Contact: Jean Duane, Alternative Cook, LLC

NEW DVDs AND VIDEO STREAMs OFFER COOKING RELIEF FOR THOSE WITH FOOD INTOLERANCES

The Alternative Cook Offers Gluten-free, Dairy-free Fare that Pleases the Palate

CENTENNIAL, CO  Eighty million Americans may have some form of gluten sensitivity and few are diagnosed. One in every four Americans cannot digest dairy products yet most processed foods contain gluten and/or dairy. As baby boomers age, more and more will be urged to avoid grains containing gluten and the protein casein found in dairy products. So, whats for dinner?

Cooking without gluten and/or dairy is different and requires learning some new techniques. The Alternative Cook offers fun-packed, instructional DVDs to show how to cook without gluten and dairy focusing on whole, unprocessed foods, primarily using beans, grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and of course, chocolate. Ms. Duane shows how to prepare easy meals with alternative ingredients that rival those made with traditional ingredients. The beautifully produced DVDs and video streams have been deemed a relief to those devastated by the news of a life-altering, restrictive diet. And the light-hearted music and demonstrations make gluten-free, dairy-free cooking an epicurean adventure to look forward to.

Each DVD demonstrates how to cook flavorful meals from around the world and for various occasions. Mexican, Italian, Chocolate and Kids Meals are currently available. Other themes including Japanese, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Thai, Fast Food, Baking 101, Breakfast, Road Food, Cookies, Dinner Party, and Desserts will likely to add more zest to the lives of those with food intolerances.

Gluten-free author, Carol Fenster, PhD., said, "The DVDs are great and I congratulate Jean Duane for taking gluten-free instruction to new levels."

Ms. Duane is a guest cook on several episodes of PBSs TV show "Life Wise" in the 2007-8 season and is featured on Comcasts Colorado Video on Demand (Your Colorado > Healthy Living). She was awarded the Kiplinger / Dream in You Dream Job Contest. Out of 3,500 entries, Ms. Duanes essay and video clip were chosen as one of three winners in April 2006. Her prize includes mentoring from Food Networks Paula Deen and a guest spot on "Bringing it Home" with Laura McIntosh. Ms. Duane was also featured in the July and November 2006 issues of Kiplinger Personal Finance Magazine and in the April, 2006 Centennial Citizen. Her articles, reviews and recipes appear in Autism Aspergers Digest, Gluten-Free Living, Scott-Free Newsletter, Celiac Disease Foundation Newsletter, Gluten Intolerance Group, Denver Business Journal, Newsletter for Parents of Children with Disabilities and on her website. Jean was a guest instructor at the Blue Sky Ranch in Arizona in February and will teach at the Great Gluten Escape Camp for Kids in Texas in June. Shell be a speaker at the Gluten Free Lecture Series and at the E-Women Network in Denver.

Jean earned her MBA from the University of Colorado and spent the bulk of her career writing business plans. After struggling for years with her own dairy and gluten intolerances, she decided to write a plan for a business of her own

and launched Alternative Cook, LLC. She honed her skills at cooking school and studied a variety of cooking methods. "I just want to help others with food intolerances," said Ms. Duane.

DVDs are available at www.alternativecook.com, through Nutri-books / Royal Publications and through Integral Yoga.

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