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  1. amber
    Gluten free cheese is very easy as nearly all cheese is gluten free. Diary free is harder but the problem is that often soy products have gluten in them (such as soy milk). There should be a diary or lactose free cheese in the diary section of the supermarket. Then all you need to do is check the label to make sure there is no gluten in it. By law...
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    What do you mean by hidden gluten found in natural flavours or gluten from wheat? By law any ingredient which contains wheat much be stated on the label. Glucose syrup from wheat is safe to eat as there is no detectable gluten. S&W mayonnaise is gluten free as are quite a few other brands which I can't remember at the moment.
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    If a product says "GLUTEN FREE" than it is gluten free. Products by law need to be tested by official food authorities and cannot state that they are gluten free unless they have been tested as such. If a product says GLUTEN FREE than there is NO detectable gluten. Gravox brand gravy is now gluten free. Not all flavours but check on the outside of...
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    In Australia it is safe to eat glucose syrup derived from wheat as it has been processed so that there is no detectable gluten. I am not sure if this is the case worldwide but I assume it is. Also dextrose from wheat and caramel from wheat is gluten free here in Australia for the same reason - it has been processed to the extent that no gluten remains...
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    There is a New York woman who has written a book about eating gluten free in Italy. Here is the link: Open Original Shared Link Also there is an Italian Celiac society which has a lot of information about where to eat and stay. Apparently Italy is has very good awareness of coeliac disease and you are able to purchase products from Pharmacies...
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    There is a gluten free travel agent in Australia called www.glutenfreetravel.com.au. This link is the their list of hotels in Bali that offer gluten free food which might be helpful for you. Open Original Shared Link
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    What is this doing on the second page. We can't have the Canadians catching up can we.
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    Don't forget - Gluten free expo on this weekend.
  9. amber
    Are you in Victoria, Aust. or Victoria, Canada. If you are in Victoria Aust. please call the coeliac society and have a chat to them there and they will give you a list of gastroenterologist (pediatric) specialists to see. I am very surprised at your experiences as generally most Australian doctors are well informed about coeliac disease. You need to...
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    I live in Australia where we have some of the strictest labelling laws. Dextrose from wheat is gluten free here as is Carmel from wheat and Glucose Syrup from wheat. The reason that it is gluten free is that because it is so highly processed there is no detectable gluten. I am assuming that it is the same elsewhere in the world.
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    I would head to Italy where there is good awareness of gluten free. If you go to the Italian Riviera which is not far from where you are now in the south of France you could try the Hotel Villa Edera which provides gluten free food for their guests. Open Original Shared Link It is not far from the Cinque Terre which is a lovely place to visit.
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    Ooops! The guest chef at the show is not Curtis Stone but Tobi Puttock (Jamie Olivers' Fifteen restaurant).
  13. amber
    For those in Melbourne, Australia and those visting Melbourne in October don't forget that the annual Gluten Free Expo is on October 11th/12th at the Exhibition Centre. There will be hundreds of stands exhibiting gluten free foods and everything related to a gluten free diet. You will get the opportunity to sample more gluten free food than you can eat...
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    ARCHIVED Maui / Oahu

    amber replied to amber's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease

    Kenlove : Thanks very much for your response and links/suggestions. I have read some of your posts on this topic and it seems like you are doing a good job in raising awareness in your area. I work for the celiac society here as a volunteer and know how important it is to raise awareness in the community. The awareness in many parts of Australia...
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    Hi, We are planning a trip to the U.S. next year. Our daughter who is 11 is a celiac. At this stage the itinerary is - Disneyland, driving north to San Fransisco, flying over to New York then stopping in Hawaii on the way back. Has anyone been to Maui or Oahu lately and if so what were your experiences re. availability of gluten free foods...
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    You can get Envirokids in Australia in health food shops. It is quite expensive though. I have seen it in some Coles stores also. How was your experience in the U.S.A. re. gluten free food availability and understanding? We are planning on going next year and an unsure as to how difficult/easy it will be to source gluten free foods. Not to mention...
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    It is annoying that Kellogs aren't capable of producing one gluten-free cereal. There are so many such as cornflakes, rice bubbles, crunchy nut cornfakes etc that would be gluten-free if they didn't have malt extract. Malt extract makes no difference to the flavour either. You think they would realise that if they produced a few gluten-free cereals they...
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    Thanks you Dionnek for all your really helpful advice. It sounds like you had a great experience at Disneyworld and on the Disney cruise. It is great that Disney is trying to make the experience a good one for everyone who visits. The house sounds good though my daughter is quite keen on a few of the disney resorts after having had a look at their website...
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    Thanks very much Guhlia and Donna F for your very helpful and informative replies. It does sound like Disney is doing a good job in providing gluten free food to its guests. We always get accommodation with a kitchen whenever we travel within Australia and cook breakfast in our rooms and sometimes lunch also. I realise that the convenience stores would...
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    For those in Australia check the ingredients as if it contains wheat/gluten it must state it by law on the label. If the label does not state that is has wheat than it is okay to eat. There are plenty of choices that are ok in the Cadbury range. Lindt choc is generally not okay as they add malt extract. The dark Lindt is okay though.
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    Hi Mouth (Lynn) from New York, If you do come to Australia please feel free to ask as many questions as you like regarding gluten free foods etc. I don't live in Brisbane but I know of a few good places that I have discovered when we have visited Queensland. Gluten free is quite easy to find and there is good awareness in most places. I know what you...
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    Hi, We are thinking of travelling to the U.S. next year and visiting Disneyworld and going on a Disney cruise. My 11 year old daugther is a celiac and as we are travelling half way around the world we would like to be confident that we will be able to easily find gluten free food for her so she can really enjoy the experience. I have heard that...
  23. amber
    Hi, It is relatively easy to find gluten free food in Australia. There is a gluten free section in most supermarkets. The two main supermarkets are Coles and Safeway/Woolworths. You will be able to find gluten-free pasta, cookies, cereals, flours, cake mixes, pancake mixes etc. in this section. Some supermarkets have a better range than others. The...
  24. amber
    Hershey - chocolate only an American could love.
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    Hi. I haven't found anyone that has tried that particular product yet so can't tell you if it is any good or not. I sometimes get to try new Orgran products as I work as a volunteer at the coeliac society and they give us samples sometimes. They have just put out a new product - Cornbread which might be popular in U.S. as cornbread is eaten...
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