The G-Free Diet Review

The G-Free Diet Review

The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide by Elisabeth Hasselbeck may resonate with many of you when she tells her story of her plight with an illness that she couldn’t figure out and neither could her doctors.

Sound familiar, well it sure does with me. It’s like you’re floating all alone in a sea of confusion just to find out that you are a ‘unique’ individual with ‘unique’ individual food needs.

As she states in her book, The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide, it wasn’t until she spent a great deal of time trying to survive on the TV show that she noticed her symptoms had vanished, by the way a great title because it is a journey of survival seeking out foods in every corner of every super market in every city.

I hunt and peck like a Secret Agent until I find a product which reads ‘Wheat-Free – Gluten-Free’ which is a great victory for me.

Vanishing symptoms is a great sign because it means you have eliminated the culprit in your diet, namely ‘gluten’. It’s a great feeling too, because you begin to feel normal again, more energy and possibly some weight loss.

In her book, she begins defining gluten and then helps you navigate where to find gluten free foods, how to read labels and she shares some of her favorite recipes.

If you have never read any books about gluten free living I have to say at least start with The G-Free Diet as a beginning point and then gravitate to other books with similar titles.

Everyone who has been diagnosed with Celiac disease should have a library full of books to help you along the way; this is just one of many books out there.

I hope this review has helped you and your journey to a gluten free life.

Live A Gluten Free Life

Live A Gluten Free Life today is alot easier than it was when I was diagnosed more than ten years ago. The resources online are abundant and easily obtained. Many people also blog about it and many have created Squidoo Lenses on the many aspects of the disease.

Books are also plentiful as well. There are many recipe books that contain recipe that are easy to prepare to the more involved using many different flours. I prefer the simple and basic recipes but I have yet to come across a great pizza crust recipe. I am still searching.

I often ordered food on Internet sites in the very beginning because I had no idea where to shop. Once I discovered a support group which supplied me with the stores that had the wheat-free gluten-free items. Costly to say the least. But definitely something that I needed.

Lacking in the food selection is a good ICE CREAM. However, breads, frozen entrees, and pasta are favorable. Cereal, I usually stay with one kind until I find something new.

I highly recommend Shelley Case's book: Gluten-Free Diet, A comprehensive Resource Guide. Shelly is a dietitian. This book is especially good for the newly diagnosed patient. In it she has charts and describes the different types of flours that are safe to use.

In addition she discusses how to read labels, which is very important to every celiac patient who wants to live a gluten free life.

She also includes a variety of recipes including dairy and non-dairy beverages that are safe for a gluten free life. Among the recipes she includes an extensive list of companies who make gluten free products along with their contact information.

To live a gluten free life one must make sure to avoid cross contamination at home as well as outside of the home. Shelly points this out with some tips to help you with living a gluten free life safely at home and away. Examples include: storing gluten free products separately and including labeling containers with gluten free stickers. Buying the squeeze bottles of all condiments. Toast your breads separately and be sure to wipe the racks before and after toasting. Using separate pots and pans is another example of keeping your foods gluten free.

I rate this book the tops because it is very comprehensive and good for the newbie and veteran celiac patient.

I wish you all a gluten free life.

I'm grateful that you stopped by my blog today.

Live A Gluten Free Life!

Joan Gosselin