MissingWheat

I am officially miserable. It almost seems like now that I have gone off wheat I'm sensitive to ice cream! What is that all about???

I'm away at a scrapbooking retreat and the caterer has been told of my "issue" but I feel nervous because I'm not in control of the preparation of my food! Breakfast is the hardest. Quiche tomorrow morning... no crust... hopefully it will be okay. I know this isn't my diary but I have nowhere else to vent. I feel like a bloated tick!!! The caterer made potato soup. I avoided the bread but I did put a little cheese and bacon on top! Honestly, I don't know what to eat anymore. I'd rather not eat anything if it means feeling like this!

  TrillumHunter said:

Delicious N Fit is gluten free restaurant in Plano. I haven't been there but I hope to when I go home in June. I grew up in Garland. The idea of having chicken fried steak in a restaurant makes me drool.

Hopefully, you live on the north side of Big D so you're not too far!

I also heard of a place at 75 and Parker called Laura's... can't exactly remember the name... the card is in my car... but it is a completely gluten free store and restaurant... my GI doctor told me about it. His daughter has wheat intolerance.

  The Kids Folks said:

Welcome aboard! It does seem overwhelming at first, but hang in there. Soon, it won't feel any different! In the beginning we pretty much avoided the bread products, but now DH has become quite good at making bread in the bread machine. Our whole house eats gluten free - including any guests that we might have over for dinner and no one can tell the difference!

I agree with the others on finding the mainstream gluten free foods! We also do a lot of baking - two great flours to try are Tom Sawyer's Gluten Free flour (you buy this on line - just google the name) and I have read on this site that folks like Better Batter Flour as well - we haven't tried it yet - but plan on it in the future. We bake all our regular recipes with the gluten free flour - making sure of course that all of the ingredients are gluten free! We've made choc chip cookies, brownies, cupcakes etc!

Still trying to figure out the pizza thing - but still not too bad since we've only been gluten free since October 08!

Good luck and good health!

The Kids Folks

Hi There!

I would love a good choc chip cookie!! The irony of all of this is that my husband works in the corporate maketing division of Pizza Hut! Perhaps I need to tell the "powers that be" there that we need a gluten free pizza option!!! Hmmmm... I may be on to something!

  ang1e0251 said:

I believe you could still use your pizza stone if you use a piece of parchment paper on it first. I know, that's not the whole point of using the stone, but you do what you gotta do.

I agree with the advice already given. One meal for the whole family, do not sit there like a martyr with your sad baked potato. I also only cook gluten-free. DH could care less. When he cooks, he cooks gluten-free for me too.

Hang in there, you'll get it. In another month, you'll really feal like an old hand at this!!

Okay guys!!! I can't cook on my stoneware or use my wooden spoons????!!!!!! I had no idea!!!

I have no idea whom this will reach, when or how it will be reached... I am willing to read and listen to any advice about this Celiac thing. I get lost in Whole Foods, I'm tired of yogurt and grits already.... Is there a way to find a support group in my area? I'm north of Dallas, Texas. I feel like my mind is racing all the time. I don't even know how to "post" stuff on this site! All I do know is that since eliminating gluten a week ago, I feel like a million bucks. But how am I supposed to live the rest of my life without donuts? I served lasagne to my husband and kiddos tonite and I ate a baked potato. I bought books at Barnes and Noble on what to bake and cook... I'm just so overwhelmed. I don't want this to be true.

I know I'm rambling and I'm sorry... I guess I just need a friend or two to help me sort this out... someone who has been there....