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Wheat In Cashews? Huh?

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David
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Hey All:

Yesterday when I was grocery shopping I picked up a some generic Albertson's Brand "Cashews Halves and Pieces" because I read in some book on celiac disease that cashews were go for you.

I admit, I didn

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Lisa Mentor
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The cashews are most likely processed at a plant that also processed product with wheat. Even though the nuts do not have any wheat, it's a CYA statement in case there is a cross contamination risk.

You may be very sensitive to gluten or perhaps it may be another intolerance. Other intolerances don't necessarily have to be forever though.

It's a tough world out there. Gotta be careful. ;)

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I love "eating autopsy". That is exactly what we do!

Since I read that paper plates could be dusted with flour to keep them from sticking I figured everything could have been touched with gluten. One day we'll be dusted with flour when we walk into a store so we don't stick. Yep, gotta read those labels.

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Since I read that paper plates could be dusted with flour to keep them from sticking I figured everything could have been touched with gluten. One day we'll be dusted with flour when we walk into a store so we don't stick. Yep, gotta read those labels.

Don't believe everything you read. Paper plates are not dusted with flour. There is plenty of things to worry about, but paper plates are not one them.

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Hi Mama Goose:

Thank you so much for your response

Lisa Mentor
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dry roasted peanuts were bad because they used wheat in the roasting process, even if it didn
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I have heard of some members here having difficulty with Canola Oil. Maybe not gluten, but still an issue.

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Nuts sometimes have wheat or other things added as part of the coating on them that holds flavors. You can make your own flavored nuts by putting some plain nuts in a container with a little olive oil, plus some spices and shaking it up real good. Salt and garlic powder are nice. You can also roast them in an oven for a little bit or in a pan on the stove top. You can test your reaction to nuts by buying some plain nuts in the shell and eat them (after getting rid of the shell). Any kind of flavored/coated nuts you buy are suspect, so it's good to read the ingredients list.

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Gotta watch the nuts at Costco too. Both the raw and the roasted have such disclaimers.

One thing that got me was the peanut oil. Or I should say got my daughter because she has the peanut allergy. When she was diagnosed, the Dr. told me to give her cashews instead. So I blindly bought some Planters cashews. In those days cross contamination never even crossed my mind.

One day it dawned on me that she was getting nosebleeds every time she ate the cashews. One sign that she has eaten peanuts or peanut oil is a nosebleed. And sure enough, there was peanut oil on the label.

Now I buy plain, raw, unsalted nuts from the health food store. I know those are safe.

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gazelle19 Newbie
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Hey All:

Yesterday when I was grocery shopping I picked up a some generic Albertson's Brand "Cashews Halves and Pieces" because I read in some book on celiac disease that cashews were go for you.

I admit, I didn

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bartfull
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Don't believe everything you read. Paper plates are not dusted with flour. There is plenty of things to worry about, but paper plates are not one them.

Actually it is corn starch that paper products of all types are sometimes dusted with. And now they are even MAKING certain "biodegradable" paper plates and plastic utensils out of corn. If you don't have a problem with corn, it's kind of neat that they are doing this. Good for the environment.

But if you DO have a problem with corn, this whole world can be a nightmare.

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Hi David,

I had the same thing happen to me yesterday. I'm still a newbie at this gluten-free diet and celiac disease since I haven't been tested yet but I always get sick after eating anything that has wheat and some other things like lactose. I noticed that I got really sick yesterday when I had cashews and had been feeling so well after trying to be gluten-free lately so probably they were the cause. I also had a horrible reaction to one of the KIND bar granolas and even though they're gluten-free I cannot understand why or if possibly I'm allergic to flaxseed or something else. Sometimes I don't even know what to eat and what not to eat...its kind of frustrating.

good luck.

If you haven't been tested yet you should not be gluten free. If you have been gluten free get back on gluten ASAP otherwise your testing will be a false negative.

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