Category: Fiber
Strawberry Muffins or Bundt Cake
Phyllis Chinn sent this in and said this was an adaptation which she made from a “normal” recipe and she said it is truly a delicious gluten-free treat for anyone, celiac or not. Click here for more delicious gluten free recipes. My friends all love the chocolate sauce listed at my recipe page. It’s to […]
Cereal Vit- Gluten Free Cereal
Today we were testing and comparing notes of four flavors of cereal simultaneously at my Florida and L.A. studios. We had Cereal Vit’s Organic Corn Flakes, Organic Benevit Multi Grain Flakes, Organic Coffee Flakes (yes, coffee), and their just-released Choco Stars (yes, chocolate). The combined notes are really the only way to do a summary […]
O’Doughs
O’Doughs may be a newer name to those in the States, but they’ve established themselves quite well in Canada among the gluten-free community. Owner, Ari Weinberg, and his current product development team have an array of loaves, rolls, cakes, and pizza kits that are not only delicious but have the texture we’ve all been yearning […]
Cook-in-the-Kitchen
Cook-in-the-Kitchen has 4 gluten-free soups which we tested and really enjoyed. We did add a few touches, more in the area of protein and an occasional chopped fresh vegetable, but it was not a necessity to add anything to their full flavor soups. We used their Welsh Potato soup as a base for our Clam […]
Andean Dream- ONLY Gluten Free
Andean Dream’s Organic Quinoa-Rice Pasta cooks and tastes more like the “real” pasta I was used to eating before being diagnosed with celiac disease. I had seven people test the pasta with me. We all agreed. We introduced the pasta to those not on a GF diet, and they couldn’t tell it was GF pasta—that’s […]
Help Your Celiac Child Get Enough Fiber in His Gluten-Free Diet
It’s important to realize and meet the challenge of getting enough fiber in your child’s new diet, and it’s easy, too. Why is that it’s more difficult to get enough fiber in a gluten-free diet? Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, grains which are high in fiber. Rice flours and the […]
Karmic Krunch – a Gluten Free TREAT!
Karmic Krunch is a little granola meets trail mix, meets healthy, meets moist, meets lightly crunchy. It has a slight caramel flavor from just the right about of agave. If anyone is looking for a gluten-free snack that’s truly healthy and satisfying, here’s your purchase. Sandi Star is a certified Clinical Nutritionist and founder of […]
Getting Enough Fiber in Your Gluten-Free Diet—Some Helpful Tips
As healthy as it is cutting out the gluten allergen from your diet, you may find yourself experiencing the effects of insufficient fiber. Rice flours and the starches commonly used in gluten-free diets are lower in fiber than many gluten-containing grains. It is important to realize and meet the challenge of getting enough fiber in […]
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Avocado Cupcakes (Vegan)
A dear friend sent me this unique cupcake recipe. So unique in fact that it would go perfectly with my one-of-a-kind recipe for Aztec hot chocolate. Vegan & GF Chocolate Chip Avocado Cupcakes Ingredients: 1 ½ cups Dakota Prairie GF Millet Flour Blend ( or any other GF flour blend of your choice) ¾ cup Enjoy […]
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Roasted Eggplant and Garlic Spread
This Mediterranean dish livens up the winter season and perfectly complements warmer weather. Make some gluten-free crackers for dipping. INGREDIENTS 2 medium eggplants (1 ½ lbs.), with skin, cut lengthwise in half 1 small yellow onion, with skin, cut in half 1 ½ tbsp olive oil, divided 2 large cloves garlic ½ c bottled […]
Product Company Review: Custom Choice Cereal
I’m sitting here with three gluten-free custom cereals, each one blended to my specifications, even down to the name. Custom Choice Cereal is really an innovative idea to help those on the gluten-free diet. The company allows anyone to choose a base for their mix, then choose out 1-11 out of 13 “ingredients,” then (get […]
Food Company Review: Natasha’s Health Nut Cookies
Ever eat a cookie that tastes good and you know to also be beneficial for you? Today we did!Natasha’s cookies—the healthy snack. Natasha Becker has been creating three flavors of her grain-free healthy cookies for about sevenyears, serving health-conscious, gluten-free, celiac, diabetic, and Specific Carbohydrate Diet eaterswith rave reviews. One of my testers tested well […]
How Much Fiber Does Your Gluten-Sensitive Child Need?
Your child needs daily the number of his age in years plus 5 to 10 grams. For example, a 5-year-old would need between 10 and 15 grams of fiber (5 years plus 5 to 10 grams). There are plenty of ways to add fiber to his gluten-free diet by including high-fiber gluten-free grains such as […]
Betty Lou’s Review
Betty Lou Carrier was an innovative lady in the seventies. After reading Sugar Blues and taking to heart the book’s preaching that “sugar causes disease,” Betty’s life took a turn. Betty Lou’s Inc. now has a 93,000 square -foot facility and 80 full-time staff, and Betty Lou works side by side with her two sons, […]
You Bar –Create and Name Your Own Healthy Bar
With a passion for the outdoors, nutrition, and family, Ava Bise began creating her own snacks to maintain her energy as she skied and taught lessons on the ski slopes of California. The You Bar company eventually evolved after friends began requesting these nutrition-packed snacks and the idea of a business caught the attention of […]
Livin Spoonful – A Terrific Gluten-Free Company
Livin Spoonful, what a great name. I was wondering what these 3-in-by-3-in. crackers were going to taste like. They are fairly thick and loaded with healthy, sprouted and dehydrated ingredients, sprouted sunflower seeds, sprouted flax, organic carrots, organic kale, etc. I tested 4 different flavors, just the right variety to satisfy one’s particular […]
Banana Nut Muffins – Recipe by Annalise Roberts
Bring a basket of old–fashioned banana nut muffins to your breakfast table and watch them disappear. They are a delicious way to start the morning, and they smell heavenly while baking in the oven. Even if you didn’t think you were a banana bread lover, this simple, flavorful recipe will convert you. Loaded with […]
Eat Well, Feel Well- by Kendall Conrad
Kendall Conrad has done a lovely job of recreating her gourmet recipes and customizing them to suit the principles which healed her child’s body- More Than 150 Delicious Specific Carbohydrate Diet(TM)-Compliant Recipes. Author Kendall Conrad was faced with the fact that her youngest child’s gut and immune system had been severely compromised after her first […]
Gluten-Free Company – PureFit
(I am not paid or given any incentive to write one way or the other. What you are about to read is from me to you, my honest opinion.) Robb Dorf, founder and CEO had a vision and he’s now fulfilled it. His 5 bars are all gluten-free and tested to the standards any celiac […]
Alana on the Martha Stewart Show- promotes Nonuttin’
These gluten-free , allergen-free snacks are easy-to-make granola bars from Alana Elliott of Nonuttin’ Foods who was happy to be on Martha Stewart show on April 29th! These child friendly recipes are terrific on the go as well as loaded with fiber and taste. Please read about Alana’s gluten-free company! Be sure and use gluten-free oats and […]