Includes 65 delicious gluten-free recipes plus tips on eating out. Find out how easy and tasty it can be to go gluten free! If you have a wheat allergy, gluten intolerance, celiac disease, or you just want to enjoy the benefits of a diet free of wheat, barley, and rye, then this guide is for you. Author Danna Korn explains the medical problems associated with gluten and shows you step by step how to make the transition to a gluten-free lifestyle - and love it! Discover how to: - Understand what you can and can't eat;
- Shop and decipher food labels;
- Cook crowd-pleasing gluten-free meals;
- Eat gluten-free at restaurants and parties;
- Raise happy gluten-free kids.
Covering the practical, medical, and emotional aspects of the lifestyle, Gluten-Free Living For Dummies offers hope, guidance, and inspiration to the millions of people adversely affected by gluten. Areas of coverage include the benefits of going gluten-free, what to expect when going gluten-free, common and hidden sources of gluten, how to deal with feelings of deprivation, testing for and managing celiac disease, and tips and insight on shopping and eating out. While Gluten-Free Living For Dummies is not a cookbook, it does include approximately 70 recipes covering breakfasts, lunches, dinners, appetizers, and snacks. The primary audience for Gluten-Free Living For Dummies includes the more than 10 million Americans who now suffer from gluten intolerance--including the 3,000,000 people diagnosed with Celiac Disease--along with the family members of these sufferers, and anyone interested in exploring gluten's link to anemia, osteoporosis, depression, migraines, infertility, and autism. The secondary audience includes chefs, restaurant owners, health care professionals, nutritionists, and others interested in learning more about the benefits of eliminating gluten from one’s diet. Danna Korn (Encinitas, CA), author of Wheat Free, Worry Free (2002, Hay House), and Kids with Celiac Disease: A Family Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy, Gluten-Free Children (2001, Woodbine House), is the founder of R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids), a national support group for families of children on a gluten-free diet, and serves as Wild Oats Natural Marketplace's national spokesperson for all gluten-related matters. Category: Celiac Disease Books and gluten free books. |
