Gluten free, from me to you!

Welcome!
My name is Laura Hill, I was diagnosed with celiac disease ten years ago. Like many others, it was like pulling teeth to get a diagnosis! When my doctor had performed numerous tests and prescribed a vareity of medication with no cure, I requested he test me for celiac disease by the recommendation of a friend and he refused. He told me I could not live the rest of my life without gluten. He also suggested I was making myself sick. I finally decided to seek a second opinion. The next doctor performed the blood work and the results came back confirmed celiac disease. Starting the gluten free diet totally changed my life. The condition I was in before the diagnosis was scary, without the gluten free diet I am not sure I would be here today! From my experience with celiac disease over the years, I have a desire to help others with the condition.

It can be daunting starting the diet and changing over to the gluten free lifestyle. This inspired me to become a dietitian, in order to help those make dietary changes. I just graduated with a B.S. in Nutrition and I am currently a dietetic intern. I enjoy researching celiac disease, recipes, and the correlation between diet and disease. In this blog I want to share recipes and general information to help you navigate the gluten free diet, in the gluten filled world.


Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Nature's Path New Sunrise Cereals

Nature’s Path Fan of the week!!!

I am a huge fan of Nature’s Path. They really have it figured out when it comes to quality gluten free products. I was privileged to be their fan of the week on Facebook a few months ago. If you have a Facebook account, become their fan and send in a picture of yourself enjoying their products and you might be lucky enough to win!

It is hard to find a gluten free cereal that packs much of a nutritional punch. Many gluten free cereals are made of refined gluten free flour and sugar. Nature’s Path has come to the rescue. Natures Path cereals are made with with whole grain, organic ingredients, and natural sweeteners. Not to mention, they are so tasty! I knew I already loved their Whole O’s, Panda Puffs, Mesa Sunrise, and Crispy Rice cereals. So I was anxious to try the new Crunchy Maple Sunrise and Crunchy Vanilla Sunrise.

The Crunchy Maple Sunrise: This cereal is a combination of corn, rice, flax, quinoa, buckwheat, and amaranth. Talk about super grains, this cereal is loaded with nutritious ingridents! Just the right amount of maple and molasses create the perfect amount of sweetness. The texture is wonderful, the cereal contains flakes like that in the Mesa Sunrise, crispy rice, and corn puffs similar to the Gorllia Munch cereal. I usually like to mix my cereals so this just saves me a step.

The Crunchy Vanilla Sunrise:I love vanilla, and this cereal did not disappoint. It reminded me of an adult version of the gluten filled Rice Krispy TREATS cereal. Which to me is a really good thing! It contains the same good combination of whole grains and a sweet vanilla flavor. This partners well with fresh blueberries, bananas, almond slivers, and soy milk.

Neither of the new sunrise cereal’s are available at my local Whole Food’s yet but I have requested them. I will definitely buy these when they are available in my market area.

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