Since I posted my recipe for gluten-free flour mixture I've had a few emails asking me for a list of gluten-free grains. Many people making healthier choices in their diets are looking to eliminate gluten, at least for a little while, to see how ...

At one point in my holistic nutrition training, I decided it would be a good idea to cut wheat from my diet. I had been taught that over many generations we have changed wheat significantly through selective crossing of strains, and that today's ...

Quinoa is a bit of a perplexing grain, especially since it's not actually not a grain -- it's a fruit! Yes, it both looks and cooks like like a grain but it has a distinct taste and texture. It's also nutritionally similar to grain, but it's high ...

The latest marketing gimmick for the boxed cereal industry is to assert that their products are made with "whole grains". Not that I'm doubting their claims, but throwing health buzz words around in their advertising and packaging, fooling us into ...

I spent last week at a cottage in northern Ontario, far away from computers, TV screens and anything remotely digital. It was exquisitely peaceful and I filled many of the quiet hours experimenting in the kitchen with recipes made from "real" food. ...

When my father was diagnosed as celiac, a condition in which the afflicted person has a violent reaction to a protein called gluten found in various grains including wheat, rye and barley, it hit him pretty hard. This is a guy who took a whole wheat ...

Buckwheat doesn't get enough attention and that's really a shame. First of all, while its name may have you thinking otherwise, it's completely unrelated to wheat. Buckwheat is not even technically a grain even though it's prepared and enjoyed in a ...

Hi Doug, Can you tell me why yeast is bad? I've been hearing about people going on yeast-free diets. Is this something that would benefit everyone? Diane Hello Diane, First of all, there's nothing wrong with yeast, per se. Humans have ...