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Natural Bowel Care Program: Gluten free eating

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Gluten is a type of protein found in grains such as wheat, rye and barley. People who avoid gluten-containing grains are said to be on a "gluten-free diet." Some people have to avoid gluten due to an allergy or intolerance. People with celiac disease, a medical condition where the intestine is damaged by gluten, also have to follow this special gluten-free diet.

In order to successfully follow a gluten free diet, it is essential to have a good understanding of which foods and ingredients contain gluten. When baking, substitutions for gluten containing foods are made to ensure the food is gluten free.

Valley flax flour is the ideal choice to use to create a gluten free product. Flax flour is gluten free and provides numerous other health benefits. Flax flour contains both insoluble and soluble fibre, healthy omega-3 fatty acids lignas and high quality protein. Flax tastes great and can easily be incorporated into many foods.

Check out our new gluten free recipe book online at www.valleyflaxflour.com

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New Flax Recipe! Strawberry smoothie

Ingredients

500 ml Fresh strawberries
125 ml Vanilla yogurt
30 ml Golden flax flour
65 ml Sugar, white
2.5 ml Vanilla extract
125 ml Water
125 ml Chopped ice (optional)
125 ml Champagne or sparkling water

1. Combine the fresh strawberries, yogurt, flax flour, sugar, vanilla extract and water in a blender.
2. Blend to puree.
3. Stir in the chopped ice, champagne or sparkling water, as desired.
4. Divide between 2 tall glasses.
5. Serve immediately. Yields 2 servings

For nutrition information and a printer friendly version of this recipe click here. Scroll down to page 10 to find this recipe. Here you will also find other delicious gluten free flax recipes.

Horse Sense: Why feed your horse flax?

Flax for horses

Flax is a natural source of energy, fat, and fibre for horses. Regular feeding of milled flax seeds has been shown to be very beneficial to horses.

Flax is a source of gel-forming soluble fibre and non-soluble roughage, which help prevent or eliminate colic, a major killer of horses. Every 250 ml portion (1 cup) provides approximately 27 grams of dietary fibre. "Colic is not a specific disease. It is an indicator of abdominal pain. Colic occurs in indigestion, intestinal spasm, impactions, constipation, intestinal obstructions, feed toxicities, migratory worm infections, peritonitis and dozens of other conditions and diseases."

To learn more about feeding flax flour to your horses visit our website www.valleyflaxflour.com

Give flax a try!

Visit us online www.valleyflaxflour.com or contact us to get started!

Howard Selig, PDt. President Valley Flaxflour Ltd. Email

Amy Gyger, RD Customer Service Representative Email

Volume 3, Issue 1,

June 2011

Welcome! If this is your first newsletter, we hope you enjoy our recipe of the month and updates.

Thank you to everyone who came to our open house. It was a big success!

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Natural Bowel Care Program: Gluten free eating