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  1. BlessedMommy
    Thank you! The birthday party went fairly well although I think that I looked a little paranoid when I asked people to remember to use the tongs for the chips. Next time I'll just portion out mine ahead of time and forget reminding people to use tongs. My MIL told me that at the next birthday party, it will be a grilling party and they have an extra...
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    I think that you're right. People don't really "get" it, as much as they try to and I don't really care to seem any more paranoid than necessary. I'll just set aside mine and say nothing.
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    If you're at a family gathering and let's say that you know for sure that something is gluten-free, because someone else brought a prepackaged item and you took it out of the package yourself and put it in the bowl. Then you put tongs in the bowl so people won't be handling their food and then touching the gluten-free stuff. Then someone proceeds to grab...
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    What a great idea to use plain tuna! Thanks for the other brand suggestions too. My kids don't have any furry pets, so when the neighbor's cat comes by, they like to spoil it for awhile before it goes home.
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    Is there any canned cat food that is gluten-free? My kids and I like to keep some on hand to feed the neighbor's cat and it makes me nervous at the thought of cleaning out the bowl afterward.
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    It is totally irritating! People can cheat or do whatever they want, just be quiet about it. Don't say that you're celiac and and then proceed to just eat whatever, it just makes it for people who are doing their best to eat 100% gluten-free. It doesn't really matter what people eat, provided that they don't mislabel it and make it harder for the next...
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    I don't mind the fact that OG food is overpriced and not the tastiest, because at least they have options. And the fact that it's not cooked on premises makes it safer. Generally I go out to eat because friends or family want to and not because it's the best food. My food at home is a lot better!
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    We live in the country, so I'm sure chickens are fine from a legal standpoint.
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    Though I'm sure that she's tried to be careful to wash things when making food for me, I'm sure that she's done stuff like use wooden utensils and use a cast iron pan for both gluten free and regular food. And when I was dining when them at a church function, she was trying some of the gluten free lasagna that I had brought and stuck her glutenous fork...
  10. BlessedMommy
    I'm thinking about getting chickens. Having fresh eggs would be awesome! They kids would also enjoy taking care of them. Any pointers or things to consider?
  11. BlessedMommy
    I've been gluten-free for over 4 years. Overall I've tried to be quite careful with my diet since the day I committed to it, but I've learned even more from this forum about preventing cross contamination. At high levels of gluten, I get severe reactions. However, at low levels I do not. The most I get at low levels of gluten (say if I ate a bean tostada...
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    The VitaMix is so worth it! Now that I have seen first hand what it can do, I consider it as indispensable to my kitchen as my stove or refrigerator and I will cheerfully fork out the $$$ for another one at whatever inflated price they're at, whenever mine dies. (but I won't have to do that for a long time, because my VitaMix has a 7 year warranty, so I'm...
  13. BlessedMommy
    I'm sorry for the stress that has put you through! Personally I had neurological symptoms in the form of stroke like symptoms after a series of severe headaches. I went gluten-free and I have never had any recurrence of TIA's. Hopefully someone who has symptoms closer to what your child does, can chime in!
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    I also wanted to mention that I grind lots of gluten-free flour in my Vitamix dry container.
  15. BlessedMommy
    We absolutely love our Vitamix! Given the quality of it, we have no qualms with the $500 that we spent on it. I have made coconut butter in it before and it turned out great. Since we went through 3-4 cheaper blenders before getting the Vitamix, I was more than happy to go to something more reliable. The company is great and has great service too...
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    I want to learn how to do more with polenta. Any suggestions?
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    Thanks, that's good to know! After 4 years gluten-free (and with lack of insurance), I will probably never know for sure if it's DH, but it's good to know that my lack of GI symptoms doesn't mean that it was all in my head.
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    Curious if people with DH typically bypass the normal celiac symptoms and have mostly skin flare ups? I am not diagnosed with DH via biopsy but had a severe gluten related skin rash during my first pregnancy. I've been gluten free for over 4 years and the way that I know that I may have gotten tiny bits of gluten is usually itchy or flaming skin--no GI...
  19. BlessedMommy
    I agree, there is a mourning process. I have been gluten free for over 4 years and I think that I'm still dealing with a bit of sadness that I will have to continue to eat this way forever. And it's not because gluten free food tastes bad, but I'm more mourning the loss of spontaneity, if that makes sense. The loss of being able to order something off a restaurant...
  20. BlessedMommy
    This is a good list! One thing that I would like to add is that once a restaurant informed me that all their tofu has gluten in it, because it's a soy product. What?? Unless it has flavoring added (usually in the form of soy sauce) tofu is definitely gluten free.
  21. BlessedMommy
    I was going to suggest getting your own set of utensils and pans and preparing your food separately as well.
  22. BlessedMommy
    Does anybody have any recommendations on which types of pizza pans are best? I'm looking to get away from non stick pizza pans, since they get scratched up so easily. (I have a dedicated gluten-free house, but having scratched up pizza pans is still annoying!) Has anybody tried the stainless steel or cast iron ones? Any other recommendations?
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    I think that getting DX'ed is a more important for kids, than for adults. Adults have total freedom of choice to eat whatever they want and refuse whatever they want. I still would suggest that every adult who reasonably can, gets a diagnosis, because it is a lot easier to deal with other people if you have a DX. But you can eat a gluten free diet without...
  24. BlessedMommy
    Duck eggs are awesome! They have a lot more B12 than chicken eggs. My neighbor raises chickens and a duck and often would put 1-2 duck eggs in every dozen eggs that I got from her.
  25. BlessedMommy
    So, did your friend reply back about you bringing your own food?
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