Co-workers Food

[little d]

Hello all

I am working tonight and I have a coworker who is from The Phillipins and I had some of her noodles, I could see that it did have some rice noodles but I think that it had some other noodles in it as well along with some little veggies and chicken mixed in as well, because now I am having all the noise coming from my intestines the popping that comes along for the ride as well and passing gas, and now build up on the bloating.

Or it can be my taco salad bowl from Taco Bell talking back at me, but I was just fine after that, that is what I hate about this my body is not consistant with its food My husband wanted Pizza I knew somthing would happen with that.

I don't react to same everytime i eat somthing, I have been trying so hard to try and eat things that are good for me if we eat out for any reason, my husband likes to eat out on the weekend, I guess I need to find more things that he will likes or something any suggestions because I know that it will help him out as well.

donna

[jkmunchkin]

What kind of sauce did it have on it? Most Asian type sauces have wheat in them. For instance soy sauce has wheat.

As for the Taco Bell, I never really ate there before being diagnosed so it's not somewhere I have even bothered to check out, but I am pretty sure I have read that other than the soda, there is nothing safe there.

[tarnalberry]

Definitely don't eat anything you don't KNOW is safe - and it sounds like your coworkers food wasn't something you had an ingredient list for, and hence couldn't *KNOW* that it was safe, only GUESS.

Also, AFAIK, nothing at Taco Bell is safe.

[missy'smom]

My husband is Japanese. When I first started this diet I thought, I'll just go back to a Japanese diet. It'll be easy. Wrong! They use alot of processed products these days and several of the primary ingredients found in most dishes are not gluten-free. We have to do our homework as with ANY food we eat.

I wish I could offer advice about your husband and eating out. We used to eat out ALOT. It was one of the main ways we relaxed and spent time together as Dh works long hours. It was very hard for him to accept and has gotten alot better but he's still getting used to it a year later. At first I felt like I had to give in and go out on the weekend because he wanted to but it was too hard for me. It was worse too because my husband doesn't plan ahead and block out time so he would drive all over doing errands and suddenly decide it was time to eat. It's almost impossible to get a safe meal that way. I gave it up pretty quickly though, as it is stressful and I don't like the risk and reality of getting sick. He has gotten used to the fact that we have to plan our meals when we're out and eat at early dinner hours or other times when restaurants are not crowded. We have done some homework and figured out a few places, most with gluten-free menues, but some without, and we stick with those and I usually order the same things. It is a bit of an adjustment for me to plan and cook really nice family dinners on the weekend and I'm still figuring out how to do it. Ultimately, I don't feel guilty because he gets to eat out during the week so he's by no means deprived.

[little d]

Definitely don't eat anything you don't KNOW is safe - and it sounds like your coworkers food wasn't something you had an ingredient list for, and hence couldn't *KNOW* that it was safe, only GUESS.

Also, AFAIK, nothing at Taco Bell is safe.

I thought that I had heard that Taco Bell was safe especially the chicken bowl that I had I did not have any tortillas in it, but did have beans in it. I dont always get a reaction for Taco Bell

my coworker, i never did ask what all she put in it but yes you are right I think that it did have soy sauce and I know for a fact that does mess my stomach a little, I also had some kind of meat it did taste like chicken, must have been there were bones attached, but it also had some kind of sauce in it have not a clue what it could be, and I was affraid of the juice in the bottom of the pan I was just hoping that I could get away with it and not have to eat in the hostpital cafeteria. I had the other set aside in the frig to eat later when i got hungry, well I never ate it I trashed it, only because I had my fork in the cup that I used (no plates) so it had my germs.

I am defiantly making my own food and not eating anybody elses food. and as far as eating out for the next 3 weekends with my husband I won't be because He will be working overtime, so that means that he wont be home to eat with us lol, don't get me wrong or anything I love him dearly we will miss him on the weekends but I am taking this opportunity to get back on track with my diet, which means food will be eaten at home and when he gets home he will be eating what i eat which will be good for him as well because he has a tendence for D as well, lots of stomach problems on his side of the family. His mom IBS, Grandma just had surgery on the main vain going to her stomach sorry cant remember the name and also IBS, Grandpa has diverticulities and IBS as well and still having problems. I think has celiac disease

Donna

[Guhlia]

Taco Bell has gluten free options on their website. As far as I can remember the only thing that is safe is the pintos and rice or something like that. I can't remember. We stay as far away from Taco Bell as possible.

