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Gluten Free Product of the Day

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Cascadian Farm Premium Organic Edamame.

Recipes using Chex Mix

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Corn Chex Mix and Rice Chex Mix is Gluten-Free!! Ginger Rice Crunch Mix Honey and Ginger add and Asian Twist to a fruit and nut rice cereal snack. Prep Time: 10min Start t0 Finish: 1 hr 15 min Makes: 24 (1/2 cup each) Ingredients: 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup butter or margarine 1/4 cup honey 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger or cardamom 6 cups Rice Chex® cereal (gluten free) 1 cup dried banana chips 1 cup unblanched whole almonds 1 cup flaked coconut 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries or dried pineapple Preparation Directions: 1.Heat oven to 250°F. Spray large roasting pan with cooking spray. 2.In 1-quart saucepan, heat brown sugar, butter, honey and ginger to boiling. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Into roasting pan, measure cereal, banana chips, almonds and coconut. Stir in brown sugar mixture until evenly coated. 3. Bake 50 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Spread on waxed paper or foil; cool about 15 minutes. Place in serving bowl; stir in cranberries. Store in airtight co

Regular Cereal Time!!

Rice Chex is now Gluten Free!! Yaaah!!!

Workout Time

It is summer time and now lets get out and do some workouts. I was reading an article and it told how much calories you burn every 30 minutes: Walking: 95.87 Running 290.52 Running in Place: 232 Swimming: 203.37 Bicycling 232 stationary bike 203 Hiking 174 Backpacking 203 Tennis 232 Golf, Cart 101 Carry clubs 130 Elliptical Trainer 188 Circuit Training 232 Aerobics 145 Water Aerobics 116 Weight Training 87 Jumping Rope 290 Yoga 72 Pilates 142 Common Activites Burned in 30 minutes of moderate effort Clean House 87 Play w/ Children or pets 116 Mopping floors 101 Dancing 130 I thought this was very interesting.

Grilled Portabello Burgers

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Easy Recipe. Ingredients: 2 portobello's, stemmed & rubbed clean 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar 3 Tablespoons olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, chopped 1/2 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped 1-1/2 Tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, chopped 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 slices red onion 2 slices beef steak tomato 1/2 cup mixed greens 1 ounce gf feta cheese Balsamic varnish Directions: Place portobello mushrooms in a baking dish, gills up. Drizzle each equally with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Allow mushrooms to marinate, at room temperature, for 20 minutes. In a small bowl, combine thyme, rosemary, parsley, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Preheat grill. Place mushrooms on grill, gills up, for 5 minutes. Flip and continue to grill for 5 more minutes. Remove from grill and transfer to

Gluten Free Food Fair

I just wanted to tell you all that Grand Rapids, MI 49508 is having their annual Gluten Free Food Fair. It is at the Kyuper College on the Beltline. It is free to attend. The fair has lots of information on Celiac Disease and lots of free food. I say that it is wonderful to go to, so you can try things with out purcasing. I always hate when I spend $7.00 or more dollars on something I find I don't like. The Date is Saturday May 17 at 10:00am to 2:00pm

Book Reading/ Update on my Health!

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I checked out a book about a girl who suffered from Celiac Disease. In her book she said that that day she went gluten free, by night she saw results and felt better. But I don't know about you, it never was that quick in feeling better. The said part I have been on the diet now for 8 years and have not had any result, but my blood tests look alot better now. Also in her book she didn't indicate that Celiac Disease is an Auto Immune Disease. She says that she is an expert of knowing alot of about Celiac Disease, but after starting to read her book, I really don't believe it. This summer I am starting to write a book about my suffering with Celiac and it has been hard suffering for me. I should get you all up to date. In the Fall I weighed 54 pounds and went to Mayo with no help. All they wanted to say was that I had an eating disorder. So all fall I was in and out of the hospital. I had a pick line. In September they told me I only had two weeks to live. My mom wanted