Local business offers options during Celiac Awareness Month

BOWLING GREEN, KY.- Millions of people have celiac disease in the United States, and finding gluten-free food can be difficult, but a gluten-free bakery that knows about the disease, are doing all that they can to give everyone the chance to experience food in a new way.

We went to Awaken Bakery and heard from the owner Tiana Post, she says, “Gluten-free folks do not have enough options. I have celiac disease, and I was diagnosed about 13 years ago and back then there was absolutely nothing.”

Celiac affects everyone differently, and Tiana’s husband Richard Posts tells us that the impacts can be severe and limiting. Richard says, “My wife has celiac and gets super sick. I’ve seen how difficult it is when we go out to try to eat somewhere. They’re basically stuck eating grilled chicken. And even then, you don’t know if, like, it’s touch sides or something, so you could get sick.”

Food is one of those things that no one can imagine life without, especially when you’ve had the ability to eat freely your entire life.

Tiana shares her description of food. Tiana says, “Food is such an emotional thing. And when we’re told we can’t have something that we love, it can be really devastating, for those who have celiac or just, really cannot tolerate gluten.”

Local businesses and franchises are trying new things and now there are more options. From cupcakes to barbecue pork sandwiches, food for your kids and food for your friends. There’s every option under the sun and plenty of food for everyone.

Richard shares his experiences with gluten-free food. He says, “The best thing about it is it doesn’t taste like it’s gluten-free. Like I’m giving it to a bunch of people that would never know that it’s gluten free. To not have to worry about gluten, you know, I mean, you’re in heaven here, I guess.”

Awaken bakery isn’t just tackling celiac disease, they are also giving a percentage of their profit to fight against sex trafficking, for more details on how you can support visit https://www.facebook.com/awakenBG https://www.awakenbg.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3A7C_ce3mD9FYy5XIZeKiZw_7P8DF9GIjnD0vBFygqJoNhAcuiOcOnjVE_aem_AZWX6wB_j3CblgEE1ckjZg1nqJIADEUSkeWuou4VAcEy3tDxri8R95a9Zh8srhfF-ksxMHzrWM_GHmGgvb_7yySk