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Choosing Gluten Free Foods: Label Reading

lauraj — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:59:04 +0000

Kraft foods has provided some comprehensive information about label reading, designed to provide tips for choosing gluten-free foods and is for people with diagnosed gluten intolerance.

To provide consistency among food products labeled gluten-free, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is in the process of developing rules that would apply to all gluten-free products in the market. Creating standard rules for all food companies to follow will assist consumers looking for gluten-free foods. To learn more about the new FDA proposed rule and for updates on its status, visit: www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/lab-cat.html#1gluten.

Read the full article: www.kraftrecipes.com/HEALTHY-LIVING-IDEAS/ARTICLES/FOOD-ALLERGIES/glutenfreefoods.aspx.

Moondance

lauraj — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:53:09 +0000

Moondance Heavenly Desserts are homemade in small batches, and as they like to say: will send you to the moon and back! As with many such companies, it grew out of the owner’s personal struggle to find products that were both gluten free and wheat free. The result? Desserts with the home baked taste you’ve been missing. They use the finest ingredients and unique cooking processes to give you gourmet creations like none you have ever tasted before. Check out their website for more information: www.moondancedesserts.com.

Glutino

lauraj — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:43:10 +0000

Glutino & Gluten Free Pantry is a manufacturer and distributor specializing in gluten free products. These days nearly everyone is on a restricted diet of one sort or another. However, one of the biggest surprises is that nearly 3 million people in the United States have Celiac Disease and that it is one of the most under-diagnosed diseases in the Country.

Glutino offers a wide array of products, ranging from baking mixes to snacks. For example, bread options include cinnamon, cheese, corn and bagels, just to name a few; snacks include pretzels, cookies and breakfast bars. Please visit our website for a comprehensive list: http://www.glutino.com.

Living Harvest Foods

lauraj — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:37:18 +0000

Living Harvest Foods, of Portland, Oregon, offers an entire line of gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and nut-free goods. It all started with a seed – small enough to sprinkle on your morning yogurt, but big enough to deliver more essential nutrients than most vegetables in the garden. Their family called it “The Little Giant”. Living Harvest was founded by vegetarians, looking to improve their health with whole food nutrition. The search for a foundational protein source led them first to examine wild rice. Soon, they obtained a grant from the University of Saskatchewan Food Science Center to study improvements to the hulling process for wild rice. The Center’s scientists encouraged them to also consider hemp as a possible high-protein food source. Research showed that the hemp seed’s balanced composition of essential fatty acids, essential amino acids and high quality protein created the ideal Foundation Food source they were seeking.

Discovering its surprising food value, they knew they were onto something. Here was a seed that could both feed the world and help the planet- a renewable resource, with natural nutrition. It was a chance to improve health and improve the planet at the same time.

Early on, it seemed like a lofty goal to bring hemp foods to the grocery aisle. But once they saw what great-tasting products could be created, they knew the goal was within reach. Today, their proprietary processes for producing hemp milk, frozen desserts and more has brought their products into many homes as a staple of everyday diets. Their long and deep history with hemp foods has also put them in the enviable position of being a small, independent company that leads the industry, with more expertise than any other hemp foods company.

Hemp’s nutritional makeup includes digestible protein, essential amino acids and valuable essential fatty acids (EFA’s) Omega-3 and Omega-6, known as “good fats”, and essential to everyone’s diet. But hemp’s benefits don’t stop there. It’s also an ideal renewable resource – a hardy crop that can be grown without pesticides or herbicides. Living Harvest maximizes the naturally nutritious properties of the hemp seed and has translated that into an entire line of gluten-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and nut-free goods.

Visit their website for more information: www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/livingharvest/about.d2w/report.

UliMana

lauraj — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:23:17 +0000

Uli Mana of Asheville, North Carolina is a dessert company. UliManaMana, or UliMana for short, was incorporated on July 13, 2005 (a very good day astrologically) and may very well be the first raw chocolate company ever! They are also inadvertently catering to the gluten-free community, because their sweets and treats are made from raw, vegan ingredients — all of which happen to be naturally gluten-free. Inspired by natural health advocate and speaker, David Wolfe, Uli Mana’s organic chocolate treats were transformed from a few desserts to an entire line of wholesome products — all available for purchase via the internet.

