Clarks Nutrition and Natural Foods Markets

Gluten Free

What does following a gluten-free diet mean? That you're embarking on an easy diet with a wide range of health-promoting effects. Instead of dwelling on what you’re giving up, consider that you’re going to enjoy a whole new world of delicious food options to meet your special dietary needs. You’ll be eating seasonally, choosing more fresh fruits and vegetables, focusing on meats, seafood, poultry, legumes, lentils, corn, and rice, and discovering fascinating ancient grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and millet. You’ll be able to eat potatoes, eggs, most cheeses, even chocolate (!)—and enjoy them without guilt because you’ll be taking good care of your body. In fact, you’ll probably end up eating—and feeling—better than ever!

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We carry a large variety of gluten free items, the brands listed below represent just some of the offerings we carry

Raw Foods

“Raw” is all the rage these days, but what does it mean to eat raw? And is it possible to get enough protein and other nutrients while following a raw diet?

Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F

Raw, defined

Most raw foodists eat only plant-based (vegan) foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, and seaweed. Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F, depending on who you talk to. The logic behind this is that many of the nutrients in foods are extremely sensitive to heat. This is especially true of the water-soluble vitamins, like the B-vitamins, folate, and vitamin C. As Katie McDonald, a raw food chef and certified Holistic Health Coach in Rhode Island puts it, “The more you do to a food, the less it does for you.”

Raw food advocates also look to the enzyme content of raw foods, saying that cooking destroys delicate enzymes that could otherwise go toward improving the digestion of the foods you’re eating.

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In addition to our always fresh produce, we carry many more raw foods throughout our stores. Look for these brands and our Raw Foods section for more.

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Report Ranks Best Diets of 2015—Paleo Comes in Last

Which diet is best? Every doctor, and practically every person, seems to have an answer. Now U.S. News & World Report has weighed in, ranking 35 of the best diets for 2015. To qualify, the diet had to be fairly easy to follow, nutritious, and safe and effective for weight loss and preventing diabetes and heart disease. The diet that ranked No. 1 as “Best Overall Diet” may come as a surprise to many—it was not the popular Paleo diet, which advocates foods that our pre-agricultural ancestors ate. Instead, the winner was the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, which is similar to the Mediterranean diet.

DASH emphasizes fruits, vegetables, nuts, and lean meats (especially fish and poultry), as does the Paleo diet, but it also allows whole grains, low-fat dairy, and beans, which the Paleo diet does not allow. DASH is based on research sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) which explored eating plans that could lower high blood pressure and improve blood lipid levels. DASH has also been studied as an effective intervention for weight loss. So, what’s wrong with the Paleo diet, which came in last? Among other things, the rankings argue that because the Paleo diet excludes entire food categories such as dairy and grains, it may make it easy to miss key nutrients. While Paleo advocates would disagree with this conclusion, they weren't able to sway the editors at U.S. News & World Report. Here are some other top diets from the list ranked by diet category: