Kraft Minute Tapioca/vanilla

[wasabi092]

Hey all,

I'm troubleshooting tapioca pudding that I make that I thought was gluten-free but not sure. I'm reacting to something I'm eating and just doing a process of elimination.

The ingredients are as such:

Kraft Minute Tapioca

Kirkland brand Soymilk (known gluten-free)

White refined suger (potential new allergen?)

Vanilla

I've heard the distillation process eliminates most contaminants for the vanilla but what about the coloring? Also, would really like to NOT be reacting to sugar. I love me some sweets.

Thanks!

Samantha

[ravenwoodglass]

I am one of the rare celiacs that reacts to distilled gluten grains. I get for sure gluten free vanilla, and it is be labeled that way, in my local health food store. I have both the powdered and one without alcohol. I use Frontier Fair Trade made without alcohol and Authentic Foods Powdered, both are labeled gluten-free.

You can also make vanilla sugar by getting whole beans, breaking open the pods and placing them in a glass container with some sugar. Shake the jar once in a while and after a week or so the sugar will be flavored. If you bake a lot that is a nice way to add the vanilla in your baking. I like it on my Cream of Buckwheat cereal.