Book description
The easy way to live without wheat, barley, oats, rye, and other sources of gluten
There's more to living gluten-free than just cutting it out of your diet. This Second Australian Edition of Living Gluten-Free For Dummies helps you embrace a gluten-free lifestyle and make a smooth transition to healthier, tastier living. You'll learn how to decipher food labels, enjoy a balanced diet, cook delicious meals and order at restaurants, deal with the emotional and social aspects of gluten-free living, raise healthy gluten-free kids, and so much more. And best of all, this book includes plenty of great-tasting recipes.
Covers all the newest products and food labelling practices specific to Australia
Includes up-to-date information about the latest research on managing coeliac disease
Features over 75 nutritious and delicious gluten-free recipes
Endorsed by Coeliac Australia
Whether you or a family member have coeliac disease, another kind of gluten intolerance, or want to try living without gluten for other health or nutrition reasons, this Second Australian Edition of Living Gluten-Free For Dummies covers everything you need to know—from great recipes to the latest research and the best ways to manage your health.
Table of contents
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- Foreword
- Introduction
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Part I: Going Gluten-Free: Who, What, Why and How
- Chapter 1: Being Gluten-Free from A to Z
- Chapter 2: Understanding Why You Need to Go Gluten-Free
- Chapter 3: Taking a Closer Look at Coeliac Disease
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Chapter 4: Grasping the Ground Rules of the Gluten-Free Diet
- Defining Gluten So You Can Avoid It
- Determining Gluten-Free Standards
- Reading and Understanding Food Labels
- Recognising Gluten-Free Foods at a Glance
- Exploring Alternative Grains and Superfoods
- Happy Hour — Choosing Your Alcoholic Beverages
- Making Sure Your Medications and Supplements Are Safe
- Using Non-Food Products: What You Need to Know
- Chapter 5: Finding and Using Good Resources
- Chapter 6: Gluten-Free … Nutritiously
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Part II: Planning and Preparing: The Preludes to Cooking
- Chapter 7: Creating a Gluten-Free-Friendly Kitchen
- Chapter 8: Shopping Is Easier Than You Think
- Chapter 9: Cooking: Tips and Techniques
- Part III: From Menus to Meals: Recipes for the Gluten-Free Gastronome
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Part IV: Living — and Loving — the Gluten-Free Lifestyle 24/7
- Chapter 16: Getting Out and About: Eating Away from Home
- Chapter 17: Raising Happy, Healthy, Gluten-Free Kids
- Chapter 18: Beating the Blues: Overcoming Emotional Obstacles
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Part V: The Part of Tens
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Chapter 19: Ten Benefits of Being Gluten-Free
- You Know How to Improve Your Health
- Your Health Improves Straightaway
- You Don’t Need Medication or Surgery to Get Better
- The Diet Can Be Extra Healthy
- You Learn to Appreciate Life a Little More
- Your Diabetic Child Will Do Better
- You May Add Years to Your Life
- Fertility Problems May Diminish
- Your Weight Can Be Easier to Manage
- You’re More Aware of Nutrition
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Chapter 20: Ten Tips to Help You Love the Gluten-Free Lifestyle
- Focusing on What You Can Eat
- Expanding Your Culinary Horizons with Alternative Grains
- Thinking Globally
- Controlling the Diet
- Eating to Live, Not Living to Eat
- Remembering You’re Different — So What?
- Enjoying a (Gluten-Free) Splurge
- Helping People to Help You
- Turning Away from Temptation
- Dealing with It, Not Dwelling on It
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Chapter 21: Ten Tips and Traps for New Players
- I Can Easily Work Out This Diet by Myself
- I’m Too Embarrassed to Ask for a Gluten-Free Meal
- The Package States ‘Gluten-Free’, but Wheat Is Listed in the Ingredients
- The Waitress Is Pretty Sure This Dish Has No Gluten
- Can I or Can’t I? It’s Made from Buckwheat
- I’m Sure My Friend Will Remember I’m Gluten-Free
- I Don’t Want to Offend My Mother-in-Law
- I’m Sure I’ll Pick Up Something Gluten-Free on the Way There
- I’ve Requested a Gluten-Free Meal for Each of My Flights
- I Feel Really Left Out Watching Everyone Tuck In, So I’ll Just Have a Nibble
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Chapter 19: Ten Benefits of Being Gluten-Free
- Index
- About the Author
- More Dummies Products
Product information
- Title: Living Gluten-Free For Dummies, 2nd Australian Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2014
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780730304845
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