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tama-chan Rookie
tama-chan
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Hello again!

While trying to stay celiac free (though my doctors office wont tell me if I was positive or negative yet, even though they have the results) I decided to play it safe for weeks, and eat nothing but rice, potatos, some meats and fruits/vegetables. I'd like to start trying a couple other things, but I'm not sure if they contain gluten or not...

1. I heard on the forums elsewhere that chinese food was okay. Now I don't want to sound skeptical, but thats kind of a broad term. All chinese food is safe to eat? That doesn't sound right to me.. but maybe someone can clear it up for me. :)

2. How about Planters Peanuts? Like the smoked amonds? I picked some up reading that nuts were celiac free, but then realized that some of these ingredients sound suspecious from Planters... please help! X(

3. Hot Cocoa? The only thing that concerned me on the list was whey, but read that, thats actually a milk product or some kind of powdered thing.

I guess I'll just have to keep playing it as safe as possible and continue waiting. it's been a full five days now, but I'm still having the gas pain/cramps and constipation. Until they let me see the Celiac results they are prescribing me something for Proctitus, which they said could very well be an issue.

Thanks again

Chris

(honestly I hope I do have celiac, so I can stop these guessing games that have been going on for several months :P).

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celiac3270
Posted

1. You always need to check--there's no guarantee wth any cuisine.

2. I believe that Planter's peanuts are gluten-free. What ingredients do you question?

3. Swiss Miss is gluten-free... whey is just a milk fat or something to do with milk. No gluten there.

Good luck ;)

VydorScope Proficient
VydorScope
Posted

Maybe its just me.. but why in the world would there be anything outher then peanuts and salt in planters peanuts? I do not eat peanuts, so I never looked.... but its all these stupid useless addtives that cause so much trouble. :( If it was me, I would look for a brand that has only peanuts and salt. Just like I only eat Kroger Natural Peanutbutter, for that reason, or Byers Natural Ice Cream. Etc. Thats just my advicd...

KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
Posted

-You need to check with Chinese food always. The places I have gone they knew nothing of what I was talking about and so we didn't eat there. They use soy sauce alot too so I would think they have gluten in alot of dishes

-I am pretty sure planters peanuts would be fine, but you should call if you are in question. I eat certain ones by them but you should probably check if they are flavored , etc. unless they say gluten free on them.

-Swiss miss is the best :D As celiac3270 said, they are gluten free

judy05 Apprentice
judy05
Posted

I go to a local Chinese restaurant and they have been able to accomadate me. I usually order the chicken and shrimp with rice, just steamed, no sauce. I love the pork fried rice, but sometimes it makes me queasy, sometimes not. I have checked their brand of soy sauce and it does not appear to have wheat but I am unsure about other dishes. I am also able to eat chicken chow mein with no sauce. The biggest problem is communicating and cross contamination.

nobeer4me Apprentice
nobeer4me
Posted

I'm glad to know about the "whey" I thought it was a wheat byproduct. I'll have to add whey to my OK list. :)

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
Posted

I think Planter's peanuts are gluten-free as well. I've read somewhere that they were. Planter's is a branch of Kraft so wouldn't they follow the same guidelines as Kraft with the strict labeling?

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
Posted

Whey has to do with milk

Carrie-I am not sure if Planters is a division of Kraft...if it is then it would not hide anything on labels

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
Posted

They are Open Original Shared Link :D

So that should mean that they will clearly indicate gluten

Guest Lucy
Guest Lucy
Posted

Planters peanuts are fine. SO are most peanutbutters. So are alot of icecreams. SOmetimes we make this harder than it needs to be.

I agree with the additives thing. Can't everyone just make things more natural. Then there wouldn't be a question.

It's all money and politics. I mostly shop in organic sections of the store, then I don't have to question.

VegasCeliacBuckeye Collaborator
VegasCeliacBuckeye
Posted

The reason you have to check out nuts and their manufacturing is some companies use a flour/gluten based powder to make the salt stick...

specialdiets Newbie
specialdiets
Posted
The reason you have to check out nuts and their manufacturing is some companies use a flour/gluten based powder to make the salt stick...

I've also heard that some companies dust the machines with flour prevent food products from sticking to it. This can be cornstarch, wheat, or other kinds of flour.

Also, have to consider that sometimes machines are used to make several kinds of food products, so there can be residue left from previous batches.

Sunni

SmittySlick Newbie
SmittySlick
Posted

Hello,

Just to let you know, whey is definately a dairy product and has absoulutely nothing to do with gluten. My son has an allergy to Casein, which is milk protein, and so we dont do any milk. Whey is on our "Black List"

Smittyslick

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