Gluten-Free Flour

#5: Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Flour, 22-Ounce Bags (Pack ...
Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Flour, 22-Ounce Bags (Pack of 8)Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Flour, 22-Ounce Bags (Pack of 8)
by Bob's Red Mill
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#29: The Gluten-Free Pantry Beth's Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour, 16-Ounce Bo...
The Gluten-Free Pantry Beth's Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour, 16-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6)The Gluten-Free Pantry Beth's Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour, 16-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6)
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#30: Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Garbanzo Fava Flour, 22-Ounce Bags (Pack of 8)
Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Garbanzo Fava Flour, 22-Ounce Bags (Pack of 8)Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Garbanzo Fava Flour, 22-Ounce Bags (Pack of 8)
by Bob's Red Mill

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#41: OrgraN Gluten-Free Plain All-Purpose Flour, 17.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 8)
OrgraN Gluten-Free Plain All-Purpose Flour, 17.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 8)OrgraN Gluten-Free Plain All-Purpose Flour, 17.5-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 8)
by OrgraN
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#42: Sylvan Border Farm Gluten-Free Flour, All-Purpose, 32-Ounce Package (Pac...
Sylvan Border Farm Gluten-Free Flour, All-Purpose, 32-Ounce Package (Pack of 4)Sylvan Border Farm Gluten-Free Flour, All-Purpose, 32-Ounce Package (Pack of 4)
by Sylvan
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Kelloggs to Celiacs: Take a Hike

Posted on May 14, 2008 | Filed Under Gluten Free Food, caveat emptor, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

When you go food shopping chances are you do not know the names of the actual company that owns food brand names. Just say NO to KelloggsAs it happens both Morningstar Farms and Gardenburger, arguably the 2 leading providers of veggieburgers, are subsidiaries of the giant food conglomerate Kelloggs.

People with celiac disease have been raving for some time about the Gardenburger brand Grilled Veggie Burgers. But Kelloggs has now reformulated this product to contain wheat, so it is no longer a gluten free product.

No doubt it is purely a coincidence that just a few weeks ago one of the largest competitors of Kelloggs, General Mills, announced that they have reformulated their famous Rice Chex product to be gluten free.

The message I am receiving from Kelloggs is go away. While the message I am receiving from General Mills is, hey, we know you are there.

This seems to be an ideal case for the free market to decide, if Kelloggs does not want my business I will not buy any of their products. None.

If General Mills wants to acknowledge my existence and the special diet I must follow, then they can have my business.

This is sometimes called voting with your wallet. May the giant food conglomerate that wishes to make food I can eat be the winner.

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Food For Life Recalls Spelt Bread

Posted on March 19, 2008 | Filed Under Gluten Free Food, celiac disease, celiac living, celiac science, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

California baker Food For Life has recalled their spelt bread product because it contains spelt. No, really.

Food For Life Baking Company of Corona, California is voluntarily recalling 2,241 cases of Spelt Bread (UPC# 07347200168) because they contain spelt grain which is known to be a hybrid of wheat.

You see under the newly revised food allergen labeling laws, any product that contains one of the leading food allergens must be labelled as containing that allergen. Food For Life Spelt bread contains Spelt, Spelt is a wheat hybrid, the package did not state that the product contains wheat. Ooops.

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New Gluten Free Shopping Site

Posted on November 3, 2007 | Filed Under Gluten Free Food, Recommended, celiac living, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

There now is a new option for online food shopping available to people affected by celiac disease, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and other conditions that may benefit from a gluten free diet. Gluten Free Live is now online, with more shopping options for you.

Gluten Free Live (GlutenFreeLive.com) offers gluten-free bread, bread mixes, buns, cereal, cookies, crackers and more. There is a section of this online store for gluten free and dairy free foods, as well as an area with gluten free milk substitutes in both dry and liquid form. Vegetarians who are eating gluten free will find an area just for them, and the gluten free pasta aisle is sure to be a favorite for everyone on a GF diet.Gluten Free Live uses advanced methods to find and filter online food sources so that you don’t have to wander through a web shop full of food you can not eat.

The founder of Gluten Free Live (GlutenFreeLive.com)is himself a vegetarian with celiac disease, so the site is backed up by years of personal experience eating a GF diet and designing web applications. At Gluten Free Live we want to help you be gluten-free.The book department at Gluten Free Live offers pre-configured lists of books about autism and celiac disease, as well as gluten free cookbooks. There are virtual store aisles with GF snacks, energy bars, fruit bars and our top-selling gluten free pretzels. There is also a section with gluten free meals that are ready to eat or require a minimum of preparation.

Busy cooks can find bread mixes, all kinds of gluten free flour, gluten free pizza shells, and gluten free pancake mix.Because many people on a gluten free diet rely on rice as a staple, the store (GlutenFreeLive.com) also features rice cookers, and rounding out the kitchen wares is a selection of bread machines. Gluten Free Live also offers pages with free gluten-free recipes and the latest news about celiac disease and autism. By partnering with Amazon the site is able to offer free super-saver shipping on many orders that total $25 or more. Gluten Free Live is now open for business. Shop now, shop often.

