I've asked Crissy H. of the Foxglen Park ward to share a little bit about how she shops and plans food storage because of a specific dietary need she has. Awhile ago she was diagnosed with Celiac disease, a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents it from absorbing parts of food that are important for staying healthy. The damage is due to a reaction to eating gluten, which is found in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats.
I asked her about how she prepares meals for her family and she said that for the most part they make their meals gluten free for everyone but they are flexible. So if they are making homemade pizza, for instance, she gets her own pizza. (I like this idea, mom's should always get their own pizza with all of the good stuff on it).
Crissy said that she's been able to find substitutes for just about everything she wants to eat and has the best luck finding products at Harmon's grocery store. I thought it was nice that they even label their products with colored stickers for the dietary requirement they satisfy.
I've been impressed with how matter - of - fact Crissy is about having to work around the gluten issue, finding food substitutes and missing out on somethings. In fact when I first broached the idea of writing a post about her we were at a Young Women in Excellence program and I was enjoying all of the delicious (probably NOT gluten free) treats and she never complained once.
I decided to do a little more research in to eating gluten free to share here in case someone else is wondering how they would do it, or would like to be able to prepare foods for someone who can not have gluten.
Here is a list put out by Harmon's in 2012 of products they carry that our gluten free. They note that there are other products but they only list items that they are sure have not been cross-contaminated in the manufacturing process.
Harmon's grocery gluten free products list (read the disclaimer at the beginning).
Here's a website called Cooking Gluten Free, they even have Thanksgiving recipes.
And from allrecipes.com, gluten free recipes with reviews. (I always like to know what other people think of the the recipe before I try it.
And more from the Food Network.
And a blog about cooking gluten free. Gluten Free Goddess
And from The Kitchen.com, a list of 10 Inspiring Blogs for Gluten Free Food and Cooking
And if you want to look at some mouth watering food pictures try this blog (where I found the picture below). Hey, that tastes good!
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