Better than Just “Gluten Free!”
Comments (0) When you think of eating gluten free, what are the first things that come to mind?
For me, the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that Authentic Foods baking mixes and flours make great gluten free baked goods (But that’s an obvious one since I work for Authentic Foods). Let’s talk about what you and everyone else think since my opinion is less important.
Many people that I’ve interviewed say that it is difficult to eat gluten free because it is so hard eliminate such a variety of foods such as breads, bagels, pizza, muffins, etc. Eating foods with wheat is a part of the American lifestyle; most of the classic American foods are filled with wheat–hamburgers (with hamburger buns), hotdogs (with hotdog buns), macaroni and cheese, and classic grilled cheese sandwiches.
When the majority of people I’ve spoken with have tried to replace their favorite foods with gluten free copycats, they have found that many of these foods are “grainy and tasteless,” just like @gfadventuregrl says on twitter.
The result of all this negative feedback about eating gluten free means one thing – most people think that eating on a “gluten free” diet sucks and “gluten free” foods traditionally taste bad. At Authentic Foods, we try to alleviate that problem by making “gluten free” better. This is why our blog is called Better than Just “Gluten Free!” I hope that our future posts (and products ;)) make “gluten free” better for all of you.
Before I finish this post, I want to leave you off with a tip that will help make “gluten free” better: There is a community of people that stay away from gluten; many of them discuss their problems and solutions regarding recipes, finding gluten free products and much more. Check them out! Here are a few examples of sites to go to:
- Gling.com
- Celiac.com
- Glutenfreefaces.com
- Gluten Free Group on Facebook
- Authentic Foods Page on Facebook (we are just getting started, but we would love it if you would help us start the community! J)
Happy eating!
Cassie Rice
