A Beginner\'s Gluten Free lecture I taught at Whole Foods Nov 2009.

1. The Gluten-Free Beginners Class Chef David Shaw http://www.chefshaw.com all rights reserved D. Shaw 1/2010

2. When you leave today I hope you will understand 5 important things about a gluten free lifestyle: 1) Understand what gluten is 2) How it affects you 3) Where it is found 4) Where it hides 5) How to avoid it

3. Ok, tell me again….I can eat fruit, nuts, veggies and… cardboard…?

7. One other Type of Gluten (1) Corn gluten meal ; It is a by-product of processing corn to make corn starch and corn syrup. It is is about 10 percent nitrogen so has dual purpose in both animal feed and a good natural fertilizer www.pesticide.org/pubs/alts/cgm/cornglutenmeal.html

9. What is Celiac Disease? It is chronic digestive disorder found in individuals who experience a toxic immune response when they ingest gluten. The only known treatment is lifelong adherence to a gluten-free diet. Ingesting gluten affects the function of the small intestine of celiacs by damaging and/or destroying the absorptive villi. The body then becomes unable to properly absorb nutrients, resulting in potentially life-threatening nutritional deficiencies and even intestinal lymphoma. Wholefoodsmarket.com/nutrition/celiac-disease.php

24. Non GF Name’s to Watch For 1. Couscous is a product made from wheat. 3. Farina is a milled from wheat for a hot cereal 2. Spelt is in the wheat family. Also called Farro 4. Triticale is a cross between wheat and rye. The Gluten Free bible, Jax Peters Lowell pgs 13, 24, 81 5. Seitan is made from wheat gluten to make veggie burgers. It looks and tastes like meat 6. Kamut, an ancient member of the wheat family

25. Celiac Resources online: http://www.celiac.com/ http://www. glutenfree .com/ http: //glutenfreelicio .us/ http://www. thegfreview .com/ http://www.Wholefoodsmarket.com/ nutrition/ gluten-free .php http://glutenfreedallas.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FOODALLERGYKITCHEN/ http: //gfkitchen .server101.com/

26. In closing… Ingredients in packaged foods can change without warning. Celiacs must be constantly vigilant even with foods that have been previously deemed safe . Pertaining to packaged, boxed or bottled food: It’s not Gluten Free (GF) if it doesn’t say it. Read ALL labels ALL the time. Protect yourself. Read and learn as much as you can.

27. Stick you nose out and read…!

28. Thank you for coming…! Stay tuned for future 2010 classes! My Thanks to Whole Foods Market for providing this room and our sample snacks and gift bags David Shaw: [email_address] http://twitter.com/chefshaw