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  1. Katrala
    It's crazy how important food seems to be in schools. Most of the "treats" for teachers are food-related and I hate not being able to eat something that a student brings me.
  2. Katrala
    I'm 2 months in as well and I know how you feel. There are times when I'm just fine with it and then other times when I walk into the kitchen and want to scream and cry. The only things that have worked for me so far is reminding myself that "tomorrow the current craving, etc. won't seem like such a big deal" and making food a non-important part of...
  3. Katrala
    I had a book club for work today. I'm a teacher and during the first month of the summer we (teachers) read 3 (related) young adult books and were supposed to meet today at a local Japanese place for lunch to discuss them. I didn't go. It's a great little Japanese restaurant. It's clean, nice, and very inexpensive for the quality and amount of food...
  4. Katrala
    I made these recently as well and they are wonderful! The only difference is that I also added a tsp of vanilla to the mix.
  5. Katrala
    Has anyone tried substituting almond butter (or the like) in any cookies? Does it change anything?
  6. Katrala
    Are your veggies canned, raw, frozen? I was surprised to recently find out that some brands for canned veggies (green beans being the first I noticed) had traces of wheat, etc. I'd also check the vitamins to be sure they are safe.
  7. Katrala
    Ugh. I almost popped a couple of pretzels in my mouth last week without even thinking. They were just sitting there and looked good. Someone once told me, also, that too many vitamins can actually have some negative effects (but I don't know if it's true / any other info about it.)
  8. Katrala
    I'm not a very good "cook," but I've always enjoyed baking. After my disastrous attempt at gluten-free muffins last week, I decided to try some cookies this week. I bought a couple of gluten-free baking cookbooks (one of which was specifically for cookies) and bought some new types of flour. My first attempt was Girl Scout Samoa Cookies and I have...
  9. Katrala
    So I went to the doc to get my biopsy results today. I had a positive blood test and have already felt better going gluten-free, so I assumed (correctly) the the biopsy would be positive. Sure enough, he said there was atrophy and along with the blood test, confirmed the Celiac diagnosis. And no cancer, which he would continue to screen for every 3 years...
  10. Katrala
    What scares me about seeing bakeries having "gluten-free options" is that I'm scared the staff really only thinks that using gluten-free flour is what makes something gluten-free. I was talking with someone last week who owns a restaurant and she herself is gluten intolerant. She said that while she tries to educate her staff when it comes to preparing...
  11. Katrala
    Glad to know that it's not just me. I think I'll go with the "using a tbs of it here and there until it's gone" advice (and keeping it in the fridge - good advice!) Here are my poor muffins:
  12. Katrala
    Skittles says they are gluten-free on the package. No, they aren't the healthiest choice, but they should be safe in terms of gluten.
  13. Katrala
    So last night I tried to make some blackberry muffins using a gluten-free recipe from a book and Bob's Red Mill All-Purpose Flour. The color was bad - a blue/green that made the muffins look like baby zombie heads in white wrappers. The taste was about what I'd imagine baby zombies to taste like. It was terrible. I guess it's the beans, but it's like...
  14. Katrala
    I still don't know what it was, exactly, that got me. Or if it even Celiac-related. Yesterday doc sent me to ER for IV fluids and today I'm finally able to sit up. No one else in my family has been sick (yet) so I don't know if it's a virus or something I ate.
  15. Katrala
    Would the diet make me lactose intolerant?
  16. Katrala
    A week? All I can say is that I feel like it's the night before my colonoscopy. This is terrible. Chili powder looks OK (it was McCormick and just the powder, not the seasoning.) I think this experience is turning me off from ever eating anything that someone else touches.
  17. Katrala
    Yes, the ice cream was just for the float. Can CC really make you this sick? And how long can it last? I'll check the chili powder.
  18. Katrala
    My poor stomach. I know that every stomach ailment I ever have won't necessarily be celiac-related, but this must be. It is too similar to how I felt (but got used to feeling) before I found out gluten was the problem. I woke up this morning with my stomach rolling. Bloated, gas, and my stomach is loud enough for my husband to hear the sounds in a...
  19. Katrala
    I'm also very new and have only checked a few things such as lotions, soaps, etc. so far. I decided to start out focusing on food and found that cross-contamination issues alone were so overwhelming that I would need to wait a bit before taking a good look at the non-food products I use.
  20. Katrala
    Thanks for that list! That will be helpful in the future! Yes, I take this trip every year. Since I'm the only one who couldn't eat the food, I didn't want to put the kitchen out. For the first day (and what normally happens) I have access to a microwave, so that is very helpful. The last night they were nice enough to boil some water for me so...
  21. Katrala
    I just got back from the trip and learned that you can live off very little. The trip was in Alabama, in the middle of the storms, and fortunately we are all safe and sound (very thankful for strong storm shelters.) All of my frozen food was ruined and I lived off Nutella, a loaf of Udi's, and canned tuna for 3 days, but with everything else that happened...
  22. Katrala
    It's amazing how much I've learned in the past 4-5 days! I leave in the morning for the trip and I think I'm pretty much ready. I don't think I will be doing an amazing job nutrient-wise, but this is the best I could manage as someone new to the diet. On a positive note, I realized today about 3:30pm that I wasn't trying to find a way to close my eyes...
  23. Katrala
    I made the Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookies last week and while I've heard others give them less-than-stellar reviews, I liked them. However, I'm notorious for slightly underbaking cookies (I leave them in for 6 or 6 1/2 minutes instead of 8-10) because I like them to stay soft. The ones I made last week lasted 5 days in a sealed container and were...
  24. Katrala
    So the longer you're on the diet, the more sensitive you typically become? Some of the reactions I read about are violent and immediate, which is why I wonder when those type of reactions started.
  25. Katrala
    Ooooh! Thank you!
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