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Want to Become “certified Gluten-Free”?
http://www.gfco.org/get-certified/why-get-certified/
Does your restaurant make house-baked breads, pastries, or other gluten-free products? The link above will lead you to information on how to get certified gluten-free.
Drugs Can’t Help Them
Many allergies and diseases can be prevented with medications which allows for occasional “cheating”. Some people who are lactose intolerant can take pills such as LACTAID to reduce symptoms after “cheating” or accidentally consuming dairy. For those with gluten-sentivities, intolerances, or celiac disease, that is not the case.
Did you know that there is no drug for celiac disease or for gluten-sensitivites and intolerances? According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearninghouse (NDDIC), “The only treatment for celiac disease is a gluten-free diet”.
When listed as gluten-free on a menu or when asked to make a mean gluten-free, make sure your food is 100% gluten-free because drugs can’t help them this time!
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/community-outreach-health-fairs/planning-health-fair/Documents/WYNTK_CeliacDisease-EN-SP_508.pdf
Gluten-Free Beers
http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/glutenfreefoodshopping/tp/GlutenFreeBeers.htm
Here is a list of 10 great gluten-free beers! Check out some of the companies listed if you are looking to increase your gluten-free beer list!
There is also information on why gluten-reduced beers are not actually gluten-free at the bottom of the article.
Many beers are “crafted to reduce gluten”. Although some people with gluten-sensititivies are okay with drinking these beers, be sure to inform your customer before serving them. From personal experience, most of the restaurants that I have been to put these beers on the gluten-free beer list.
I went out to eat the other day at a restaurant that is 100% gluten free, although they do have a small menu of “gluten” beers. I asked about the best gluten-free beer and she proceeded to ask if I had celiac or if I just needed a gluten-reduced beer. I told her that I had celiac and she told me that this beer is the one for me. I later looked up the beer to find this label online—“crafted to reduce gluten…”. Luckily, I did not drink the full beer at the restaurant and did not have any side effects. I have had many similar experiences. Luckily, nothing too serve has happened to me, but falsely adverting a beer on your menu as “gluten free” is dangerous for those with more serve diseases or intolerances.
Remember to take precaution and make sure your customer is aware that these drinks may contain gluten.
Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivities
As you’ve probably noticed, from the increased “gluten-free” products on the shelves, rising amounts of people have been changing their diets and becoming gluten-free. Many of these people are becoming gluten free because they have developed a “gluten sensitivity” or “gluten intolerance”. These people do not have celiac disease, but their body simply just does not process gluten in a healthy manner.
Becoming gluten-free has been perceived as a trend, and in many cases is not taken as seriously because of this. This can be detrimental to both people with Celiac Disease and with non-Celiac gluten sensitivities.
This article explains how the “gluten-free craze” has causes people with Celiac to become sick. http://qz.com/569410/the-gluten-free-craze-is-making-celiacs-like-me-sick/
Celiac Disease
Working in the restaurant industry, it is important to know about common food related allergies and diseases. Celiac Disease is one of the many common diseases that is related to food. This is a serious autoimmune disease. For people with Celiac, eating gluten can be extremely detrimental to their health.
According to the Celiac Disease Foundation, “Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide”
Quote from: https://celiac.org/celiac-disease/what-is-celiac-disease/
