Gee, Thank You, Whole Foods.

It is a fact, Whole Foods has hooked me up with a big a$$ bag of GF products for sampling. I met with Heather @ the Cherry Creek, Denver CO location on a gorgeous sunny day, 7pm. We talked GF shop, laughed even skipped down the aisles together as she took me on a thorough explanation of some of the newer products in store. Heather was kind enough to let me put a variety of foods in my bag that I had not tried, such as; chips, salsa, dairy free ice cream and cheese, pasta, sauce, nut butter, granola, chips and more. I think I gained weight just thinking about all of this food. Sooooo, over the next few weeks as promised, I"ll provide a few passages on how these foods taste, smell, look and sell as a GF consumer.

Please leave your thoughts as necessary party people...

Seeking Your GF Products for Review!

Great news food fans, in the near future I will be sampling some of the newest GF products out in the market place. Some of you may not have heard of them others will have, but I will offer a true evaluation of the product packaging, taste, ingredients and their marketing if available. In addition, I will have guests sample your products. 

Uhoh, Were You Born C-Section?

Ground breaking news on the research front, a German study shows that CD and other intestinal disorders are linked to Cesearian births. "Dr. Mathias Hornef, from Hannover Medical School in Germany, and his colleagues knew that people with certain inflammatory bowel diseases - such as celiac disease, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis - have a different mix of bacteria in their intestines." Wow great news, but I wasn't born C-Section... This is a nice read about some good ol fashion research done recently, but I wouldn't let these facts get to far in your head. Considering CD is still so very completely mis-diagnosed and under-researched we can look and tally up each research and see what helps us further understand.

http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=7ec097ab-11e7-4bd6-ba8e-ee816839b31f

Oh, People No! Did You Receive Your Food Education In The Grocery Aisle?

I dig how the Lawrence Journal has opened up a small can of woop-ass on a subject matter I hold close to the vest: The world of food labeling and questioning the mere nutritional truths behind them. As a consumer we are subject to excessive unique advertising, catchy tag lines and eye catching eye level package design which I support for it's creative impact... because it still our humane, responsibility to stay educated and learn about what to consume and what is "healthy". Once we are in aisle 4 and hold the package to our declining vision you are invited to read key words such as: low fat, sugar or sodium, reduced calories, high fiber, all natural, whole grains, heart healthy and many more that could be misleading. Often these phrases are placed with great precision in a flashy star or box in the corner highlighted on the package, but you must read further to be sure that low fat isn't substituted for high amounts of sugar for improved taste, for example. Your life is a world of education. The information is in front of you...

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/may/03/food-label-lingo-nutrition-experts-weigh-which-cla/?city_local

It's a Salty Subject

I'm very new to baking so I have a lot to learn... exploring and trying some new recipes are fun, but one lesson to remember is do not put too much salt in the cookie batter! Yes. Salt to some symbolize purity, perfection, wisdom, hospitality, durability, and fidelity, but when it comes to sea salts which have an incredible flavor composition follow the direction and even use less! It is vital to great cooking, but when you over do it with salt you ruin the cookie on the first bite. Trust me when telling you the most valuable lesson I had ever learned on TV was during a FULL HOUSE episode in the 80s when Becky said, "less is more" and that applies to much more than baking...

Surprise Foods Containing Poision!

Be wary... you have to because this is your life... It's common for us to read and then re-read ingredient listings thoroughly and always to check with the source to be sure foods are gluten free. Here is a brief list of foods that you certainly should be checking out to be sure you find an alternate. Some of these may surprise you:

*chicken broth
*vitamins
*bouillon cubes
*soy sauce
*red licorice
*blue cheese
*mustard
*fruit punch
*play dough