When someone first starts following a gluten-free diet, what do you think they miss the most?

Chocolate chip cookies? Pancakes? Birthday cake, maybe?

Nope. While we haven’t seen any “official” studies offering insight into this question, our anecdotal research shows that what people miss most on their gluten-free diet is…

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What’s the difference between shortcake and biscuits?

Technically speaking, shortcake is just a sweet biscuit.

But when you think of shortcake, you probably envision STRAWBERRIES AND WHIPPED CREAM and… a biscuit.

Or not.

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Fiber.

It’s just so virtuous. So healthy. So… dull.

It’s true, fiber isn’t the flashiest ingredient out there. I mean, next to chocolate, or strawberries – or the pepperoni on your pizza – fiber is an also-ran in the looks/flavor department.

But, like any wallflower, fiber can become the belle of the ball when put in the right situation.

Like these bran muffins. (more…)