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  1. BlessedMommy
    I'm trying again to lower my food costs. I thought that it might be nice to have a thread where we can share money saving ideas and money saving recipes. What are some of your favorite gluten free meals that take little or no specialty ingredients and are inexpensive?
  2. BlessedMommy
    I'm not really sure whether I'm celiac or not. I had serious complications while going through a gluten challenge in prep for celiac antibody testing and had to quit the gluten and just go gluten free, before I was able to get any tests. Welcome to the boards!
  3. BlessedMommy
    It is so weird to find normal after living the other way for some long. I've struggled with severe anxiety and finally, my brain is relatively calm most of the time. That is pretty shocking and weird to me after being stressed and worried nearly all the time! OP, so glad that your sleeping is improving and that you feel healthier. That is wonderful...
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    Georgia_guy, this is my favorite one: Open Original Shared Link I also like this one: Open Original Shared Link
  5. BlessedMommy
    What's a SAD, Angela? I'm not familiar with that term. Your kids are really close in age to mine, I have a 7 year old (almost 8) girl, a 5 year old boy, and a 2 year old girl.
  6. BlessedMommy
    Welcome! I guess a good place to start is to think back to what kind of dishes that you liked to eat before your DX. Many of them can be made gluten free with only small modifications. In my family, we eat lots and lots of fresh produce (I get a weekly farm share box) and make salads and cook veggies all kinds of ways. We also eats lots of fresh...
  7. BlessedMommy
    So the reason why they're questioning the celiac DX is because of the thyroid issues possibly raising the Ttg?
  8. BlessedMommy
    ^Homemade baked gluten free doughnuts are super easy as well!
  9. BlessedMommy
    Oh my! Those look good! I'm dairy free (and gluten-free of course), but not soy free, so those look like they would be awesome!
  10. BlessedMommy
    Does your son have bad reactions when he gets glutened? Depending on the severity of his response to gluten, that may be a piece of the puzzle as well. If he gets really sick when he gets glutened, doing a gluten challenge may not be feasible. I'm really sorry that you're having to go through all this on top of all of your son's severe food allergies...
  11. BlessedMommy
    So, I did finally put together a little kit for the van. So far, I put the following items in: packets of Planter's Nuts, soy jerky, gluten-free crackers, a few GoPicnic meals, packets of Justin's peanut butter, some paper plates, some plastic forks, a small paring knife, some aluminum foil, 2 flexible cutting boards. I plan on grabbing a few items...
  12. BlessedMommy
    ^I agree with the above! That's what the board is for, is sharing information and support. I've learned so much since I've been here!
  13. BlessedMommy
    So far I've gotten only google results for "Breyer's Lactose Free Ice Cream." Do they have a completely dairy free one as well?
  14. BlessedMommy
    I didn't know that Breyer's made a dairy free ice cream! I'm going to have to look into that.
  15. BlessedMommy
    No problem! I hope that you can find them. I don't know where you live, but in our area it's really easy to find the soy free earth balance version. I think that even Wal-Mart carries it.
  16. BlessedMommy
    Oh, good to know, thanks!
  17. BlessedMommy
    Not all butter substitutes have soy. Are you familiar with these brands? Open Original Shared Link Open Original Shared Link
  18. BlessedMommy
    The biopsy is less accurate than the blood tests. Personally, if I were you I would go ahead and schedule a biopsy if it worked out, but consider that you have celiac and eat gluten free regardless of the biopsy's results. The intestine is very long and the biopsy can easily miss the damage, unfortunately. Many people have had positive bloodwork and a...
  19. BlessedMommy
    Thank you, great ideas. We don't have a microwave, so can't do the microwave dinners, but I could totally do the individual snack bags thing.
  20. BlessedMommy
    That place sounds great! Good luck!
  21. BlessedMommy
    I don't eat Jif or Nutella. Anyway, I went to the health food store in Kalamazoo and they ended up having a nice selection of Justin's nut butter packets. And the per packet price (for the 6 packs) was 58 cents a packet. Not bad at all! I ended up getting 3 boxes with 6 packets per box. That should last awhile. I now have a very nice survival kit for...
  22. BlessedMommy
    Take it from me, just start out with an across the board rule that people can't bake for you and can't cook for you (except for in unusual circumstances like if you have a friend who really goes out of their way to understand celiac). It's easier than being lax at first and then trying to switch later to being more strict.
  23. BlessedMommy
    I made skillet lasagna for lunch today. Yum! My Meijer's now carries Meijer store brand gluten-free pasta and they have a lasagna cuts variety. It is only $1.99 per 16 oz. (it's non-gmo corn pasta)
  24. BlessedMommy
    Great idea! I didn't even think of cereal.
  25. BlessedMommy
    ^Yep! And that's why the further I get into the gluten-free diet, the less I want anybody to cook for me.
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