - Gluten-Free Pasta Tomato Tuna Salad - Gluten Free Fresh Tomato Tuna …Created: 2009-07-14 @ 23:15:33 EDT
Recipe from Notta Pasta for summer fresh gluten free pasta tomato tuna salad. This rice noodle salad makes a fresh tasting entrée or side dish… - Gluten-Free Hanukah - Gluten-Free Chanukah - Gluten-Free Hanukah Rec…Updated: 2009-12-06 @ 23:50:24 EST
It's very easy to celebrate a gluten-free Hanukah (also spelled Chanukah). Potato latkes (pancakes), a classic food of the holiday, are easy to make using gluten-free flour or potato starch… - Gluten-Free Flour - Baking With Gluten-Free Flour…Updated: 2009-11-28 @ 14:26:03 EST
Gluten gives important properties to regular dough, so you can't just eliminate it from a recipe without somehow compensating for it. Here are some basics about flour and gluten, to help you unders… - Coping with Celiac Disease - Coping with a Gluten-Free Diet…Updated: 2009-11-22 @ 18:32:32 EST
Starting (and sticking to) a gluten-free diet requires major emotional and physical adjustments. Throughout this site, I've provided tips for coping with a celiac disease diagnosis and a gluten-fre… - Celiac Disease Summer Camp - Have You Been To a Gluten-Free Summer C…Updated: 2009-11-22 @ 18:32:00 EST
Have you or your children been to a gluten-free summer camp? Share your experiences here… - Readers' Favorite Gluten-Free Flour BlendsUpdated: 2009-11-22 @ 16:30:28 EST
Gluten-free flours work better when used in combination. Many commercial gluten-free flour blends are available, or you can buy the individual flours and make your own mix. … - Gluten Free Pizza - What's Your Favorite Gluten Free Pizza…Updated: 2009-11-22 @ 16:30:06 EST
Where do you get your favorite gluten-free pizza? In a store? In a restaurant? Do you make your own? Also, how do you handle pizza parties? Here's your chance to help other celiacs! Help spread the… - Favorite Gluten-Free Cereals - Hot and Cold Gluten-Free Cereals…Updated: 2009-11-22 @ 16:29:48 EST
What's your favorite gluten-free cereal? Whether your preference is hot or cold gluten-free cereal, share your choice with others here. Your information might help people new to the gluten-free die… - Favorite Gluten-Free BeerUpdated: 2009-11-22 @ 16:29:16 EST
Readers tell which gluten-free beer is their favorite… - Gluten Free Thanksgiving - Holiday Food for a Gluten-Free Thanksgivi…Updated: 2009-11-21 @ 09:36:19 EST
This year, make a gluten-free Thanksgiving (or Christmas) meal by following these tips. You'll make traditional Thanksgiving foods gluten-free, safe - and delicious - for celiac guests… - Gluten Free Food - The Gluten-Free Food ListUpdated: 2009-11-16 @ 23:43:15 EST
When you go shopping, take along this gluten free food list. In addition to avoiding gluten it's important to focus on what you CAN eat. All of the items on this list are available in gluten-free f… - Celiac Disease NewsUpdated: 2009-11-16 @ 00:20:55 EST
Celiac disease news as reported by scientists but explained for the general public, with scientific advances reported in chronological order… - How Common Is Celiac Disease - How Many People Have Celiac Disease…Updated: 2009-11-10 @ 12:34:27 EST
For the United States population, the number that's most often quoted is that nearly 1 out of every 133 people has celiac disease. … - Gluten-Free Wedding Cakes in Massachusetts - Celiac Wedding Cakes in…Updated: 2009-11-07 @ 10:08:14 EST
Wedding cake designers in Massachusetts who can prepare gluten-free wedding cakes… - Gluten-Free Diet - Learning the Gluten-Free Diet…Updated: 2009-10-31 @ 00:23:59 EDT
These helpful tools will help you learn about the gluten-free diet: what you CAN eat, what you can't, kitchen safety, and more… - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about CeliacdiseaseUpdated: 2009-10-31 @ 00:13:39 EDT
- Medical Information on the Internet - Quality of Medical Web Sites…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 15:30:07 EDT
There are a lot of web sites with medical information on the internet, but not all are reliable. To judge the quality of medical web sites, follow these guidelines… - Gluten-Free Food Shopping - Where to Buy Gluten-Free Food…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 10:20:44 EDT
Learn where to buy gluten-free food. See which supermarkets and health food stores publish lists of gluten-free products. Find links to mail order companies that send gluten-free products directly … - Celiac Disease Risk - Celiac Disease Prevalence…Updated: 2009-10-22 @ 21:44:30 EDT
Each of the following groups has a higher-than-average celiac disease risk, according to the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and the American College of Gastroenterology… - Gluten-Free Candy - Gluten-Free Candy for Halloween…Updated: 2009-10-22 @ 01:43:30 EDT
