Today, the US Federal Drug Administration announced two (small) steps forward in its effort to define gluten free in the retail marketplace. According to the FDA’s website, the agency has reopened the comment period on the proposed gluten free standards originally introduced in 2007. It has also released and is seeking input on a paper about the effect [...]
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FDA Moves … Closer … to Gluten Free Labeling?
August 2nd, 2011 9 Comments
Tags: Celiac disease · FDA · FDA gluten-free labeling · gluten free · labeling
Crazy Sexy Diet 21-Day Cleanse Update
March 1st, 2011 16 Comments
Today is Tuesday. Sunday was day 21 – officially the last day. Part chronicle, part confessional, here’s the status of my adventure on the Crazy Sexy Diet.
The good: I already live gluten-free so that part’s been a cinch. Choosing vegan foods is easier – and tastier! – every day that goes by. Beans really are [...]
Tags: cleanse · crazy sexy diet · dupont farmers market · food should taste good · Georgetown Cupcake · gluten free dc · sunchokes · vegan · wine · yoga
“DC Cupcakes” Cameo on TLC
February 23rd, 2011 101 Comments
While we may have been quiet on the blog of late, we sure have been busy behind the scenes. Between raising babies and growing babies, we found a little time to contribute to the second season of “DC Cupcakes,” set to premiere on TLC Friday, February 25.
Here’s how it goes … an e-mail comes in [...]
Tags: cupcake · DC Cupcakes · Georgetown Cupcake · gluten free · TLC
Adventures in Veganism
February 16th, 2011 174 Comments
You know when you go on a trip and you spend hours upon hours doing research and planning and fantasizing about what you’ll do and where you’ll go and where you’ll eat? Going gluten-free, dairy-free, meat-free, booze-free, coffee-free on the Crazy Sexy Diet is kind of like that. Honest. Restricted veganism is far less drudgery [...]
Tags: 200 sit-ups app · arlington · gluten free · gluten free buckwheat soba noodles · gluties · miso · Mom's organic market · sunshine burgers · tempeh · toscana grill · valentine's day · vegan · vegenaise · vegetarian · Washington DC
Crazy Sexy Mommy
February 12th, 2011 10 Comments
When you become a parent, three things happen.
1. You can’t find time to post to your blog. Really.
2. You become hyper-aware of what’s going into your child’s body – (be it food, toys or dusty nickels from the floor).
3. You start to conceive of a legacy.
And the next thing you know, you are on a [...]
Tags: arlington · autoimmune · crazy sexy diet · crohns · gluten free · parent · vegan · Washington DC