Handmade, vegan, raw chocolate truffles, raw chocolate brownies, raw chocolate-dipped date rolls, nutritive cacao spreads, hot chocolate mixes, and superfood treats!

www.ulimana.com

Top 3 Gluten-Free Myths, Debunked

lauraj — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:38:59 +0000

If you’re looking to start a gluten-free diet, or to simply experiment with gluten-free eating for the new year, make sure you aren’t distracted or discouraged by the common myths surrounding GF lifestyles:

1. Gluten-free food is tasteless and unsatisfying
2. Gluten-free food is expensive
3. Gluten-free cooking is very time-consuming.

These myths can be deterrents to better health and make you question your commitment. These top three myths are easily debunked because they don’t take the reality of naturally gluten-free foods that everyone already eats and enjoys into consideration. With so many people already eating gluten-free and experiencing thriving health, don’t let a few misconceptions stand in your way.

Read the full article by Liz Schau from the Tampa Gluten Free Examiner, published January 24, 10:45 AM: www.examiner.com/x-30099-Tampa-Gluten-Free-Examiner~y2010m1d24-Top-5-glutenfree-myths-debunked.

General Mills Boasts 200+ Gluten Free Products

lauraj — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:42:12 +0000

The availability of gluten-free products has significantly improved over the past few years. Stores such as Whole Foods Market have extensive displays of gluten-free foods, but the niche also has gone mainstream, with gluten-free products by such major manufacturers as General Mills and Anheuser-Busch.

General Mills ventured into the gluten-free market because several employees and their relatives had gluten intolerance. Dena Larson, marketing manager for the baking products division of General Mills, which owns Betty Crocker, said what struck the staff was that gluten-sensitive people were excluded from the “sweet moments of life — family moments sharing a cake, being able to reward your son with a cookie when he gets off the bus. Those are the things we take for granted, but it’s emotional to have those things taken away from you.”

Development of the products moved swiftly — “because we were very targeted” — and they were introduced in June of 2009. Increased awareness also spurred General Mills to create a website highlighting their gluten free products. www.LiveGlutenFreely.com lists more than 200 products under the brand names Yoplait, Progresso, Betty Crocker, Larabar, and Chex – and according to General Mills – more are in the pipeline.

The Organic Gourmet

lauraj — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:28:48 +0000

THE ORGANIC GOURMET™ was introduced to the market by its founder Elke Heitmeyer, because she believes that with today’s busy lives, nutritious food is especially vital for a person’s health – and organic growing and processing methods are vital for our planet’s health!

Organic Gourmet’s products are all gluten free, MSG free and low carb, adding nutritional value and terrific flavor! Try their Vegetarian Bouillon Cubes with certified organic ingredients, Instant Sauce Mixes, Soup ‘ N Stock Concentrates, and more: www.organic-gourmet.com.

Kinnikinnick Foods

lauraj — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:46:43 +0000

Kinnikinnick Foods’ mission is to “To provide Celiacs, people with Autism and other people with special dietary requirements with an uncontaminated, risk free source of food products”. Begun in the late 1980’s, Kinnikinnick Foods ventured into the Internet world in the late 1990′s to offer one of the first online options for perishable, gluten-free foods.

Give them a try and see if you concur with their motto: “Gluten Free Has Never Tasted So Good”!

consumer.kinnikinnick.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/consumer.home.html

Sharing a Gluten-Free Kitchen With a Non-Celiac

lauraj — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:59:21 +0000

“Most people with celiac disease would love to have their own kitchen. With a kitchen that was free of gluten, cooking would be much less of a hassle. However, most people, whether they have dietary restrictions or not, don’t have their own kitchen. So how can a gluten-free individual share a kitchen with someone who has no dietary restrictions without getting sick? By using separate kitchen equipment, squeeze bottles, good cleanliness habits, and careful dish washing, cross-contamination in a shared kitchen can be avoided.”

Read more at Suite101: Sharing a Gluten-Free Kitchen With a Non-Celiac: Avoiding Gluten While Using the Same Kitchen, published on December 20, 2009 by Amy Schumaker: food-allergies.suite101.com/article.cfm/sharing_a_glutenfree_kitchen_with_a_nonceliac#ixzz0aSdxGlRf.