Happy Holly

I almost purchased a bottle of vegetable juice today that said "Gluten FREE" on the label. The ingredients, however, listed wheat grass as an ingredient. Does anyone know what wheat grass is? Is it gluten free? The company is Lakewood Organic in Miami, Florida.

I break out whenever I accidentally eat gluten; however, I also notice that I have problems with specific laundry detergents. When I change detergents, my breakouts get better. A year ago I changed to the Tide Free, but that now has begun to give me problems as well. Now I am using Ecover liquid detergent (don't try the powder -- it was worse than the tide...

Okay, just one more reply and then I'm going to stop, I promise. Be sure you take food to eat on the airplane. I was on an 8-hour flight to Kenya, and the gluten free meal I had ordered was eaten by one of the flight attendants. They looked at the meal, did not realize it was for me, and since it was fruit and vegies, they decided to eat it. I was on...

Be sure to buy your allergy cards in multiple languages. This is very important. I was in France and used my French cards and my Chinese, Vietnamese, and Italian. You can get the cards in multiple languages from Open Original Shared Link I also found that the restaurants I visited in France took my gluten issues much more seriously than in the U.S....

From my experiences in restaurants, it depends on whom you give the allergy card to. Sometimes if you give the card to the waitor or waitress, they are not very reliable in handling your situation. I have found that I MUST give the allergy card to the manager. The managers take your allergy much more seriously, and they can monitor both the kitchen and...

I had a flu shot this week, and the area where the shot was given itched for about 2 days. Others whom I work with who also had the shot did not have this reaction. I am wondering if the flu shots this year have some kind of wheat or gluten in the preservative they used. Does anyone know?

I have two books that I rely heavily on for information. The two books, however, contradict each other on the subject of maltodextrin. Elisabeth Hasselbeck's book has an allergy card in it. Her allergy card says maltodextrin is NOT acceptable. My other book, The Gluten-Free Bible by Jax peters Lowell, says maltodextrin is okay. Lowell says maltodextrin...

How can one get enough fiber in their diet when not eating whole grains? I used to do great with fiber content, but now I'm finding I go days without much fiber. Rice just doesn't have as much fiber as the whole wheat breat and breakfast cereals I used to consume every day. I am considering beginning a regular fiber supplement, but I'm not sure if they...

Are you consuming enough calories for your size? I was around 1000-1200 calories a day and I was always light headed which I thought was from anxiety. So I have been bringing good little snacks to eat during the day to keep me going. It seems like I am eating a lot but I am not. I was pretty much starving myself during the day but not on purpose.

When I travel, I carry PureFit bars with me. Airport restaurants sometimes have gluten free food, but most often they do not. On long flights, I arrange to have a gluten free meal; however, last summer I flew from Amsterdam to Nairobi, and they did not have my gluten free meal on the plane. I was STARVING by the time I arrived in Nairobi. On another...

I just visited an Integrative Manual Therapist. He thinks regular sessions will be helpful with my celiac issues. I am not sure about this form of treatment. It is very nontraditional. Has anyone out there experienced this form of therapy before? What do you think?

I know I'm probably responding too late. I hope the lunch went well and you were able to join your friend and enjoy the company. In the future, you might order some dining cards from Triumph Dining. I have a set, and they have proven to be invaluable. There are cards for all types of dining: Chinese, Mexican, Vietnamese, French, Japanese, Italian...

I think I read about this in the paper. I hope your son is okay. Did Dino Chicken Nuggets and Corndogs remove the gluten free labels?

So.....if you have to read the label on the back anyway, why have a marker on the front saying a product is gluten free? I am not attacking Trader Joes for helping, I just want them to do a better job -- like Ukrop's for example. Ukrop's does not label a product as gluten free if it has been produced in a shared facility. Ukrop's has hired dietitians who...