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Yesterday my husband and I had the privilege of attending the 25th anniversary of the Western New York Gluten Free Diet Support Group http://www.buffaloglutenfree.org/home.html in an event called ‘Gluten Freedom Day’. All the stops were pulled out to assure that attendees have a great time. The event took place at Hearthstone Manor in Depew, NY.

The following article shows that food companies are trying to take better steps to train employees in the effects that cross contamination can have. This is a good step and special training in allergens would be very helpful to those working in the food industry to understand many of the issues and reasons why so many of us on a gluten free diet, or faced with other allergens, find it so difficult to eat out and in some cases even choose well at a grocery store.

US and Canadian Border towns like Niagara Falls, NY and Niagara Falls, ON are getting set for a big cross boarder weekend. Just one big excuse to party! The weekend starts this Friday with Canada Day, July 1^st and ends with Independence Day, Monday, July 4^th. Cars will be lined up on both sides of the boarder, people crossing to visit family and friends in each country.

Well, here I am, waiting to be able to tell everyone about the re-launch of Astoria Mills gluten free Baking System with 7 mixes and hundreds of recipes. Just about there, the lab is preparing my final blends for testing. I know, I know, I'm so picky, but you see we all depend on the versatility and nutrition of our Astoria Mills blends for our family's own gluten free diets. I pledged at the beginning that I would only release what I would feed my own family!

Meanwhile, here is an easy and nutritious curry recipe for you to try.

Carefree Gluten-Free Gourmet Getaway

Both prebiotics and probiotics are important to our health. Many people don’t know that you can get probiotics from natural foods as well as in yogurt and tablets. Here is an interesting article that tells how. And I have added a recipe here for homemade sauerkraut, awesome and naturally gluten free!
 

Sometimes people who change to a gluten free diet for health reasons find that they gain weight.

About 100 people came to a taste test of Astoria Mills breads on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 At THUNA HERBALS  298 Danforth Avenue, Toronto ON

Good News on the Horizon for those with a ‘lactose intolerance’ or ‘casein intolerance’ as well as gluten intolerance.

Gluten Free Diet News. Here are some interesting links you might be interested in.