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  1. bridgetm
    I use Ojai Cook's Lemonaise. It's made with canola oil. A little tangier than the usual commercial mayo which means you can use less and get more flavor. I used it on my obligatory Thanksgiving leftover sandwiches... Just not the same without the mayo. Open Original Shared Link
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    I don't eat popcorn often now (I'm okay with corn but the popcorn is a little too rough on my stomach sometimes) but when I do I always get Orville Redenbacher's kettle corn. Most of that line is safe, but I have trouble with butter and all the other flavors so sweet & salty is the way to go. If you live in the Midwest, try Angie's Kettle Corn. They...
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    Udi's French toast is at the top of my list at home (it's a nightmare on the uneven dorm burner). I usually sandwich a banana between 2 or 3 slices. Sometimes I'll heat up some the the Mott's Natural applesauce with extra cinnamon and spread it over the bread. It soaks in a little when warm-- no need for syrup.
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    A tuna-salad sandwich is great when I'm rushing off to work. Otherwise eggs are always at the top of the list. I either fry them up for a sandwich or scramble them and add whatever I have around-- veggies, meat. After a few days of recovery eating (for me that's rice, rice cakes, apple sauce, bread and bananas) I'm usually ready for a heavier, more filling...
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    Haha, Go for it! I can't believe some of the words that are now considered "real" while some which make much more sense are still considered "made-up". I have been feeling much better in the last day or two of eating limited fat. There's definitely something to that.
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    It is soy free, but I agree; It's like a sponge. It's the best I can find in Mankato when I'm at school. At home I stock up on Udi's but I don't have enough room in my dorm fridge to keep more than one loaf so it's usually gone pretty fast. And then I'm left with an Ener-G sponge sandwich. Actually I do think it is harder on my stomach than Udi's, but...
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    I've been avoiding dairy, but I can now tolerate small amounts. My mom made fruit dip (Philly cream cheese and marshmallow) for a work event and it's an old favorite so I tried some. It didn't give me much of a problem. I even ate it two days in a row. I kept it minimal though-- I didn't eat it by the spoonful like I would have a few years ago-- so I am not...
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    I'm with you there Julie. I never thought I'd be so excited to see our "monthly gift". Ironically, it tends to come within a few hours or a day of eating out or trying something new so I start to freak out and go over potential CC sources, etc., but then I get to the bathroom and it's "Oh, well, that's not so bad. Let's go eat."
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    Thank you both for the tips! Endoscopy didn't show much damage, if any, so my docs are calling all my food intolerance IBS and saying "Well, I guess if it helps stay away from the gluten, but you might not need to. If you want, eat it for two months and we'll test you again." Yeah, right. I know I am not absorbing well just from all the nutrient deficiencies...
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    In September and October I was slammed with what I thought was massive glutening and each time I was out of classes for a week, exhausted and sick as a dog (D followed by C, nausea/vomiting, all-over pain, pure exhaustion-- sleeping hard at night and then "napping" all day, waking only to run to the bathroom). I thought the 4-week cycle I noticed was just...
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    That explains it! In the last 2-3 weeks, I've increased my carb and protein intake in an effort to gain back a few pounds (lost 25 initially with the diet change and then another rather unhealthy 20 followed) and to aid my post-op recovery (I had a knee arthroscopy last week. Walking with an immobilizer is a great full-body workout, FYI). My acid reflux had...
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    I love Redbridge. It took me a while to get the taste for it, but now I enjoy it. Even my sister and her beer-expert boyfriend like it. The downside is that although it's easy to find in Minnesota liquor stores, it is impossible to find at restaurants and pubs. When I go out I get a bottle of cider; I like it but some can be so sweet that I'm sipping at it...
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    I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy on the 30th out of concern of Crohn's or some other IBD (upper scope, 2 MRIs and a pill cam showed no abnormalities). The thought of eating a real Christmas cookie is looking more attractive than 3 dulcalax, 64 oz of Gatorade and Miralax and magnesium bromide. Who needs drugs when wheat protein could be incredibly successful...
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    Mushroom: That is definitely more productive. When I am at home with no major obligations it works. But at school, consciously or not, my mind goes into overdrive thinking about all the things I can't miss. That's where it's just a psychological issue. I'm working on it. It should be second-nature after years of "Yes, your knee hurts, but you are still vertical...
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    Afterthought: One more possibility. I have noticed that if I eat just one thing that could be a problem, I watch so closely for symptoms that I start imagining that I'm experiencing them. Suddenly one stiff muscle from work starts to feel like a horrible cramp, dry eyes after staring at my computer all afternoon and trouble focusing on heavy reading makes...
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    I completely agree here. I had trouble with dairy even before I had to go gluten-free (closely followed by dairy and soy). I could handle a brownie sundae or a load of cream cheese on a bagel, but a glass of milk killed me. Sometimes I wondered if I was just ignoring any minor symptoms so I could still eat those things. Avoiding a glass of milk wasn't a big...
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    Found it! Open Original Shared Link And they have plenty of other pie and cookie recipes on that list.
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    My mom and I tried a great gluten-free shortbread cookie recipe last week. I was never a big shortbread fan, but these were delicious. I left half of the dough in the freezer so I can experiment with some frosting or sprinkles or something when I get home; they need just a little something. I think the recipe was in the holiday issue of Living Without. I...
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    I occasionally surf through the Discovery Channel's website for fun games and interesting facts... and maybe to avoid my homework but learn something in doing so Anyway... Just in time for the holidays, they posted an article about how imagining yourself eating the foods you tend to gorge on will decrease the amount that you actually eat. Open Original...
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    The Walmart in Mankato where I go to school carries Ener-G bread, Enviro Kidz cereals, Bob's hot cereal and cake mixes and a decent assortment of other stuff. Someone thought it would be funny to place all of this in the same aisle as the Pop Tarts. However, the Walmart I go to sometimes in Stillwater has nothing, at least not that I've found (I've never...
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    What bookstores? A lot of the bigger book stores have cafes inside (Barnes & Noble is partnered with Starbucks, Borders sells Seattle's Best). Usually they'll do most or all of their baking off-site but there's always something floating in the air and then there are the people who don't want to buy will read in the cafe and put the book back. Just...
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    I was really nervous about going to my aunt's for dinner (I ate a small meal beforehand just in case) but it actually went really well. My aunt has been more conscious of what she eats herself lately so while my uncle was roasting a giant turkey stuffed with gluten, she made a small free-range, additive-free chicken which we kept to ourselves at one end of...
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    ARCHIVED Five Guys

    bridgetm replied to K8ling's topic in Coping with Celiac Disease

    They have one here?! I just looked at their store locater and couldn't find one; where is it?
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    I've been using a tactic similar to the one Charlie's Girl suggests. While away at school my mom sends me an occasional "What's new?" text message if she hasn't heard from me in a while (a while being 24 hours) and I almost always include the status of my abdominal pain or "other than spending half the day in the bathroom..." in my response. She'll ask why...
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    I have read about that one. It was in one of the Celiac books I looked at. I've been planning to try it; just wanted to do some experimentation first. Obviously the experimenting isn't panning out... time to look more closely at paleo.
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