Those of you in New York, Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and Denver — pick up a copy of today’s USA Today and check out our ad in the Celiac Awareness insert! The insert has several articles related to celiac disease, including advice for parents whose children are trying to adjust to a gluten-free diet.
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Thanksgiving can be rough for people who can’t tolerate gluten or who are choosing to eat gluten-free food. Traditional recipes for pie crusts, dinner rolls, and stuffing all contain flour or bread that contains gluten. However, there are gluten-free options available, and a recent article in the New York Times included the following recipe for gluten-free stuffing. What are your favorite gluten-free Thanksgiving dishes? Share them with us! Wild Rice and Brown Rice Stuffing With Apples, Pecans and Cranberries Like many Thanksgiving dishes, this pilaf combines sweet and savory foods. Apples and cranberries are high in phenolic acids, which are believed to have antioxidant properties. 1 1/2 cups wild rice 3/4 cup short-grain brown rice 6 cups chicken stock, vegetable stock or water Salt to taste 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 small or medium onion, finely chopped 1 cup diced celery 2 garlic cloves, minced (optional) 1 tablespoon butter 2 apples, cored and cut in 1/2-inch dice 1/3 cup lightly toasted pecans, coarsely chopped 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage 1/3 cup dried cranberries 1. Combine the wild rice with 4 1/2 cups stock or water in one saucepan and the brown rice with 1 1/2 cups stock or water in another smaller saucepan. Add salt to taste and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer the brown rice for 35 to 40 minutes, until the rice is tender and all of the liquid has been absorbed. Turn off the heat, place a clean kitchen towel over the pot and return the lid. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Simmer the wild rice for 40 to 50 minutes, until the grains have begun to splay. Drain through a strainer if there is liquid in the pot, and return to the pot. Place a clean kitchen towel over the pot and return the lid. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. 2. While the grains are cooking, prepare the remaining ingredients. Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy skillet and add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until the onion begins to soften, about 3 minutes. Add the celery and a generous pinch of salt, and continue to cook until the onion is completely tender, another 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook, stirring, until it is fragrant, another 30 to 60 seconds. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl. Add the cooked grains and stir together. 3. Return the skillet to the stove and heat over medium-high heat. Add the butter, and when the foam subsides add the apples. Cook, stirring or tossing in the pan, until lightly colored, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and add to the bowl with the grains. Add the remaining ingredients and stir together. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly oiled or buttered baking dish and cover with foil. 4. Warm the stuffing in a 325-degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes before serving. Yield: Makes about 8 cups, serving 12 to 16. Advance preparation: The cooked grains will keep for 3 days in the refrigerator and can be frozen. The stuffing benefits from being made a day ahead. Nutritional information per serving (12 servings): 188 calories; 1 gram saturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 milligrams cholesterol; 33 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams dietary fiber; 21 milligrams sodium (does not include salt to taste); 4 grams protein. Martha Rose Shulman is the author of “The Very Best of Recipes for Health.” Hope y’all had a wonderful, relaxing, healthy Labor Day Weekend! Guess that officially means that the summer is over… Looking at the bright side of things – which we at Custom Choice Cereal always prefer – football season is back on. And that’s always a great thing
Suffering from celiac disease himself, Stephen understands the challenges of a gluten-free diet from both a personal and professional experience. Most importantly, he is very passionate about helping others like you. This passion was a call that he answered by co-founding The IBS Treatment Center in Seattle, WA, blogging as The Gluten Free Doctor, and serving on the Board of Trustees for the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America. We invite you to read more about Stephen and his books in our introduction to our advisors. Dr. Wangen is going out of his way to provide this wonderful service, and we appreciate your understanding that out of respect for Dr. Wangen and his time we have to limit each session to 5 questions on a first-come, first-served basis. Please join us at Custom Choice Cereal in thanking Stephen for taking the time off his busy schedule to address your questions. Asking what YOU want to know is easy and can be done in just 4 simple steps:
