A Few Food Related Questions

[Lister]

first one

spaggetie sauce, what brands are gluten-free or are good with no problems, i found tinkiadik or however u say it pasta so i wanna make some spaggete

second

anyone had the Lumndbergs Rice Xpress packages, says it takes 60 minutes rice in a pouch, i got the sante fe grill because it says lguten free right on the bag, but i just wanted to see if anyone had any problems because i noticed the other flavor they have "tariaki" contains gluten so i wanted to make sure there is no cc issus (man i thought lundberg was 100% gluten-free kinda made me sad)

[eKatherine]

"Teriyaki" traditionally has regular soy sauce in it, which is made with wheat. You can make your own with tamari or other wheat-free soy sauce.

[jerseyangel]

For pasta sauce, I use Ragu. Most, if not all are gluten-free--I have not found one with gluten. Read the label to make sure the flavor you choose is safe.

[Lister]

anyone know about that premade rice packs from lumbarg? figure easy dinner (yeah i know that usualy meens gluten) but i meen they say gluten free and i have never had a problem with the company before, but this sertain product has other flavors taht do contain gluten so i was not sure if the line may have problems

with the ragu so some flavors are not safe eh, so wouldnt cc be aissue then?

[Guest nini]

I got sick off of the Lundberg premade rice packs... I contacted the company and they were very apologetic, but couldn't offer an explanation other than the one flavor that is not gluten-free... possibility of cc... so while I love the rest of Lundbergs products, I won't eat those premade packs.

I use Amy's spagetti sauce with no problems.

[olalisa]

prego is gluten free. I read that classico also is, but I haven't tried it yet. The Tinkayada pastas are great! Enjoy

[jerseyangel]

with the ragu so some flavors are not safe eh, so wouldnt cc be aissue then?

With any product not made in a dedicated gluten-free facility, there is always a chance of CC. I have never had a problem with it. I have heard that they are all gluten-free, but since I have not checked that out myself, I was just being cautious.

[ravenwoodglass]

anyone know about that premade rice packs from lumbarg? figure easy dinner (yeah i know that usualy meens gluten) but i meen they say gluten free and i have never had a problem with the company before, but this sertain product has other flavors taht do contain gluten so i was not sure if the line may have problems

with the ragu so some flavors are not safe eh, so wouldnt cc be aissue then?

Delmonte makes canned sauces that are great. The only one that is not safe is the one with meat but that is clearly marked as containing wheat. I have had no CC issues with any of their stuff. Also if you grab a can be sure to call the company and ask for their gluten-free lists. All the canned and jarred fruits including Snack cups are gluten-free. They sent some great coupons with the list too. In addition to the pasta you've got you may want to try 'Ancient Harvest' Quinoa and Corn. It is the only one I can stomach with just butter. To me it has a texture more like regular pasta than the rice based ones and is a bit less sticky.

[Lister]

sad to hear about the packs nini, i thought i had finally found a "easy" food since i cant seem t handle amys at all

[Guest nini]

sad to hear about the packs nini, i thought i had finally found a "easy" food since i cant seem t handle amys at all

you might be ok with them... it may have been something else besides gluten that I reacted to... but I don't know for sure. but I wouldn't try them until you are healed a bit more, you seem to still be quite sensitive to a lot of things and I wouldn't want to reccommend that you try it and then you get sick... use your own judgement. they don't work for me though, that's just my experience.

[Mango04]

sad to hear about the packs nini, i thought i had finally found a "easy" food since i cant seem t handle amys at all

If the Amy's you tried had dairy in it, you could have been reacting to that...

[Guhlia]

Mrs. Leepers are easy meals, like hamburger helper, and I believe they're all gluten free. Very tasty.

[Lister]

oh and is canned fruits safe? i got some Dol pineapple chunks, only ingrediant on the can is pineapple but was not sure if cans are safe or anything anymore i gave up on trusting my own judgement

[penguin]

Dole and del monte fruits are gluten-free. Almost all of the del monte veggies are also, but that info is on their website.

Q: Which Del Monte products are gluten-free?

A: Del Monte Gluten-Free Products

Please note: The list below includes products that, to the best of our knowledge, do not contain wheat, oats, rye or barley/malt ingredients. The list may change or not be complete due to formula changes or new product introductions. Please read the ingredient statement on the label for the most current information.

Del Monte Gluten-Free Products

Canned/Jarred Fruits

Fruit Snack Cups (Metal and Plastic)

Canned Vegetables (except Del Monte Savory Sides Green Bean Casserole)

Tomatoes & Tomato Products (except Spaghetti Sauce Flavored with Meat)

100% Fruit Juices

[Survector]

(I haven't yet been diagnosed as Celiac, but my horrific GERD symptoms gradually vanished after going on a gluten-free diet, so even if I don't have celiac disease, I can't go back to gluten. I'm allergic to proton pump inhibitors too. Even a tiny amount of gluten triggers severe GERD...even oats.. and the GERD is so bad that the only medication I can take [Pepcid] doesn't work well against it. I've been gluten-free and casein-free since December 2006 and now have no GERD and feel much more relaxed and focused. Diarrhea from eating fatty foods has decreased too. I'm no longer bloated. No more heart palpitations. I'm so glad to see your site and know that I'm not alone.. you folks are wonderful.)

I live in Indonesia and I'm wondering about McDonald's french fries. They are fried in palm oil here. I assume their ingredients are standardized and all franchises import everything from Australia or the US, but I could be wrong. I love the fries so much..I just hope they use dedicated fryers and don't use tongs or hands that touched bread or breaded chicken. There are other celiac sites that refuse to certify McDonald's as gluten-free due to CC issues. What's the consensus here? I guess they could drop a dozen Chicken McNuggets in with the fries when they are very busy, but I'd like to think that most people are honest and won't do that, but maybe it's wishful thinking on my part.. Sorry for the rambling.

(I read the forum about the fries, but I'm in Indonesia and they aren't very helpful here. In fact, I think they could care less. I emailed the local companies about my medications and they don't respond, but the Western ones do.)

Another one is Close-Up toothpaste. If anyone here uses Close-Up, can you tell me if yours is made by Unilever?

Thanks a lot.