And why you should probably give the benefit of the doubt In a discussion at Reddit, someone pointed out that wheat allergies are actually rather rare, and suggested that most people who claim gluten problems are just making things up. This is my response, or why self diagnosis is so common and why there is […]

With Thanksgiving a recent memory, Christmas will be upon us soon – and that means a season of food and potentially tough times for Celiacs and anyone on a gluten-free diet. Luckily, knowledge of the condition and appropriate products are spreading like wildfire.  We attended a few Thanksgiving meals in the last few weeks, and […]

  Five years in to the gluten free diet, there wasn’t a whole lot of food I still missed.  It has basically gotten to the point where feeling good is better than the meals I’m missing out on, but there was always the lingering sense of loss around two things:  pizzas and sandwiches. As far […]

Before I started eating gluten free, I had no energy but I had too much extra weight.  Since I found out about wheat intolerance though, I dropped weight in no time flat and I’ve had the opposite problem:  being way too skinny. I ate a decent amount, but never exercised aside from a few walks […]

When I started this blog, my idea was to figure out how to eat good gluten free food on a slim budget.  Then I got back from the grocery store the other day with an expensive pile of gourmet grub and I realized just as soon as I had an opportunity I was spending as […]