Don’t be shy – there are no “dumb questions” except for those you don’t ask September 7th, 2011 | Author: Custom Choice Cereal | Category: Celiac disease, Custom Choice Cereal, Customer education, Gluten-free food, Interesting, Q&A with Dr. Stephen Wangen |
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Having entered the second half of 2011, we at Custom Choice Cereal continue the good tradition of making the first Wednesday of each month known as Dr. Wangen Wednesday. On this special day, our good friend and outstanding advisor Dr. Stephen Wangen answers any question you might have about celiac disease, gluten intolerance and happily living gluten-free! Stephen has an amazing understanding of the challenges that a gluten-free diet brings with it from personal experience since he suffers from celiac himself. More importantly, he is very passionate about helping others. This passion was a call that he answered by making it his professional career, co-founding The IBS Treatment Center in Seattle, WA, blogging as The Gluten Free Doctor, and serving on the Board of Trustees for the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America. We invite you to read more about Stephen and his books in our introduction to our advisors. Dr. Wangen is going out of his way to provide this wonderful service, and we appreciate your understanding that out of respect for Dr. Wangen and his time we have to limit each session to 5 questions on a first-come, first-served basis. We therefore kindly ask you to check how many comments have already been posted before adding yours. For now, please join us at Custom Choice Cereal in thanking Stephen for taking the time off his busy schedule to address your questions! Asking what YOU want to know is easy and can be done in just 4 simple steps:
We are looking forward to another informative and insightful gluten-free Q&A session and can’t wait to read your questions. There is so much we learn from you, so we are extremely excited about this rare but wonderful occasion where everybody wins! July 6th, 2011 | Author: Custom Choice Cereal | Category: Celiac disease, Custom Choice Cereal, Gluten-free food, Interesting, Q&A with Dr. Stephen Wangen |
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Suffering from celiac disease himself, Stephen understands the challenges of a gluten-free diet from both a personal and professional experience. Most importantly, he is very passionate about helping others like you. This passion was a call that he answered by co-founding The IBS Treatment Center in Seattle, WA, blogging as The Gluten Free Doctor, and serving on the Board of Trustees for the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America. We invite you to read more about Stephen and his books in our introduction to our advisors. Dr. Wangen is going out of his way to provide this wonderful service, and we appreciate your understanding that out of respect for Dr. Wangen and his time we have to limit each session to 5 questions on a first-come, first-served basis. Please join us at Custom Choice Cereal in thanking Stephen for taking the time off his busy schedule to address your questions. Asking what YOU want to know is easy and can be done in just 4 simple steps:
Don’t be shy – there are no “dumb questions” except for those you don’t ask June 1st, 2011 | Author: Hajo | Category: Celiac disease, Custom Choice Cereal, Customer education, Gluten-free food, Interesting, Q&A with Dr. Stephen Wangen |
One commentIf you’ve come to our blog you most likely know that we want to make living gluten-free a fun and enjoyable experience. Besides offering you the largest variety of custom gluten-free cereal (over 2.5 billion combination possibilities anyone?!), we at Custom Choice Cereal also see it as part of our mission to raise awareness for celiac disease and gluten intolerance. And since it’s Celiac Awareness Month, we figured we highlight one of the great resources for the gluten-free community (this and more can be found in the left sidebar). Not only is everyone on the the NFCA’s team a great advocate for increased gluten-free food safety, the organization and its website are also outstanding resources for the newly diagnosed as well as support group leaders and celiac “veterans”. What we consider some of the most useful features are the printable guides, including a celiac disease symptoms checklist, celiac disease and women’s health, several great documents on restoring health after diagnosis and helpful advice to manage everyday gluten-free living. We frequently check their website for updates on the gluten-free industry and new research and highly recommend you join the NFCA’s mailing list. Have you visited the NFCA’s website before? Maybe you let us know what you found most helpful or interesting? We can’t mention everything on this awesome website but we certainly are always eager to learn! May 9th, 2011 | Author: Custom Choice Cereal | Category: Celiac disease, Customer education, Gluten-free food, Interesting |