[blueeyedmanda]

I prefer to make my own tacos at home, so much better and you get to have as many toppings as you want.

[aikiducky]

I remember someone on this board had this system for themselves that went like:

Food can be divided into three groups:

1. Food that you are absolutely sure is gluten free

2. Food that you don't know for sure whether it's gluten free or not

3. Food you know isn't gluten free

Only eat food from group 1.

Really it's just a fancy way of saying only eat things you are sure of, but I always thought it looked cool.

Pauliina

[miles2go]

I remember someone on this board had this system for themselves that went like:

Food can be divided into three groups:

1. Food that you are absolutely sure is gluten free

2. Food that you don't know for sure whether it's gluten free or not

3. Food you know isn't gluten free

Only eat food from group 1.

Really it's just a fancy way of saying only eat things you are sure of, but I always thought it looked cool.

Pauliina

My nutritionist put it the same way, using non-allergenic instead of gluten free, but then, she's the one who told me that I was celiac. ??

Works...

[miles2go]

Hello all

I am working tonight and I have a coworker who is from The Phillipins and I had some of her noodles, I could see that it did have some rice noodles but I think that it had some other noodles in it as well along with some little veggies and chicken mixed in as well, because now I am having all the noise coming from my intestines the popping that comes along for the ride as well and passing gas, and now build up on the bloating.

Or it can be my taco salad bowl from Taco Bell talking back at me, but I was just fine after that, that is what I hate about this my body is not consistant with its food My husband wanted Pizza I knew somthing would happen with that.

I don't react to same everytime i eat somthing, I have been trying so hard to try and eat things that are good for me if we eat out for any reason, my husband likes to eat out on the weekend, I guess I need to find more things that he will likes or something any suggestions because I know that it will help him out as well.

donna

Much of SE Asian cuisine, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and that area uses fish sauce, which goes by different names depending on the language, is gluten free.

Margaret

use fish sauce

[miles2go]

Much of SE Asian cuisine, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and that area uses fish sauce, which goes by different names depending on the language, is gluten free.

Margaret

use fish sauce

use fish sauce <= lol, pretty sure I didn't type that, but it's my computer. <sigh>

PM me if you want some brand recommendations.

[mftnchn]

Most Chinese sauces have wheat in them, and if not, MSG which is wheat based (however I've read is not a problem for gluten though isn't good for you).

Fish sauce is fine if a better quality, check ingredients.

Chinese cuisine has become a part of most SE Asian countries, so again you can't be sure the noodles are rice, and you can't be sure they aren't using soy sauce, hoisen sauce, oyster sauce or whatever that does have wheat.

[miles2go]

Most Chinese sauces have wheat in them, and if not, MSG which is wheat based (however I've read is not a problem for gluten though isn't good for you).

Fish sauce is fine if a better quality, check ingredients.

Chinese cuisine has become a part of most SE Asian countries, so again you can't be sure the noodles are rice, and you can't be sure they aren't using soy sauce, hoisen sauce, oyster sauce or whatever that does have wheat.

Agreed. Most noodles I can tell by sight, but in my experience soy sauce is varietally wheat, San-Jay being a good gluten-free-friendly brand as well as a lot of others and Bragg's Liquid Aminos. As for hoisin, I have Kame; ground bean sauce, it's Koon Chun and Kame for oyster sauce. I don't know if China has the same labelling laws that we have, so it's a bit of a gamble, even if you're cooking at home. I am going by cookbook recipes that don't use much of what I've mentioned, so if you're doing that, read labels, and if there's any question, of course correspond with the manufacturer. Just don't give up any cuisine because of that. And if you're eating out...well, ask. Red-cooking is probably a no-no, clear-cooking is probably fine, deep-frying is probably dependent on the country of origin's recipe, crystal-boiling and hot-plunging, probably fine, too. So you have to ask...

