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  1. Takala
    They could still eat gluten free bread and other baked goods, like gluten free pizza, cake, etc, even if you don't eat it yourself you can still play with the stuff and it won't make you sick at all. Some people will find a recipe that works for them in a bread machine and just set the thing up every day to make another loaf, for family sandwiches. ...
  2. Takala
    With the gluten free breads, protein is added to replace the gluten protein, and when it cooks, it becomes more rubbery. Usually the protein is egg, egg white, or milk or lactose free milk like yogurt. Xantham gum is also added to some recipes to add extra "stickiness" to the dough. Also, tapioca flour, when mixed with liquid, immediately gets somewhat...
  3. Takala
    Ah, okay, I meant to reply to your other post but I misplaced it. Welcome to the United States, it is not so much we don't have safe food here but you are stuck in a situation where you are having problems accessing it ! I live in CA north of Sacramento, the state capitol midstate, so we are within driving distance of Lake Tahoe skiing. I am sorry...
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    The deliberate marketing of spelt with the "implication" that it is safe for gluten intolerants or celiacs ought to be a crime. It's like marketing beer or wine to alcoholics and saying it's much safer because it's not hard liquor like scotch or vodka. Spelt = Wheat, as far as we are concerned.
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    :lol: You put salt and some oil in the cooking water, didn't you? Then when the things are al dente, or just a little bit too firm, pull them off the stove and throw in the colander and rinse with cold water. Then rinse the pan if you are going to re use it. Cooking the rice pasta releases the starch, which is sticky, so you need to get...
  6. Takala
    I am really glad you posted a detailed food diary because if you are this attentive to detail you are probably going to be able to figure out if you have any food intolerances. There's celiac, which is the disease of the digestive tract you get if you are intolerant to gluten, the protein part of the grains of wheat, rye, and barley. But there's also...
  7. Takala
    Could it have been rice pasta in the soup ? I don't react consistantly either, nor with the same amount of reaction that many people report having here, but that is both a blessing and a curse, because sometimes I won't know immediately I had something cross contaminated, or I will tend to be a little .... cavalier at times with restaurant food that...
  8. Takala
    No. The medical profession has done nothing for me. It would be completely illogical for me to use the last part of my life, however long or short it may be, to be nothing more than a research guinea pig to be used for a drug trial so some physician in the future could tell people like me that harmful drugs are better for them than just simply not eating...
  9. Takala
    Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link You should read this. (label box doesn't come out on my browser.) It's the government Daily Med NIH page on the Ethex brand of that drug. Patients with renal impairment are supposed to take lower doses because the hydromorphine takes longer to process out of their bodies. re special risk patients...
  10. Takala
    I've had one of her books since it first came out, it's very good. What is funny, tho, is that since that photo of her was done on the cover she's obviously had some work done and her hair is lighter and she looks "younger" which is sort of funny. She (Dr Northrup, I don't know what planet Oprah is on with this topic) is spot- on with her observations...
  11. Takala
    Think of yeast as sort of like a baby, it wants to grow at body temperature, so if you heat the liquids to what feels warm when you put a few drops on your wrist, before adding it to the dry ingredients, that helps it start up. Also, you want to put the dough in a nice, warm, but not HOT place to rise, so you may want to put it in an enclosed place like a...
  12. Takala
    Leave it out. It's just a protein, that when cooked and cooled, is sorta rubbery. The only thing you should really NOT leave out is the xanthan gum. Otherwise, serious crumbles. The egg and dairy products help hold the bread together, but even the dairy can be substituted for if necessary, as well as the eggs.
  13. Takala
    Because Lundberg is grown and made in CA, they are available everywhere in normal groceries for us, however, after searching a bit around the web for health food stores in the Fayetteville area, I really feel for you ! I did find a really, really cool website for gluten-free people in North Carolina, it is the Triangle Gluten Intolerance Group's, and they...
  14. Takala
    Should research more before posting, Back to Nature crackers in the Sesame Ginger Rice Thins flavor ARE being recalled. quote: "BACK TO NATURE FOODS COMPANY ISSUES ALLERGY ALERT ON UNDECLARED MILK PROTEIN IN BACK TO NATURE SESAME GINGER RICE THINS CRACKERS Only Sesame Ginger Rice Thins Crackers with a "Best When Used By" date of 22FEB2008 are impacted...
  15. Takala
    Report them to the FDA. They should start an investigation. KEEP THE BOX, keep the evidence. Somebody may need samples to test. The FDA will make them issue a recall for that batch, for undisclosed allergen ingredients that can cause severe reactions, if it turns out that is what happened. That is what they were afraid of, all companies keep production...
  16. Takala
    Sometimes doctors call Celiac Disease "Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy". Your doctor may have been scrambling the 2 phrases together in her mind when she was speaking to you. If she wants to do a endoscopy, that would mean she is looking for enteropathy, or damage in his intestines that may be caused by eating gluten when he has "gluten sensitivity", when...
  17. Takala
    Thou shalt not eat the results as rubbing alcohol is deadly poisonous. Just wanted to throw that in there, one never knows what sort of crazy things kids will attempt to do.
  18. Takala
    What brand of rice milk are you using ?
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    Uh, ah,.... gluten sensitivity would qualify you for an immediate military medical discharge in the United States. Other than that, one eats sufficiently quantities of all the other foods which provide necesary carbohydrates and proteins and fats, plus some vitamin and mineral supplements, and the cravings go away eventually. If other alternative starchy...
  20. Takala
    In the begining I ate very, very strictly, which resulted in my eating a high protein, high fat, and fairly low carbohydrate diet, as I ate no grain at all and mostly fruits, vegetables, nuts, meat, fish, olive oils, coconut milk, and I didn't even go near dairy for awhile. I also took vitamin and mineral supplements, and ate about 4 meals a day, 3 of them...
  21. Takala
    What is in the calcium type in the calcium supplement? It isn't calcium carbonate, (like in Tums) is it? Too much calcium carbonate in the bloodstream causes too much bicarbonate in the blood, (symptom, muscle soreness) and gets pulled out by the kidneys as they regulate the blood calcium levels, and it causes kidney crystals and stones to form. This in...
  22. Takala
    I have not tried this recipe but it might be an acceptable substitute, or could at least give you a framework for experimenting. It uses a packet of Chebe Pizza Mix, which is a tapioca flour based mix, with the addition of coconut oil and milk, some spices, and an egg. It is mixed, rolled out, filled with meat mix, and baked instead of fried. The cheese which...
  23. Takala
    Most of the time no explanation is necessary if it's said with the right cheery attitude. "No, thanks, I just ate, but thanks for offering" is sufficient. If people persist, just tell them you're not hungry or better yet offer them something you have that you can eat. You are't wierd, there are a huge number of people in the world who don't eat something...
  24. Takala
    Q1. Do I know anyone healthy who has gone gluten free and seen actual benefits? No, but my husband is by default lower gluten than normal people because he when he eats with me at home he ususally eats the same thing I do if one of us is cooking, typically dinner. Since in the beginning I ate extremely low starch in addition to gluten, this meant he lost...
  25. Takala
    There are many myths about eggplant, starting with that "you must salt it and then perform other ritualistic destruction upon before throwing it out because it now tastes bad" The one true thing about eggplant is that it is a sponge, it absorbs whatever you cook it in, whether it be water, olive oil, garlic, wine, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, wheat...
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