Gluten Free Diet & Grain Free Diet
How to Live a Gluten Free, Grain Free Life: Tips and Recipes!
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I wanted to see if quinoa would fry up as a type of pancake. I took a cup of cooked quinoa, leftover from dinner last night, added an egg as a binder and mixed it up. Fried it in a skillet with melted butter. Ok, so I fried with with way too much butter. I [...]
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This afternoon I was working on a special report about quinoa and it got me hungry to try the pseudo-grain again. I bought a package last winter and made a batch or so, but never really did much with it. As I was doing the research I realized once again the health benefits this little [...]
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A grain free diet is one without any rice, corn, wheat, barley, rye or oats. This diet is also a gluten free diet. The grain free diet is a return to a diet that existed before the advent of agriculture and the cultivation of rice and wheat, when humans consumed simply meat, fruit and vegetables. [...]
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I stumbled onto a great blog this evening. www.glutenfreewholefoods.blogspot.com She has a great looking recipe for Chocolate Pumpkin Seed Flour Cake that I can’t wait to try. Unfortunately the pumpkin seed flour by Omega Nutrition is not out yet, but I will let you know when it is available. The flour is grain free and [...]
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Chia Seeds are tiny black and white seeds that used to be a staple food in Aztec and Mayan times. They are now experiencing a resurgence in popularity due to their wonderful health benefits. Chia Seeds As Superfood Chia seeds are indeed a superfood. They have 2x the amount of protein of any grains 3x [...]
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What Kind of Plants are Chia Pets? For years you have seen them growing in that goofy Chia Pet on the counter, but you probably never considered eating a chia seed. Well, you should think about it because they may just be the next “super food” – packed with omega 3, antioxidants, fiber calcium and [...]
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Celiac disease carries with it many uncomfortable symptoms. The condition occurs as a result of complications in digesting a protein called “gluten.” Once foods that contain gluten are eaten, the body’s immune system initializes and immediately attacks the protein. When this happens, the body can’t properly absorb essential nutrients considered healthy and necessary for the [...]
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Many of us today are finding we just do not feel well and food allergies may be to blame. Whether we are simply experiencing fatigue that does not seem to go away, GERDS, headaches or more serious illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes, it may be grains that are the culprit. The number of [...]
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When you first see quinoa or hear about it you may think that it is actually a “grain”. Some people may even refer to it as such, but rest assured it is not a grain. It is actually a plant seed and a relative of green leafy vegetables such as spinach. Quinoa, in the standard, [...]
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Preparing Quinoa Before cooking this high protein seed, it is important rinse it well. This removes the bitter resin-like coating, called saponin. Store-bought quinoa has been rinsed before packaging; however, it is still a good idea to go through this step just to make sure no saponin or residue lingers. It is obvious when saponin [...]
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