[gf4life]

Hello all

I am working tonight and I have a coworker who is from The Phillipins and I had some of her noodles, I could see that it did have some rice noodles but I think that it had some other noodles in it as well along with some little veggies and chicken mixed in as well, because now I am having all the noise coming from my intestines the popping that comes along for the ride as well and passing gas, and now build up on the bloating.

Or it can be my taco salad bowl from Taco Bell talking back at me, but I was just fine after that, that is what I hate about this my body is not consistant with its food My husband wanted Pizza I knew somthing would happen with that.

I don't react to same everytime i eat somthing, I have been trying so hard to try and eat things that are good for me if we eat out for any reason, my husband likes to eat out on the weekend, I guess I need to find more things that he will likes or something any suggestions because I know that it will help him out as well.

donna

The Filippino dish sounds like Pansit. My husband is Filippino and his family makes this almost daily. It has gluten in it if it is made the traditional way. Not only is it made with soy sauce in the flavoring, but the "other" noodle is a wheat noodle similar to Top Ramen. It is typically made with small sliced veggies and small strips of chicken, but mostly noodles. It can be made gluten free, but the cook has to make it that way on purpose. Most foods my in-laws eat contain wheat, but they swear they are all made from rice!

As for Taco Bell, nothing is truely gluten free there. Even the foods that are supposed to be gluten free have so much contamination from the other gluten containing foods that everything ultimately contains gluten. I highly suggest you don't eat there.

My husband has a hard time with the fact that we cannot eat at a wide variety of places anymore. We are very limited here in our town to McDonalds, Dennys and Red Robin. We have an In-N-Out about 20 miles away that we go to occasionally and we have more selections in the bigger cities about 1-1 1/2 hours away...needless to say we don't eat out as much anymore. That also helps us afford to keep our cupboards stocked with lots of pricey gluten free foods though!

[little d]

Well I think that i learned my lesson I wont eat this dish again, I know that I have had this in the past seems to be their fav dish to bring to events must be easy to make and I think that i got the same reaction then too, at least the gassiness I am still gassy over this dish, I passed this really loud fart as i was passing something loud at work I was thankfull for that, but Im sure others didnt apprieate

Donna

[DarkIvy]

Most Chinese sauces have wheat in them, and if not, MSG which is wheat based (however I've read is not a problem for gluten though isn't good for you).

Fish sauce is fine if a better quality, check ingredients.

Chinese cuisine has become a part of most SE Asian countries, so again you can't be sure the noodles are rice, and you can't be sure they aren't using soy sauce, hoisen sauce, oyster sauce or whatever that does have wheat.

A few nights ago I used some fish sauce that definitely listed wheat as an ingredient (no worries, I'm supposed to be on gluten now).

My boyfriend's family is Taiwanese. I've spent enough time eating out with them to know that there's just as much hidden gluten in Asian food as there is American. Keep an eye out. As a general rule, I don't eat much unless I can read labels. However, a lot of things AREN'T labeled very clearly, or are labeled in Chinese. It can be a bit of a gamble, but if you are familiar enough with the cuisine enough to gauge whether you are safe, sometimes it's easier to take the risk. It's pretty frustrating with the language barrier. I'm pretty terrified of trying to eat out with my BF's family at one of their favorite traditional Chinese restaurants. I don't know what I will eat and I can't speak enough Chinese to explain anything myself, so I'll have to rely on everyone else to communicate for me. Scary. Anyway, the point is that it's just as important to check Asian dishes as it is any other dish. Wheat's in surprisingly a lot.

[lovegrov]

If it was pancit, this is a dish that CAN be made gluten-free and is just wonderful. But one of the standard ingredients is Chinese sausage, which always has soy sauce in it.

The Taco Bell item you ate is most definitely NOT gluten-free. Taco Bell should be completely avoided by anybody with celiac.

richard