When you first go gluten-free, you are tempted to try out all of the gluten-free substitutes for the foods you know and love. Bread, pasta, cookies, cereal. Just give me the gluten-free version! But then you realize that #1. It just doesn’t taste as good or #2. Even if it tastes good, it costs 2-3 times as much as the regular version. While I have found a few items that…
May 1st marks the beginning of Celiac Awareness Month. As I started to pull together ideas on what to post about this month, I took a quick look back at the timeline of my new journey with celiac disease. Exactly one year ago this month, I journaled my frustration about the pain I was in and didn’t have any answers for. I was fatigued, in constant pain, battling headaches, losing…
How do you help your kids want to eat more vegetables? The simple answer is to offer them more vegetables. Sound too easy? I promise, it’s not. Research has actually shown that the kids who are offered more vegetables eat more vegetables. Makes sense, right? But sometimes it doesn’t seem so easy, especially when you hear moans and groans from kids at the dinner table. Here are five ways to…
Birthday month is finally over. Joe is now 5, Leila is now 3, and I am now tired. Jeff’s birthday in March begins birthday month where we have 3 birthdays and many more celebrations, including Easter, in a span of 30 days. For someone who doesn’t like to bake, I’ve made a lot of cakes and treats this month. One of the most popular of the non-baked items that I…
Have you ever had collard greens before? Until recently, my only experience with collards had been Southern style, swimming in bacon, served next to a giant pan of mac ‘n cheese. When Jeff and I were first married, we spent 2 baseball seasons living in Birmingham, Alabama. He played for the Birmingham Barons, and I put my dietetics degree to use by working at a golf course and selling beer…
Last week, the California Walnut people asked me if I would like a bag of their walnuts. Free walnuts? Yes please! A few days later, I had a big bag of fresh walnuts, hand-packed and tied up in a cute little burlap bag. For breakfast, I tossed together some vanilla So Delicious coconut yogurt with fresh strawberries and walnuts. It was a delicious way to start the day, and the…
The interwebs are abuzz today over news that Miley Cyrus has not only gone gluten-free, but has also told everyone that they should go gluten-free too. According to Miley, “gluten is crapppp”. It seems like everyone was chatting about their thoughts on the subject, and dietitians were trying to remind the public that there is no need to avoid gluten if you don’t have an actual medical issue with it.…