Gluten Free, R U?: October 2018

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Franz Gluten Free - Mountain White Bread

While in Forks Washington for my annual trip, I picked up Franz Mountain White Gluten Free bread at Forks Outfitters. I had never heard or it nor seen it before. Now... I am trying to buy more of it online.

Soft, good sized slices, oh so slightly sweet, toasts perfectly and just a little mushy if you just eat it from the package, doesn’t fall apart and I loved it.

I forgot to take a photo of the bread and packaging, so I have pictures from the website.

There is a deal of buying four products, get free shipping. Order placed!

Thursday, October 18, 2018

David’s Gluten Free - brownie

BEST.BROWNIE.EVER!

Hands down

Gluten free or gluten filled

Oh my goodness

Soft, moist, slightly crunchy top, chocolate chips, perfect chocolate taste, absolutely delicious.

Warm or cold, excellent brownie!

I can’t recommend these enough.

Perfection

My gluten free history

When I turned 30 years old, I started to gain weight that I couldn't lose and I was getting back to back colds. The final straw was I got bronchitis and I had to take an antibiotic to help me get better. The side effect for 4% of people on this antibiotic was gastrointestinal issues. Yes, I was part of that 4%. The medicine basically stripped away whatever had been protecting me through my first 30 years of life. You see I have always had gastrointestinal issues since I can remember. My father also had the same issues and my paternal grandmother too. I was so sick from the medicine (or so I thought) that I had to go back to the doctor and do a series of tests. During this time I was following the BRAT diet (Banana, rice, a, toast). Saltines and toast were my go to comfort, little did I know they were NOT what I should be eating. My co-worker gave me an article about food allergies and there was a quiz. You only needed to answer 4 of the 8 questions with yes to fall under their designation and I had answered 6 of the 8 with yes. I was on my way. My husband and I cleaned out all our cabinets of the 7 allergens… all that was left was rice. After a few weeks, I was feeling somewhat better when I stayed at a home where they told me to eat whatever was in the fridge. I saw the rice and started eating. Within a hour I was violently ill. I couldn't understand. I took the rice with me to work the next day and when I told my other co-worker about my issue she asked to see the rice. It was orzo… pasta… gluten/wheat filled pasta! I had my first allergen to check off the list as being an issue. It turned out at the time dairy and eggs were also triggers but I have since been able to add them back. My husband and I went on a full gluten free diet and within a few months I had lost my weight, stopped living in my bathroom, looked healthy and was not terrified to eat things any more. Now it has been 15 years and while I have gained some weight back (darn those yummy gluten free cookies and pretzels) my issues are still in check and I couldn't be happier to figure out what was wrong with my body and be able to fix it.