“I’ve got to give up more food?!?!” is what ran through my mind a year ago. As if it wasn’t enough to already be gluten-free, now I’d need to part with my friend Legumes (aka. beans) as well as the final Grains in my diet (rice and quinoa). That’s what was required if I was…
Bread just never tasted the same as the ‘normal’ wheat loaves. And gluten free bread is darn expensive whether you make it yourself or buy it at the store. As a former breadoholic, I spent quite a bit of time contemplating my options when I went gluten-free back in 2008 and decided I was better off…
Counting down the days until Turkey day, holidays like this can make you cringe. Maybe you get nervous about what you’re going to eat. Maybe you worry that someone in your family will accidentally contaminate every single dish making you a victim of being glutened (even in your own home!). Or perhaps you fear getting…
For a long time, I was a supporter of eating whole grains like brown rice. It seems like the first most obvious go-to health food that people diagnosed with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity run toward. It’s non-offensive, easy to find in the grocery store, and pretty widely liked as far as grains go. But…
UPDATED POST 8/15/2013 — Bad news, folks… Yes, rice (a staple of a gluten-free diet) contains arsenic. And what’s worse? We now know that the arsenic damages genetic material in YOUR body. A new study has found that elevated arsenic levels in rice can produce detectable damage at a cellular level. That the levels of…
Have you ever gotten stuck on a busy week without freshly cooked gluten free food? Perhaps life got in the way or an emergency popped up. Or maybe you want to shorten prep and cooking time, but aren’t sure how… Well, I can tell you this – learning how to stock a freezer when you’re…
“Benefits of Sprouted Foods” with TrüRoots co-owner Esha Ray Perhaps you’ve heard that sprouts are good for you – and they are – but do you know why? Most people don’t. The best guess my clients muster is that they’re low in calories which is true, but not exactly hitting the nail on the…
