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Hello All,
I attended another great cooking class with Nicci of gfcfdoneease.com. She was again every entertaining and prepared some great desserts. I especially enjoyed the chocolate cupcakes. The class was held at the Pasadena Whole Foods Market on Arroyo Parkway. Follow the calendar for the next gfcf cooking class.
Links:
Her Website – www.gfcfdoneeasy.com
BrandX – Article
gfcfdoneeasy – Facebook

See the great blog cookingwithtraderjoes – Glutenfree choices at Trader Joes

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via Celiac Disease – Allergy Friendly – Supermarket Guru.

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The foods which contain gluten are all grains of one kind or another, principally wheat, rye and barley, as well as products derived from them, such as malt, wheat germ, semolina, etc. If you eat these and you have celiac disease you don’t absorb the nutrients; they cause damage to your intestine and sometimes other problems as well. The situation is similar in other forms of gluten intolerance. For this reason, gluten is of no nutritional value to people suffering from gluten intolerance, quite apart from the damage it may be causing. In fact, one of the signs used in the initial diagnosis of celiac disease is nutritional deficiency.

Obviously, if you can’t get any nutritional benefit from gluten AND it’s doing you damage, then a gluten free diet is a necessity, but there are important nutrients which in a normal diet would be obtained from wheat and the rest, which will need to be considered when deciding what to use as a substitute. Although you may be able to get similar bulk, taste and properties as an ingredient, the nutrients will be different, and you have to be aware of this, and make adjustments elsewhere.

In the UK, all wheat flour except wholemeal is fortified with iron, thiamin, niacin and (for most types) calcium by law. Whole wheat flour naturally contains useful quantities of magnesium, niacin and folate, as well as selenium in some cases (depending on where it is grown). White flour also contains around 10% protein. None of these nutrients are available to someone who is gluten intolerant, and deficiencies of vitamins D and K, folic acid, calcium, iron, magnesium, and zinc, as well as essential fatty acids, are common due to interference with the absorption of other food.

Even after following a gluten free diet for over a year, many people still suffer from various vitamin and/or mineral deficiencies. It’s probably a good idea for anyone, but particularly someone on a gluten free diet, to eat some fish or take a fish oil supplement every day and supplement with a good one-a-day multivitamin and mineral supplement (making sure that it is labelled as gluten free). If you look for selenium on the label, that indicates that it is probably a good mix.

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I attended the Gluten-free, Dairy-free Cooking Class with Nicci Bates at Whole Foods Market this week and it was amazing. Nicci is very entertaining and she makes some great GFCF food!  This week she prepared New Orleans style Jambalaya and Beignets. The Beignets were some of the best treats I have had since I have gone on the gluten free diet and the Jambalaya had great taste despite my issue with spices. I have been to several of her cooking classes and they have always delivered great entertainment and fantastic GFCF food. If you are in the Pasadena area, check out her cooking classes.

Links:
Her Website – www.gfcfdoneeasy.com
BrandX – Article
gfcfdoneeasy – Facebook

Celiac Disease

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* Why are celiac disease symptoms so varied?
* What other health problems do people with celiac disease have?
* How common is celiac disease?
* How is celiac disease diagnosed?
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* The Gluten-free Diet: Some Examples
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What is celiac disease?

Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods but may also be found in everyday products such as medicines, vitamins, and lip balms.

Drawing of the digestive system with the small intestine highlighted and the stomach, liver, small intestine, and colon labeled.

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This week the Dr. Oz Show will focus on celiac disease. The show is scheduled to air on Thursday, December 10. You can check the Dr. Oz Show website for local stations and airtimes at http://www.doctoroz.com/sites/default/files/oz_wheretowatch.pdf
Also on the show will be Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Dr. Peter Green, Director, Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University. Dr. Green will be a featured speaker next year at the CDF Education Conference and Food Faire in Los Angeles on May 15, 2010.
CDF thanks Dr. Oz for doing a show dedicated to celiac disease and raising awareness nationwide! We hope this show will educate and encourage people to learn more about their digestive health and that of their friends and family!

Hello, I am Monday from Mondays Celiac and I suffer from Gluten intolerance. I was misdiagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) for many years until my doctor tested me for Celiac Disease. The tests came back negative because I had already started the gluten free diet and I did not want to be tested again requiring months of a gluten diet. The doctor said to continue the Gluten Free Diet. I have been on the Gluten Free Diet since January of 2009 and I feel 100% better. It is difficult to eat gluten free every day, but it is much better than feeling terrible with IBS issues all the time. The gluten free diet has been a miracle for me and I want people with IBS issues to be tested for Celiac Disease to see if you have Celiac Disease. Whatever the results if you have IBS symptoms there is a good chance that you will feel better with a gluten free diet, but please get tested first. If you go on a gluten free diet before being tested the test will come out negative and you will not know for sure. I plan to post my adventures with eating a gluten free diet in this blog and find other interesting articles to share with you. So please add your name to the community signup list and I keep you up to date with important happenings related to eating a gluten free diet. Follow me on twitter at mondaysceliac.
Thanks,
Monday