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How are you guys making your own popcorn with olive oil? That sounds really good! I have an air popper, but the popcorn has absolutely no flavor, so I don't eat it very often.

Doctor chided me for not taking a multivitamin at my annual checkup, and I said it's just too hard to find one that's gluten-free, dairy-free and soy-free. He encouraged me to look again. I've spent about 60 minutes trying to find one online and I'm just not getting there. Can anyone recommend something? That's preferably not $20 for 30 days' worth...

I'm so very sorry. For your information, my brother's blood work and endoscopy came back normal. But if he eats gluten, he gets quite sick. I'd trust your body's response far more than I would a test. And you can't just go gluten light -- you have to be completely gluten-free at *LEAST* 3 weeks before you may notice a change. It took me 2 weeks initially...

Tough one. The manager may understand food intolerances, but does the rushed waiter earning $2 an hour? I have been contaminated at many restaurants. It is hit or miss. If you feel adventurous, I would try ordering plain, white rice, steam veggies and steamed chicken. Make it very clear that you need clean pots and pans each time, and speak with...

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My personal advice is to cut way, way, way down on processed foods. Right now I'm eating meats cooked from scratch, veggies, fruits, rice cakes for snacks, nuts, peanut butter and honey and I'm losing weight very nicely -- without being hungry. In fact, I don't even limit the quantities I can eat. If I'm hungry, I just have a healthy snack. I have lost...

Cookies can be made GFCFSF. Natural peanut butter (no soy), 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, some vanilla. Mix and form into small balls. 375 degrees for 12-18 minutes. Super quick, super easy, yummy. Dip in powdered sugar is desired. Make pie. Here's the crust recipe: Open Original Shared Link. You can use any filling you desire. I haven't made a chocolate pie, but...

I remember I spoke to the doc, he said I can't eat gluten, I said, "but what will I eat?" and he basically gave me no advice and referred me to a dietitian, whom I got to see over a month later. Has anyone thought of creating a gluten-free information packet for doctors to hand out to patients? It could include info on local support groups, this forum...

I'd make some tacos, even if you don't want to eat corn shells/tortillas. What about some homemade soup? Think Crock Pot. Turkey meatballs made with brown rice crumbs (can be purchased).

Use Bette Hagmann's recipe (spelling might not be right) from her cookbook. It's delicious! (I don't do it because of the cheese. You'll need a heavy duty mixer, however. I generally use a sweet white rice flour and tapioca starch. I generally do 1 cup of one, and 1/2 cup of the other. Pamela's cake mix is delicious. If you can't do dairy and a recipe...

I don't refrigerate my flours, but I do keep my dough enhancer and xanthan gum in the fridge.

It is really frustrating. I've been gluten-free for a year now, too, and have had many symptoms over the months. I *assumed* I was just getting glutened, but in reality, it is that I have a ton of other food intolerances. I have not been tested for candida, but I believe it may be causing my problems. In any case, I eliminated, in this order: gluten...

Did you verify no dairy? I'm guessing from this list that there is casein and/or in it ...

Hi everyone. I've been away for a bit -- very busy with the new house ! I'm very, very sad to say that I saw a significant improvement in my digestion one the three-day period where I didn't have cooked white rice (because we were out of it, not for any health reason). So I've decided to also try to limit that. My question is, is it healthy to have...

In the beginning, when I got accidentally glutened, I tended to say, "Oh, well, what does it matter now that I already ate some gluten" and then go on a little gluten binge. That would leave me feeling sick for days. Stupid! These days I stop eating it and get something else. (One time I realized it after I ate something and tried to throw up but wasn...