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  1. psawyer
    Have a safe trip. Hopefully things will be sorted out quickly in Texas and you can soon focus on family in NJ and friends everywhere.
  2. psawyer
    Shampoo can get on your face and into your mouth as you rinse. You may touch your face, thereby contacting the makeup, and then (for whatever reason) touch your lips without washing. Hand lotion can get into your mouth the same way. For those who are highly sensitive, this is a valid issue.
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    Thank you for the birthday wishes. It has been a good day so far, but the heat is keeping me indoors at the moment. Fifteen minutes ago, the observation at the airport 2 miles west of here was 90F. With the humidity, it feels like 97F. It could be worse, though. The relative humidity is only 36%. There is a bit of sadness in the house. Due to escalating...
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    It is possible for gluten to hide in flavoring, but it almost never does. Shelley Case, RD, in her book Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide says,
  5. psawyer
    I read the ingredients as posted at the link you provided, and can not see anything which would be a concern with regards to gluten.
  6. psawyer
    Digressing a bit from the original topic: If having ketchup available in the school cafeteria will keep the students there, instead of crossing the street to get lunch at McDonalds, the concept of "the lesser of two evils" comes to mind.
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    Maltodextrin and dextrose are not a concern. Dextrin can be derived from wheat, but as a previous poster said, is usually from corn. If the package is labeled as gluten-free, then I would take that to mean that nothing is derived from wheat.
  8. psawyer
    Exactly my point. If you are concerned about the undetectable possible gluten level from the flavor, why on earth are you going anywhere near a restaurant, especially a fast food one...
  9. psawyer
    Some people react to vinegar, but it is generally accepted that distilled vinegar is gluten-free; in the US, if the source was wheat it would have to be explicitly stated. Most vinegar in North America is made from apples (corn is the next most common source). The only vinegar that is a concern in terms of gluten is malt vinegar, and it will always be listed...
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    For pasta, Tinkyada is excellent and they make only gluten-free products. I prefer the brown rice ones personally.
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    In the United States (and only in the United States) there is a wheat derivative used at the plant where McDonalds fries are manufactured. That derivative, along with a dairy derivative, is used to make a beef flavor. That flavor is added to the oil in which the product is partially fried before being frozen and shipped. At the store, the frying process...
  12. psawyer
    Notification is not enabled unless you turn it on in your personal settings. You can select the option to watch topic that you have replied to. It is not retroactive, it applies to replies you make after selecting the option. I have never used the "Watch this topic" feature--like Connie I look at all topics with new posts. As such, I really don't know...
  13. psawyer
    I'm glad to hear that you dealt with the problem and are feeling better as a result. Keep on truckin'.
  14. psawyer
    Maltodextrin is gluten-free, as is monosodium glutamate (MSG). MSG is the sodium salt compound of glutamic acid, an amino acid present in proteins. A minority of people, including a minority of celiacs, have an adverse reaction to MSG. This reaction has nothing to do with gluten. Most foods contain glutamic acid as part of the proteins in them. When...
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    tTG IgA/IgG *273 (0-20) is a strong positive on a test that is rather specific. False positives are uncommon. Even if your biopsy fails to find damage to your villi, you should seriously consider trying the gluten-free diet after the biopsy. You say you have no typical symptoms, but there are over 200 known symptoms. It was a year into the gluten-free...
  16. psawyer
    I wish my A1C was only 6.6. Yours is in the uncertain zone, with 6.0 or less considered "normal" and 7.0 being considered "optimal control" for a type 1 diabetic. Mine runs around 7.6 to 7.8. Tighten up on your carb counts, and remember that many gluten-free substitute foods are higher in carbohydrates than the gluten-loaded ones that they replace. From...
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    Don't know about her, but gin and tonic kept her mum preserved for over 100 years.
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    It is a deduction from your before-tax income. Only the difference in cost between the gluten-free item and an ordinary food can be claimed. If there is more than one person in the house, and not everybody is a celiac, then you must keep track of what portion is eaten by the celiac, because only the differential cost of that is deductible. For example...
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    Most Lipton soups have noodles in them which contain gluten. The regular dry onion is gluten-free--to my knowledge it is the ONLY Lipton mix that is.
  21. psawyer
    You should be able to edit your post for up to 48 hours after making it, but the easiest way is just to delete the image from PhotoBucket, thereby breaking the link.
  22. psawyer
    Monosodium glutamate is controversial, but is definitely gluten-free.
  23. psawyer
    Knorr makes bouillon in several forms. They will clearly disclose any gluten source in the ingredient list. Their brands include Bovril. If I recall correctly, the Bovril powdered beef and chicken are both gluten-free, but the cubes are not (gluten is what binds the cubes together). We use Bovril beef powder regularly, but I don't have a package of chicken...
  24. psawyer
    We are both at home now, after stopping for pizza (yes, Em, there) on the way home. The thugs are still running amok in the downtown area. A fourth police car has been torched by the thugs and is still burning as of the last I knew. There are reports in the media, just now confirmed by official sources, that police have used tear gas and have fired...
  25. psawyer
    Jacquie is at the store, but I am at home. The crowds are moving north, toward the store, but they are still over five miles away. I'm going to leave in a couple and head down there--I'll be offline for about 25 minutes if the roads are clear.
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