Gluten-free for a healthy life : nutritional advice and recipes for those suffering from wheat allergies, celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders

Gluten-free for a Healthy Life provides all the information needed to make understanding and following a gluten-free diet easier and healthier. The book explains why certain people need to follow a gluten-free diet and what types of foods and ingredients contain gluten. It includes tips on planning gluten-free meals and on dealing with children on gluten-free diets. It also provides recipes, a listing of cookbooks, and numerous helpful resources, including Websites, support groups, and food companies. Tessmer answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding celiac disease and living a gluten-free life. Gluten-free for a Healthy Life will help take the frustration and confusion out of following a gluten-free diet and make it an easy part of everyday living. Gluten is a component of many types of grains including wheat, rye, oats, and barley. People that suffer from celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders must follow a diet that is completely free of gluten for life! Consuming a gluten-free diet on a daily basis is not an easy task and can be quite confusing. This type of diet requires that you approach eating with a different mentality. Gluten can be hard to detect when it is hidden in unfamiliar forms or used within ingredients in foods. People that either follow or care for someone who follows a gluten-free diet need the proper education and guidance to make the diet manageable as well as healthy.Gluten-Free for a Healthy Life provides all the information you need to make understanding and following a gluten-free diet easier and healthy. The book gives readers a better understanding of why certain people need to follow a gluten-free diet and what types of foods and ingredients contain gluten. It includes tips on planning gluten-free meals and on dealing with children on gluten-free diets. This book also contains recipes, a listing of cookbooks, and numerous helpful resources, including Websites, support groups, and food companies. There is also a section where Tessmer answers the most frequently asked questions regarding celiac disease and living a gluten-free life.Gluten-Ffree for a Healthy Life can help take the frustration and confusion out of following a gluten-free diet and make it part of your normal everyday life. "Gluten-free for a Healthy Life provides all the information needed to make understanding and following a gluten-free diet easier and healthier. The book explains why certain people need to follow a gluten-free diet and what types of foods and ingredients contain gluten. It includes tips on planning gluten-free meals and on dealing with children on gluten-free diets. It also provides recipes, a listing of cookbooks, and numerous helpful resources, including Websites, support groups, and food companies. Tessmer answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding celiac disease and living a gluten-free life. Gluten-free for a Healthy Life will help take the frustration and confusion out of following a gluten-free diet and make it an easy part of everyday living. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET Provides information on the foods and ingredients that contain gluten. Includes tips on planning gluten-free meals and on dealing with children on a gluten-free diet. Contains recipes, a list of cookbooks, web sites and support groups Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-158) and index.