[Maggie1956]

Oh I wish we had that here in Australia. It sounds so good.
I am missing my porrige something chronic. Good old Uncle Toby's Oats. Not sure if you have it in America?

I'm thinking of getting tapioca. I'm not too sure if I'd be ok with it though. I can't have oats, wheat, barley, corn, or rice.

Does anyone know what tapioca is and whether it is gluten-free??? Maggie

[darlindeb25]

morning maggie--to my knowledge, tapioca is not a cereal--i have used tapioca flour but otherwise here in america--tapioca is used as a pudding, and might i add, it taste wonderful, i love tapioca pudding and it is also used as a thickening agent like cornstarch--if its a cereal, its news to me , but then i am quick to add that i definitely do not know everything and also--nope, never heard of uncle toby's oats---quaker oats here and many store brand names and i cant have oats either---for as long as i can remember oats have bothered me, even before i knew about celiacs deb

[FreyaUSA]

I was about to write that I thought it was from casava but had a fearful moment wondering if I'd misremembered, so I looked it up in http://www.encyclope.../t1/tapioca.asp

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tapioca

(tăpēō´ke) , widely used starchy food, obtained from the fleshy root of the bitter cassava . Tapioca is sold in flake or flour form and as the pellet pearl tapioca. Tapioca flour is widely used in place of wheat flour in regions where it is grown, e.g., South and Central America, Africa, the West Indies, and parts of India. When cooked it becomes transparent and increases in size. It is used to thicken puddings and soups. 

[cdford]

I too am yearning for a good cereal. I miss my frosted mini wheats! On our limited budget, I cannot afford to feed a family of five (with 3 on the gluten-free diet, we keep a gluten-free kitchen) with the expensive versions. At least the others can periodically have some of Kroger brand's corn pops. I can't since some of the newer research may be indicating that soy is also a trigger for the neurological damage seen in some celiacs. The endocrinologist read me the riot act about absolutely no soy. Would you believe it was harder to adjust to that the usual 4 culprits?

Donna

[darlindeb25]

morning donna---do you know of a website where i could read about the research on soy and neurological damage---i do realize i have to be careful with soy, but am hoping i dont have to give it up all together---geez it's in everything---and yes--worse then the usual 4 culprits soy hides even better --maybe sometimes you could get kellogg's fruity pebbles or cocoa pebbles for all of you, i have never much liked these cereals, but my kids did and they are gluten-free as of now----kroger's christmas krispies used to be gluten-free, but i havent seen any tnis year yet----let me know about the website--thanks--maybe email it too me--i'm not sure i will remember which thread i found this in deb

[FreyaUSA]

Donna, I'm also very interested in this soy/neurological damage correlation. My father had severe Purkinje cell damage when he died two years ago causing his cerebellum to almost completely atrophy. As I and my three kids are all gluten intolerant with this kind of history, this is very important to me.

[stef_the_kicking_cuty]

Hi Donna,

i would like to know more about the soy/neurological damage correlation, too. I still want to win a (one more actually , but in a far bigger association) world title, before i get my first kid. And with the nerve problems i have sometimes (you never know, when it hits you), it's impossible to prepare properly. Duhh!!! Would be cool, if i know what triggers it, so i could avoid it. And no food diary to keep track about what i eat has helped me so far. It's really frustrating...

Stef

[Barb]

I am currently drinking soy milk, because I am not doing well with regular milk, so is this a bad thing. I thought soy was supposed to be so good for us. Is it just bad for celiac people. I'm so new at all of this I don't yet understand much of anything.

Barb/Canada

[darlindeb25]

barb--if you can tolerate soy, then it is fine for you--i cant drink soy milk, cant have tofu, tuna in water, cause it usually contains soy, mayo bothers me---but you may be just fine with it--we are all different--my symptoms with soy--i cant sleep, my hip pain comes back, my tummy rumbles and i tend to get constipated--different from gluten--some tell me that i may just need to limit my soy and just stay away from the soy proteins--i hope deb

[tom]

soy/neurological damage correlation ????
Aii-yi-yi does ne1 have a link to more info on this ?

[jknnej]

I'm using Pacific Almond milk substitute with my cereal. It's gluten-free , non dairy, AND Soy free! It tastes great. Also, Vance's makes a milk substitute just like Pacific.
Ener-G granola mix is so good I eat it straight out of the box as a snack. I just ordered a 12 pack and got it today. It is a bit expensive, but so is organic gluten-free cereal.

[flagbabyds]

I haven't found any cereal that tastes good enough to me because all the gluten-free cereal I have with milk, gets soggy INSTANTLY!

[tarnalberry]

Cranberry Sunshine and Nature's Path Corn Flakes (in the bulk bag, at least) and Mesa Sunrise don't get soggy right away in milk. (Gorilla Munch doesn't get soggy very quickly either.)