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What Is The "real Deal" With Oats?

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frustratedneicey Apprentice
frustratedneicey
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Hello everyone. I have a question about oats. When I was first dx with Celiac, my GI sent me to a dietician. The dietician told me that oats contain gluten, but only oats harvested in the U.S. What are your thoughts on this subject? Can they be safe? Is there a particular brand? And if not, can anyone suggest a good alternative hot cereal. With winter on its way, I am getting a hankering for some good, hot cereal for breakfast. I have tried Cream of Rice, but, I find it rather bland. I have tried to add some things to make it more exciting, but I miss my Quaker oatmeal packets.

Thanks! Denise

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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Oats are not safe in the US because they are contaminated with wheat. Quaker might as well = wheat.

A small portion of celiacs even react to the protein in even pure oats called avenin.

If you do try oats make sure they are pure. Pure= grown by themselves, transported by themselves, in a facility by themselves....no chance for contamination. Keep in mind that even some celiacs do get the intestine damage even from pure oats.

I personally stay away from them.

RiceGuy Collaborator
RiceGuy
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I always liked the plain oats. Those flavored things didn't interest me. I like adding a bit of all-natural unsweetened apple sauce, or maybe a few raisins. Cinnamon is nice too. Mostly I like what margarine does for it though. Sometimes a pinch of salt too. I'm not into the sweet stuff, so I go very lightly on that.

Oats seem subject to more cross-contamination than other things like rice or corn. Apparently there are oats that have tested fairly gluten-free, but it also depends on your sensitivity. The level of gluten can also change as the machinery involved is cleaned and such. I haven't tried any oats yet, but I've been considering some organic ones. I just don't want to take any risks right now.

As for other cereals, there are a bunch. Here's some:

brown rice farina

millet grits

corn grits

quinoa flakes

amaranth

kasha (Roasted Buckwheat)

princessfuzzball Rookie
princessfuzzball
Posted
As for other cereals, there are a bunch. Here's some:

brown rice farina

millet grits

corn grits

quinoa flakes

amaranth

kasha (Roasted Buckwheat)

I have gotten sick from Quinoa... I always thought that it had gluten in it, maybe mine was just contaminated?

Guest Viola
Guest Viola
Posted

I've contacted a company that guarentees their oats as free from contamination. They are going to send me a sample to see if I can tollerate them. Apparently most Celiacs can eat uncontaminated oats, but a few have a problem digesting them.

We will see what happens when they arrive :rolleyes:

nettiebeads Apprentice
nettiebeads
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I've contacted a company that guarentees their oats as free from contamination. They are going to send me a sample to see if I can tollerate them. Apparently most Celiacs can eat uncontaminated oats, but a few have a problem digesting them.

We will see what happens when they arrive :rolleyes:

Oooh, let me know! I miss my oats terribly. :( So filling and satisfying. Quinoa is a fair substitute, but not the same.

I have gotten sick from Quinoa... I always thought that it had gluten in it, maybe mine was just contaminated?

I haven't had any problems with quinoa. Maybe yours was contaminated. And completely off of the subject, is that an african grey?

Guest Viola
Guest Viola
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Nettiebeads .. it's a Canadian company that I contacted, but I see you are in the US, so I'll try and find you the company that does the same in the US. I just emailed them and asked a few questions and they said they would send a sample. Hopefully you can do the same. I'll go look for the web site for you and post it.

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Guest Viola
Guest Viola
Posted

Here you go ... the US ones are from Wyoming.

www.glutenfreeoats.com

Rusla Enthusiast
Rusla
Posted

Whoops,

Shirley,

Let me know how it goes with those oats. My favorite cereal was always rolled oats and there are killer cookies I make with them. So, I will be really interested in them and where they can be bought.

Guest Viola
Guest Viola
Posted

Rusla, the uncontaminated oats in Canada come from somewhere in Quebec, so it will be awhile before I get them. I sure hope that I don't have a problem with them as it will be nice to add something new to my diet, and you're right, they are so great in baking. But years ago I used to love them for breakfast in the winter time. But I'll come back and post after they arrive and I've tried them :P

Rusla Enthusiast
Rusla
Posted

If they don't cause a problem I would so order them. Like you that was my favorite winter cereal.

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

I dont know that I trust oats, no matter where they came from. Maybe some dont react to oats, but then maybe they are still doing the same damage anyways. I dont react to barley, but it still is doing damage. I personally feel that some of us react to all glutens, not just the wheat, rye, barley and oats. I cant have soy or corn either. I also grew up with a father that worked in elevators. I dont know about other countries, but here in America, grains are put in the same bins when brought into the elevators and they arent cleaned out before hand--maybe sweap, but that hardly constitutes "clean". Deb

Guest Viola
Guest Viola
Posted

Kaiti .. where did you get the fact that even "pure" oats could cause intestinal damage? I was told that they could mimic the symptoms in some people without actually causing "Celiac intestinal damage"

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