Green Restaurant Caters to Food Allergy
Eating out is often not an option for people with certain food allergies. Between gluten, dairy, trans-fats and excess calories-typical menus are like minefields to those with limited diets.
The Balanced Kitchen serves food without limits for those looking to eat out and enjoy a gluten-free, vegan and organic lifestyle under one roof.
About one in 133 Americans suffer from celiac disease, which is an auto-immune disease that prevents people from processing a protein in wheat, barley and rye. Switching to a gluten-free diet is the only treatment for celiac sufferers.
“There’s a huge push for awareness and education about food allergens if you’re a chef to make these things that are usually off limits available and accessible,” said Zachary Bello, executive chef for The Balanced Kitchen. “As a chef, you’re already in the business to please the public. To please the public now, you need to know these needs.”
Bello assures customers that the restaurant is 100 percent gluten-free and 100 vegan. So nothing on this menu is off limits.
In addition, the resaurant, which plans to open in November at 6263 N. McCormick Road, has been LEED-certified and aims to incorporate as many eco-frindly practices as possible.
October 30 2007 01:57 pm | Green Places and Green Food
