CARBOHYDRATES, FRIENDS OR ENEMIES? Carbohydrates, are they good? Are they bad? Do they make us get fat…? So many questions around them and because of them! One thing that is important to know is that not all carbohydrates are the…
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Category Archives: Our nutritionist column
MILLET, ONLY FOR BIRDS? Teeny tiny, golden (even if it can be also brown), millet is often considered food for birds…only! Actually it is good for us too, and even very good because it is packed with precious nutrients. In…
FAT, IT IS BEAUTIFUL? When we say fat, most people get horrified: Me??!! Nooo… I only eat steamed vegetables! When we talk about palm oil, we get easily scared as well. But what do we really know about fats? We…
TEFF, THE NEW SUPERFOOD Teff is the tiniest grain in the world: you need 150 grains of teff to make one grain of wheat! It is still not well know in Europe but despite being so tiny it is packed…
CALCIUM AND HEALTH We all know that calcium is important for our health and well-being. This week while surfing on the Internet, we have found two articles completely different and with opposite points of view on the subject: one stating…
FALSE MYTHS, FALSE BELIEFS. There are many myths and false beliefs that people hear and read about celiac disease, especially on the internet. Today at Baci di Dama. Living gluten free we decided to face some! Can we buy gluten free salami…
GLUTEN FREE AT MILAN EXPO 2015 The most beautiful things in the world within an accessible area, but also the most delicious ones! Milan Expo 2015 is a fantastic opportunity to make a journey throughout all the continents that takes…
DO WE CHEAT? Are we faithful or unfaithful to the gluten free diet? And if we are unfaithful, why do we cheat? To answer this question, many surveys have been done to celiac people during the years. And the answer…
ARE YOU SENSITIVE TO GLUTEN? In between celiac disease and alleged intolerances sometimes diagnosed by reading the hand, there is another form of trouble caused by gluten: the much more frequent gluten sensitivity. Gluten sensitivity is not clearly identified yet…
PURPLE AS CORN Nowadays we are up to all sorts of things and as we say in Italian, we see it in many colours, yellow, white, red, purple… Given the very hot summer temperatures of these days, at Baci di…