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Eat More Whole Foods
Fruits and vegetables are full of fiber, loaded with healthy vitamins and minerals, and they’re naturally gluten-free. Shop seasonal produce or visit a farmer’s market to save even more. Check out cookbooks from the library or search recipes online to discover delicious dishes made with unfamiliar foods.

Choose Naturally Gluten-Free Options
Along with fruits and vegetables, there are many naturally gluten-free options including beef, chicken and pork; quinoa, lentils and rice; and eggs, cheese and nuts. If gluten-free cereal is too expensive, have eggs or a fruit smoothie for breakfast instead.

Avoid Specialty Products
As more people gain awareness of and try to follow gluten-free diets, store shelves have been stocked with a wide variety of gluten-free specialty foods. These products can fill gaps in your diet, but don’t buy specially packaged versions of naturally gluten-free foods. Do your homework.

Cook at Home
Eating out can be expensive, and the organic health food restaurants that specialize in gluten-free cooking often charge a premium. Make dining out a special treat, bring your own snacks along when you go to the movies, and pack a picnic lunch when you visit the beach, a museum or a theme park.

Buy in Bulk
If you have the storage space, you can save a bundle by purchasing staple items like flour, rice, cereal and pasta in bulk. Store in airtight containers to prevent spoilage. Bake gluten-free bread, cookies and muffins at home instead of splurging on expensive packaged products.

Waste Not, Want Not
Use leftovers creatively to make another meal or package them for lunches. A roasted chicken can become a tasty potpie. Freeze unused heels from loaves of gluten-free bread and give them a spin in the food processor to make breadcrumbs for meatloaf or burgers. Combine odds and ends from leftover boxes of cereal or pasta and use them to make cookies or soup.

Get Everyone on Board
It’s usually less expensive to feed a family one meal than it is to prepare separate menus for individual members. Keep a list of tasty dishes that everyone enjoys and rotate them through your schedule. Make a shopping list based on your weekly meal plan and stick to it.

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She talks about when you have irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS, your digestive symptoms can run the gamut from diarrhea to constipation, and probably include bloating, gas as well as abdominal pain. She also mentioned if you're familiar with the symptoms of celiac disease, that list probably looks really familiar... so it's no surprise that it's tough to tell the two conditions apart. In fact, multiple studies have shown that many cases of diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome may actually be celiac disease in disguise.

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Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

The Recipe for Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Chip Cookies from the Food Network.

Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2012/02/01/1887314/business-hurt-by-groupon-rush.html#storylink=cpy PHILADELPHIA — By JEFF GELLES – The Philadelphia Inquirer