SAFE LUNCH BOXES FOR YOUR CHILD

For those of us who are looking for a safe lunchbox for our children, and are concerned about exposure to toxins such as bisphenol A (BPA) – there’s a solution:

EasyLunchboxes offers BPA-free food containers and cooler bags; these are excellent for school lunches, family trips as well as field trips! The food containers are custom designed and divided into compartments: they have a large compartment for sandwiches, and two smaller compartments for fruit, dessert and side dishes. The containers are very convenient as one single lid covers all compartments. One doesn’t need to keep looking for the right size lids, containers or bags.

The most important thing is that all their products are BPA-free.

Not long ago they were rated the #1 best seller in Amazon.com’s lunch boxes category – you can check them out & also buy them from:

www.amzn.to/EasyLunchboxesStore

POSSIBLE NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES IN CELIAC DISEASE

Individuals with celiac disease may be faced with nutritional deficiencies due to a reduced intake and low absorption of nutrients.

Particularly in the case of a damaged small intestine, certain nutrients cannot be absorbed sufficiently. Some people with celiac disease also have lactose intolerance; consequently they have a decreased intake of those nutrients, which are usually available in dairy products (i.e. calcium, magnesium, Vitamin D).

Vitamins and minerals which could be absorbed poorly by people with celiac disease, along with their gluten-free and vegetarian sources, include:

Vitamins and Minerals:                 Food Sources:

Thiamin                                               Sunflower seeds, black beans, green peas, lentils

Riboflavin                                            Mushrooms, cooked spinach, soybeans

Niacin                                                  Avocados, mushrooms, broccoli

Folate                                                  Green leafy vegetables (spinach, romaine lettuce, turnip greens), asparagus, lentils, beets, broccoli

Iron                                                      Lentils, soybeans, tofu

Calcium                                               Green leafy vegetables (spinach, turnip greens, collard greens), almonds, sesame seeds, seaweed

Vitamin D                                            Foods fortified with vitamin D derived from torula yeast, mushrooms

Magnesium                                         Green leafy vegetables (spinach, Swiss chard), pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, black beans

Vitamin B12                                        Nori seaweed, Spirulina algae

Vitamin A                                            Green leafy vegetables (spinach, turnip greens), sweet potato, carrots, red bell peppers

Vitamin E                                            Green leafy vegetables (spinach, mustard greens, turnip greens), sunflower seeds, almonds, hazelnuts

Vitamin K                                            Green leafy vegetables (kale, spinach, Swiss chard, collard greens), broccoli, Brussels sprouts

Source: Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG), Education Bulletin