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I had someone at work last week ask me if there was some kind of gluten-free kibbles I could eat. Kibbles? uhhhh, I'm a dog????

Though sadly none of these rules prevent manufacturers from labelling products as both "gluten free" and "may contain traces of wheat".

I've been reading about how goitrogenic foods are bad for people with hypothyroidism. I give up. I don't know what to eat anymore. Cutting out gluten was hard, but not as hard as cutting out goitrogens will be. There's two things I can't get through a day without eating: a huge green vegetable smoothie, and peanut butter. And here I thought I was doing my body good by eating lots of green leafy vegetables.

The old range topped out at a higher level - that has been out of date since about 2003. It takes some places a while to catch up. Try googling it.

So would 5.2 be considered hypothyroidism??

I had my levels tested recently and it was 5.2. The doctor said that was only slightly elevated. But how is that slightly elevated if the top end of normal is 3 or 4????

I've made this recipe before but I didn't have quinoa flour so I think I just used an all-purpose gluten-free flour mix. It worked great!

Bananas and tomatoes squish easily, so not the best travel companions. Hard fruits and veggies are more forgiving.

Just make sure you have variety. I went backpacking around Australia just after I was diagnosed and was eating 2-3 apples a day because apples travel really well. I did that for 4 months. By the time I got home my body decided it didn't like apples anymore!

One idea is to set up shipments of supplies ahead of time to a post office at certain points.

I've done that before. Works great!

LaraBars are great for travelling - tons of energy and they taste great!

I think the thing is that people who have no problems with gluten (i.e. not celiac, no wheat allergy, not non-celiac gluten intolerant) who normally eat poorly (i.e. a lot of processed foods, fast food) see gluten free as the answer to loose weight because they view it as less carbs, cooking from scratch, etc. But I bet they could just as easily lose the weight by eating whole grain (with wheat bread), cutting out fast food, exercising, etc. My mom eats super healthy, but she still eats gluten! A gluten free chocolate brownie is still a chocolate brownie!

I complained recently to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (responsible for enforcing labelling standards in Canada) about a product that was labelled "gluten free" but then also contained warnings about wheat and this was the response I got:

Though CFIA agrees that these statements indicating that the product

These ones contain nuts (almond flour):

Nigella's Clementine Cake

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Flourless Carrot Cake (not really flourless...it uses almond flour)

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a gluten-related recall for

I've always joked that someone should do a study on the oral health of the partners of celiacs and others with food allergies. My husband is always brushing his teeth so that he doesn't gluten me. Last year he even brought a little travel toothbrush with to a New Year's Eve party just so he could kiss me at midnight! It was so sweet!

There's a stomach bug going around and you are actually jealous of the people with diarrhea. (true story lol)

Let me guess, you also get C after being glutened?

It is interesting that he suggests that essentially all grains are bad.

Recent research from Italy indicates that several gluten-free grains are in fact safe. Researchers in Italy noted that several cereals and pseudocereals (such as tef, millet, amaranth and quinoa), have long been thought to be safe for celiacs simply because they are not classified botanically in the same family as wheat,barley or rye. In other words, their safety was assumed, based on their lack of relationship to wheat, not because they had actually been tested to ensure that they were safe. But their research found that the grains were in fact safe, in that they caused no immune reactivity.

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Another thing to always keep in mind is that there is a high level of contamination of inherently gluten free grains. So people can react to rice, but its actually because of contamination with wheat. Here's a study about these high levels of contamination:

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I went to New York for the first time this past September and was overwhelmed by the number of safe places to eat. Now, it took some planning and research. I researched ahead of time so that I knew what restaurants were located where. But some days we ate lunch or dinner twice just to fit in another restaurant! It was the first time travelling when I didn't have to dip into my supplies of snack bars and cereal that I brought with. I agree with all the suggestions other posters have made. Another great restaurant that I don't think anyone mentioned is Candle Cafe.

