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  1. babysteps
    True! However, if you can get the celiac panels (blood tests) done asap and also a biopsy, consider delaying the diet test until then. Notice I say "consider" - depending on testing lab and person being tested, a gluten-free diet can sometimes lead to negative tests even if you DO have celiac. If the diet test 'works' (you feel better), then it is...
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    I have learned that if a producer says "it's not gluten free", it almost certainly isn't. Sometimes if they say "no gluten ingredients, but we can't guarantee it's gluten free", that means they use an outside ingredient that they can't be 100% sure about. Yes, we gluten-free types sometimes have to err on the side of caution or pretend to be mind readers...
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    on the pasta, are you okay with quinoa? It eats like a grain but technically is not so you might be okay there. I ask because there is a corn & quinoa pasta (light blue box, same brand as the straight quinoa) that has a suprisingly good texture. I have noticed the corn pastas vary a lot in texture one to the next. Unfortunately for me...
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    okay, here's a crazy idea do you have a double oven? If so, do you ever really use both? (we have one, and ignore the top oven because the thermostat doesn't work so well in it) you could designate one as the bread cutting zone, then just close the oven door & the crumbs are semi-quarantined. Or just choose an easy-to-define corner of the kitchen...
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    My mom was likely OCD hoarder, and although FlyLady has helped me, I hear you!! If your hubbie's main issue is bread, try telling/training/asking/whatevering him to prepare it in a designated zone *only* keep the spreads (jam, butter, etc) used on the bread separate (or tell/train/etc these 4 steps - 1 knife/spoon in spread, 2 spread on clean, empty...
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    would you mind sharing the brand? And is there any fragrance in it? Thanks! I haven't been using a leave-in conditioner since going gluten-free, but summer is coming and it would be nice or I will consider diluting my regular (fragr free, gluten-free) conditioner and putting it in a spray bottle...
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    check out Open Original Shared Link they have many non-chain restaurants listed worth a call ahead to the Manchester Grand Hyatt to see how gluten aware they are In addition, thinking about what's close- Molly's is next door to the Hyatt (you can walk there along the marina esplanade), they don't have a gluten-free menu but should be able to accommodate...
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    i'm just learning about eating local - but it's great, not just for minimizing energy use, but is also fresher, and my theory is if food comes from a specific region it's more likely to all work together (taste or health). Might explain why many places in Europe, you are better off ordering the (less expensive) local wine - it tastes wonderful and goes...
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    Also have dry, thick skin, esp feet and hands and dry, cracked nails (esp on toes). get itchy bumps on fingers of rt hand sometimes, as child was told "it's probably a fungus but we can't confirm that" - when it clears, is all scaley gluten-free does help (including gluten-free and fragrance free soap etc - I have always been sensitive to fragrance...
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    wow, good tip about the re-cycled soft serve! at the DQ link, if you click through to the "nutrition calculator" you can get a full list of ingredients. For example, the vanilla soft serve ingredient list (as of Apr 23, 2008) is: Dairy Queen Vanilla Soft Serve: Milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, corn syrup, whey, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor...
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    ah, could even be what my hs history teacher called "multiple causation" bacon - I am okay with "smoke", but "smoke flavor" or "natural flavors" (basically flavor is a codeword for highly processed, which may include wheat products as agents but not ingredients, don't you love how the labeling laws work) can affect me (once had a reaction to unsalted...
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    Hi! couple thoughts- do you know if you are sensitive to nightshades? Or it may be my favorite theory, green peppers are really just *unripe* bell peppers, and what other foods do we eat on purpose that are unripe? Anyway, nightshades=potato, tomato, bell pepper, eggplant - I think those are the major ones. You might do a self-test on those. ...
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    I am sensitive to "fragrance", not sure if that's gluten-related (wheat often used in fragrance processing), or just another quirk of mine... at any rate, DHS (made by person & covey) makes a gluten-free, fragrance-free shampoo & conditioner that helped me a lot (the shampoo is even dye free; the conditioner has coloring) Kirkman labs has a...
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    I found the whole dissertation on fining wine & food sensitivities & allergies - here it is Open Original Shared Link and not to start a "study war", but the most popular google link for "wine cancer risk women" was an article that *3* glasses/day of any alcohol increases breast cancer risk 30%; 1 or 2 drinks a day raises the risk by 10%. So...
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    check the san diego gluten-free group's site, Open Original Shared Link they have some restaurants listed (Oceanside would be part of "North County"). Try emailing the contact link from the SD group's site too, they may have additional ideas. I think there is a Claim Jumper in or near Oceanside (perhaps Carlsbad?), I know that chain has a gluten-free...
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    headaches, ugh Luckily I only get a headache from wine if I drink too much Don't worry that isn't often, I've learned to pace myself - but do generally share a bottle of wine with spouse for dinner each night. anyway, I do know many people who get red wine headaches. Some may be sulfite related. Also, see this article Open Original...
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    plastic bandaid = red itchy skin for a few days after bandaid removed fabric bandaid seems to work fine (so could be latex, or do they use different adhesive?) my late mother always used paper tape, couldn't tolerate any bandaids - she was never diagnosed or even suspected celiac (I have no idea if she'd ever even heard of celiac), but I'm guessing...
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    you might find pickled okra works with kids - Trader Joe's has sometimes, comes mild/medium/hot, and somehow being pickled it isn't slimy. depending on age, don't even tell them what it is, just put out a bowl and start snacking, they can try for themselves. could also use okra as small ingredient in larger casserole or soup fresh okra seems much less...
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    after changing products, you will probably be able to tell right away if you either get cc from gluten-containing products or (as I suspect for myself) have a (topical) skin sensitivity to gluten. I also have trouble with anything including fragrance, which I have known for a long time. But only recently thought to go fragrance free with my shampoo...
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    if you are open to grains at all, could also try corn - as grits, polenta, etc. - quite versatile. I second the 'rice, millet, quinoa' idea. Also rice pasta is worth a try (or other gluten-free pastas like corn or corn/quinoa). Had a chickpea fritter at a restaurant the other day that was very tasty, if you enjoy baking you could experiment there (check...
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    when I first went to this site I wasn't able to vote right away once I registered (even though it said I was logged on), but I tried again a few days later & was successful!
  22. babysteps
    Okay, we've been eating up a storm this past week - and best of all, NO GLUTENINGS! Short takes: Tuscany, Bridgeport CT - tasty food, moderately easy gluten-free ordering, an "A" for execution of gluten-free, $$ to $$$ depending on what you order Caterina de'Medici, Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY - tasty food, moderately easy gluten-free...
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    Just flew Newark-San Diego & back on Continental, used miles to upgrade to first class, did get a gluten-free meal both ways. Was not glutened, but were some items I chose not to eat -- a crumb of prevention is worth a loaf of cure ewr-san, flight left at 8:30 am, was served breakfast: first a cold course - fruit salad (cantalope, honeydew, pineapple...
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    not so much a craving, but if I start eating a salty, crunchy thing (corn chip, potato chip, nuts) I *keep* eating it! Same as pre-gluten-free (except then I would also eat saltine crackers). Carrots also - not salty, but crunchy, and must impose a serving size - one pound is *not* a serving On dates, I have a reaction to packaged, dried dates from...
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    Was in little Italy in The Bronx (NYC) over the weekend and noticed 2 stores carrying Italian gluten-free pasta (both rice pasta, one brand I think was Scotti) - haven't tried yet, but will post any dramatic taste test results. I'm assuming it's Italian so should be good! Also, one of the stores (Casa della Mozzarella) now carries a brand of packaged...
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