For someone with Celiac Disease or intolerance to wheat and gluten, traveling warrants concern for cross contamination. New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. is now offering its customers a new convenient, inexpensive way to reduce the risks of cross contamination when traveling or at home with TOASTit reusable toaster bags. Gluten-free bread can to be cooked in the non-stick TOASTit sleeve, which avoids it coming in contact with the cooking surface or crumbs that could potentially contain gluten.

“Consistently we are committed to finding the highest quality nutritional supplements, foods, and innovative new products for our customers. When we discovered the TOASTit bag we knew it would be beneficial to the thousands of clients who visit our store who have food allergies,” began, Diana Sourek, MS, CNC, Certified Gluten Practitioner, and manager of New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. “For a client who needs to avoid gluten and wheat, they need to be concerned not only the ingredients, but the cooking service the food is prepared and crumbs it may come in contact. Crumbs do matter and can indeed cause a sever gluten-allergy reaction. The TOASTit reusable toaster bag can greatly reduce the risk of cross-contamination when the food is prepared and cooked."

The TOASTit bag with its non-stick surface, cooks snacks and sandwiches in just a couple of minutes, retaining all of their flavor and vitamins. Toasted sandwiches, pizza slices, panini, pita, garlic bread and more can be prepared. TOASTit is suitable for use in all types of toasters, grills, toaster ovens. The TOASTit bag is reusable up to fifty times, and can be washed in soapy water and is dishwasher safe.

Florine Sonneveld, assistant manager, New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. added, “Before new products are sold at New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. they are tested. We found that the TOASTit bags lived-up to their testament. When traveling, the TOASTit bags are really convenient and take the worry out of using kitchen or grill found in a rented condo or vacation home.”

TOASTit bags can be purchased at the store and can be ordered from New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. website, http://www.newvitalityhealthfoods.com.

Barbara Griffin, NMD, CNC, Certified Gluten Practitioner, owner of New Vitality Health Foods, Inc. provides addition tips to avoid wheat and gluten cross-contamination:

•     At the deli counter, where gluten free meats are being cut using the same utensils without cleaning in between or where cut meats often overlap on the counter.
•     French fries cooked in oil where battered foods have been fried.
•     Meat cooked on a grill which has not been cleaned after cooking regular food with gluten.
•     Gluten-free pasta may be cooked in water used for regular pasta and rice may be cooked in broth containing gluten.
•     Use clean utensils and avoid “double dipping”. Knives or spoons are ok the first time, but once they have touched food containing gluten, they can contaminate the food that needs to be gluten free.
•     When eating out make sure you communicate your food allergies with your server. Ask to speak to the manager or chef in order to ensure your food is prepared correctly. Many restaurants have a gluten-free menu.