Here are lists of gluten-free candy for Halloween, along with links to manufacturers that have published lists of their gluten-free candies, as of October 2009… - Gluten Free Holidays - Celiac Holiday Recipes…Updated: 2009-10-18 @ 16:26:37 EDT
Many holiday recipes are either gluten-free to begin with, or easily converted to be safe for gluten-free diets. Browse through the links before for a gluten-free trip around the holiday calendar… - Gluten Free Diet - Gluten-Free FoodUpdated: 2009-10-18 @ 16:24:37 EDT
For anyone on a gluten-free diet, About.com's Celiac Disease site has dozens of tips and useful ideas for delicious gluten-free food, travel, entertaining, and other aspects of life with celiac dis… - Epithelial Cells - Definition of Epithelial Cells…Updated: 2009-10-13 @ 11:19:03 EDT
Epithelial cells make up the epithelium, a term used to describe body tissues (including skin and the gastrointestinal tract lining) that help protect organs or surfaces that have direct contact wi… - Daily Life with Celiac Disease - Gluten-Free LivingUpdated: 2009-10-04 @ 22:05:30 EDT
For celiac patients and their families: tips for making life easier and the gluten-free diet more pleasant… - Gluten-Free Dining in Restaurants - Gluten-Free Dining Out TipsUpdated: 2009-10-04 @ 20:20:19 EDT
Here's what you need to know for gluten-free dining: choosing the restaurants, talking to waiters, and selecting food from the restaurant menu… - What is Gluten - What is Gluten's Role in Celiac DiseaseUpdated: 2009-10-04 @ 17:53:32 EDT
What is gluten? It's usually defined as "a protein in wheat, barley and rye," but really, gluten is two types of proteins: prolamins and glutelins. In celiac disease, gluten triggers an a… - Gluten-Free Beer - Where To Find Gluten-Free Beer…Updated: 2009-10-04 @ 15:52:12 EDT
Celiac patients and others on gluten-free diets have a widening variety gluten-free beer to choose from. If they're not in stores near you, here's where to order from… - Gluten-Free Wedding Cakes in California - Celiac Wedding Cakes in Ca…Updated: 2009-10-03 @ 22:33:13 EDT
Wedding cake designers in California who can prepare gluten-free wedding cakes… - Celiac Disease Symptoms - How to Recognize Celiac Disease SymptomsUpdated: 2009-10-03 @ 21:58:52 EDT
Celiac disease symptoms can begin at any age, involve multiple organs, and in both children and adults can be extremely variable -- or there may be no obvious symptoms at all. … - Parts Per Million - Definition of Parts per MillionUpdated: 2009-10-03 @ 21:33:20 EDT
Definition of Parts per Million (ppm)… - Celiac Disease Conferences - 2009 Celiac Disease Conferences…Updated: 2009-09-16 @ 00:40:58 EDT
Listed here are the dates and locations of the major celiac disease organizations' annual conferences… - Anemia - Definition of AnemiaUpdated: 2009-09-13 @ 15:49:12 EDT
Definition of anemia: a condition in which the blood's capacity for transporting oxygen throughout the body is reduced, due either to a lack of red blood cells or a lack of hemoglobin. There are se… - Gluten-Free Snacks - Gluten-Free Snacks for Celiac Disease PatientsUpdated: 2009-09-13 @ 00:59:47 EDT
Like everyone, people with celiac disease on a gluten-free diet want to be able to get their hands on healthy, tasty snacks when they're hungry. Here are ideas for snacks at work, at school, and in… - Symptoms and Diagnosis of Celiac Disease - Celiac Disease Diagnosis …Updated: 2009-09-11 @ 00:57:55 EDT
Do you have celiac disease? Do you get sick from eating gluten? Learn what the symptoms are and how celiac disease is diagnosed… - Gluten Free College Student - College Food Service Survey For the Gl…Updated: 2009-09-09 @ 09:09:07 EDT
Being gluten-free diet is hard enough in a house or apartment, but for a gluten-free college student in a dormitory, the challenges can be overwhelming. We surveyed college food service departments… - Gluten Free Challah - Recipe For Gluten Free Challah - Where To Buy …Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 08:37:43 EDT
Where to buy or order gluten free challah, and links to gluten free challah recipes… - Gluten-Free in Philadelphia - Travel Gluten-Free in PhiladelphiaUpdated: 2009-08-30 @ 17:42:18 EDT
It's easy to be gluten-free in Philadelphia, "the first gluten-free neighborhood in the U.S." Philadelphia has "the largest organized block of gluten-free dining spots" -- more … - Hidden Gluten - Hidden Gluten in the PantryUpdated: 2009-08-23 @ 00:17:14 EDT
These 10 pantry foods are likely to have hidden gluten in them. Replace them with gluten-free products, and you’ll be ready to get your gluten-free kitchen up and running…