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February 24th, 2012

By Rob McDonald

Many people are suffering from various sensitivities to wheat, or gluten, and a change in diet might bring some relief.  That is what Jennifer Miller found when she went gluten free, and immediately felt better.  "I think people are becoming more sensitive because we have gluten overload in our processed foods," Jennifer  speculated.

But, Jennifer didn't like what she found as she scanned the gluten free landscape. That is why with her husband Nathan, she started "Measures Of Joy" gluten free bakery.  Jennifer has spent eight years perfecting her gluten free recipes.  "I felt such a personal triumph when I hit on the right combination of quality and texture," she said.

You can find Jennifer's baked goods at Barista's Roasting Company on Dana Dr., From the Hearth Cafe on Churn Creek near 299, and at Grilla Bites in the Downtown Promenade' all in Redding.  When I sat down with Jennifer and Nathan, at Barista's, I was treated to samples of her brownie, her cranberry vanilla chipped "blondie,"  and her crumb coffee cake. All were delicious. I could not tell I was eating gluten free.

Measures of Joy is expanding into the mix business with 12 mixes,  including chocolate chip cookie, lemon cookie, sugar cookie, brownie, cranberry vanilla chip blondie, mocha chip muffins, pumpkin chocolate chip muffins, coffee cake, funnel cake, buttermilk cornbread, and buttermilk pancakes.  "The chocolate chip cookie mix can easily be modified for other types of cookies," Jennifer said.  Barista's is currently the only place you will find Measures of Joy mixes, but Jennifer and Nathan hope to expand that soon.  "We are open to investment to speed expansion, but we are not currently looking for investors,"  Jennifer added.

If you find yourself lacking energy, or have an uncomfortable feeling in your intestinal tract, it could be celiac disease, or some other sensitivity to gluten or wheat.  It won't hurt you to go gluten free for a week, and find out if it makes a difference for you. It certainly has for Jennifer!

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