Do you ever have wheat envy? You know, when you watch someone eat a sandwich or pizza and you know it’s made right, but you can’t participate because you’re on a gluten-free diet?

But avoiding frequent stomach aches, chronic fatigue and coping with Celiac Disease by  following a gluten-free diet for many people is more than necessary, it’s relief.

A gluten-free diet is becoming more and more common, and it’s bringing better tasting food  made without wheat, rye and barley to the shelves of our grocery stores. It’s also bringing more awareness to the under-diagnosed Celiac Disease. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation 1 out of 133 Americans has celiac disease.

This month at Valley Natural Foods we have extra sales, extra samples and an extra special gluten-free edition of our newsletter, This is Living Naturally. Pick up a hard copy in the store or read it online.

Gluten-Free Day on October 15 kicks off a three-part GF holiday cooking series. November 19 and December 17 follow with holiday baking and snack tips. Check out the Co-op Demo Calendar on our Web site.

Also check out our weekly GF recipe below as well as our gluten-free day every third Thursday of the month.

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