"I'm on a gluten free diet" This simple sentence from a potential dinner guest can trigger fear to someone unfamiliar with gluten free cooking. If you've got a friend who has coeliac disease or has to eat a gluten free diet, it might be a challenge to know what to feed them if it's not something you're particularly familiar with. Here's a few gluten free staples (and luxuries) that you might want to think about keeping in your pantry cupboard to make it easier next time they pop by unexpectedly for dinner.

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Diagnosing Coeliac Disease

Do you think gluten doesn't agree with you? If so, you may be 1 in 70 Australians who have Coeliac Disease. Bloating, tummy troubles, constant tiredness, headaches, nutritional deficiencies and infertility can be symptoms that indicate a number of conditions. However before self-diagnosing yourself with a gluten intolerance, cutting it out of your life and going gluten free, make sure you get tested for coeliac disease first.

Gluten Free, General Nutrition, InfographicsGemma Sampson8 June 2021gluten, gluten free, coeliac

Ancient grains

Ancient grains are often marketed as nutritional powerhouses that are ‘cleaner’ choices than standard wheat or rice varieties. They claim to be nutritionally similar to strains enjoyed by Incan, Aztec and other ancient civilisations for thousands of years and less selectively bred than modern grains.

General Nutrition, Gluten FreeGemma Sampson5 June 2021gluten free, nutrition

Testing for coeliac disease and gluten intolerance

Many people who believe they have issues with gluten or wheat products self-diagnose and start a gluten free diet without having being first tested for coeliac disease. Before you cut gluten out of your life, if you believe gluten is a problem for you, go get tested properly for coeliac disease.

Gluten Free, General NutritionGemma Sampson18 February 2021gluten, gluten free, coeliac

Gluten free sports nutrition ideas

If you follow a gluten free diet, what are your options when it comes for gluten free sports nutrition?

Gluten Free, Sports NutritionGemma Sampson11 November 2019

Does A Gluten Free Diet Improve Athletic Performance?

Elite and amateur athletes have long been manipulating their diets to gain a competitive edge over their opponents.`

Does a gluten free diet help weight loss?

It's becoming increasingly popular to go gluten free to try lose a few kilos. But is it the gluten specifically or other factors causing any shift on the scales?

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