The Gluten Free Allergy Fest 2017

So it's that time of year again. 
May 20th and 21st 2017 is the GLUTEN FREE ALLERGY FEST. 

I am always in awe at how many products I get to sample and try and how many new products I am introduced to. If you have Celiacs or on a gluten free diet, this is definately an event you don't want to miss. 

The event I am talking about will be at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis Mn. 
These events are held in different states, so make sure to check out their website and see when they come to your state. 

Hope to see you there! 

GLUTEN FREE FOOD ALLERGY FEST

"These are not the beans you're looking for"

You can be the worlds best Gluten Detective and pro label reader and still miss 1 or 2 things sometimes. 

I have been gluten free for 4 years now. 
I can safely say that I have learned a lot and this is a lot easier now than it was back in 2012. 

I have read every label you can imagine because I didn't want a hidden gluten ninja lerking in my food. Last thing I wanted was to get sick again. 

My husband and I thought we were doing fabulous and I had complete peace about it. We even eliminated all gluten from the home, so there was absolutely no risk to my health. 

However, it hit me hard last week when I went grocery shopping. I was bound and determined to get canned beans for chili. My husband makes the best chili in the world and I thought this would be a perfect meal, that would last our family of 6 for at least a few days.  

Normally my husband and I just grab the beans and don't think twice about it. Beans are naturally gluten free right?. There is no chance that gluten can be learking in the canned beans right?..... WRONG! 

I grabbed the GREAT VALUE Walmart brand of beans and just happened to look at the label. This is what I saw. 

Now this got me thinking, "how often have we made chili with these canned beans?". 

I knew I had to speak to my husband about this and see just how often we bought this. 

He told me that he would get the cheapest brand which happened to be THIS BRAND. 

Now my mind is racing trying to figure out if what made me sick peridically from his chili was the dairy (I initially thought it was) or from the very high chance there was gluten mixed in with the beans?. 

Needless to say, we wont be buying these canned beans again. 

BE AWARE I could only find 1 product that said it was "Naturally Gluten Free" from the GREAT VALUE brand and that was their shredded cheese. 

All the other products they make are SUPER RISKY. 

I wanted to share this story with you to remind you that even though it may look gluten free or you believe there would be no chance gluten could be mixed in, ALWAYS READ THE LABEL no matter what!

This is just a reminder to all you Celiacs out there. 

Gluten ninjas are everywhere, don't be fooled, take a second and look. Your tummy will thank you!