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Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Cherry Chocolate Biscotti

MAKES 24 BISCOTTI

For the healthiest option, use dark chocolate with a high percentage of cacao in this Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Cherry Chocolate Biscotti recipe. Perfect with a cup of coffee.

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Breakfast

Incorporating chopped banana into these light gluten-free banana ginger muffins lets you cut down on the amount of sweetener and fat needed and boosts each muffin’s nutritional might. If desired, try honey in place of agave.

Meals

This gluten-free pizza with Gourmet Flair is as pretty as it is delicious. Colorful presentation and simple ingredients make for understated elegance. There’s no need to let this dough rise before baking.

Dessert

You have to try this Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Chocolate Raspberry Pie recipe to believe it. Mesquite flour boosts the chocolate aroma in the crust and adds protein and micronutrients.

Bread

A popular flatbread, Socca, served in France and northern Italy, enjoy gluten-free socca with dip or your favorite toppings. To add toppings, broil socca until it starts to crisp.

Eating Enough?

By Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND

One of the common worries when eliminating problem ingredients from the diet is whether people can get enough nutrients from the foods that are left. Fear not, most nutrients have numerous food sources. Removing a food or food group need not lead to nutritional downfall as long as you avoid the common traps of poor substitutions and picky eating. And if you’re avoiding dairy, take calcium and maybe vitamin D.

Mariel Hemingway

By Bonnie Siegler

Actress and author Mariel Hemingway is an avid health advocate who’s been on an odyssey of wellness for over 20 years. The granddaughter of Nobel Prize-winning novelist Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway says her decision to live a healthy life was prompted by a family history of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, as well as her grandfather’s epic struggles with depression and alcoholism. She was determined to overcome this legacy.

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