I'm not sure if all provinces have this, but in Ontario there is also the Special Diet Allowance but its only for people on social assistance. Its supposed to help with the extra costs of a special diet for certain medical conditions, including Celiac Disease. As of April 1, 2011, the monthly allowance for Celiac Disease is $97. You have to apply at an Ontario Works or Ontario Disability Support Program office.

I won't touch the stuff. Ever watched when they make pizza in a restaurant? They stick their flour covered hands into the little buckets of toppings. They use those same toppings for the gluten free pizza! Some restaurants get it. But here in Canada, Pizza Pizza is the main one advertising gluten free pizza crust and from what I can see (and I have seen them make it), its contaminated. My husband was the first one to see it - he went to buy a slice of pizza one day and called me from the Pizza Pizza to tell me that he'd just seen them make a gluten free pizza for someone and that I should never ever trust a pizza from there!

I'm thankful I'm Canadian and our thanksgiving was over a month ago...looooong before Christmas! I don't know how you Americans manage two big holidays so close together (even if avoiding gluten wasn't an issue!).

Hi Lisa,

Its Diddl!!! (I'm referring to the mouse, for the unitiated )

I spent some time in Germany in high school and loved this cartoon character!

The easiest way to save some money is to shop the outside aisles of the store. Go with fresh meats, chicken, beans, rice, fresh or frozen veggies and fruits. The diet can get expensive if we are going with too much prepared foods so keeping costs down can mean cooking from scratch more.

In addition to this, try not to focus on replicating things, but gluten free. For example, gluten free bread is expensive. So instead of putting meat between two pieces of bread, eat it on top of rice instead. I think one of the best pieces of advice I ever got was this (in relation to packed lunches): stop thinking about what you can put between bread and think instead of what you can put in a tupperware container!

There are zillions of people on this planet who have never tasted a homegrown tomato and think what you buy in the store tastes great Yes, you do forget the taste after a while. I think you should always take a break before trying gluten free practically anything.

True. Now that I think about it, beer is really the only thing that I keep looking for a perfect gluten free substitute. I don't eat much bread and when I do, I accept that it won't taste the same as real bread and I enjoy it for what it is. Rather than trying to recreate childhood meals and baked goods, I find different ways to get the same flavour. I've embraced lots of new foods that I never ate before. And yet, I keep searching for the perfect gluten-free beer. Hmmmmmm. Maybe this is a wake-up call. Thanks folks for helping me see the light!

President Obama is giving a speech in our Parliament (Canberra, Australia) as I post just now. He is a great public speaker. He fits our laid back style very well!

Will be glad when all the helicopters and fighters clear out of the airspace though

At least it brings some excitement to Canberra......

Don't get me wrong, I love Australia and absolutely loved the architecture in Canberra and the way the city was so perfectly planned and laid out. But Canberra was sooooooo quiet. The city was dead after 5:00 and on weekends. But, I admit, I was only there for a week....

I will give it a try if I can find it.We have Whole Foods here in Boston but I dont think any sell alcohol.I do agree with you beer does taste better in a bottle.But any real beer even in a can would be better than gluten-free beer at this point.Thanks great subject.

How long have you been gluten free? I had my last real beer on January 30, 2008, the night before my biopsy. I had my first gluten-free beer a month later and thought it was disgusting. (I used to be a beer drinker) I recently tried that same beer again and thought it was good! I think after a while you forget was real beer tastes like and the gluten-free stuff starts to taste good!

Boy I would really love a PBR in a can just like the old days.Metalic taste and all.LOL.Wish I could have normal beer again.

Nope. Beer in a bottle is better!!! Have you tried Estrella Damm Daura? Its a spanish gluten-free beer thats actually made from barley with certain proteins removed. It tests at 6ppm. Some people say they still react, and others say its fine. I'm in the latter category. I found it at Whole Foods in Manhatten.

No, but I"m curious why they make such a big deal about there being no sorghum in the beer. Do they think sorghum contains gluten???

Also, they should have done a bit more research because its not the first gluten free beer in a can. Nickel Brook comes in a can and has been out for more than a year.

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All of that aside, personally I think beer is a can is gross! The can gives it a metallic taste!