On a Gluten-Free Diet? With This Incredible New Guide, You CAN Have Your Cake and Eat it Too
by www.SixWise.com

The key treatment for people with celiac disease, a digestive condition that can impair the absorption of nutrients, is to adopt a gluten-free diet. This is because gluten, a protein found in certain grains such as wheat, barley, rye, spelt and oats, triggers an immune reaction in people with the disease.

This reaction can damage the surface of the small intestine, leading to a decreased ability to absorb nutrients. Ultimately, this can lead to severe nutrient deficiencies that can affect your brain, bones, liver and other organs.

Sometimes also referred to as genetic gluten intolerance, celiac disease is thought to affect one in 133 people. However, those who have a close relative with the disease have a much higher risk: about one in 22.

Challenges of a Gluten-Free Diet

Adopting a gluten-free diet is clearly an essential part of managing celiac disease, but it is no easy task. Avoiding gluten means avoiding many foods made from common grains, including:

• Wheat flour (including farina, graham flour, semolina and durum)

• Barley

• Rye

• Bulgur

• Kamut

• Kasha

• Matzo meal

• Spelt

• Triticale

This means that almost all varieties of bread, cereal, crackers, pasta, cookies, baked goods, gravies and sauces are off-limits for those with celiac disease, unless it is specifically labeled as gluten-free. And it doesn't end there: food additives, medications, vitamins, lipstick, postage stamps and more can also contain gluten.

One of the biggest challenges facing those on a gluten-free diet is finding alternative sources of flour (made from rice, tapioca, potato or corn) along with recipes that actually taste good. Although health food stores do offer gluten-free alternatives, the selection may not be satisfying.

Now You Can Enjoy Delicious French Delicacies With "Gluten-Free French Desserts And Baked Goods"

Valérie Cupillard, a prize-winning French author of numerous cookbooks on healthful and organic cooking, has created a cookbook especially for those on a gluten-free diet.

"Gluten-Free French Desserts And Baked Goods" provides recipes -- over 100 in all -- for a dazzling array of quick breads, tarts, cakes, puddings, custards, crêpes, cookies, brownies, and bars -- all imaginatively reformulated for gluten-free diets.

Cupillard has replaced ordinary wheat and other gluten-containing flours with delicious ingredients that are naturally gluten-free: rice flour, chestnut flakes, almond powder, fresh and dried fruits, natural sweeteners and flavorings, nuts and seeds, oils, and non-dairy milks.

Best of all, the recipes are clear and concise, with just the right amount of detail to make preparing the recipes a snap. And, over 100 spectacular photos accompany the recipes so you can anticipate exactly what you are making.

Even shopping for your ingredients is easy, as all of the ingredients can be found in local grocery stores and wherever gluten-free products are sold.

Enjoy Variety, Nutrition and Great Taste -- All Gluten-Free

All of the recipes in "Gluten-Free French Desserts And Baked Goods" are exceptionally wholesome, easy to prepare and great tasting. Some of the French treats you'll enjoy include:

• Vanilla Quinoa Brioche
• Ginger Pear Flan
• Honey Crêpes
• Chestnut Brownies
• Cream Ganache
• Chocolate and Hazelnut Gratin
• Madeleines

With "Gluten-Free French Desserts And Baked Goods" you can say goodbye to limited choices and bland flavors, and hello to a new array of gourmet treats.

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