Living Gluten-Free for Dummies - Australia - Paperback

by Margaret Clough (Author), Danna Korn (Author), Annabel MacKenzie (Foreword by)

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.

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• Get the right diagnosis for your symptoms
• Enjoy a healthy, balanced, gluten-free diet
• Decipher food labelling
• Cook tasty meals and snacks

All the information you need to embrace a gluten-free lifestyle

Are you gluten intolerant or coeliac? Would you like to enjoy the benefits of a diet free from wheat, barley, oats and rye? There's more to living gluten-free than just cutting gluten from your eating habits and Living Gluten-Free For Dummies, 2nd Australian Edition, provides expert advice to help you make the transition. Discover how to cook delicious meals, order the right foods when eating out, and much more!

• Get to grips with gluten -- identify common foods that contain gluten and learn how to exclude gluten from your diet
• Understand coeliac disease -- learn the causes and what it does to the body, and examine the latest research on the disease
• Create a gluten-free environment -- take a look at your kitchen and pantry and find out how to avoid cross-contamination when cooking and baking
• Become a gluten-busting chef -- discover over 90 delicious gluten-free recipes for all times of day
• Raise happy, gluten-free kids -- deal with the emotions and practicalities of having kids on a gluten-free diet
• Stay on track -- identify negative feelings, confront emotional obstacles, and look at the big picture

Open the book and find:

• Advice about managing coeliac disease
• Details of future treatments for people with coeliac disease
• How to read food labels and ingredient panels
• Ways to find good support and reliable resources
• Help with planning your meals and deciding where to shop
• Tips for steering clear of gluten while travelling
• Simple ways to explain your gluten-free diet to others

Author Biography

Margaret Clough is a coeliac and has been actively involved with Coeliac Australia since 1986, serving at times in various capacities, including national president, public officer and travel editor for The Australian Coeliac magazine.

Danna Korn is based in the US and has lived gluten-free since 1991. She founded the family support group ROCK (Raising Our Celiac Kids).