Leave a commentPuuuh. Now this was a week of intense travel for me representing Custom Choice Cereal! It all started with the Charlotte Gluten-Free Expo last Saturday, which was truly awesome and great fun. It was awesome to see friends from the community such as Jules Shepard, Nancy Ginter from the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA), and Tinsley Meloy from Celiebo again. On top of that, I finally also had the chance to meet 1in133.org co-initiator John Forberger, Jill Brack from Glow Gluten Free, Dr. Alessio Fasano from the Maryland University’s Center for Celiac Research, the NFCA’s founder Alice Bast, and many more. Everyone was excited to be there, and watching the cake grow to 11 feet and 2 inches (!!) throughout the day was great fun! You can watch a video of the cake being built on the Custom Choice Cereal facebook page. And I am just wondering: when was the last time you needed ladders to build a cake?!? Yesterday, I finished my travel-intense week with a sweet “little” 586 mile trip from DC to Wilmington, NC, to speak to a local celiac disease support group. I always love meeting people in those groups! This one was a particular joy though because it was local for us in North Carolina. Not so local was the 9.5 hour drive DC-Wilmington-Chapel Hill… But at least it was a gorgeous day, and meeting others in the celiac community is what I love most about my job. Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend! May 6th, 2011 | Author: Hajo | Category: Celiac disease, Custom Choice Cereal, Customer education, Gluten-free food, Interesting |
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Suffering from celiac disease himself, Stephen understands the challenges of a gluten-free diet from both a personal and professional experience. Most importantly, he is very passionate about helping others like you. This passion was a call that he answered by co-founding The IBS Treatment Center in Seattle, WA, blogging as The Gluten Free Doctor, and serving on the Board of Trustees for the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America. We invite you to read more about Stephen and his books in our introduction to our advisors. Dr. Wangen is going out of his way to provide this wonderful service, and we appreciate your understanding that out of respect for Dr. Wangen and his time we have to limit each session to 5 questions on a first-come, first-served basis. Please join us at Custom Choice Cereal in thanking Stephen for taking the time off his busy schedule to address your questions. Asking what YOU want to know is easy and can be done in just 4 simple steps:
Don’t be shy – there are no “dumb questions” except for those you don’t ask May 4th, 2011 | Author: Custom Choice Cereal | Category: Celiac disease, Custom Choice Cereal, Customer education, Gluten-free food, Interesting, Q&A with Dr. Stephen Wangen |
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“It doesn’t have to be the same old thing for breakfast. Thanks to Custom Choice Cereals, you can design a nutritious dry cereal blend precisely to your taste and your special dietary needs. Log onto the easy-to-use website and choose your ingredients… Your cereal mix with customized nutrition label shows up at your door a few days later. It’s that simple—and simply delicious.” Have your created your personal gluten-free cereal yet? Or do you have an ingredient suggestion for us? We are learning every single day and greatly appreciate your input! Thank you for helping us bringing taste and unrivaled variety to the gluten-free cereal bowl! May 3rd, 2011 | Author: Custom Choice Cereal | Category: Celiac disease, Custom Choice Cereal, Gluten-free cereal, Gluten-free food, Press |
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When we entered the venue of the Charlotte Gluten-Free Expo at 9am we were welcomed by a buzz that really transformed us into fair mode! The aisle to the main vendor room was lined with stands, and plenty of people already poured in to listen to gluten-free research superstar Dr. Alessio Fasano from the Celiac Disease Research Center at the University of Maryland. Later on there also was a chance to take a gluten-free baking class with our good friend Jules Shepard – who welcomed us at the first stand when entering the main room. The vendor room itself was PACKED even before the doors openend! We were truly amazed at the variety of gluten-free manufacturers that were there. Of course we saw most of the big names. However, it was awesome to see quite a few smaller local companies (like us) such as Tasty-Yo (frozen yogurt that is simply delicious in combination with our custom cereal), Polka Dot Bake Shop, Labrems Cookies and gluten-free pizza from FUEL serving the gluten-free community. These last guys have a store right around the corner from the expo and sampled an incredible 82 (!!) boxes of pizza! Let us finish with a great advice that we learned from a few veteran expo visitors: bring tupperware boxes and/or ziplog bags for samples to take home! That way you don’t miss out on all the great foods because you’re too full after you made your way only through half the vendors May 2nd, 2011 | Author: Custom Choice Cereal | Category: Custom Choice Cereal, Customer education, Gluten-free cereal, Gluten-free food, Interesting |
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Besides, we learn a whole lot from what you want to know every month and are curious to see your questions!