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Gluten Free and Vegan Burgers That Are Delicious Too!

Posted on September 23, 2007 | Filed Under For Celiacs, Gluten Free Food, Recommended, celiac living, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

At our house, we go through gluten-free and vegan burgers as if they were candy, yum! Wildwood Tofu-Veggie Burger, original flavor And the best ones we have found are thankfully available in great quantity at our local Trader Joe’s. These burgers have a texture and mouth feel that is very much like meat, they are more chewy than most gluten-free vegan burgers. I’ve seen them at Whole Foods stores too. After two of these with a little ketchup and I get what I call Happy Tummy, always a desirable state for people with celiac disease. Look for them at your local health food store, I think you’ll like them too.

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The Sensible Celiac recently celebrated its 3 year anniversary

Posted on June 15, 2007 | Filed Under For Celiacs, Gluten Free Food, Recommended, celiac disease, celiac living, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

the sensible celiac

2007-06-14 19:22:54 - For 3 years now The Sensible Celiac has been serving the celiac disease community and all those following a gluten free diet. With a discussion forum, celiac-related news, videos, recipes, and several shopping pages, The Sensible Celiac is a much used resource. Visit sensibleceliac.com to learn more about celiac disease.

The Sensible Celiac was founded by a webmaster with celiac disease whose daughter, a Registered Nurse, also suffers from the disorder. The original motivation for starting the site was to debunk false information about the gluten free diet, and to give people affected by celiac disease a place to share their experiences.

Celiac disease is a genetically mediated auto-immune disorder characterized by an intolerance for specific protein peptides found in certain widely used grains. When a person with celiac disease ingests any of these grains, even in very small amounts, their immune system reacts to these protein fragments as though they were an invading organism, and attacks the villi lining the small intestine in a misguided defense strategy.

In order to prevent triggering this self destructive immune response, persons with celiac disease must avoid certain grains for the rest of their lives. The offending grains are wheat, rye and barley.

At first this might seem like a simple thing to do, but in fact there are many foods that contain ingredients derived from wheat, barley or rye.

Celiac disease was once considered to be a rare disorder, but random blood tests in the general population for the antigens produced by a person with this autoimmune disorder suggest as many as one person in 133 suffers from celiac disease. There may be as many as 2 million undiagnosed cases of celiac disease in the US alone.

Today several hundred people are members of the discussion forum at the Sensible Celiac Sensible Celiac Discussion Forum and the site is still growing. Visit sensibleceliac.com today to learn more about celiac disease.

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Bread Machines with a Gluten Free Cycle

Posted on May 1, 2007 | Filed Under Gluten Free Food, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

With ordinary bread made using wheat flour it is the stretchy, sticky gluten proteins that allow the dough to rise and keep the gas bubbles created by yeast trapped inside the loaf. Since these sticky proteins are missing in gluten-free bread, it tends to be as flat and dense as a brick if the dough is allowed to rise for the same length of time as wheat bread. In order to properly process gluten-free bread in a bread machine it is necessary to use a much shorter rise cycle so that the gas bubbles created by the yeast do not escape - since there is no gluten to trap them in place.

Many years ago we bought a bread machine made by Zojirushi because it had a Quick Cycle that was suitable for gluten-free bread. Breadman TR8752 Bread machine with gluten free cycle But more recently several manufacturers of bread machines are including gluten-free cycles on their machines, including Breadman and Cuisinart. Cuisinart CBK-200 Bread Machine with gluten free cycle

I can’t tell you anything specific about using either of these machines, I have not tried them, but I have seen good reports on the Breadman model in celiac mailing lists to which I subscribe.

If you have used any of these new machines with an explicit gluten-free cycle, please lets us know what you think of yours by leaving a comment. Thanks!

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Shop for Gluten Free Food by Brand Name

Posted on April 14, 2007 | Filed Under Gluten Free Food, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

We’ve added a new feature at our two Gluten-free food shopping sites, shop by brand name. We realize that many people with celiac disease prefer certain brands of GF food products, and with our new search by brand feature it is as easy as one click. Check it out at The Celiac Shop or The GF Store, or use one of these links to see more.
Annie Chun’s
Annie’s
Arrowhead Mills
Bakery on Main
Bob’s Red Mill
Cherrybrook Kitchen
Deboles
Ener-G
Envirokidz
Erewhon
Gluten-Free Pantry
Glutino
Hodgson Mill
Just the Cheese
Kay’s Naturals
Kinnikinnick
Lundberg
Mary’s Gone Crackers
Mrs. May’s
Nature’s Path
Orgran
Oskri Organics
Pamela’s
Pure Bar
SmartMonkey
Tasty Bite
Tinkyada

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Orgran Gluten Free Pancake Mix, Good for Making Waffles

Posted on March 31, 2007 | Filed Under Gluten Free Food, Recommended, celiac shopping, gluten free diet, gluten free recipes

Orgran Apple Cinnamon Gluten Free Pancake Mix, good for waffles too
This morning I made a batch of Orgran Apple Cinnamon Gluten Free Pancake Mix, which I use in my waffle maker.

