The holidays can be a difficult time for those who are newly diagnosed with a gluten intolerance. Holiday parties are full of goodies containing gluten: hot dishes, dips and sauces, marinated meats (soy sauce contains wheat), wheat crackers and breads, not to mention all kinds of holiday cookies and sweets. Here are a few tips […]
Category: Family Life
As a parent of a child with celiac disease, I am often asked how we knew that she had the disease. We didn’t. But we knew something “wasn’t right” and it was getting worse. We suffered through 5 long months to get the diagnosis. We now know we were lucky to get answers so quickly — on average it […]
Before going on a gluten-free diet, I must admit I rarely read the ingredient labels on food I ate. Maybe once in awhile when I would look at the number of calories or the amount of fat. And when I was pregnant with my daughter, I did begin to pay attention to sugars and serving […]
