| Many people dread the concept of a gluten-free | | | | Alfredo or a chocolate chip cookie. Since the |
| diet because of the foods they'll be missing out | | | | health benefit was so positive, I was able to resist |
| on, namely: breads, cakes, cookies, and pasta. But | | | | these dietary temptations - but I could never get |
| today, many gluten-free alternatives for baked | | | | my weight back up to a recommended level! Now |
| goods and flour mixes are increasingly available at | | | | that I've been cooking whole-grain rice pasta and |
| local grocery stores. | | | | gluten-free walnut brownies, I don't feel like I'm |
| Some Celiac patients, like myself, experience | | | | missing out on much because of my dietary |
| radical weight loss as a result of cutting out all | | | | restrictions and I've gained some more weight |
| wheat, rye, and barley products. Despite high | | | | and muscle mass that had been so difficult to |
| caloric intake, it can be hard to keep the weight | | | | accomplish before. |
| up without complex carbohydrates found in whole | | | | Baking without gluten is a unique challenge, but its |
| grains. Typically, these baked goods are made | | | | a rewarding one if you or someone you know |
| from gluten-containing grains, but it is possible to | | | | suffers from auto-immune reactions to wheat or |
| find mixes using rice, tapioca, potato, and other | | | | gluten protein. Milk protein can be used somewhat |
| naturally gluten-free grains. Of course, it is | | | | effectively as a replacement ingredient, but it is |
| important to make sure that the mix is protected | | | | still difficult to create the fluffier foods like |
| against possible cross-contamination, because it is | | | | sandwich bread. Cookies and cakes work |
| a common practice in American agriculture for | | | | particularly well, because they are a denser |
| manufacturers to share bins for various grains. | | | | consistency to begin with - and because the |
| When I learned I would have to go gluten-free, I | | | | sweetness complements the more varied flavors |
| feared that I would never enjoy fettuccine | | | | of the gluten-free flours. |