DO YOU KNOW THAT ALL FUEGO MUNDO ENTRÉES ARE GLUTEN-FREE & DAIRY-FREE?

WHY IS A GLUTEN-FREE DIET IMPORTANT?

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Gluten is a protein found in grains like wheat, rye, spelt, oats, barley, malt, couscous & other pastas.  Gluten is elastic and strong.  It’s the gluten in breads that allows the bread to be kneaded and rise.  The American diet contains an overabundance of gluten in many products.  Soy sauces that have wheat flour or wheat extracts, and milk products that contain malt or malt extracts are considered to be Gluten.

People with Celiac disease are extremely sensitive to gluten.  If they eat foods with Gluten, even in small doses, it can damage the lining of their small bowel.  This can lead to weight loss, diarrhea, stomach pains, iron-deficiency and folic-acid deficiency.  A Gluten-Free diet is the only long term treatment for recovery from the disease.

Gluten-Free foods like soy, rice, quinoa, potatoes, buckwheat, lentils, beans, nuts, seeds and corn are important additions the diet.  Add these grains to your diet if you are avoiding gluten in order to get a good variety of foods and to get important nutrients like fiber, B vitamins & zinc.

Should you avoid Gluten if you don’t have Celiac disease?  Many people don’t have Celiac disease but are still sensitive to gluten with frequent stomach pains and/or skin irritations.  There’s an overabundance of gluten in many of our everyday products.  When people that are sensitive to gluten stop eating gluten they feel better.

The good news is that it’s becoming easier to eat out at Restaurants even if you are Gluten sensitive.  At  FuegoMundo all the Wood-Fire Grilled Entrées like the Steak, Chicken, Fish and Tofu selections are GLUTEN-FREE along with all the side dishes that come with them like The Latin, The American and The Health-Nut including the Spanish Rice, Black Beans, Plantains, Quinoa, Corn-on-the-Cob, Roasted Potatoes, Stir-Fry veggies and Salads!  Also, most of the Tapas are also GLUTEN-FREE like the Yucca Fries, Fuego Chips, Ceviche and Grilled Asparagus.  Be healthy and enjoy!  FuegoMundo promotes good foods that are good for you without taking a punch out of your wallet. *

* Please note that not all the foods at FuegoMundo are gluten-free.  For example, the homemade soups are vegetarian & dairy-free, but NOT GLUTEN-FREE.  Also, some of the Tapas like the Baked Beef Empanadas contain gluten, and many of the desserts contain gluten as well.