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I completely switched over to Ancestral quinoa beer - it's got a fruity finish that I can't now live without. Doesn't give a hangover and they just released a session IPA thats …
Personal experience, not medical advice.
In a mixed household, prepare the gluten-free sandwich, meal or baking before anything with gluten, then cover it. Counters and utensils stay crumb-free without doubling every t…
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Use reusable toaster bags to toast gluten-free bread in a shared toaster without it touching the crumbs. They work just as well in the office kitchen as at home.
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Keep your own labelled spreads so a knife that's touched regular bread never goes in them. Squeeze bottles for condiments work too, since nobody dips a knife in.
Personal experience, not medical advice.
In a hospital study of common kitchen shortcuts, gluten-free pasta cooked in water that had already boiled wheat pasta tested over the 20 ppm gluten-free limit every time. Alway…
Source: Weisbrod VM et al., Gastroenterology (2020)
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Fries are often gluten-free on paper but cooked in the same oil as breaded food. Ask whether there's a dedicated gluten-free fryer before ordering anything fried.
Personal experience, not medical advice.
When travelling, show a translated restaurant card, printed or on your phone, instead of explaining in a language you don't speak. The best ones cover cross-contact, shared frye…
Personal experience, not medical advice.
In the same study, simply rinsing the pot with water after cooking wheat pasta was as effective as scrubbing with soap at preventing detectable gluten transfer. Rinse, refill wi…
Source: Weisbrod VM et al., Gastroenterology (2020)
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Researchers toasted gluten-free bread straight after wheat bread in uncleaned shared toasters, with crumbs visible. No sample went over 20 ppm; the highest was about 8 ppm. It w…
Source: Weisbrod VM et al., Gastroenterology (2020)
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Cutting a gluten-free cupcake with a knife just used on a regular one showed no measurable gluten transfer in testing, and washing the knife or wiping it with a hand wipe reduce…
Source: Weisbrod VM et al., Gastroenterology (2020)
Personal experience, not medical advice.
An analysis of 5,624 tests from a portable gluten sensor found detectable gluten in about a third of restaurant dishes labelled gluten-free, and in roughly half of gluten-free p…
Source: Lerner BA et al., American Journal of Gastroenterology (2019)
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Restaurant owner friends of mine recommended the Find Me Gluten Free app, and it's become my go-to for finding gluten-free places to eat. You can filter for dedicated gluten-fre…
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Check the menu online, then call outside busy hours and ask: Is there a gluten-free menu? Which items can be made gluten-free? Do staff know what gluten is? Have they had gluten…
Source: Celiac Disease Foundation
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Sometimes there's no satisfying safe option on the menu. Eat a little beforehand so hunger is under control and unsafe choices are less tempting. For gatherings, bring a dish or…
Source: Celiac Disease Foundation
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Don't assume a dish is gluten-free. Some omelettes have pancake batter added for fluffiness, and some baked potatoes are coated in flour for crispier skins. Ask too whether food…
Source: Celiac Disease Foundation
Personal experience, not medical advice.
In the US, a doctor's note can help keep safe snacks and meals, including spreads, yogurt or soups that may count as liquids, from being taken at airport security. Request a glu…
Source: Celiac Disease Foundation (2023)
Personal experience, not medical advice.
Start with the "Contains" or "May contain" statement. If it lists wheat, rye, barley, regular oats or triticale, Celiac Canada recommends avoiding the product. In Canada, gluten…
Source: Celiac Canada (2026)
Personal experience, not medical advice.