Gluten-Free Living

Creating a Gluten-Free Home.

One of the challenges that we have experienced when a family member has celiac disease, is how we keep the kitchen free of gluten without penalizing the other family members.

First we tried having two toasters, separate food containers, and separate baking pans. We installed a double-sink to wash dishes separately. After about two months we realized that all it would take is “double dipping” a knife and getting crumbs in the butter or mayonnaise, or some crumbs falling into tomato sauce and that would cause contamination.

We had to have a gluten-free kitchen. But how? Especially since many gluten-free products don't appeal to non-celiacs.

Well, one solution to the problem are the products we created, which we believe are a major step closer in taste and texture to foods containing gluten. Now everyone can enjoy gluten-free foods. Eating gluten-free can be healthy and delicious!

In addition, we recommend bringing a list of gluten-free products with you when you shop. There are many national name-brand consumer products that have been verified as gluten-free are safe for everyone.

Here is a list that we have found valuable from the Celiac Disease Online Support Group. Another list has been compiled by the Wheaton (Illinois) Gluten-Free Support Group. It is a PDF file, which needs Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from here.