Jump to content

Monklady123

Advanced Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    482

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    1

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Events

Blogs

Latest Celiac Disease News & Research:

Everything posted by Monklady123

  1. Monklady123
    Yes! I saw this yesterday at my Costco (Northern VA -- Pentagon City). I bought two loaves, and couldn't believe my eyes because I didn't know they were making a larger loaf.
  2. Monklady123
    Well...if it were me I would say the apples. I cannot eat them without getting indigestion. ugh. Here's my story if any of it might help you figure it out. Diagnosed "probably celiac", based on blood work that was "suspicious". I didn't question her too much because by then I'd gone off gluten and felt 200% better. I didn't care to do the gluten...
  3. Monklady123
    Never mind food for meals...if you're staying in Alexandria you must check out The Happy Tart bakery. 2307A Mt. Vernon Ave., 571-244-3662. They make the BEST Nutella strudel (and Nutella/banana) -- flaky crust like I rarely see in gluten-free stuff. omg. Although they make a good chocolate cake also, I always request the strudels for my birthday now. My dh...
  4. Monklady123
    These kind of people annoy me because of what it might be "teaching" the servers in restaurants. If I go out and have a salad I ask to see the ingredients in the dressing. My friend who is gluten free "because I need to lose weight" (ugh) eats her croutons and whatever dressing she wants. But she's "gluten free" because she's given up pasta and bread. No...
  5. Monklady123
    This was, and still is to some extent, something I wondered about. I guess I don't come from a family that's tied up in food issues, because I can't imagine any one of them getting angry or hurt if I didn't eat something they'd prepared. I'm sorry for those of you who do have family (or friends) like this.
  6. Monklady123
    Yes to "most of them haven't a clue." lol. Or, not-lol. Like the woman who gave me all the ingredients of the chowder she brought to a church potluck. It was all basic -- potatoes, milk, etc. But since I've learned my lesson the hard way on this I persisted in questioning her and asked "and what about thickening, what did you use for that?" Oh flour, said...
  7. Monklady123
    Yes, I know the breakfast potatoes are gluten-free. I said that in my first post. That's what I had. But it was hash browns that showed up on her plate even after we stressed gluten free. The waitress agreed that they were NOT gluten free when I called her over. -- The last time I went there (maybe 6 months or so ago) they actually had onion rings listed...
  8. Monklady123
    Good thread. I was just thinking about these conversations the other day, when I had one of them on a message board I belong to. My favorites have already been mentioned here, but I'll just mention them again. 1. "My sister/cousin/whoever is coming for dinner and she's gluten free now. What can I cook?????!!!!!" or, a cousin to this question is "Oh I...
  9. Monklady123
    I posted about Eat 'n Park some time ago (they had something on their gluten free menu that wasn't gluten-free). So I went there again yesterday with my mother who is also gluten free. (I'm in Pittsburgh visiting her). She likes Eat 'n Park so even though I don't we went there because she wanted to. We looked on the gluten-free menu and it said omelets...
  10. Monklady123
    Yes Lisa (since you were quoting me, I'll answer) -- that's why I also said in my post that it's different for children.
  11. Monklady123
    But those "Vatican-approved" communion wafers are not gluten free, they're "low gluten". Which wouldn't be good enough for me. I suspect the OP isn't Catholic though since the Catholics have communion at every mass (unless the OP only goes to church once a month). Many mainline protestants (mine included, Presbyterian) only have it once a month. For the...
  12. Monklady123
    A medical alert bracelet isn't really supposed to be for people to "take notice", like in a restaurant or something like that. It's intended to be for emergencies, like someone is unconscious or disoriented. The emergency personnel (EMTs, etc.) can see the information on the bracelet and treat the person accordingly. For example, some people who are having...
  13. Monklady123
    These just appeared on the gluten free shelf in my grocery store. I've never seen them before. The company is WOW -- apparently that means "without wheat", lol. (although they aren't just "wheat free" they're gluten free). It says made on a dedicated gluten free facility. They're soft and chewy and lemony. And all the ingredients are things I can pronounce...
  14. Monklady123
    I'll be sure to ask my GI doc to teach me some Chinese philosophy next time I'm there. I'm sure he can do as good a job as this JMU professor.
  15. Monklady123
    Now this is really a coincidence! lol. I haven't been on these forums in awhile but I was thinking of coming to post and ask about going grain free, and here's your post. lol I recently gave up most grains kind of by accident. We were on vacation at a beach house and I always try to cook simple stuff while we're there. So I did linguini with clam sauce...
  16. Monklady123
    Thanks for the replies. My friend was never diagnosed with anything, but after I was she decided that she'd try gluten free also. When she said it had gotten rid of a lot of symptoms I thought "good, another one that the doctors missed". But now I don't know. I think maybe she was just trying to copy me. But who knows. Well, I just roll my eyes (inside...
  17. Monklady123
    This is kind of a spin-off of another post here, the one whose friend eats gluten even though she says she has celiac. I have a friend who says she *was* gluten intolerant. She swears that she was cured of her symptoms -- joint aches, migraines, intestinal issues -- after going gluten free. She's been gluten free for over a year. Then just a few weeks...
  18. Monklady123
    To make any newbies feel better about something they might have done to themselves. I've been gluten free for about two years now. You'd think I would know better. So, we have a soup dinner at my church every month. Three people bring soup (small church), plus we have some desserts and drinks. Simple. We only started this a few months ago. I've been bringing...
  19. Monklady123
    Lol about "lost my brain". Yes, sadly I bet we've all done that. I remember the day I ate four or five Newman's "oreo" cookies. "Wheat free" it said on the package. um yeah, wheat free but not gluten free (barley malt was in them). sigh. Then there was the rice from the Mediterranean place nearby where we often get take-out. Yep, cooked in broth...
  20. Monklady123
    It really isn't that hard unless you're trying to depend on processed packaged stuff. These are all gluten free: meat, vegetables, fruit, potatoes, rice, beans, legumes, cheese, eggs, yogurt (read the label of course...ones with fiber may not be gluten free), other grains (quinoa, for example), chocolate (an important food group ). You can make an awful...
  21. Monklady123
    We do gluten free at my church, because we (Presbyterian USA) don't believe that it must contain wheat to be "valid". We do communion in one of two ways. Either on trays passed up and down the aisles, bread already cut. For that we use all gluten-free -- either Udi's or Rudi's, because these are the two that are palatable for everyone else. lol. -- Sometimes...
  22. Monklady123
    Sigh. I know we've had this discussion before. But I just had to post this over here where I know people understand me. I belong to a Facebook group called "Things They Didn't Teach Us In Seminary". lol. It's fun, lots of clergy, Christian educators, etc. from all over the country. So I just posted a question about how others do gluten free communion...
  23. Monklady123
    I also just discovered those Go Picnic things at my Target. They're pretty good, and it's more food than you'll think when you first open the box. I sometimes take one to work if I'm in a hurry, along with a banana and some carrots or something like that. You didn't really define what "out and about" means. For me there are several versions of that. One...
  24. Monklady123
    Hmm...I think I figured out the quote thing. lol... And, you are absolutely right! This is a national training program called CPE -- Clinical Pastoral Education -- and believe me they're all about getting you to look at your own issues and work on how that could impact your ability to provide pastoral care. If the supervisor hasn't already noted down this...
  25. Monklady123
    "That's really bizarre... even if you didn't have celiac and just plain didn't *want* the cake, she should have taken no for an answer. You shouldn't "need" a "legit medical reason" not to eat cake." (not sure why I can't get the quote feature to work...) -- Anyway, no, if you knew this woman you'd know it isn't really bizarre, it's just the way she...
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.