Thursday, August 4, 2011

Choosing The Best Smoothie Blender For Your Lifestyle

By Pierre Goggin


There is a trend that gluten free foods become more and more popular in health food stores these years. Yet, as more people develop allergies to gluten, grocery stores have begun stocking its shelves with gluten free products as well. Wheat, Rye and Barley contain Gluten which is a protein. It is the source ingredient in flour that holds it together. Gluten can be found in everything from pizzas and pastas to cookies and soups. Unfortunately, gluten can be a toxic ingredient when consumed by people with intolerance to the protein. Gluten can be the cause of many serious issues such as iron deficiency and decreased bone density. Below are a few of the most popular foods to add to your shopping list if you are trying to cut gluten from your diet.

Gluten a lightly nutty flavored grain-like crop is an alternative for rice or couscous and is a very healthy diet for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Potatoes - You should keep away from foods which are rich in starches if you want to live in a gluten free lifestyle. Despite of that, you can enjoy eating potatoes (white, sweet, yams), because all of them are gluten-free products.

Vegetables - Plain vegetables provide large quantity of vitamins and make a good food for those on a gluten-free diet. But pay attention to the dressings, it may contain ingredients which have negative effect on gluten free diet. For example, some of the flavorings are from cereals, which contain gluten.

Breads - Since you are avoiding gluten, you can just enjoy your bread. Get around nearby grocery stores to find out the products which are made of flour alternative, such as rice, soy and potato.

Seafood/Meat : Sea food which are rich in other proteins do not contain proteins which initiate allergic reactions from gluten.

he marinade that your put on your meat and seafood may contain gluten so read the ingredients carefully.

Gluten free diet may include desserts like cookies and cakes. Remember to check out the products are gluten free or not. In the grocers, you can find these products in the healthy/organic section.

You should not let your gluten free diet stop you from eating healthy delicious food. Some cookbooks have a section for gluten-free cooking section now. You can always enjoy many of your favorite foods on a gluten free diet.




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