<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>gfe--gluten free easily &#187; diagnosis</title>
	<atom:link href="http://glutenfreeeasily.com/tag/diagnosis/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com</link>
	<description>Living gluten free easily by eating real food and a few gf processed foods</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:21:39 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>GFE by the Numbers … Three Years in Review, Looking Ahead, and P.F. Chang’s Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/gfe-by-the-numbers-three-years-in-review-looking-ahead-and-p-f-changs-giveaway/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/gfe-by-the-numbers-three-years-in-review-looking-ahead-and-p-f-changs-giveaway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[easy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The GFE Virtual Support Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GFE virtual support group meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift card giveaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giveaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten-free blog carnival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten-free roundup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year New You]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[P.F. Chang's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[support group meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Balanced Platter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamix]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=12868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[photo source UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. The winners and their comments are shown below. They have all been contacted via email. Congrats to all, and thanks to everyone for participating! Plus I am so very appreciative of all the sweet comments you all have left congratulating me on my three-year anniversary, as well as [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/gfe-by-the-numbers-three-years-in-review-looking-ahead-and-p-f-changs-giveaway/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>168</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Home for the Holidays: Heidi at Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom with Fritters (or Three More Names) and Three More “Must Have” Books</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/home-for-the-holidays-heidi-at-adventures-of-gluten-free-mom-fritters-three-must-have-books-giveaway/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/home-for-the-holidays-heidi-at-adventures-of-gluten-free-mom-fritters-three-must-have-books-giveaway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bread]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakfast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dessert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giveaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holiday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home for the Holidays ... Gluten-Free Style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adventures of a gluten-free mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artisanal Gluten-Free Cupcakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cookbook giveaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Stephen Wangen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fritters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthier without wheat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heidi kelly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home for the holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pam anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perfect one-dish dinners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pete and kelli bronski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recipe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=12068</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  photo courtesy of Heidi at Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom It’s Day 3 of our holiday event and today Heidi (Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom) is sharing Fritters (which also have three other names depending upon where they’re made). On Facebook, Heidi described her Fritters on “the tastiest gluten-free sweet treat that she’s made [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/home-for-the-holidays-heidi-at-adventures-of-gluten-free-mom-fritters-three-must-have-books-giveaway/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>HONOR Your Body:  How to Recover After Being “Glutened” (i.e., Gluten Exposure)</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/honor-your-body-how-to-recover-after-being-glutened-gluten-exposure/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/honor-your-body-how-to-recover-after-being-glutened-gluten-exposure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[antioxidant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bananas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[breakfast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten exposure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HONOR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydrate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nourish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recovering after being glutened]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoothie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[super juice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=11671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer:  Please understand that I, and others whose advice is cited here, have no expertise when it comes to your personal medical issues. Some who are quoted here do serve as medical professionals, but they have no knowledge of your specific medical needs and situation. Most of us whose inputs are shared here are not medical professionals. In this post, all [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/honor-your-body-how-to-recover-after-being-glutened-gluten-exposure/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>133</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Top Ten Reasons (Plus One) to Live GFE</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/top-ten-reasons-to-live-gluten-free-easily-gfe/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/top-ten-reasons-to-live-gluten-free-easily-gfe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[breakfast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[easy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top 10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top 10 reasons]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=11012</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are my Top 10 (+) Reasons for Living GFE: 

1.  I don’t have to shop at a special grocery store and usually not even in a special gluten-free section. I can almost always find something to eat while I’m out and about. 

2.  I don’t have to keep tons of gluten-free specialty products stashed in my pantry, in my freezer, or under my bed. More importantly, I don’t break into a cold sweat if I find out that a specialty product is no longer being carried by my store or even produced. 

3.  I only cook one meal for dinners, parties, etc., but still everyone is happy—gluten-free and non-gluten free folks. If you have to cook two meals because everyone doesn’t like your gluten-free food or you say it’s too expensive to feed everyone gluten free, then you are not following the gfe approach. Please read on. 

4.  With few exceptions (and those typically occur when I eat out), I know what’s in my food. I don’t have to stress over reading lots of labels and learn what castoreum extract is (check out Melissa’s explanation at Gluten Free for Good here) or what carmine or cochineal extract (the pink coloring in pink-colored products like Good &#038;Plenty candy) really is. I don’t have to worry about other ingredients like sorbitan monostearate. Even if such ingredients are gluten free, I don’t want to eat them. 

