Celiacs and the College Cafeteria

There are mixed feelings about college cafeterias. Some view them as a symbol o…

Celiac Disease and Identity

Whenever I find myself crying over some aspect of celiac disease (I can't e…

A Gluten Free Dating Site? What?

They say opposites attract . Does that mean I, the gluten-free celiac, will fal…

My Chronic Illness Revealed Society's Sick Weight Standards

I lost 15 pounds in two months. I should be excited . At 5'3" I now …

Celiacs and College Roommate

It's a common nightmare scenario . The popular, blond teenager boarded wit…

French? Italian? Nope, my Food Culture is Gluten Free!

Ethnic wise , I usually call myself a mutt . If I'm feeling funny, I'll…

A Gluten Free Birthday

A birthday is supposed to be the one day when diets don't matter . The foo…

Breakfast Food Review: Chex Cereal and Van's Gluten Free Waffles

So you've been diagnosed . You've walked out of the doctor's office…

A Celiac and the Slumberparty

Everyone has baggage . A kid from a previous marriage. A phobia. That one annoy…

Moving on Past Diagnosis

Success with celiac disease involves walking a fine line . Enjoying a normal l…

FDA Friday

As humans , we are prone to categorization . She's a nerd, I'm a jock. …

College Celiac Fears

I am starting college in less than a month and I don't know how I feel . Wa…

Living With(out) Limits from Celiac Disease

Since childhood , we are raised to believe that the world is limitless . Dreams…

Practice Makes Perfect?

Right now I'm feeling a bit like creeper. It's an Edward Cullen moment,…

A Disease of Chance

Celiacs is a gambler's disease . Not to mean that all those inhaling the s…

Body and Mind

When describing what I should expect, my doctor named three months as the mag…

Celebrating Cheap Gluten Free

I still remember the shock of my first gluten free shopping trip . I've …

Schar's GF Crust: A Slice of Heaven

Pizza and teenagers are like Siamese twins: inseparable without some major s…

Top 10 Gluten Free College Tips

If you don't have the time to scan all the posts I've written so far ab…

Light at the End of the Tunnel

The light at the end of the tunnel . Optimists say it's heaven; pessimists…