The whole month of May, during Celiac Awareness Month, myth after myth is shared. Misleading information travels fast and far in Facebook groups. Some influencers are sharing information that is flat out wrong and they fight tooth and nail to defend how wrong the information is even after being given the correction information from verifiable…
Five Things to Never Say to Someone Who Has to Eat Gluten-Free Food
Five Things to Never Say to Someone Who Has to Eat Gluten-Free Food Here are five things to never say to someone who has to eat gluten-free food because they have celiac disease or other medical concern that requires them to completely eliminate gluten: Oh, you can have just a little! Go on, have a…
The Cost of Having Celiac Disease, a Sandwich Story
The Cost of Having Celiac Disease, a Sandwich Story The news right now is full of stories about the rising cost of food. I hear many complaining about how much a loaf of bread costs and wonder if they have considered what the cost of gluten-free bread is? My preferred brand of gluten-free sliced white…
Shopping Outside of the Gluten-Free Box
Have you ever shopped in an international market for gluten-free food? I find shopping outside of the gluten-free box to be fun and also cost effective. I recently went to visit a new-to-me Brazilian market in Olathe, Kansas. I heard about The Emporium Brazil on Steve Kraske‘s Up to Date radio show on NPR when…
Celiac Disease Is Not a G.I. Disease
Celiac Disease is Not a G.I. Disease. Erin from Gluten Free Fun and Gluten-Free Globetrotter and Andrea from Baltimore Gluten Free are hosting a Live Q&A with The Celiac Project film director Michael Frolichstein on May 26th. As part of this event, everyone could watch a free screening of the Celiac Project documentary. While many things stood…
More Cans Than Can’ts When Eating Gluten Free
More Cans Than Can’ts When Eating Gluten Free There are more cans than can’ts when eating gluten free, but this isn’t the introduction to a medically necessary gluten-free diet many of us have. When I was told at the doctor’s office that I had to eliminate gluten, she handed me a single piece of paper….