| After months of not knowing why you have | | | | - Corn Flour |
| suffered from a range of symptoms it is always | | | | - Cornmeal |
| a relief to put a name to the problem. Fortunately | | | | - Soy Flour |
| suffering from this Celiac Disease is not life | | | | - Buckwheat Flour |
| threatening when treated correctly and can have | | | | Add a small amount of Xantham gum to the |
| a positive effect on your health if you take | | | | ingredients (you can pick this up at all good health |
| seriously the lifestyle changes that will be needed | | | | food stores). This will help to replace the gluten |
| to control the problem. Here we describe a | | | | and your bread will become less crumbly and |
| number of ways to keep your diet fun and | | | | more palatable. |
| interesting whilst avoiding that troublesome gluten. | | | | For cakes and biscuits we recommend ground |
| Celiac Information | | | | cornmeal or a mixture of ground almonds and rice |
| This disease is far more prevalent then thought | | | | four. The ground almonds help keep the cakes |
| as many people have a mild form and continue | | | | moist after baking. |
| ignorant that there is a reason behind their | | | | General Diet and Advice |
| symptoms. It stems from intolerance to gluten | | | | A simple formulae to follow is to keep you diet |
| which is a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. | | | | simple and produced from fresh ingredients. Avoid |
| Take a stroll through the supermarket studying | | | | processed foods and sauces and stick to raw |
| ingredients on many day to day products and you | | | | ingredients; plain meat, fish, vegetables and fruit. |
| will be amazed at how many of them contain | | | | Eating out can often be a challenge but we are |
| wheat, barley or rye. Fortunately there are now a | | | | seeing more and more restaurants who are |
| number of products available aimed at the gluten | | | | providing gluten free meals. Do you research |
| free consumer and they are becoming more | | | | before you head out for a meal, either hop online |
| widespread every day. | | | | for celiac friendly restaurants of phone ahead to |
| Food Tastes Better With Wheat | | | | see if the menu will cater for your needs. |
| This is often the complaint you will hear from | | | | Beware of unlikely places you will find this protein. |
| recent converts to a wheat free diet. Wheat as | | | | It is also widely used in medications as well as |
| an ingredient adds the soft springy elastic element | | | | products such as lip balms, lip sticks and vitamins. |
| in many foods. However there are ways to | | | | If this all seems an insurmountable change |
| recreate this without being over-reliant on wheat. | | | | remember there are many resources available for |
| Bread, Cakes and Biscuits | | | | you. Talk to you Doctor who will be able to |
| We recommend experimenting with a variety of | | | | recommend and refer you to a dietician who will |
| flours including: | | | | work with you to find a wide range of tasty and |
| - Rice Flour | | | | gluten free foods for you to enjoy. |
| - Potato Starch Flour | | | | |