Monday, April 23, 2012

A list of helpful gluten-free resources

We get asked a LOT about eating gluten-free - why we're doing it, how to do it, where to start.  We totally get it and feel your pain, it's overwhelming to make a drastic lifestyle change, especially when for health's sake you have no other choice.  When we first realized youngest needed to be gluten-free, I remember feeling so relieved we had a relatively simple and straight-forward answer to his issues - yay! no drugs or surgery or lifelong treatment, just kick the gluten out of the diet.  No problem!  It took about 10 minutes of investigating the new diet before being completely floored by the magnitude of the change we had to make.  Gluten seemed to be in EVERYTHING. So before pulling your hair out and rending your garments, take a big breathe and check out these websites.  It will be okay.  Really.  You CAN do this.

General Sites:
  • Celiac Disease Foundation - informative pdf brochures, tips on getting started and info for helping kids make the transition to gluten-free eating
  • Celiac.com - lots of resources, a discussion forum for asking questions, recipes, and helpful articles including a list of forbidden foods and another of safe foods
  • Gluten Intolerance Symptoms - masterfully explains gluten intolerance and has one of the better lists of possible symptoms pointing to gluten intolerance
  • Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG) - a wealth of information including help on getting started, a state-by-state list of medical professionals, recipe database, restaurant list and more
  • R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids) - information on this support group for parents raising kids with Celiac's or gluten intolerance

There are literally thousands and thousands of blogs dedicated to gluten-free eating and recipes and lifestyle and and and...  here are just a few of our favorites.

Gluten-free Blogs:

Gluten-Free Magazines



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