Archive for December, 2009
Warning:New Year’s Resolutions Ahead-or 5 ways to avoid a resolution fail
It’s almost New Years Eve-time for champagne, kisses at midnight, and the random person shooting themselves when they fire up in the air. (Gravity-it will win, every time. Bullets go up, bullets come down) In a recent analysis done at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK, 700 people were questioned regarding resolutions. 78% had [...]
Gluten Free Sports Supplement Review-Vega Whole Food Energy Bar-Chocolate Flavor
I was lucky enough to find these bars in my local Whole Foods. I was very excited to give them a try, as they are vegan, and so not just gluten free, but dairy free as well. From the MyVega website “Vega bars contain no refined sugars or oils, artificial flavors, gluten or soy; and [...]
Why My List to Santa is Blank – AKA why celiac disease is a gift, and why Bruce Springsteen is a poet.
Dear Santa, I know this is a little late, but I wanted to give you a heads up. I know you and the reindeer get awfully hot here in South Florida, and I didn’t want to keep you here any longer than necessary. This year, you can skip my house. There’s nothing I really “need.” [...]
Food Power-a Superhero for Good or Evil?
How many times have you or someone around you said “I was bad-I had ice cream” or “I was so good at that party I didn’t eat anything bad.” Does food have the power to make us “good” or “bad?” Does food have the power to define you? Many, many times I have explained to [...]
Gluten Free Sports Supplement Review-Vega Sport Performance Optimizer
My friend Kelly (who’s Gluten Free Athlete Profile you can read here) emailed me the other day that a Spinning (TM) student of hers had given her a packet of Vega Sport Performance Optimizer. This product is gluten, dairy, and soy free-and so we were intrigued. The Vega company was founded by Brendan Brazier, who [...]
Not Really a Recipe-Balsamic Turkey Breast (gluten free!)
Cooking is not rocket surgery. I know many people are intimidated by the idea of cooking for themselves, and in my opinion this is why many people rely on pre-packaged, take out or out-to-dinner meals. I am all for the idea of making your life easier and more time efficient, and I think that some [...]
Eating more for less-deconstruction and comparison of two eating styles
In a previous post about preparing ahead I showed this picture of the items I take to work on a given day to sustain myself. I have gotten more than few questions about this, both here and in “real life.” Just yesterday a coworker saw me carrying my leaning tower of Pyrex to the kitchen [...]
Product Review-Kay’s Better Balance Gluten Free Cinnamon Toast Pretzel Sticks
I was placing an order online for some assorted and sundry stuff-vitamins, tea, fish oil, etc and happened to see an offer for a single pack of these pretzel sticks. It seemed like a good opportunity to give them a low-commitment try-so I did. I chose the Cinnamon Toast flavor because I’m a sweets girl. [...]
Recipe Alert! Gluten Free Chocolate Banana Protein Brownies
I have had 5 baking bananas (really ripe bananas that you throw in the freezer thinking-”I’ll use these to bake!”) sitting in my freezer staring at me for at least a month now. Probably longer. Also, Jeff told me the last protein powder we tried (it’s a whey, and I’m not going to mention the [...]
Gluten Free Community and the Spirit of Giving
This week I was made aware of 2 great endeavors in the gluten free community. The holiday season is traditionally a time to think and act in a charitable manner. As great as it would be if we did that year round, please take a moment now to check these out. Do what you can. [...]
