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Ate Cesar Salad, Feel Gluttened

Guest keegans_mommy

By Guest keegans_mommy
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Guest keegans_mommy
Guest keegans_mommy
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Ok, so I have never had issues picking out cro

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Matilda Enthusiast
Matilda
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Guest keegans_mommy
Guest keegans_mommy
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So you are saying I could get worse? :( More sensitive as I become gluten free longer? Darn!

Guest j_mommy
Guest j_mommy
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Yes, my reactions have been worse after i've went gluten-free.

DEFINETLY do not just pick croutons out of a salad.......you are getting gluten by doing that. Don't eat a salad if it has croutons on it....b/c even if you don't have outward symptoms you are doing damage inside!!!!!!

Plus you can't get all the croutons off, they are very crumbly little buggers!

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
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Agree with the other two posters. I became more sensitive the longer I was gluten free. Picking off croutons off a salad is not a good idea if you are planning on being truly gluten free. Did you check the ingredients of the dressing?

Miriam3 Rookie
Miriam3
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Agree with the other two posters. I became more sensitive the longer I was gluten free. Picking off croutons off a salad is not a good idea if you are planning on being truly gluten free. Did you check the ingredients of the dressing?

I agree it could be the dressing! I went to a "pasta feed" the night before a run just to keep friends company and there was almost nothing there I could eat. The croutons, caesar dressing, lettuce and parmesan cheese were totally separate so I thought I was home free. I had lettuce, dressing and parmesan and I have never had such awful stomach pains in my life! It HAD to be the dressing since I didn't even eat anything else that night.

I guess I learned don't get distracted by the obvious-- I was so focused on keeping the croutons away from me I didn't even think to ask about the dressing. Probably loaded with flour for some reason. Careful of suspicious creamy dressings all!

Guest j_mommy
Guest j_mommy
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Any kind of salad dressing can have gluten in it!!! Make sure to read labels! Kraft and Hidden Valley will clearly disclose!

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FootballFanatic Contributor
FootballFanatic
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Yeah I've heard that many ceasar dressings are scary....

Be overprotective of yourself while you still figure out the ropes. If you don't know the ingredients I wouldn't eat it.

Ridgewalker Contributor
Ridgewalker
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I did something very similar to crouton-picking last night. :ph34r: Confession time... and I reeeally should have known better, I NEVER would have let my son do this. I was at a party last night at my best friend's house, and she is the Cheesecake Goddess. Really, her cakes are actually better than Cheesecake Factory, hard as that is to believe.

This was the first time since I've been gluten-free that I've been confronted with a such wicked temptation, and I caved. I scooped out some cheesecake filling, not getting any crust.

I did that early in the evening, and actually got sick before I even left the party, 5 emergency runs to the bathroom. The D didn't last too awful long, thank goodness, and have just been fatigued today. But I won't do it again. I requested a crustless version for my Christmas present this year. :D

Rivergirl Apprentice
Rivergirl
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I love Ceasar Salads, but I learned the hard way. Many Ceasar dressings have soy sauce as an ingrediant. I had no idea until I started reading labels of Ceasar dressing at the grocery store. I put 2 and 2 together and quit eating Ceasar salads at restaurants. Another hidden ingredient of some dressings is Malt vinegar. I am very careful with any salad dressing anymore until I know the exact ingredients.

wolfie Enthusiast
wolfie
Posted

I am definitely more sensitive now than I was before going gluten-free.

T Marzetti makes an awesome Supreme Caesar dressing that you can find in the produce section. It is one of the best non-homemade dressings I have tasted.

Guest keegans_mommy
Guest keegans_mommy
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I appreciate the responses! This salad was already made so there was no bottle to look at ingredients and I really thought it was going to be harmless!

I spent the morning in church trying my best to stay awake; I felt so drugged! At least the intestinal issues waited until I got home. <_<

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
Posted

The best advice I can give to someone who is trying to stay gluten free is:

Do not eat anything unless you know:

1. What the ingredients are in everything you eat

2. Know how the food was prepared

Phyllis28 Apprentice
Phyllis28
Posted

I always bring my own salad dressing in a 2 oz leak proof bottle. I buy these bottles at the Container Store. This eliminates any problems with salad dressing when I eat out.

Guest keegans_mommy
Guest keegans_mommy
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I always bring my own salad dressing in a 2 oz leak proof bottle. I buy these bottles at the Container Store. This eliminates any problems with salad dressing when I eat out.

That's an excellent idea! I will be shopping today so I will see if I can find something similar to this idea! ;)

Phyllis28 Apprentice
Phyllis28
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That's an excellent idea! I will be shopping today so I will see if I can find something similar to this idea! ;)

Tupperware also has leak proof 2 oz containers. I have used non leak proof containers and ended up with salad dressing spilled in my purse. If I am unsure of the container I put it in two ziplock sandwich bags.

Guest j_mommy
Guest j_mommy
Posted

Ask to see the bottle of dressing...especially if you are at a friends or family...most people are more than happy to let you look!

Another good tip....find out what munchies are going to be offered at parties....if there is nothing you can eat, bring a dish to pass so that you can atleast eat something!

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