Gluten Free & Celiac News

Is Gluten-Free A Healthier Option Or Just A Fad?
Gluten-free is fast becoming the low-carb of this decade, but is it a healthier option or just a food fad?

CBS 19 Special Report: Gluten Free Society
In a CBS 19 special report, Abby Broyles shows us how some people in East Texas are living healthier lives in a gluten-free society.

Udi's Gluten Free Foods Breaks Bread with Hollywood Elite at Sundance Film Festival
DENVER, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, hungry celebrities attending the 2012 Sundance Film Festival had the chance to nosh on offerings from Udi's Gluten Free Foods . Throughout the ...

Tweason’ale: A gluten-free beer with a taste of honey
Gluten-free beers — those brewed without barley, wheat or rye — make up a narrow sliver of the market, but their number is growing. In a recent blog item , I mentioned Nikki’s Gluten Free Ale from the Rock Bottom Brewery in Arlington. Now Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Del., has come out with Tweason’ale , another beer that can be safely downed by drinkers with celiac disease . Read full ...

Gluten-free, low-carb angel food cake is heaven on earth
This gluten-free angel food cake has the same delicate, almost spongy texture as traditional recipes. It seemed impossible. I wanted to make a zero-sugar, low-carb version of a cake that is made from almost nothing but sugar and carbs.

Living a fuller and healthier life, gluten-free
You'll find it in most breads, pastas and baked goods. We're talking about the nutrient gluten. And if you have a sensitivity to gluten, it can cause health problems. 

Gluten-Free Cookies in a Bag from WOW Baking - Fresh New Look, Longer Shelf Life
Nifty new re-sealable bags keep all-natural, gluten-free, gourmet cookies from WOW Baking Company soft, chewy and delicious for 9 months.Kent, WA (PRWEB) January 22, 2012 The name WOW says it all. WOW Baking Company, the sweetheart of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) Fancy Food Show in San Francisco this week, unveiled Cookies in a Bag, their new grocery store line ...

Vegan, gluten-free? Tips for safe and tasty trips
Hilary Davidson was diagnosed with celiac disease eight years ago and worried at first that she couldn't maintain a gluten-free diet on the road. But the idea of staying in one place didn't suit her -- or her work as a novelist and travel writer -- so she started calling restaurants and turning to the Internet to figure out what she could eat abroad.

Pizzeria Paradiso Debuts Gluten-Free Pies on Feb. 15
This week's Young & Hungry column explores D.C.'s burgeoning gluten-free pizza scene and how even many of the city's upper-crust (ahem!) pizzerias are now offering non-traditional wheatless pies.

Gluten-free 'ban' may save £350,000
Oxfordshire’s health authority is set to be the first in the UK to ban gluten-free food from NHS prescriptions to save £350,000 a year.

Great Gluten-Free Baking Coeliac disease--or gluten intolerance--affects more than one million people in the United States. Now, thanks to these luscious, easy-to-follow recipes, all those people can eat a gluten-free diet and still enjoy delicious cakes, pies, muffins, cookies, and other fabulous baked goods. In this tempting selection of more than 90 gluten-free treats--from melt-in-your-mouth cookies to rustic home-baked breads--the author, a leading authority on cooking for people with special dietary needs, delivers plenty of lip-smacking flavor. Enjoy decadent creations like Tiramisu Cupcakes, Hazelnut and Chocolate Macaroons, and Coconut and Mango Cake. She also includes lots of recipes children will love to eat (and help bake), including Messy Marshmallow Crispies and Flower Fairy Cakes.

The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods: More Than 200 Recipes for Creating Old Favorites with the New Flours Bette Hagman is the premier creator of recipes for those intolerant to gluten and for those allergic to wheat. In the latest addition to the Gluten-free Gourmet series, Hagman turns her hand to old favorites such as macaroni and cheese, chicken pot pie, and lasagna that were once off-limits to anyone who is gluten intolerant. At the core of this book are more than two hundred all-new recipes for main courses (biscuits and gravy, hamburger pie), sides (thousand-island dressing, soup and dumplings), and desserts (old-fashioned ice-cream sandwiches, devil's food cake). The nutritional information and dietary exchanges that accompany each recipe will make these hearty and delicious foods fit easily into any diet. Hagman also provides an introduction to exotic flours and gluten-free living.and offers a list of sources for gluten-free baking products you can order by mail. With The Gluten-free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods everyone can enjoy filling meals and snacks without gluten or wheat.