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jasrebmom
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Hello, I am 36 years old and was just diagnosed with Celiac in early to mid April. I am married to an Italian which makes dinners fun and I am a meat, BREAD and potatoes kind of gal. I have been extremely ill for the last 3 years (since my youngest was born). I have had migraines, mood swings, miscarriages and extreme abdominal cramping. MY life was rapped up in food. I have been gluten free since my diagnoses but I am finding myself going crazy about the foods I can not eat any more. I have searched for listings of gluten free foods and all I can come up with is Safe Ingredients.

So I was wondering if you knew of a website that I could go to get a list of FOODS that I could eat. I have been living on chicken and salad.

Thanks,

Jasrebmom

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Hello, I am 36 years old and was just diagnosed with Celiac in early to mid April. I am married to an Italian which makes dinners fun and I am a meat, BREAD and potatoes kind of gal. I have been extremely ill for the last 3 years (since my youngest was born). I have had migraines, mood swings, miscarriages and extreme abdominal cramping. MY life was rapped up in food. I have been gluten free since my diagnoses but I am finding myself going crazy about the foods I can not eat any more. I have searched for listings of gluten free foods and all I can come up with is Safe Ingredients.

So I was wondering if you knew of a website that I could go to get a list of FOODS that I could eat. I have been living on chicken and salad.

Thanks,

Jasrebmom

Well, you could apply the safe ingredient list to the foods you want to eat and see if there is a match! ;)

The easiest thing to do is to shop around the edges of your supermarket where the fresh and frozen meat and produce are found. Many people like Tinkyada brand pastas. There are many gluten free breads you can buy and/or make, but you will not find them in the bread aisle of your store. They will be in a health food store or on line. If you don't like any of those, there are tons of recipes that you can try until you find one that works for you.

If you are looking for processed packaged replacements for what you used to eat, that's not a very good idea. Cook simple and from scratch. Much healthier and better for you. Tastes better, too! ;)

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GlutenGalAZ
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Here is a link that shows companies that will list gluten ingredients if present:

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If you have not found a bread yet that you like I would recommend home made bread. I make mine in the oven and then freeze it (you just stick it in the microwave for like 10-15 seconds them in the toaster). Home made bread is A LOT better than store bought.

For noodles I like Ancient Harvest brand. There is one that starts with a T (sorry can't remember the spelling) but a lot of people rave about it. I just bought a bag the other day to try mac and cheese, so looking forward to that.

In your search engine try a search for "gluten free meals", "gluten free lunches" or "gluten free food ideas"I found some websites recently to get new ideas for work lunches. There are also a couple of newer posts on here for lunch ideas.

My first couple of months were full of trying to figure out what I would eat. It does get easier as time goes by. After a year I am finally getting in to trying to make things by scratch which has been really fun.

Hormel has a long gluten free list on their website. Kraft will clearly label gluten if present. Classico Red and White spaghetti sauce is gluten free. A lot of companies and food places are starting to post gluten free info on their websites.

Good Luck.

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curlyfries
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I mainly stick with chicken, fish, roasts, steak, hamburgers(no bun).I season these with Mc Cormick spice blends or rubs. I also eat lots of veggies, frozen or fresh, and sweet potatoes. But I understand your need to know what other groceries you can buy. When I first found this forum I scoured through hundreds of posts to see what had been talked about in the past. Everything I learned I put in a binder. So I have quite a wealth of information-----too much to mention here. But there are a couple sites which I printed off info from that I think might help you get started.

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Hope these help. If you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask. :D

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