5.  I almost never face disappointment with the quality or cost of gluten-free specialty products because I use so few of them. Whole, real food is the best and, again, I don’t have to read labels when I’m eating real food. An apple is an apple. An artichoke is an artichoke. Shrimp is shrimp. And so on. When I combine those foods to make a meal, I not only know what’s in the meal, but I also know that it will taste good to all. There are no textural and flavor differences for others to adapt to; gfe food and meals taste great! 

6.  When sticking to my gfe approach, I don’t often get “glutened”—either when eating out or at home. When eating out, I’m going for foods that are naturally gluten free and, therefore, will have the least chance of containing gluten. At home, on the extremely rare occasion that I do get glutened, it’s always due to a processed product and it’s pretty easy to do the detective work, figure out the culprit/cause, and banish it from my gfe life. 

7.  Because my desserts are often flourless and crustless (like flourless peanut butter cookies or crustless apple pie)—and even dairy free as well using coconut milk (like this pumpkin pie)—they tend to taste like the decadent ones you’d eat at an upscale restaurant. They are super easy to make and a small portion satisfies in every way, and that’s not just true for the gluten-free eaters, but it’s true for everyone. 

8.  You can teach others to feed you safely using the gfe method. And again, they won’t turn up their noses at your “special” food; they’ll want to eat what you are eating. With proper instruction, there should be no need to make you a separate meal. I’ve taught both family members and very good friends how to feed me safely. Of course, this instruction comes more easily when your family members and friends are already focusing on real foods. With the holidays coming up sooner than we can imagine, consider dishes like ham, turkey (hold the gluten-full stuffing and gravy or sub gluten-free stuffing and gravy!), mashed potatoes, deviled eggs, and corn pudding—all of which are naturally gluten free or can easily be made gluten free. 

9.  If you have other food intolerances, it’s fairly easy to make adjustments for those as well, instead of looking endlessly for products that are free of a, b, c, d, x, y, and z. Many of my gfe recipes are gluten free, dairy free, refined sugar free, soy free, and peanut free, and it’s pretty easy to make adjustments for other allergens like corn and tree nuts. There are truly so many possibilities when you are at the helm so to speak, and not relying on a food manufacturer to produce a product that safely meets your needs. 

10. My food bill is no higher than that of the average gluten-eating person. That’s always a good thing, but especially during these economic times. It breaks my heart when folks tell me that they are cooking two separate meals because they can’t afford to feed their entire families gluten free. Using the gfe approach, one meal that satisfies everyone and keeps all the gluten-free folks safe is perfectly “doable.” But you do have to “do it” …. as long as you keep relying on higher cost gluten-free specialty items and/or cooking separate meals, you won’t be taking the gfe approach. If you stop buying tons of specialty products and start focusing on real food, the gfe approach will slowly fall into place for you and your whole family. The focus does not have to be on the fact that the food is gluten free; just that it’s good.

11. I am healthier eating the gfe way. One of the primary health issues related to celiac/gluten intolerance is inflammation. It causes or contributes to so many of the symptoms related to gluten issues. Packaged products, even gluten-free ones, contribute to inflammation and many other health issues. They are high in refined ingredients and carbs, often high in sugar and bad fat, low in fiber, tend to have a high glycemic index, and usually just don’t offer much in the way of nutrition. Frankly, when I eat such products, I don't feel great. Real food that’s naturally gluten free gives you all the good stuff and combats inflammation and so much more. Don’t misunderstand me. I am not perfect with my eating and, therefore, my health is not perfect. I’m a work in progress. I love to bake, so while I do use alternative sweeteners like stevia and coconut sugar, still, too much cane sugar often finds its way into my diet. That cane sugar and other refined ingredients (e.g., white rice flour) cause their own issues, including the aforementioned inflammation. But I am in control of everything that I consume with my gfe approach. With the gfe approach, that doesn’t mean just choosing one product over another. To reiterate, it means focusing on real, whole foods; adding in some mainstream foods that are gluten free; and using very few gluten-free specialty items.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/top-ten-reasons-to-live-gluten-free-easily-gfe/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>7 Links—Reflections on Past Posts</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/7-links/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/7-links/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[7 links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jenn cuisine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recipe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=10935</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s tradition for many bloggers to look back at a year and share their Top 10 Posts. Sometimes they choose their Top 10 for that year. Sometimes they highlight the Top 10 favorites of their readers. Sometimes they choose their Top 10 in a specific category. Well, of course, it’s September, not December or January (although some [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/7-links/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>42</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Here’s My Sign (with Painkiller Drink Recipe)</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/here%e2%80%99s-my-sign-with-painkiller-drink-recipe/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/here%e2%80%99s-my-sign-with-painkiller-drink-recipe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[beverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dairy free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[easy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gluten-Free Wednesdays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recipe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vegetarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Virgin Islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cocktail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coconut]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cooper Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cooper Island Beach Resort]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten-free wednesdays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painkiller drink]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=10623</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Painkiller

