Tag: Gluten Free

Kemnitz Family Kitchen Giveaway!

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Living with an autoimmune disease like Celiac can make eating the right foods very frustrating and difficult to navigate. Especially if you have young children with food allergies who can’t tell which food items might pose a threat. That is why I love Kemnitz Family Kitchen’s labels so much. Whether you are throwing a party and want to protect guests with potential food allergies, or want to label gluten free foods in your own kitchen- Kemnitz has you covered. You can use the Kemnitz stickers and pics to clearly identify which food items are safe and unsafe for those with a gluten allergy. Kemnitz has recently expanded their line of labels to include “Vegan”, “Nut-Free”, “Kosher”, and labels you can fill in yourself.

GIVEAWAY!

In honor of Celiac Awareness Month and in partnership with Kemnitz Family Kitchen, I am giving away one FREE pack of Gluten Free Stickers and Pics. Please comment below and share your experience with food allergies or  how you plan to use the stickers for a chance to win!

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Primal Pacs- Paleo on the go!

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I would like to start off my latest product recommendation by expressing my past frustrations with buying dried fruit. I have put countless packages of dried fruit items back on the shelf since becoming a “Clean-Mostly Paleo” eater. I would turn the package around only to find that they added sugar to the already super sweet fruit, or even oil and preservatives. Buying beef jerky would have been out of the question, because I had no trust in what the animal was fed and how it was processed. I questioned if it was ever meat to began with after reading the ingredient lists on popular beef jerky brands.

So that brings me to Primal Pacs. I am very excited to share these Primal goodie bags with you. That’s exactly what they are. Primal Pacs are a Gluten-Free, Preservative- Free, Grain- Free, Dairy-Free snack or pre/post workout fuel.  If I have learned one thing from the Paleo/Primal lifestyle, it is that its devotees LOVE to eat. And most of them also follow a rigorous workout routine that is anything but typical. So it only seems natural that Primal Pacs would serve up 24 grams of protein, and that’s in one of their small pacs! To make Primal Pacs pack an even bigger nutritional punch, Most of that protein comes from the organic grass-fed beef jerky, which is unbelievably moist and flavorful. Grass-fed beef (full of Omega-3s and CLA) is a staple in any clean eaters diet, so it is nice to have a portable snack food that incorporates it. I will be taking them with me when I hit the trails hiking, stair climbing and mountain biking this summer. I found that they are great to combat the craving for something salty-sweet. The pacs are also filling without slowing you down and great for keeping blood sugar stable between meals. They even come in a convenient resealable pouch.

Luckily for us, we aren’t living in the Paleolithic Era anymore, so you can order Primal Pacs on your computer and have them sent to your doorstep! Click the Primal Pacs logo below and fuel up!

Don’t forget to like Primal Pacs on Facebook!

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Giveaway!

Fresh and Fit Followers! If you would like to try the Primal goodness for yourself,  leave a comment below! I only have a few to share, so I will pick random followers and send them their pacs!

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Primal/Gluten-Free Personal Pizza

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I have been practicing mastering the perfect Primal pizza since I gave up grains and all things wheat. I have failed every time. Until now. The pizza always came out crumbly and not like the pizza crusts I grew up loving so much. I wanted something I could load with nutritious and delicious ingredients that would stand up to the challenge… and the crust HAD to be crispy. Although Tapioca Starch is lacking in nutrition, it is the reason this crust works and is sort of the saving grace. So we will let it slide until I find something that works as well.

So here is the the recipe for the best pizza crust I have created so far. I used a pie pan to achieve a perfect circle and to keep it portion controlled. You could very easily split this pizza in half for two people and have it with a salad for a very well rounded dinner or lunch. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!

INGREDIENTS:

1 Cup Almond Meal

2 TBSP Tapioca Starch

1 tsp Dried Oregano

1/2 tsp Dried Basil

1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes, for heat (Optional)

1/2 tsp Fresh Minced Garlic

1/2 tsp Sea Salt

1 Egg

1/3 Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk

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DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 425

Grease a 9X9 pie pan

Combine Dry ingredients and whisk together to combine and break up clumps.

Add wet ingredients to the dry and mix together well.

*This recipe is runny, unlike traditional pizza dough- so the pie pan works best.

Bake dough 15- 20 minutes until it starts to become solid and slightly golden around the sides

In the meantime, prepare the ingredients you would like to top your pizza with.

I used:

Bell pepper

Cherry Tomato

Kalamata olives

Shredded Italian Cheese

Goat Cheese Crumbles

Fresh Lemon Basil

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Take pizza out of oven and top with ingredients. Bake another 10-15 minutes. I also turned the broiler on for the last few minutes to make the cheese golden and the crust nice and crispy.

Enjoy!

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May is Celiac Awareness Month!

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Today marks the first day of Celiac Awareness Month. One of the most difficult tasks for anyone with Celiac disease or cooking for family members with gluten intolerance – is budgeting. Gluten free food items can often have a higher price tag than non-gluten free items. Luckily there is more information being shared than ever and new G-Free products are always hitting grocery store shelves! Click the webinar icon to register for a FREE webinar on May 8th, which will cover “Gluten-Free Menu Planning” on a budget. For more information on Celiac disease, click the NFCA icon above.  Also, be sure to share the Celiac Awareness Month logo on your Facebook, Twitter and other social media, or simply share this article.