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    sorry, double post.
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    Excuse me, but that's not entirely correct. Your first statement could be (depending, I don't know), but your second statement concerning clear tequila needs expounding on. There are two basic types of tequila: Mixto tequila. Must be at leat 51% agave by law (Mexican). The other 49% is cane suger. It can, and does, contain colorings and flavorings....
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    Very interesting cases here. Feeling ill from smelling aromas associated with gluten I could easily understand. My guess is it's probably psychosomatic, mind over matter. That doesn't make it any less real for you. You really are feeling ill, it's just your brain triggering it. Our sense of smell is 3000 times more sensitive than our sense of taste. So, it...
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    Are there any gluten ingredients listed on the package? The potato chips are only potato, so no gluten. The plain lays (and other plain chips like Frito's, Ruffle's, etc) only have salt on them, so no gluten. It's the seasoning powder that sometimes contain gluten ingredients. So that's what you have to look at carefully. Gluten ingredients are not difficult...
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    Here's another one: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I'm always recommending the Eden Organic Tamari Soy Sauce, I decided to pick up the La Choy Soy Sauce and the San-J Organic Tamari Soy Sauce for a little taste-off. Battle of the gluten-free soy sauces. First off, the...
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    There are many threads on gluten-free soy sauce in the forum archives. Common topics like this are constantly repeated every few months as new Celiacs join the forum. I would highly recommend to do a search on soy sauce. If you don't, you'll miss out on some good posts. Not all of the more experienced Celiacs are on here all the time, or may not have the...
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    I've never been there, but always wanted to. Do they use a dedicated fryer for the fries? best regards, lm
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    December 18th will be my one year anniversary. I haven't purposely eaten gluten, not once. Still, I have cravings all the time. One thing that keps me from cheating, I wouldn't know where to start. Don't think I could choose from all the things I love. I look at it as kind of like being an alcoholic. You know you could drink, but it's not a good idea....
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    I've never noticed any wheat listed in the ingredients of Walmarts chickens. But, they always made me feel slightly ill. Still, I don't think it's necessarily wheat. They are heavily marinated with tenderizers and other chemicals. I can readily taste it and can almost feel the slimeiness of the meat. I suspect we Celiacs can get ill without ingesting gluten...
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    I thought it was usually just the opposite. My story is, I was losing weight for a year or so before diagnosis. Started gaining it back immediately after going gluten-free. Weight loss probably due to chronic diahrea and malabsorption. Weight gain probably due to villi healing. best regards, lm
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    Scientific and medical thinking changes as knowledge improves. However, in addition to that, these agencies primary goal is insuring businesses are unencumbered with as little oversight as possible. Wouldn't want to cut into they're profits with too many regulations, fines, or penalties. Ditto for the EPA, which has been seriously weakened in recent years...
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    I've never had any, but I went to the website and checked out the ingredients. The regular Chebe mix contains these ingredients only: Tapioka flour, Tapioka starch, dried milk, and salt. If you follow their directions, the eggs will be the only leavening agent (although they do say you can add some baking powder if wanted). That's probably why they say...
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    bbs, I've been craving Grands biscuits. Last year, before I was diagnosed, every time we would have Grands, eggs, sausage (or bacon, or linkies), I would feel ill afterwards. Having never heard of Celiac, I suspected a sudden intolerance to eggs. Or perhaps the Grands being so rich, especially with butter and syrup. Now of course, I know it was...
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    Never would of thought of having potatoes with fajitas, but we used to have breakfast tacos at a little Mexican restaurant, and one of the options was potatoes with scrambled eggs and they were great. Can't wait to try that 7% alcohol cider, we have World Markets here too. Thanks for the ideas! best regards, lm p.s., Your links don't work for me...
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    Last week I had a Wendy's 1/2 lb Jalapeno Cheddar Double Melt: "Two hot 'n juicy fresh ground beef patties with pepper jack cheese, warm cheddar cheese sauce, four strips of hickory-smoked bacon and sliced jalapeno peppers." I went inside and ordered it on a bed of lettuce in leu of buns. I watched them make it and there was some confusion about the...
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    That's a tough thing to go through. I feel for your family. I was never a dog person, but am now. We too would also be devastated. It's a cruel trick of nature that we humans outlive our animal companions, our friends that love us so unconditionally. I'm very sorry. lm
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    Hey Christina, You may find it to be immensely helpfull to let your gluten-free baked goods cool after baking, and then immediately freeze them. Gluten free baked goods get hard and dry within hours. After defrosting, one must usually heat in the microwave or use a toaster. Plus, the chocolate chips will melt again after about 20 seconds per muffin...
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    I believe masa harina is corn flour treated with lime. It may impart a slightly different taste than pure corn flour or it may not matter, I don't know. Probably depends on how much lime is in it. I use a lot of corn tortillas, and sometimes you can really smell the lime. Usually, it's the smaller brands that are more traditional or authentic Mexican varieties...
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    Your welcome, but it was over seven months ago. best regards, lm
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    That sounds like a fantastic idea! Gluten free products need all the help they can get. I had a good friend that used to make good Cuban bread with nothing but regular flour, water, salt, and yeast. He used coffee cans after he filled up his bread pans. I have always tended to throw everything in there. Either way, the bread usually came out great....
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    I was at Walmart today and what they had was the "Harina Preparada Para Tortillas", which is made with wheat flour, not corn, as Julie points out. I think that's probably what I remember seeing many times. best regards, lm
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    It must be very difficult to be that sensitive. I just can't comprehend it as I don't have to worry about being that careful. I feel for you. I wonder what percentage of Celiacs are extremely sensitive? My mother-in-law whose visiting us for the holidays just got a piece of bread and layed it directly on the counter to make a peanut butter sandwich...
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    From Wickapedia: Masa (Spanish, from Latin massa, "mass") is a dough made by adding water to the harina (flour) of any grain. It is an ancient foodstuff, prepared and used in pre-historic times...... Masa de ma
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    Except if you consider barley malt flavoring a gluten ingredient. I've tried every "health food" gluten free corn flakes I could get my hands on. They all suck if you ask me. Hard, not light and crispy like they are supposed to be. Sorry, I once worked for Frito Lay Research and conducted blind taste panel product testings. I tend to be very critical....
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    Don't use popcorn salt per se, since the microwave extra butter popcorn is salty enough when you only pop it to 2/3 full (for extra flavor). I use the product, Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, cheese topping, the great taste of The Cheesiest, Shake on Popcorn (that's what it's called). It's got some chemicals in it, but no gluten. I've been eating it almost daily...
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