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Learning to cook for myself


Kaylee G

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Kaylee G Newbie

Just found out recently that I’ve been officially diagnosed with celiac disease. I’ve been eating gluten free for a few weeks with about 50% effort, but now that I’m taking things more seriously I’ve realized that it is HARD. 

I come from a fast food family and am moving off for college in about 6 months, so I’m pretty crunched for time when it comes to teaching myself what I can eat and how to cook it. My post-diagnosis diet has mainly consisted of freezer meals and pre-packaged snacks; way less than ideal.

If anyone has easy recipes they would recommend, or tips for gluten free fast food, or meal prep advice, or really anything at all- I would greatly appreciate it.


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We offer a ton of recipes here:

https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/gluten-free-recipes/

and have done some articles on fast food places, but keep in mind that eating out is a common source of gluten contamination:

https://www.celiac.com/search/?q=fast food&quick=1&type=cms_records2

Many colleges now offer allergen-friendly, and sometimes gluten-free options in their student cafeterias:

https://www.celiac.com/search/?&q=colleges&type=cms_records2&quick=1&search_and_or=and&sortby=relevancy

PS - Look into GliadinX, which is a sponsor here, but many studies have been done on it which show that it may break down small amounts of gluten in the stomach, before it reaches the intestines.

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