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APRIL 9, 2010
Wheat is Murder...
…Gluten-free in CT. That is the headline on this week’s issue of the Hartford Advocate. I came in to work earlier this week to find that someone at the library had left this issue on my desk. And with good reason, I can’t eat wheat or gluten. Neither can my sister, mother, aunt, and one of my cousins. Celiac disease and gluten intolerance has run rampant in my family! I have posted the link to the article below: http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/dining/gluten-and-you I have been eating gluten-free (no wheat, rye, barley, oats) for about two years now. At first it was a struggle, both to change the way I cook at home, and finding things to eat on restaurant menus. However, now there are MANY options for someone on a gluten-free diet. The Advocate Article has a long list of restaurants and grocery stores in CT that offer gluten free products, and here are some of my favorites: Dee’s One Smart Cookie – This is a gluten-, dairy-, soy-, and peanut-free bakery in Glastonbury CT. The cookies, muffins and breads Dee makes are AMAZING, and on top of that she makes a variety of gluten free pizzas twice weekly. BurtonsGrill – Located in South Windsor, Burtons offers a whole gluten-free menu, complete with gluten-free dinner rolls, beers, and desserts! Delicious! Three Fellas Pizza & Market – Located in Marlborough, I found out about this place when our Director Su brought some in for a staff meeting. I never get to eat pizza anymore so that was a wonderful surprise – thanks Su! Lastly I do a lot of my grocery shopping at Whole Foods or Geissler’s Supermarket in South Windsor. I can’t live without my gluten-free waffles and gluten-free wraps! The Advocate article says at about 15% othe population has some sort of gluten allergy or intolerance (although not everyone realizes that they do). Over the past two years I have noticed many library patrons looking for gluten-fee cookbooks. These are just a few in our collection:
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