Gluten Free Cookie Tips

Here are some baking tips for the perfect gluten
free cookies.

1.  Let dry and wet ingredients sit at room temperature
before mixing the dough.

2.  Cookies bake best on silicon baking pans.

Easy Gluten Free Snack Ideas

Gluten free snacks can be nutritious and easy to make
Gluten is a type of protein found in grains like rye,
barley, and wheat. 
Here are a free easy snacks to make and enjoy at home
or on the go.
1.  Oatmeal with apple and walnuts
Take gluten free oatmeal, cut pieces of apple and walnuts.
Add water or milk and there is a fast easy snack.

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is needed to perform vital bodily functions.
Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep the body's nerve
and blood cells healthy and helps make DNA.  It also helps
prevent anemia. 

Vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal products, including
fish, meat, poultry, eggs, milk, and milk products.  It can also
be found in fortified cereals.

Symptoms of anemia or deficiency include:

• Your skin looks pale
• You feel dizzy
• You lost your appetite
• You lost weight
• You feel tingling in hands and feet
• You feel forgetful

These can also be symptoms for other conditions, see your

doctor for a diagnosis.  

Tips To Make Your Gluten Free Baking Taste Good

Lets agree on this, gluten free baked goods sometimes
get a bad wrap.  It can be challenging to make something
gluten free taste like it isn't.  Once you know what you
are doing, baking without gluten will come easy.

Here are a few tips to help you achieve great tasting
gluten free foods.

Copper

Are you getting enough copper in your diet?
Copper is an essential mineral which is stored
in small amounts in your body. 
The role of copper is important.  Copper helps
make energy, connective tissue and blood vessels.
It also helps maintain the nervous and immune
systems.

The amount of copper needed varies.  Adults 19
and older need 900 micrograms per day.  Pregnant
women need 1000 mcg per day, and breast feeding
women need 1300 mcg per day.

The best sources of this mineral include shellfish,
seeds, nuts, organ meats, wheat bran cereals,
whole grain products and chocolate.

tTG Test

The Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibody is associated
with gluten-sensitive enteropathies such as Celiac disease
and dermatitis herpetiformis.  This test is positive in 98%
of patients with Celaic and given to measure how much
the patient is adhering to the gluten free diet.