Why I Keep A Food Diary

Oct
03
By Laura

Healthy, safe food for my food diary

When I was first diagnosed with celiac disease I decided to start a food diary. I was brand new to eating gluten free and learning where gluten could hide so I wanted to ensure I was keeping on track. If I felt particularly bad or especially good I wanted to know why. Last year when I was having some lingering symptoms I decided to start up my daily food dairy again. In a Google Doc I’ve been recording what I eat every day this year and it has really been helping me to stay safe and avoid any unnecessary glutening. As a result of keeping this food diary I’m now feeling better and more gluten free than ever before! I would recommend starting a food diary to anyone who is suffering from symptoms which may be food related. It can be a simple and pain free way to discover which foods are hurting you and which are doing you good.

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Gluten Free Lake Tahoe

Oct
01
By Laura

Beautiful Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is stunningly beautiful, seriously. I wasn’t sure what to expect but it really is as beautiful as they say. Most photographs really don’t do it justice. It’s just a three hour drive from San Francisco and it has so much to offer travellers, gluten free or not. You can ski or snowboard in the winter, you can hike and swim in the warmer months and you can eat delicious gluten free pizza all year round!

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Gluten And Anxiety

Sep
26
By Laura

 

Defeat the wheat!!

The worst symptom of being glutened in my case is anxiety. If I accidentally eat gluten I become more anxious than usual and I develop heart palpitations/skipped beats which absolutely terrifies me.

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Gluten Free Miami Beach

Sep
24
By Laura

Miami Beach!

My husband just returned from a Miami Beach workcation. I only recently heard about these workcation things and I’m already itching to take part in one myself. A free vacation somewhere sunny and awesome with your co-workers. Sign me up! Luckily for me, my husband is pretty great and he managed to squeeze in a little gluten free travelling for me during his trip. Through a little research before he left and his findings whilst he was down there he came across a variety of restaurants in Miami Beach which offer gluten free options. If you are headed to Miami, these could be some good places to try.

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Gluten Free Spicy Shrimp & Peanut Butter

Sep
19
By Laura

Shrimp & PB stir fry

Cooking with peanut butter

Cooking with peanut butter is a great idea! I’ve always liked peanut butter but since moving to the States I’ve become even more addictive to it’s delicious creamy flavour! I love peanut butter straight from the jar as a snack or mixed in with my hot breakfast cereal in the morning but this was the first time I tried cooking with it. The results were delightfully delicious!

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Travelling Gluten Free With Kids

Sep
17
By Laura

Jen and her beautiful family

Thanks to fellow world traveller, Jen Brown, who runs Gluten Free Kids Travel for this fantastic guest post. Jen is originally from Salt Lake City but has also lived in Seattle, Cambridge, UK and Zhuhai, China. She currently resides in Hong Kong with her husband, daughter and son. Her young daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2008 but this hasn’t stopped their family from exploring the world. If you have a celiac child and can’t imagine ever travelling again, let Jen’s tips and experience show that it’s more than still possible, it can be embraced if you go into it prepared.

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Gluten Free San Francisco

Sep
12
By Laura

Fun, San Francisco homes

Transamerica Pyramid



I’ve been calling beautiful San Francisco home for 18 months now. I feel very lucky to live here – it’s such an amazing city! I’ve written reviews of many of the restaurants at which I’ve eaten throughout San Francisco and the Bay Area but I thought I’d do a bit of a round-up post of all the places I’ve found so far which offer celiac friendly options in San Francisco. This way it will be an all-in-one reference for those of you looking for gluten free options in this fantastic city! It’ll also be easy to add to the list as I find more! Sometimes I feel like San Francisco isn’t as celiac friendly as I hoped it might be when I first moved here but as I’m putting this post together I realise there are pretty decent number of restaurants with gluten free options. Come to San Francisco!

Whether you’re a newly diagnosed celiac in San Francisco or a gluten free traveller headed this way, these are some places worth checking out which offer gluten free goodies.

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Gluten Free Travel Foods

Sep
10
By Laura

Far from home…

No matter where, when, how and for how long you’re travelling, when you’re on a strict gluten free diet having at least some safe, gluten free supplies with you is a must. We can’t always rely on finding some place safe to eat or buy food, especially when we can’t be as flexible as travellers without dietary restrictions.  Here are some of the gluten free foods I take when I’m on my gluten free travels. What do you pack?

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Could Height Be Related To Celiac Disease?

Sep
06
By Laura

With my tall Dutch amigos 🙂

I can’t remember what I was looking for when I came across discussion on this topic but I found it really interesting and thought I’d share it with you. Apparently there is evidence that height could in fact be related to celiac disease. Being short could be a symptom, particularly in children. Have you ever considered that your height could be a symptom of celiac disease?

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How To Prevent Cross Contamination When Travelling

Sep
04
By Laura

Flying over Luxembourg

Any time I’m glutened it’s down to cross contamination. Unfortunately gluten hides everywhere and as celiacs we have to be ever vigilant  in order to stay safe and healthy. Cross contamination when travelling is more likely than when you’re at home. Without your normal routine and without a gluten free kitchen, of course it’s going to be more challenging but by taking just a few simple precautions and by staying flexible, travelling too can be a cross contamination free.

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