gluten-free Tag

June 23, 2014 In Food and Recipes, Green & Healthy Living, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

Gluten-Free: Just Another Fad Diet or the Solution to Your Health Problems?

The gluten-free industry is booming, estimated to reach $6.2 billion by 2018, according to research done by MarketsandMarkets. Gluten-free products can be expensive, and although widely more available now than even 5 years ago, it can still be a challenge to find them unless you’re in a health food store. So what is all the hype about anyway? Is gluten-free just the latest fad diet? Could going gluten-free be the solution to your health problems? Let’s start with the basics. Gluten is a protein found in foods processed from wheat, barley, and rye. It also commonly contaminates other grains that do not...

April 15, 2013 In Food and Recipes, News By Crystal Di Domizio

Gluten-Free Coconut Brown Rice Pudding

Breakfast, snack, or dessert? You decide! This delicious gluten-free, dairy-free rice pudding is a healthier alternative to the traditional white rice, milk and sugar. Sweetened with almond amasake and raw honey it’s packed with flavour and nutrients. Amasake is a fermented brown rice beverage that can be used as a natural sweetener and raw honey contains live enzymes that aid in the digestion of carbohydrates. Cinnamon is added, not only for it’s flavour, but also for it’s ability to slow the rate at which the stomach empties after meals, reducing the rise in blood sugar after eating. Coconut milk provides a...

October 17, 2011 In Food and Recipes, News, Spotlight By Vancouver Health Coach

5 favourite gluten-free grains

There was a time in my life when eating gluten-free was mandatory to ensure the safety of my wife. Celiac Disease and gluten sensitivity affects more people today in North America than ever before. There are several theories about why this may be happening, but I will save that subject for another day. I believe that the hybridization of wheat over the last 70 years has resulted in a grain with higher levels gluten (some have suggested that wheat today has 50 times more gluten than it did 100 years ago). Gluten is a very sticky protein and is difficult...

July 26, 2010 In Food and Recipes, Spotlight, Uncategorized By Vancouver Health Coach

Gluten–Free Breakfast Burrito

A burrito, also named taco de harina, is a type of Mexican food. It often consists of a flour tortilla wrapped or folded around a filling. Southwestern cuisine, New Mexican cuisine, and Tex-Mex in particular, has popularized the breakfast burrito, in which elements of an American breakfast are wrapped inside a flour tortilla with green chile. While Tia Sophia's, a Mexican café in Santa Fe, New Mexico, claims to have invented the original breakfast burrito in 1975, Fitness Goop offers this gluten-free mouth watering option. Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. Without it your metabolism will slow...

June 28, 2010 In Food and Recipes, News By Vancouver Health Coach

Gluten – Free Almond Crisps

These light, crispy almond cookies are perfect for an afternoon snack, but special enough to serve for dessert after dinner with homemade applesauce. Almonds are available year round in grocery stores and specialty shops and they are an excellent source of Vitamin E and B2 (riboflavin), tryptophan (an essential amino acid), dietary fiber, magnesium and potassium. So grab a bag of slivered almonds and make a batch of these scrumptious cookies today. Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter or vegetable shortening 1 cup dark brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups brown rice flour mix* 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon...

May 17, 2010 In Food and Recipes, News By Vancouver Health Coach

Gluten-Free Lemon Pound Cake

This is the perfect little cake to serve with coffee and tea. Made with yogurt instead of butter, it has a bright lemon flavor, a tender crumb and a velvety texture. This recipe is a great choice for anyone making healthier food choices, but still craving a treat. Serve it with fresh berries, peaches or plums you find on farm stands all spring and summer and you’ll have a simple, delicious cake that you’ll want make again and again. This recipe makes a 9-inch bundt shaped cake. Ingredients: 3 large eggs 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups brown rice flour mix* 2 1/2 teaspoons...

March 29, 2010 In Food and Recipes, News By Vancouver Health Coach

Recipe for Gluten-Free Flat Bread

Rustic flat breads can be found in cultures and cuisines around the globe. This one is more European in style, like the focaccia you find in Italian restaurants, specialty shops, and even grocery stores. We top ours in the classic way, with olive oil, fresh rosemary, and sea salt. But let your imagination go wild: sweet sautéed onion and peppers, fresh tomatoes, olives, a little cheese. Try your old favorites, or create new ones for an Easter dinner. You can also use this bread to make delectable Panini or a sandwich (try grilled chicken with pesto mayonnaise or those Easter...