If you don’t like people hopping on a soap box, then this particular post might not be for you. If you can handle a rant, read on because I’ve got a lot to say about why Aspartame has no place in any food product, anywhere!

After all of the research and anecdotal evidence that shows just how nasty this artificial sweetener can be, I can’t believe that we are still having the debate over Aspartame (You also know it as Nutra Sweet or Equal). That this additive has not been banned internationally is beyond reason.  (Actually, it’s not all that surprising when you hear a bit about the history of how this product was approved by the FDA in the first place.)

From the Health Freedom Alliance Website

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Congratulations to Oliva Winter on winning the Grace(full) Plate giveaway of Outrageous Baking Company gluten-free sweet breads and flour mix. We hope that Olivia enjoys her gift basket .

Boulder food blogger, Grace Boyle is going gluten-free in January so we sent her some of our sweet breads and flour mix to help her on her gluten-free journey. [...]

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As I write this post, Boulder has been covered in a blanket of white, glistening snow signaling that it is once again that time of year where there’s a party almost every day. Yes, the holidays are upon us and thus my annual battle to maintain a healthy diet has begun.  Even if you have no food allergies, it is nearly impossible to eat a 100% healthy diet all the time and it is especially hard during the holiday season, which pretty much lasts from Thanksgiving through New Year’s. (Okay, for some of us Halloween actually kicks off the challenge)

There are sweets around every corner. You have office parties, cookie decorating gatherings, and the seemingly endless flow of friends and neighbors dropping by with plates of homemade holiday treats. You find yourself wishing that New Year’s Eve would get here already so you don’t have to deal with the insensitivity! Unless you become a hermit during the holidays, it really can be hard to escape the onslaught of celebratory deliciousness. [...]

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Thanks to Caroline Shannon-Karasik, founder of The G-Spot Revolution, an awesome gluten-free and health blog, for writing such a wonderful review of Outrageous Baking treats! Check out Caroline’s full review and the beautiful pictures, like the one below, she took of all our gluten-free treats.

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The key to a great tasting, gluten free holiday treat is the quality of the flour mix. We believe our all natural, gluten free, preservative free, sugar free, vegan, wheat free, dairy free mix is simply Outrageous.

In the spirit of the holidays, we want to hear from you with your best gluten-free holiday treat recipe.

The Grand Prize Winner will receive one 5lb bag of Outrageous Baking Company Gluten-Free Flour Mix, a large loaf of the Outrageous Baking Company sweet bread of your choice and a $50 gift certificate to be used at http://www.outrageousbaking.com/store! ($81 value) [...]

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Today is Halloween which typically means some serious sugar highs followed by some crashin’ and burnin’ when it comes to blood sugar levels. There just ain’t no healthy way to spin this holiday, even if you go gluten-free. Rather than giving you a list of healthy alternatives for Halloween, I’m just going to share some gluten-free options for enjoying the holiday and then we can all check back after we’ve recovered from our sugar headaches.

Of course, you can always make a healthy choice such as having some veggies and homemade hummus, toasting and spicing pumpkin seeds, or skipping the candy altogether. But there are also some simple gluten-free treats you can make at home including caramel apples, homemade gummy candies and caramel popcorn.

The great news is that if you do want to indulge, some of your childhood candy favorites are gluten-free so you can partake along with the rest of the trick-or-treating world. The entire line of Tootsie (TM) products is gluten-free, except for the Andes Cookies, as are perennial favorites, candy corn, smarties (at least in the US) and, thankfully, York Peppermint Patties. Here’s a fairly comprehensive list of gluten-free candies from Celiac Central just in case you fancy something I haven’t mentioned.

Remember, it’s just one day, so choose your favorite gluten free treat and enjoy…at least a little!

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