Trailer - Transforming Family Life: Our Gluten-Free Journey with The Gluten-Free Engineer

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What would you do if you found out your entire family had to go gluten-free? When I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2011, I had no idea that my family's entire dietary landscape was about to change. Join me as I recount the moment my oldest child was diagnosed, which set our family on a determined journey to ensure that living gluten-free doesn’t mean missing out on life’s joys. Using my engineering background, I tackled the complexities of gluten-free living with a systematic approach, crafting tasty recipes and clever strategies that make this lifestyle not just manageable, but genuinely enjoyable.

Subscribe for new episodes every Thursday, and join our community at theglutenfreeengineer.com for extra resources. Together, let’s make gluten-free living simple, safe, and joy-filled.

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Episode Transcript

Carrie Saunders (00:01):
What would you do if you found out your entire
family had to go gluten-free?
Would you feel overwhelmed,confused, determined to figure
it all out?
In 2011, I was diagnosed withceliac disease.
It was a big adjustment, but Ithought I could handle it.
Then, just a year later, myoldest child was diagnosed too.
That moment changed everything.

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As a mom, my instinct was toprotect my child, to make sure
he didn't miss out on anythingbirthday parties, favorite foods
or simply the joy of sharing ameal.
Little did I know that was justthe beginning.
Over the years, I discoveredthat two more of my kids, and
even my husband, also had celiacdisease.
Shortly finding out that myoldest had celiac disease is

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when the gluten free engineer inme kicked in.
Using my engineering brain, Ibroke down the challenges of
gluten free living, solving thempiece by piece and rebuilding
our lives with tasty recipes,clever strategies and solutions
that make gluten free living notjust manageable but enjoyable.
And now I want to share what Ihave learned with you.
In this podcast, we'll tacklethe biggest barriers of eating

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gluten-free.
Whether you or a family memberare celiac, gluten-tolerant or
just choosing to growgluten-free, you'll discover
delicious recipes that actuallywork.
Honest reviews of gluten-freeproducts, strategies for dining
out and traveling without stress, tips for handling social
situations, celebrations andmaking gluten-free life fun and

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simple.
As a busy mom of three, I spentover 12 years refining these
strategies to make gluten-freeliving easy, and now I want to
help you do the same.
Be sure to subscribe so youdon't miss out on a single
episode.
I'll release new ones everyThursday and for even more
resources, visit me attheglutenfreeengineercom.

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Let's make gluten-free living asimple, safe and full of joy
together.