Month: September 2013
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Bugs in our Food?
While not a gluten-free issue, all of us who are gluten-free can definitely agree that ingredients that are not properly labeled can be harmful. I was just made aware that Dannon and other companies are using bug-based food dyes in their products. Â For people with allergies to bugs, this can be a huge problem. Â I…
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Stur
Drink more water! Let’s face it; it’s a mantra we should all pay attention to on a daily basis. There are many reasons people have for not drinking enough water. Â Sometimes it’s because of the after-effects of hydrating and the lack of time to ourselves (read: it’s hard to teach when your bladder is full).…
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Happy Celiac Awareness Day!
I nearly forgot what day it is. Â Happy National Celiac Awareness Day! Of course, we have the whole month of May, and perhaps, in your life, everyday is Celiac Awareness Day. Â It usually is in mine. Â 🙂 I went grocery shopping this morning. Â Now, you might think with all the cooking and baking I do…
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Alpina Foods Greek Yogurt with GF Granola
Growing up, we almost always put granola or something crunchy in our yogurt (grape-nuts – my mom was addicted to those). Â Going gluten-free kind of put a damper on my yogurt consumption for awhile, but I found substitutes (Enjoy Life’s Crunchy Rice and Crunchy Flax – formerly Perky’s Nutty Rice) and eventually there was gluten-free…
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Cow Wow Cereal Milk
Around the office, we talk about some pretty interesting things related to health and fitness. Â One of those things is chocolate milk. Have you ever seen a cross-country runner come in after a long run and down a huge glass of chocolate milk? Â The first time I experienced this phenomenon was a few years ago…