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Glad I found you all. I wasn't easy registering here took me many trys but I did it. For some reason it wouldn't send my home email address a comfirmation so Ihad it sent to work???

Where do I get started? My Daughter who is 51/2 had the blood work done for Celiac's antiboties were very high, she had the endoscopy and biopsy done this past Thursday pretty much confriming the fact that she has it. We willhave aformal consult next Thursday. I was told to go ahead and put her on a Gluten free diet. I am in mourning for her and all the foods she can no longer have. I feel sad but I am not letting her see this. We haveb een shopping and found a few good things. have a million questions but I guess I will start with 2.

Is hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing gluten-free or not? I'm getting mixed messages from everywhere

How about M&M's? Her two favorite foods. Would love to chat with anyone.

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Glad I found you all. I wasn't easy registering here took me many trys but I did it. For some reason it wouldn't send my home email address a comfirmation so Ihad it sent to work???

Where do I get started? My Daughter who is 51/2 had the blood work done for Celiac's antiboties were very high, she had the endoscopy and biopsy done this past Thursday pretty much confriming the fact that she has it. We willhave aformal consult next Thursday. I was told to go ahead and put her on a Gluten free diet. I am in mourning for her and all the foods she can no longer have. I feel sad but I am not letting her see this. We haveb een shopping and found a few good things. have a million questions but I guess I will start with 2.

Is hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing gluten-free or not? I'm getting mixed messages from everywhere

How about M&M's? Her two favorite foods. Would love to chat with anyone.

Glad you found us as well. Welcome.

First, know that eating gluten free is much healthier than not. Five and a half is a wonderful age to teach her to eat well and healthy.

Hidden Valley Ranch is not gluten free, but Kraft Ranch is. And m&m's are my snack food of choice. (but not the crunchy m&m's)

Next question? :) Feel free to chat away!

PS: NoGluGirl has a wonderful starter list. I am sure she will post with it.

Lisa

sarah ruth Newbie
sarah ruth
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I remember when it seemed *impossible* to eat a diet without wheat, it felt so empty - what would I eat???!!! ..but it gets easy I promise. We had pizza last night, we eat noodles and cookies and toast, you just need to clear out your cupboards and shift your recipes, different is just as good! That said, the biggest change has been that pizza, toast, cookies and noodles are treats more than staples, as I am trying to shift to more nutrient dense foods. Check out the cookbook section of your local library, ours has MANY gluten free cookbooks. Lately I took out Annalise Roberts' Gluten Free Baking Classics and her recipes are very delicious, my husband says he wouldn't mind eating any of them regularly (he's the bread lover). We make pancakes with almond flour, eggs, yogurt, pinch of baking soda & a splash of vanilla - delicious! A person posting here has a seriously good sandwich loaf recipe in that forum, cookies are very easy to make without flour, let alone gluten-free flour - you and your daughter will be OK!

For me, the difficulty is saying "no" to offered foods, and being so particular about what can go in my and my kids mouths in a culture where we are swamped by options. But it's worth it to have healthy happy selves and kids, so worth it. It helps me to have a scientist's view of humanity - wheat is new for us, especially it's modern prevalence, it only makes sense that some can't thrive on it, we need to listen to our bodies.

best wishes!

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bchapa
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Hello mothermayiamof2!!

I am new also, my son was diagnosed a couple of months ago and after our consultation with the nurse practitioner my wife was in tears over our sons intolerance. However, after time, Momma Goose is right, eating gluten free foods is better for her and she will feel so much better after you free her from gluten.

Have you been tested yet? I was told by others the parents should be screened.

Nic Collaborator
Nic
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I so know that feeling of mourning (as does all the other parents). My son was diagnosed 2 years ago and he was so sad to give up his favorites (cheerios were at the top of the list). But, he developed all new favorites in a very short time. He loves the gluten free pizza I make him. I buy a mix from my health food store and I make it weekly. We have found a tremendous amount of options you just have to look for them. I use 2 different health food stores and I also shop at Whole Foods and Trader Joes. If you have a trader joe by you get the rice pasta, it is identical to regular pasta. And besides all of the naturally gluten free foods out there we have found some very good special treats as well. Gluten free pantry has a lot of good mixes and I feel they taste the same as regular baked goods. Take some time to look around and try different products and soon enough you will find her some new favorite foods.

Nicole

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Welcome to the board!

Fell free to ask any question you like! Someone here should know the answer or send you in the right direction!

Also, I always advise new folks to start their learning of the disease by getting the book from "Gluten Free for Dummies" - its by D. Korn and you can get it on amazon .com.

FYI, D. Korn is the founder of R.O.C.K. (Raising our Celiac Kids). The book is great - I just bought it for my mother, who was recently diagnosed.

Also, get your daughter a new toaster and double check her shampoos, soaps and lotions.

BB

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