Seitan, that’s “SAY-tan,” is a vegan meat substitute packed full of protein. It’s often called wheat meat or wheat gluten. To make seitan, you take wheat flour dough and wash it in water until the starch has dissolved—or you can rehydrate powdered wheat gluten. The sticky dough that’s left behind can be sliced and used in all kinds of tasty dishes instead of meat. Although ... Continue Reading
Gluten Demystified
Something you're eating could be killing you and you may not even know it! There are some things in our diet that are clearly bad for you. But there are silent dangers around things that we are told are just fine. I'm talking about bread and gluten. Warning: If you eat a lot of bread you may be walking around with gluten intolerance or latent celiac disease and not even ... Continue Reading
Gluten-Free Diet: What’s In, What’s Out
A gluten-free diet is a diet that excludes the protein gluten. Gluten is found in grains such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). A gluten-free diet is used to treat celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that can appear at any age and is caused by an intolerance to gluten. Gluten causes inflammation in the small intestines of people with ... Continue Reading