Changing To Gluten Free Cooking

By Wendy Mackerson

A disorder in the digestive system that affects children and adults is celiac disease. Any food that contains gluten will damage the small intestine and it interferes with the absorption of the nutrients in the food. The protein in the certain grains is disastrous to a person's condition. Gluten in the smallest form can cause health problems. Gluten is found in barley, wheat, and rye and someone living with celiac disease cannot eat foods containing those ingredients. They will have to learn gluten free cooking and begin new eating habits.

It is difficult to diagnose celiac disease. Symptoms may never appear, or something may trigger symptoms (such as surgery) and by chance, you discovered this condition. This is why celiac disease takes awhile to diagnose if it ever is. Maybe a family member has a severe case so then the rest of the family is tested and others find out they too has the disease. Once you have been diagnosed, it is time to change your eating habits.

Doctors will advise someone that is diagnosed with celiac disease to change their eating habits. Staying away from certain products is necessary to stay healthy. It seems rather difficult to keep away from foods like cake, pizza, dressings and sauces. The more someone practices and lives this new way of gluten free cooking, it will become easier.

Changing your eating style may be frightening. You may think you won't be able to cook gluten free foods but once you gain some experience gluten free cooking will not be a big deal. The key is to keep it simple when cooking foods with no gluten

Now that you have to alter the way you eat in order to help your condition, you might want to learn about the grains and starches you are allowed to eat and the ones you have to stay away from. One thing you will start doing is substituting wheat, rye and barley. For instance, someone dealing with this condition will want to always have some gluten-free baking and pancake mix in your home. You can use it to make meals such as pizza and thicken soups and sauces.

Someone with celiac disease should look at food labels at the grocery stores to make sure there is no gluten. They should also stay away from any food that is processed. Contacting the manufacturer of a product that you are unsure is gluten free is also a good idea.

If you need to know gluten free cooking, a tip or suggestion is to have a gluten free cookbook on hand. Local libraries will have books for this type of cooking. Go on the Internet also to find other recipes, be sure the website is a known website so you are sure the ingredients are ok.

Having celiac is not a life-changing condition. You are just substituting one ingredient for another. There may be fewer selections when eating at a restaurant but there will be selections and you will just choose from that menu. As soon as you stop eating gluten, your body starts to heal and changing to gluten free cooking is worth the results. - 32378

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