When you attend Celiac events, are there are overwhelming number of women there compared to men? According to a post at Newswise, Celiac Disease affects twice as many woman.
Many people haven’t ever heard of celiac disease, but for the millions of people unable to eat bread, cookies, pizza crust and pasta, it’s a reality they have to live with every day. Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disorder that wreaks havoc on the body’s intestines when foods containing gluten are consumed. It affects roughly twice as many women as men. In the United States, it affects two million people or about one in 133 people.
It may seem like an easy condition to manage, but gluten is a protein found in many grains and is in a multitude of foods that include wheat, rye, barley or oats. When foods with gluten are digested, an immune reaction is triggered that damages the surface of the small intestine, resulting in the body’s inability to absorb needed vitamins and nutrients from food.
The other problem is that celiac disease is difficult to diagnose. “In the United States, many cases remain undiagnosed because symptoms vary from person to person and because physicians have not been adequately trained in what to look for,” reports Alessio Fasano, M.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine and physiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore and director of its Center for Celiac Research, in the center’s newsletter.
Celiac disease can develop at any time in a person’s life. It is more common in Caucasian people and those of European descent. If a family member has the disease, the risk for other members increases, as well. Celiac disease is associated with other autoimmune conditions, including lupus, Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and thyroid disease.
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We’ve talked before a bit about chocolate chip muffins, but how about orange chocolate chip muffins?
Gluten Free Orange Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ingredients:
- 2 c. GF flour blend (I use a 6 part rice flour, 2 part potato starch, 1 part tapioca starch blend)
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 1 Tbs. baking powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. xantham gum
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 c. mini chocolate chips
- 1 thin skinned orange, seeded and cut into chunks
- 1 large egg
- 1 c. milk
- 1/4 c. oil
Baking Instructions:
- Place oven rack in the top 1/3 of the oven and preheat to 400F.
- Spray 12 muffin cups with baking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients, including the chocolate chips. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a food processor, process the orange chunks (peel and all) until pureed. Small chunks are okay, but you want it to be fairly smooth. Add the egg, milk and oil to the food processor and pulse 4 or 5 times, until combined.
- Pour the orange mixture into the dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Don’t over beat.
- Divide the batter among the 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle the tops with additional sugar, if desired (I do).
- Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes. In my oven, they come out perfect at 17 minutes.
Looking for a gluten free restaurant chain in your state? Or maybe you are going to be traveling and you want to know where you can eat? A lot of Celiacs find themeselves in one of these situations, and Gluten Free Resource is here to help! This is one of 51 total posts that will be breaking down the gluten free chains found in each of the individual states within the United States.
Each state will be released in alphabetical order, but if you can’t wait for us to get to your state, feel free to check out our Gluten Free Restaurant Menus page for a complete list of restaurants in your state that offer a gluten free menu. We have provided a link to the gluten free menu of each restaurant within that state (based upon our research) and a link to their locations page. The locations page can be used to find the restaurant closest to your area.
If you have any questions or would like to report a restaurant that has a gluten free menu within this state, please let us know!
Louisiana Gluten Free Restaurant Menus
Looking for a gluten free restaurant chain in your state? Or maybe you are going to be traveling and you want to know where you can eat? A lot of Celiacs find themeselves in one of these situations, and Gluten Free Resource is here to help! This is one of 51 total posts that will be breaking down the gluten free chains found in each of the individual states within the United States.
Each state will be released in alphabetical order, but if you can’t wait for us to get to your state, feel free to check out our Gluten Free Restaurant Menus page for a complete list of restaurants in your state that offer a gluten free menu. We have provided a link to the gluten free menu of each restaurant within that state (based upon our research) and a link to their locations page. The locations page can be used to find the restaurant closest to your area.
If you have any questions or would like to report a restaurant that has a gluten free menu within this state, please let us know!
Kentucky Gluten Free Restaurant Menus
Looking for a gluten free restaurant chain in your state? Or maybe you are going to be traveling and you want to know where you can eat? A lot of Celiacs find themeselves in one of these situations, and Gluten Free Resource is here to help! This is one of 51 total posts that will be breaking down the gluten free chains found in each of the individual states within the United States.
Each state will be released in alphabetical order, but if you can’t wait for us to get to your state, feel free to check out our Gluten Free Restaurant Menus page for a complete list of restaurants in your state that offer a gluten free menu. We have provided a link to the gluten free menu of each restaurant within that state (based upon our research) and a link to their locations page. The locations page can be used to find the restaurant closest to your area.
If you have any questions or would like to report a restaurant that has a gluten free menu within this state, please let us know!
Kansas Gluten Free Restaurant Menus
- Bonefish Grill (Locations)
- Carrabba’s Grill (Locations)
- Cheeseburger in Paradise (Locations)
- Chili’s (Locations)
- First Watch (Locations)
- On The Border (Locations)
- Outback (Locations)
- PF Changs (Locations)
- Peiwei Asian (Locations)
- Macaroni Grill (Locations)
- Ted’s Montana Grill (Locations)
- Uno’s Chicago Grill (Locations)
