cereals

[Carol Pierson]

what are good cereals for celiacs who are super sensitive?

[cyclinglady]

I found that I feel better avoiding or reducing gluten-free grains in my diet.  It also helps my blood sugar.  I save my grain allotment for home baked goods (I avoid Xanthan Gum found in many commercial gluten-free grains which bothers me).  Sadly, I am baking more because my daughter is home from university due to COVID-19.  

Today, I am serving my family rice porridge (Congee) made in my Instant Pot.    My kid likes cream, butter, cinnamon, and honey.  Hubby tosses in raisins.  We usually eat Greek plain yogurt with cream or I make eggs.  We need protein to sustain us until lunch.  

I used to buy Chex cereals.   Most cereals are just too sugary for us.  I think the biggest mistake is when just starting the gluten-free diet is switching over to a gluten-free Standard American Diet.  I think it impedes healing.  Pure speculation.  But our population has become very overweight and sick over the last 40 years.  So, I try to eat now  like my grandparents (depression era) did, gluten free, of course.  

 

[cyclinglady]

If sensitive, I would only purchased certified gluten-free cereals.  

And let me share that not everything is due to a gluten exposure.  Five years after my diagnosis, I was diagnosed with Autoimmune Gastritis after a repeat endoscopy.  My small intestine healed (celiac disease in remission) but my body is now going after my stomach (already wasted my Thyroid).  Know that you can have more than one issue going on.   I thought I was super sensitive, but I was not.  Well, I am still sensitive to many foods, but I can not blame gluten as the culprit.  I can say too that gluten exposures trigger more than just my celiac disease.  It makes my whole body become hypersensitive.  Antibodies, allergies, everything can wack out.  So, I am a very careful celiac.  

Sorry for giving you more information than you may need.  ?