Whenever I use any GF pancake mix, I always make waffles instead, I really like waffles, and the GF versions of waffles usually are not too bad either, because the flours tend toward making a crisp finished product, and that is expected in a waffle. I use an ordinary small Krups waffle maker and the finished product comes out pretty much as expected.Gluten Free Waffles made with Orgran Pancake Mix If you look at the list of ingredients, the first one is corn starch. This is a highly processed carbohydrate and is likely to make your blood sugar bounce. It seems many people with celiac disease need to watch out for this. To help minimize this effect I used soy milk instead of water to mix the batter.Gluten Free Waffles made with Orgran Pancake Mix
So I always drench my waffles with peanut butter, which is high in fat, or fruit which also slows down digestion. The first batch I made today was covered in mandarin oranges before serving.

It’s a special event when I cook something that is sold explicitly as a gluten free product, so after I had my two waffles with oranges, I smeared one more with peanut butter. Most weekday mornings I’ll have a pair of Trader Joe’s Gluten Free Banana Waffles literally covered with peanut butter. Mmm.

Orgran gluten free products are made in Australia and sold, among other places, at Amazon.com.

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But Everything Might Contain Gluten!

Posted on March 23, 2007 | Filed Under celiac living, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

One of the automated search routines I use to gather celiac-related news for my network of websites produced a fascinating headline this morning “But everything might contain gluten“.

The article is on an Israeli website and contains a number of references to Jewish dietary practices and holidays that I know little about, but it was still easy enough to follow the main flow of the article, and it mirrors some concerns I’ve had for a very long time.

There are people in the celiac community who exhibit a great deal more caution and perhaps anxiety than some others. In a few cases it seems to reach a point that is possibly extreme. I have heard people with celiac disease talk about how they buy food products that are explicitly labeled “gluten free” and then contact the manufacturer to grill them extensively about every detail of the manufacturing process.

In the article linked above, an Israeli food manufacturer is being sued for 375 million (shekels?) because they sold candies that were expected to be gluten free but “may have contained gluten”. The items were labeled “Kosher for Passover” and from the gist of the article we surmise this was expected to indicate they were in fact gluten free.

In response to incidents of this sort, Israeli firms, including the one facing a lawsuit, are increasingly adding labels that state “may contain gluten” to all of their products. This behavior does not serve the interests of people with celiac disease.

Here in the USA we are seeing a similar phenomenon, with products that list no ingredients that contain gluten, yet still have warnings like “made on equipment used with wheat, peanuts, shellfish” or “made in a facility that also processes wheat”. Any day now I expect to read a label that says “This product was transported in a truck whose driver had a donut last week”.

There certainly are people who report having reactions they associate with celiac disease when they eat foods that have been made in the near vicinity of other foods containing gluten. I am not convinced that these reactions are always a result of the autoimmune reaction that typifies celiac disease. There are people who do have actual allergies to wheat, and some of these people may also have celiac disease. But celiac disease is not an allergy, and it is not likely to cause an emergent, life-threatening reaction when a person with celiac disease accidentally consumes a small or large portion of gluten. It is miserable, it can trigger a chain of events that takes days or even weeks to pass, but for a person with celiac disease and no traditional food allergies, accidental exposure to gluten is not a life threatening emergency.

It is very wise for a person with celiac disease to get a good education on which food ingredients always contain or are likely to contain gluten. It may be advisable for some people who are more sensitive to an accident to take extra precautions, but really, the confrontational and militant attitude displayed by some people in the celiac community is obviously counter-productive. We are nearing a point where no food processing firm in the world will be brave enough to declare a food product gluten-free for fear of an immediate attack by militant food warriors.

Get over it people! Read the ingredients. If it does not contain gluten there probably is no gluten in there. If you get a tummyache or a bout of diarrhea don’t buy that product anymore. But please, lighten up on the confrontational attitude. Your mileage may vary and your comments are welcome.

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Brown Rice Gluten Free Pasta That is Fantastic

Posted on March 9, 2007 | Filed Under For Celiacs, Gluten Free Food, celiac shopping, gluten free diet

A Canadian company named Tinkyada makes some of the best gluten free pasta you can find.

Brown Rice Pasta, Penne (w/Rice Bran), Wheat Free, Gluten Free, Organic, 12 oz.
Available in a typical range of pasta shapes, including Penne, Spirals and regular Spaghetti noodles, the Tinkyada pasta cooks, looks and tastes like a high quality wheat pasta, but without the gluten that makes life miserable for people like us with celiac disease. The Penne is shown here, click the image or link to see the details at Amazon.com. I like the Penne best myself, but some people prefer Spirals because the sauce they are serving sticks to the Spirals more effectively.

If you are at a loss as to which gluten free pasta to buy, I suggest you try one of the Tinkyada styles.

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