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  1. Juliet
    One of the ways, too, we explain about what our son can and cannot have is that we stress the fact that he can eat "yummy gluten free" food. I take him shopping and point out where it will say "gluten free" on a package, or if he likes the look of something but can't have it, we make a point to find something that also looks good and he can have. He was...
  2. Juliet
    "M&Ms are good but try Chocolate-Coconut Lara Bars and Lemon Lara Bars. They're really good, handle heat well, and healthier." Also, Bumble Bars in original, almond, and chocolate are great, too. And they handle heat well. My 3 1/2 year old son loves them, along with the Lara bars and EnviroKidz bars. I received an e-mail from Yoplait that they...
  3. Juliet
    The only problem with testing them at least with the full serological blood panel is that they have to be on gluten (for an adult, equivalent to 2 pieces of wheat breat a day) for 2-3 months to get a halfway accurate result. And even then, it can miss some people. It sounds like you already started the diet, so I don't know if you want to put them back...
  4. Juliet
    Also, if it turns out you will really have to go gluten free, you will need to do a thorough cleaning of your entire kitchen (it's amazing where crumbs will hide), get new colanders, sifters, wooden spoons, etc. You'll need to replace old, scratched up plastic kitchenware (plates, utensils), non-stick and cast iron cookware (stainless steel can be thoroughly...
  5. Juliet
    One of the ways you could actually get a diagnosis that may seem a bit more "certain" without being on gluten is to do the gene test. If she has a celiac gene, with the inaccuracy of blood tests for IGA & IGG (particularly under the age of 7), your family history, and the positive dietary results, many doctors (possibly even this g.i. doctor) would say...
  6. Juliet
    And just a small bit of advice for you from a mom whose son is now a little over 3 1/2 and was diagnosed at 2, if you do go gluten free (and it sounds like you are), teach her about it now. Get her involved - teach her that she eats only "yummy" gluten free food. If she likes something that's normally not gluten free, tell her you'll find a great gluten...
  7. Juliet
    In N Out has a dedicated fryer for their french fries and they use 100% vegetable oil. Their french fries are also just sliced potatoes. You can also get their burgers "protein style" where it's wrapped in lettuce. They can't guarantee their special sauce is gluten free, but everything else but the bun is safe. You can also get the "flying dutchman...
  8. Juliet
    We use Tinkyada pasta, too, particularly the penne and shells. I do a baked pasta w/ tomato sauce, spinach, carrots, bell peppers, onions, and ricotta & parmesan cheeses, covered with mozzarella and it turns out great. And it re-heats wonderfully. I do slightly undercook it (12 minutes instead of the 14 minutes on the package) before mixing with all...
  9. Juliet
    Last I heard, all the Yoplait yogurts, as long as they don't have any cereal or grains in them, are gluten free. And they won't hide wheat, rye, or barley under "natural flavors." This includes the Go-Gurts. We get those and freeze them. Then our son can have "ice cream on a stick."
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  11. Juliet
    For the bread recipe I use 1 cup sorghum flour and 1/2 cup brown rice flour (equals to the 1 1/4 cup gluten free flour and 1/4 cup garfava flour.) I also often use a tiny bit more flax seed, maybe closer to 1/3 cup. I use my bread machine and keep it on the regular 2 lb. wheat bread setting. Or I use rapid rise yeast and bake it on the 2 lb. rapid rise...
  12. Juliet
    ALso, after you've been gluten free for awhile, you can re-introduce things that you, and your child, wouldn't accept before, especially, as the previous poster stated, after you've changed your thinking. We do roll-ups with thin, bendable slices of cheese and gluten free sandwich meat, and now he'll eat lettuce, too. We found one gluten free bread recipe...
  13. Juliet
    I found a recipe for Pakoras: Open Original Shared Link But no samosas yet!
  14. Juliet
    My son was two years and two months old when he had his biopsy done. I wasn't able to be in the OR room, but they only took him away from us as soon as they were ready to go. They put him under very lightly, the procedure itself was done 15 minutes after they took him away, and he was back another 10 minutes after that since the moment he started opening...
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    ARCHIVED Doctor Won't Test Son

    Juliet replied to deesmith's topic in Doctors

    You could maybe get him tested for the gene which could help you rule it out. If he doesn't have it, he probably won't have Celiac Disease. If he doesn't have the gene I know he could still have gluten intolerance, but it sounds like Celiac Disease is the real bad one in your family. Enterolab does the gene test using cotton swabs in the mouth for about...
  16. Juliet
    Dr. Edward P. Laurance out of Pasadena, California is our pediatric g.i. for our now 3 1/2 year old son. He, along with the nice people over at the pediatric ward of Huntington Memorial Hospital, helped to diagnose our son when he was 2. He may be a little easier to get to than Dr. Pietzak who is practically a "rock star" in the pediatric Celiac circle...
  17. Juliet
    I modified a recipe I found on glutenfreegirl.com awhile back, which was a modification of another recipe, for blueberry muffins with lemon zest. I didn't go with the typical poppyseeds since I don't think they add much flavor, just texture. That "texture" is already in the muffins because of the sorghum flour. This was what I came up with and I thought...
  18. Juliet
    It's always great to make lavender sugar and then use that sugar when baking or sweetening tea. I've used lavender sugar for sugar cookies (as the sugar for the cookie then also sprinkling on top), lemon muffins, etc. To make lavender sugar, add a lot of dried lavender buds (make sure if you used any pesticides they're food safe and you harvest it when...
  19. Juliet
    If a recipe calls for a very small amount of flour, I do not use xanthan gum. But, depending on what the flour is needed for, I will use different types. If it's used to really thicken, like a gravy, I will actually add either a starch (corn, tapioca, potato) at about half the amount. If it's only to barely thicken a sauce, like for a pot roast, I'll often...
  20. Juliet
    Here's another one I just saw off of Bob's Red Mill website that looks fantastic - almond & coconut, how can you go wrong? Magically Moist Almond Cake contributed by Chelsea Lincoln, Recipe Specialst Ingredients: 3/4 cup Butter, Unsalted 1 cup Sugar 1-1/2 cups Almond Meal/Flour 1/2 cup Organic Coconut Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder ...
  21. Juliet
    "I think "toddler diahrea" is a four letter word and should be chucked from medical vocabulary!!!!! Jeez" I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE!!!!!!!!!!
  22. Juliet
    "do you guys ever pre-mix your own flours and just leave em premixed in some container? cuz that seems WAY simpler than having to make the mix every single time you bake ya know? does it workt he same?" I do this for some things that I bake all the time, like muffins. But otherwise, I vary it from recipe to recipe, mainly because the taste and texture...
  23. Juliet
    1/3 cup is the equivalent of 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon.
  24. Juliet
    Oh, and one note: as with all gluten free bread, particularly those that are baked, because of the lack of preservatives it becomes very crumbly, stale, and/or moldy very quickly. If you won't be eating it within about 48 hours of baking (and this goes for all baked loaves of bread, not just this recipe) freeze it. Some have suggested slicing the bread...
  25. Juliet
    IF you're willing to play around with a couple of different gluten-free flours and starches, than a bread recipe that is posted under the "Baking & Cooking Tips" on this forum, called "Lorka's Flax Seed Bread" is really good. Here's the recipe link : Open Original Shared Link and here's the post link:Open Original Shared Link . I substitute for the...
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