Here at Phones Review we not only endeavor to keep you informed about the latest smartphones and tablets but also like to give readers information about some of the best apps available. Today we�??ve rounded up some of the top apps, for iOS and Android devices that cater for those with gluten-free diets and these should be really helpful for those who want to maintain a healthy lifestyle while sticking to a restrictive diet.
The first three apps we�??ll give you are for����(i.e.��, iPad and��) while the following three are for the Android platform so there really is something for everyone. Simply hit the titles for each app for either the����or Google Play Store links if you decide you want to download any of the following. Some of these are paid apps while others are free and we�??ve included that information for each one as well as key features to give you an idea of what the apps offer.
The first app then is simply titled the��and developed by FitKit. This will cost you $1.99 and is suitable for iPhone, iPod touch and��running iOS 4.0 or later. It has around 300 gluten-free recipes that cover every meal from breakfast to supper and features include a stylish interface, the ability to star your favorite recipes and a filter menu.
Up next is����This one is a bit pricier at $3.99 and is compatible for��, iPod touch and iPad using.0 or later. This also provides plenty of gluten-free recipes and will help people get used to their new lifestyle eating foods to keep them healthy. Several categories of recipes are included and they are breakfast & eggs, main dishes, salads & side dishes, snacks & condiments, desserts & sweets.
The next iOS app is����and this one is a����compatible for iPhone, iPod touch and iPads running iOS 4.3 or later. The idea of this one is helping people to know where they can eat out and dishes they will be able to find. For those following a gluten-free diet it can be difficult when dining out but this app aims to collect information from users by letting them add suitable meals at restaurants in their city or town. It�??s really a community-led database although it freely concedes that most of the current content is NYC-based. Nevertheless as the app becomes more popular this app could find a real niche.
Now on to����and the first is����which is another free app and requires Android 1.6 or later. In a way this is similar to the previous app we mentioned as it helps people find businesses that are gluten-free friendly. However rather than just restaurants this also aims to help those looking for fast food, bars, grocery stores and other places you might need for gluten-free foods. For each business on the app you�??ll be able to find directions and menus and you can add your own suggestions.
Our next Android app is����and as you can imagine this has almost a thousand suitable recipes. Recipes can be searched by name or ingredients and this should really help those with gluten or wheat intolerance or celiac disease. This is also a free app and requires Android 1.1 or later.
Finally our last app is the����and this one is the most expensive of our recommended apps coming in at ��6.09. It�??s suitable for Android devices running Android 1.6 or later. This extremely comprehensive app will help you look for suitable restaurants offering gluten-free recipes and will also assist in shopping for gluten-free foods, saving you time and money. It also has over 1000 recipes and will give a further five recipes every week. Checklists are also available such as a Health Checklist, Fresh Baked Goods, Holiday Recipes and Menus, Pre-Prepared Meals, Travel Checklist and more.
Hopefully you will be able to find an app to suit you for your gluten-free lifestyle amongst the ones we�??ve found? Let us know what you think of any of the above apps and if you have other really good apps for gluten-free diets then please share them with us by using the comments box below.
Some customers burst into tears when they first bite into one of her cakes. It's not just that they're good... they're gluten-free.
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Marie Tagliaferro��is one of the very few �?? if not the only pastry chef in pastry-lovingFrance���?? to offer customers such delicacies in a country where gluten intolerance has long been considered a problem of the very young.
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When customers call at her small Paris shop, they always ask "is it really gluten-free?" says her husband Francois, the bakery's owner-manager.
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"And we say, yes, I promise, it's gluten-free... And they are very emotional, they start to eat the cakes and we have some people who are moved to tears because they haven't had a religieuse (a glazed puff pastry) or a lemon meringue tart for 15 years," he adds.
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It might not quite be the stuff of��Marcel Proust's madeleine recollections, but for people deprived for years of a chocolate eclair, the Tagliaferro shop has proved a godsend.
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Cakes and pastries were always Marie's life. But a few years ago doctors told her she had a severe intolerance to gluten �?? a protein found in cereals such as wheat �?? which can cause chronic diarrhoea and vomiting.
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She thought she would never again be able to enjoy her own pastry creations.
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But now she's has opened a patisserie dedicated to gluten-free versions of the best French pastries.
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"I did some tests... at the start I just used exactly the same����I learnt in traditional patisserie, and then I adapted them according to the results," she explains.
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"For example, with choux pastry you want the air to escape but I couldn't use the same approach with gluten-free dough because it goes all over the place. So, if we don't know, we just try it and see if it works!" she says.
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A medical intolerance to gluten, known as coeliac disease, affects up to one person in 100.
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And while in many countries it's a standard dietary variation, in France, where gluten-based foodstuffs are almost a national icon, the disease is still under-diagnosed and little known.
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For��Brigitte Jolivet, president of��French Association of Gluten Intolerence, little is done for French sufferers.
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"In textbooks from 20 or 30 years ago, doctors were taught that coeliac disease was a disease of children which disappeared in adolescence, so it wasn't something adults had," she says.
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"So doctors who trained 20 or 30 years ago �?? for them the discussion's over. And it's true that the baguette is one of the symbols of France, so cutting out bread isn't easy here, it's difficult," she adds.
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Even for those without celiac disease, a gluten-free diet is popular on health grounds �?? meaning anyone can enjoy the pastries here, and if Marie's done her job properly, you won't even know the difference.
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So far, the reaction has been far more enthusiastic than they expected.
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If things go well, Marie and her husband plan to soon start tackling the next symbol of French cuisine �?? home-made gluten-free baguettes.
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