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February • 2010

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The Perfect Time for Pasta

Creative meatless meals for Lent...

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One Hamburger… Hold the Beef

The traditional beef hamburger used to be the king of the grill...

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Menu Trends for 2010

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The Case For Gluten Free

There is a growing concern and an ever-increasing need for gluten free products in the foodservice industry. What does gluten free mean? Gluten free can be defined as a diet completely free of ingredients derived from glutencontaining cereals. Some examples of these type cereals are wheat’s like spelt and kamut, barley, rye, and triticale. Other forms of gluten are used as flavor enhancers and also as a stabilizing or thickening agent in breaded products.

Why is there a need for gluten free products? A growing number of people, largely made up of children have a disease called Celiac Disease. This disease is a lifelong disorder which creates an immune-mediated toxic reaction that causes damage to the small intestine and does not allow food to be properly absorbed. Even small amounts of gluten in foods can affect those with Celiac Disease and cause health problems.

Recent research on the number of people in the United States suffering from Celiac Disease shows that approximately 1 out of 100 people has the disease. Researchers also believe that more than two million people in the U.S are living with Celiac and are unaware of it. According to the Wm. K. Warren Medical Research Center for Celiac Disease Research in San Diego, “celiac disease is twice as common as Crohn’s Disease, ulcerative colitis, and cystic fibrosis combined.”

Celiac Disease not only causes painful digestive problems but it also creates a very strict diet regimen with limited food options. Coleman Natural Foods offers gluten free fully cooked breaded whole muscle chicken breast tenderloins that also have the attributes of our entire antibiotic free/all natural product line. That’s not all; Coleman also offers the same gluten free item in a chunk enabling a diversified product mix. Placing these products in foodservice venues is a key initiative of Coleman. For people suffering with Celiac Disease fried chicken was never an option……until now.

Resources:
Wm. K. Warren Medical Research Center for Celiac Disease Research.
Accessed:
February 2, 2009.
http://celiaccenter.ucsd.edu/
learn_more.shtml

Celiac Disease Foundation National
Institutes of Health. Accessed: February 2, 2009.
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases
/pubs/celiac/index.htm#common


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