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  1. BlessedMommy
    Sounds like a good plan! (admittedly I'm a little biased, though, because of my very negative experience with gluten challenging myself. My daughter's gluten challenge went fine, but she ultimately tested negative, so that's probably why) Isn't Hashi's helped by a gluten free diet as well?
  2. BlessedMommy
    If your symptoms are neurological, be careful about gluten challenging. I can attest that gluten challenging and neuro symptoms can be brutal!
  3. BlessedMommy
    I want to encourage you that it's perfectly possible to follow a strict gluten free diet even without a celiac diagnosis. Is your doctor willing to formally diagnose you with non-celiac gluten sensitivity based on your dietary results?
  4. BlessedMommy
    Good to know thanks! Sounds like if I treat them like DeBoles and sauce them up well, they should cook fine.
  5. BlessedMommy
    I usually use DeBoles oven ready lasagna noodles. If I sauce them generously and bake for long enough, they do cook in the oven, so I skip the boiling part. I've made lasagna with Tinkyada occasionally, usually I just boil them for a few minutes on the stove. No real formula or anything.
  6. BlessedMommy
    Chia seeds are fine from a celiac standpoint. Just get a brand labelled "gluten free." No need to make life any harder than necessary, by cutting out extra stuff.
  7. BlessedMommy
    I got the phone call from the doctor's office. The celiac tests came back negative. I'm thankful that we can move forward with that confidently ruled out. I'm thankful that I did the gluten trial and saw how well she did with that, as well as got the bloodwork run. If I didn't, there would be always be that nagging lingering doubt in my mind. The purpose...
  8. BlessedMommy
    I started reading different people's experiences and it seems that the accommodations at the hospital that I was at, was the exception rather than the rule. It is a very large hospital and the area celiac support group meets in their basement. BYOF sounds like a good plan for most circumstances. Either that or the hospital staff could run to the store...
  9. BlessedMommy
    I found this article and some others and I think that they mostly answered my question. https://www.celiac.com/articles/21740/1/Tips-for-Ensuring-a-Gluten-Free-Hospital-Stay/Page1.html
  10. BlessedMommy
    I've seen it written a lot of times that you need a diagnosis to get gluten free meals in the hospital and I'm curious about this. I've been in the hospital only once since going gluten free (I stayed with my son in the children's hospital when he had a femur fracture) and they happily let me order off their excellent gluten free menu--no proof of celiac...
  11. BlessedMommy
    Sounds good! I'm not vegan, but my diet is similar enough to that (ovo vegetarian) that I end up eating lots of stuff marketed to vegans.
  12. BlessedMommy
    I grind a lot of my own flours if the recipe calls for something specific (i.e. millet flour, quinoa flour, etc.) but I do keep a bag of Pamela's Artisan flour blend in my kitchen. It's really helpful to have it on hand for when I just need to throw some all purpose flour into something quickly, like when I'm making cornbread.
  13. BlessedMommy
    Oooh, kosher! I have to watch out for lard in pie shells, so thanks for the heads up. I'll look for it if we ever get over to Kroger's.
  14. BlessedMommy
    Yeah, I knew a guy once who was DX'ed celiac (biopsy proven) and he would gladly go eat peanut butter and such after gluten eaters had dipped into them, because he "wasn't that sensitive." I think that a lot of it is lack of education--they assume that it's like an allergy or something and therefore think that if they aren't having symptoms they're okay...
  15. BlessedMommy
    It always amazes me when DX'ed celiacs cheat. Cheating isn't an option for me and I'm not even DX'ed. I can't imagine actually knowing for 100% certain that my intestines were getting damaged and going ahead and cheating.
  16. BlessedMommy
    I wouldn't worry too much about what his parents think. I imagine that they'll come around in time. My MIL had concerns about me before I married my husband and now after 9 years of marriage, she treats me like a daughter and jokes about adopting me. If you get a chance to talk to his Dad, you could give him some educational nuggets about celiac. Explain...
  17. BlessedMommy
    I tend to steer away from ConAgra products, because they don't really disclose barley, only wheat, and they were less than helpful when I called them on the phone to ask. I'm sorry that you're sick!
  18. BlessedMommy
    I also use the rice cooker. It's a fast way to cook grains and I don't have to babysit it while it's cooking. I cook white basmati rice, quinoa, millet, oatmeal, etc. in it.
  19. BlessedMommy
    Yes, San-J sauces are awesome! Stir fry is a staple easy meal in our house!
  20. BlessedMommy
    ^Yes! What Laura said.
  21. BlessedMommy
    Hummus and veggies is a great fast snack.
  22. BlessedMommy
    This thread has some great ideas. I went and looked and found the small cans of Bush's baked beans with the pop off top. Now I have another option for my road kit!
  23. BlessedMommy
    Another couple of things I got there today was their big jug of fresh salsa and their package of single serve Sabra hummus cups. We're hitting the road to go to a wedding on Sunday, so I'll for sure pack a couple of hummus cups.
  24. BlessedMommy
    We tried having a Costco membership for awhile, but it didn't work out for us distance wise. The Costco we went to is about 78 miles from our house and about 100 miles from the town where we pick up our produce box. We had to buy at least $150-200 worth at a time to make it worth the extra 2 1/2 hours of driving. Costco is better and does have more than...
  25. BlessedMommy
    I have recently gotten into more Sam's shopping and boy, do they have some great products now! Certified gluten free coconut flour and coconut sugar, dates, quinoa, white basmati rice, big jugs of olive oil, pure maple syrup, etc. I also bought a big bag of Boulder olive oil potato chips for a treat from there. They were also certified G.F.! Do you...
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