4 ounces pineapple juice
1 ounce orange juice
1 ounce cream of coconut
2 ounces Pusser’s British Navy dark rum (or other dark rum), more or less to taste (the resort uses more!) 

Shake or stir all together. Pour over ice. Sprinkle a little nutmeg on top. (Fresh grated nutmeg is lovely.)

Shirley’s Notes: If I’m low on pineapple juice, I use more orange juice. Sometimes I use more cream of coconut. Sometimes I use coconut milk and add a bit of honey instead of cream of coconut. This is a flexible recipe.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/here%e2%80%99s-my-sign-with-painkiller-drink-recipe/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>50</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Winners of Amy Green’s Simply Sugar &amp; Gluten Free Cookbook Plus More</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/winner-amy-green%e2%80%99s-simply-sugar-gluten-free-cookbook-plus-more/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/winner-amy-green%e2%80%99s-simply-sugar-gluten-free-cookbook-plus-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giveaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cookbook giveaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GFE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=10359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was so much positive feedback to the giveaway for Amy Green’s cookbook, Simply Sugar and Gluten Free: 180 Easy and Delicious Recipes That You Can Make in 20 Minutes or Less, that I personally added two more copies to the one being given away by Amy and her publisher, Ulysses Press. Amy’s cookbook is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/winner-amy-green%e2%80%99s-simply-sugar-gluten-free-cookbook-plus-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Guest Post from Cindy Winther—Teaching Children to Understand, Accept, and Support Others with Food Intolerances/Allergies</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/guest-post-cindy-winther-teaching-children-understanding-acceptance-of-the-food-intolerances-allergies-of-others/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/guest-post-cindy-winther-teaching-children-understanding-acceptance-of-the-food-intolerances-allergies-of-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dairy free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti-bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[celiac]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cindy Winther]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten intolerance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunny Day Preschool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tolerance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[understanding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=10019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When gfe reader Cindy Winther recently won a copy of Silvana Nardone’s cookbook, Cooking with Isaiah, both the comment she left on the post and her email reply intrigued me. She said that not only was she excited to try Silvana’s recipes herself, but she’d also be making them with the preschoolers that she teaches [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/guest-post-cindy-winther-teaching-children-understanding-acceptance-of-the-food-intolerances-allergies-of-others/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Grieving Gluten: The Five Stages of Loss of Gluten Plus a New One</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/five-stages-of-loss-of-gluten-plus-one/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/five-stages-of-loss-of-gluten-plus-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[easy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bargaining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[denial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[embracement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stages of grief]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=9918</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last month I shared The Five Stages of Loss of Gluten in my friend Andrea&#8217;s (Rockin&#8217; Gluten Free) wonderful A to Z series which she hosted for Celiac Awareness Month. (More on Andrea&#8217;s A to Z series in a moment.)  The following post is a slight, but very important, revision of my original post based on some valuable input [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/five-stages-of-loss-of-gluten-plus-one/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>121</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Spotlight on Melissa of Gluten Free for Good</title>
		<link>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/melissa-gluten-free-for-good/</link>
		<comments>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/melissa-gluten-free-for-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 12:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gluten-Free Wednesdays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gluten Free For Good]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gluten-free wednesdays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melissa McLean Jory]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://glutenfreeeasily.com/?p=9823</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is linked to Gluten-Free Wednesdays. Today is the last day of Celiac Awareness Month. I’ll keep spreading gluten-free awareness here at gfe every month but, I do want to bring this month to a fitting close. I don’t know any better way to do that than with a brief, well-deserved spotlight on my [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://glutenfreeeasily.com/melissa-gluten-free-for-good/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

