I love the Evernote application!! I love it! Why? Well, one of the symptoms of gluten and casein allergy is the swelling of many things – including the brain. I’m assuming this is cause for the oft-mentioned “brainfog” that people talk about as a side effect of ingesting gluten. And going GFCF is a major undertaking for even the clearest of minds. So I think that when making such a drastic life changing decision, it’s best to have all the help you can have! So a the husband of a friend of mine is a great guy: Economy Sized Geek. He turned me on to this wonderful app, Evernote. It’s the best thing that could have ever happened to my de-fogging brain. It’s a cross-platform app (I use it on my iPhone and Macs, but they have it PC too) that syncs all kinds of useful information and files. Recipes, GFCF shopping lists, links to websites, photos… you can organize and store and sync everything in once convenient place. Here’s a real world example of how I use it. Tonight we had Taco Night and I had to do research to see what was GFCF. So I googled everything I wanted to find, found wonderfully helpful recipes and hints. But I never trust myself to remember all the brands that are safe: every time I’m standing in front of the shelves, I get overwhelmed and can’t remember which was good and which I’d read wasn’t safe. So I clicked my handy Evernote link in my Safari toolbar: It saved the helpful links right to my account. Then I typed up...
It may be a little expensive as far as iPhone apps goes, but the iPhone app “Is That Gluten-Free?” by Midlife Crisis Apps is worth every penny, if you ask me. Especially since it’s a one time $6 fee as opposed to a subscription based app or website (can anyone say Zeer?). This is a great database for Gluten Free grocery items. While it’s not all inclusive (in the month I’ve had it there were several things already that I’ve looked for and found missing), so far I’ve found it to be a pretty good guide to finding gluten-free items while wandering the isles. I’m not sure how often it’s updated, but I’m going be sure to check for App Updates regularly to make sure I have the latest possible nutritional info available. Now if they just had “Is That Casein Free?”…! Check out the “Is That Gluten-Free” app at the iTunes store...
