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More Gluten Free Than Ever Before
A few months ago I was still suffering from occasional celiac symptoms. I still felt as though I was being glutened on occasion. Nothing too obvious and not too often but it was happening from time to time and I was feeling like crap any time it did. I had brain fog coming and going,
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Gluten Free Life – 3 Years On
This week marks my three year anniversary! It’s gluten free cake time! Three years ago this week my doctor told me I had something called celiac disease. Three years ago this week I found out I could never again eat gluten. Three years ago this week I went from Laura, the Scottish chick who travels
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Yoghurt Pesto Omelette
Today I made a really tasty gluten free lunch. As usual I took a look in the fridge to decide what I wanted to eat for lunch. As usual I threw together a few things that I thought would work well. I always enjoy my lunch but today’s lunch turned out even better than usual.
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How To Prevent Cross Contamination Eating Out
Eating Out when you are on a strict gluten free diet is definitely a challenge. Finding a restaurant with gluten free options is just the first hurdle. The most difficult part is finding a restaurant where they understand the serious threat of cross contamination and know how to prevent it. Here are some of the
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Black Bean Avocado Stir Fry
As usual I was messing around with various flavours, spices and ingredients to see if I could come up with something tasty when I came up with my black bean avocado stir fry. Most days I like to eat a lunch involving lots of healthy and yummy veggies and I think this simple recipe works
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Almond Melon Yoghurt
There are a whole lot of tasty varieties of melon out there. Watermelon, Honeydew, Cantaloupe, Muskmelon, Galia, Korean Melon and lots of others which I’ve probably never even heard of. Melon is one of my favourite fruits and whilst I tend to travel with more ready to eat fruits such as apples or oranges, which
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How To Prevent Cross Contamination At Home
Avoiding cross contamination is probably the most challenging part of being celiac. Gluten is hiding everywhere and as celiacs we need to be completely sure that the products we choose are 100% gluten free and safe for us. Buying safe gluten free food doesn’t put us in the safe zone yet, though. When preparing these
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Simple Gluten Free Tomato Sauce
When you’re celiac shopping is tough. It really is. The simplest of things seems to contain gluten. Jars of tomato sauce for example, or sauce in general, can often be hiding gluten containing ingredients. Or if not the ingredients, many sauces are made on shared equipment with…bla bla bla. We’ve all heard it a hundred
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Think You Could Be Celiac? Don’t Stop Eating Gluten Just Yet!
I decided to write this post after speaking with a number of people who would have loved to have an official diagnosis but don’t due to the fact that they stopped eating gluten before they were tested. Some people are able to stay strictly gluten free and live like a celiac whether they have an
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