Author Nik: CharlieMonaghanCarter
Name: Charlie Monaghan Carter
Families make the move away from wheat for many reasons. One may be digestive problems and other symptoms due to intolerance or allergies. Another is coeliac disease, a dangerous and often painful condition caused by serious intolerance to gluten. Though wheat is not its only source, gluten free recipes will necessarily be wheat free.
Coeliac’s are individuals who are intolerant to gluten, a protein that is in many grains. Grains such as barley, rye and wheat all contain gluten and these are found in millions of foodstuffs. Intolerance to gluten can result in extreme weight loss, breathlessness and vomiting. To avoid these symptoms anyone who is a coeliac needs to find gluten free recipes. Here are some tips on how to create great meals that are gluten free.
Food allergies are quite common in adults and children, perhaps more so in children but there are plenty of adults with allergies. An allergy in the broadest sense refers to a bad reaction that the body might have to anything; however food allergies are (obviously) bad reactions to foodstuffs. The most common food allergies in children are milk, peanuts and eggs and in adults it is fish, eggs, peanuts, shellfish and fish.
If like an increasing proportion of the population you are faced with needing to restrict your diet, implementation can be difficult.