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Skipped A Day Already!

Lane R

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Since I write this from work, sometimes life gets in the way. And I was very busy yesterday.

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Yesterday, I felt even better - just more positive. Whether it is a psychosomatic thing, or not, I FEEL better, and it's only day two (three if you count today). My attitude at work is better, I am generally more laid back and less irritable.

 

We made some Hamburger helper item last night for dinner: Mrs. Leeper's beef Stroganoff. Actually, I think our's was the Lasagna one. It was pretty good overall. My non-allergic fiance liked it too.

 

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I've also been eating EnjoyLife's Double Chocolate cookies. They are a little weird in general, but overall satisfying the occasional sugar need. One really does it.

 

For today, I had Stonyfield Farms nonfat plain yogurt (which contains inulin - which is on my DO NOT EAT list, but at the same time, I read somewhere that Stonyfield was ok to eat...) with a cinnamon granola cereal that was gluten free - I believe also from EnjoyLife:

 

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It was very different from the Ezekiel cereal I was eating, but not terrible. More fulfilling than the EnjoyLie cinnamon Raisin Bagel with cream cheese.

 

I am, however, feeling more tired this morning and kind of worn down - could this be from the inulin? Checking with Stonyfield:

 

Does your yogurt contain gluten?

Our nonfat, lowfat and whole milk plain yogurts do not contain any gluten source ingredients. We do not add gluten to our products; however, some of the natural flavors used to make our products may contain gluten-derived stabilizers.

 

Ok. I'm good then!

 

I made a loaf of bread a few days ago and it's a little weird - kind of solid yet crumbly. Yet at the same time, it tastes like eggbread - which I really enjoy. It's sweeter than I would usually want my bread.

 

Now that I've kind of discussed what happened yesterday, onto a topic.

 

Question 1)

How do you people eat out! I'm supposed to go to a lunch with my new boss and I can't figure out a place to go. I called my favorite Mexican place and they said that all of their sauces have wheat in them AND my favorite soup with them uses Knorr chicken broth - which I cannot find out for certain if it has gluten in it. I LOVE this soup...and though it would be one of the few things that I didn't have to worry about losing. Seriously - it was the hardest blow yet to my resolve.

 

I'm trying to figure out how to deal with going out for food. Chinese is gone. Burgers have to be interrogated and eaten sans bun - which leaves out the custardy places in WI. Pasta - gone. Breads, gone. So...am I doomed to have a salad for the rest of my life?

 

Any suggestions on generally good places to eat: or rather, types of foods?

 

Question 2)

How do you afford to buy this stuff! What might have normally been $40 for two grocery bags was $100. I don't have the time to cook a lot unless I cook LARGE meals and eat them the rest of the week. But even the chances of that happening are slim.

 

I'm very lucky - I have the Gluten-Free Trading Post near my house (http://www.food4celiacs.com/) and I'm a member of the local Co-Op, so I have a lot of opportunities - but not enough money to live by them.

 

Question 3)

the gluten free recipes I've found so far are also dairy free, blah-free, etc-free. Is there a place with good just gluten/wheat free recipes? I'm not vegetarian, I'm not allergic to any other foods.

 

Question 4)

On the note of receipes - is this worth becoming a member?

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I haven't heard of Ezekial cereal, but I know that the Ezekial bread in not gluten-free, so you should double check that cereal.

Your questions:


Question 1) Do you have an Outback Steakhouse nearby? They have a gluten-free menu. I've found that nearly all restaurants have something that I can eat and I rarely settle for just a salad. You can get just about any meat grilled, broiled, baked, etc. and some places will even batter their seafood in cornmeal only - especially catfish places. I went to a place called the Flying Fish tonight and they batter all of their fried food in cornmeal only. I can't imagine why a Mexican place would put wheat in their sauces. Maybe your fav. place would cook a special sauce for you and leave out the wheat. I don't know about Knorr broths. Chinese food is usually OK except if they use Kikkoman soy sauce. If they do, then ask them to make yours with a white sauce (no soy sauce). Every place I have gone to has done that for me. Also, try Thai food. My fav. place (Samui) is virtually gluten-free. There's almost nothing I can't eat there and it's GREAT! A lot of restaurants have gluten-free info on their websites. I usually check there first. I've occasionally gone to the restaurant beforehand (or called) and talked to the chef or manager to check on gluten content. I've have yet to come across an uncooperative restauranteur.


Question 2) Fortunately, I'm not strapped for cash so this hasn't been a problem for me, although I do like to save money when I can. I buy Chebe bread by the case over the internet. Since you're a member of a co-op, you should be able to buy pasta (rice, quinoa) in bulk and save a bit. I find that I don't really have to buy much specialty stuff. Cook up big batches of soups, lasagnas, breads, etc., divide them into individual portions and freeze them. That's what I'd do if I was single, but I'm a wife/mother with two children with celiac disease still living at home. We eat completely gluten-free and even my non-celiac disease husband eats gluten-free.

Question 3) I took my own recipes and made them gluten-free. It's not hard. Usually, the only substitutions I have to make are flours. I use a lot of dairy and eggs in my cooking.

Question 4) Does it cost anything? I wouldn't do it if it does. There are plenty of recipes that are gluten-free or can easily be adjusted to be gluten-free. Also there are some good gluten-free cookbooks. I have a couple, but hardly ever use them.

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