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M&m's

Guest j_mommy

By Guest j_mommy
in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications

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Guest j_mommy
Guest j_mommy
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Are M&M's safe??? I can't find anything on the packaging to suggest they're not....am I missing something. I'm talking just plain ones....I don't have allergies to peanuts! Thanks

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Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

In the US m&ms are gluten free with the exception of the crunchy ones.

Guest j_mommy
Guest j_mommy
Posted

Thank you!!! I have a yummy/naughty reciepe that I love and I don't want to give it up!!!

angel-jd1 Community Regular
angel-jd1
Posted
Thank you!!! I have a yummy/naughty reciepe that I love and I don't want to give it up!!!

Well now that you have confessed your use for them.....you will have to cough up the recipe!! ;)

-Jessica :rolleyes:

Guest j_mommy
Guest j_mommy
Posted

Ok.....but I"m telling you they're not good for you!!!LOL I only make them every now and then...b/c I will seriously eat teh 8x8pan!!!!LOL

1/2lb m&m's

1/2lb mini marshmellows

1/4 C veg oil

1/2 stick butter

2 qts popped popcorn....reg no added flavor(IE butter ect)

Pop popcorn....seperate out old maids

In sauce pan(I grease my pan alittle) melt: butter,marshmellows and oil.....conitunously stirring. Pour this over popcorn, stir it in really good. Wait a minute or two and then mix in m&m's. Put all this in a greased 8x8 pan. I stick it in teh frige for about 15 min so it cools. Then cut and eat.

You can also add peanuts ect if you want!!!!

I'm tellign you it goes right to your butt!!!! :D

SunnyDyRain Enthusiast
SunnyDyRain
Posted
Ok.....but I"m telling you they're not good for you!!!LOL I only make them every now and then...b/c I will seriously eat teh 8x8pan!!!!LOL

1/2lb m&m's

1/2lb mini marshmellows

1/4 C veg oil

1/2 stick butter

2 qts popped popcorn....reg no added flavor(IE butter ect)

Pop popcorn....seperate out old maids

In sauce pan(I grease my pan alittle) melt: butter,marshmellows and oil.....conitunously stirring. Pour this over popcorn, stir it in really good. Wait a minute or two and then mix in m&m's. Put all this in a greased 8x8 pan. I stick it in teh frige for about 15 min so it cools. Then cut and eat.

You can also add peanuts ect if you want!!!!

I'm tellign you it goes right to your butt!!!! :D

oooh.. that sounds good...

I'd make them into balls... yummy.

Of course i make "rice crispies" with fruity pebbles and make eggs out of them.... fruity and so sweet!

Guest j_mommy
Guest j_mommy
Posted

I never thought to use fruity pebbles for "rice crispies"...one more naughty treat I can add to my list! :D

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pedro Explorer
pedro
Posted

This sounds great I will add the recepie to my list.

You all ROCK!!!!!!!!!

Thank You.

angel-jd1 Community Regular
angel-jd1
Posted

So sort of like a popcorn ball, but not in a ball shape. Sounds good!! :) Thanks for sharing.

-Jessica :rolleyes:

Ok.....but I"m telling you they're not good for you!!!LOL I only make them every now and then...b/c I will seriously eat teh 8x8pan!!!!LOL

1/2lb m&m's

1/2lb mini marshmellows

1/4 C veg oil

1/2 stick butter

2 qts popped popcorn....reg no added flavor(IE butter ect)

Pop popcorn....seperate out old maids

In sauce pan(I grease my pan alittle) melt: butter,marshmellows and oil.....conitunously stirring. Pour this over popcorn, stir it in really good. Wait a minute or two and then mix in m&m's. Put all this in a greased 8x8 pan. I stick it in teh frige for about 15 min so it cools. Then cut and eat.

You can also add peanuts ect if you want!!!!

I'm tellign you it goes right to your butt!!!! :D

annaleeb Newbie
annaleeb
Posted
Ok.....but I"m telling you they're not good for you!!!LOL I only make them every now and then...b/c I will seriously eat teh 8x8pan!!!!LOL

1/2lb m&m's

1/2lb mini marshmellows

1/4 C veg oil

1/2 stick butter

2 qts popped popcorn....reg no added flavor(IE butter ect)

Pop popcorn....seperate out old maids

In sauce pan(I grease my pan alittle) melt: butter,marshmellows and oil.....conitunously stirring. Pour this over popcorn, stir it in really good. Wait a minute or two and then mix in m&m's. Put all this in a greased 8x8 pan. I stick it in teh frige for about 15 min so it cools. Then cut and eat.

You can also add peanuts ect if you want!!!!

I'm tellign you it goes right to your butt!!!! :D

lol maybe NOT good for you, but oh wow, that sounds really good :D thanks for the recipe :D
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Bill V. Newbie
Bill V.
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I have just had a classic DH (Dermatitis Herpataformis) autoimmune gluten reaction to M&M's over the last 2 nights, extreme bilateral subcutaneous itching on the outsides of my ankles. I religiously avoid gluten, and everyone says that M&M's are gluten-free, but they contain dextrin. Dextrin in the U.S. is generally corn-based and gluten-free, but if the pet food debacle has taught us anything it is that today's raw ingredient supply chains are murky, international, and beyond the FDA's ability to successfully monitor. If the Purchasing Dept. at Master Foods buys the dextrin from a supplier who buys it from a supplier who gets it from Asia to save a penny, the dextrin may not always be corn-based and gluten-free. My body does not lie. The M&M's I ate had gluten, causing the IgA antibodies to rush to the spots under my skin to fight the "invader", which caused the horrible itching. Buyer beware!

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