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  1. Minette
    Thanks -- I'll try the Mama's pancake mix, with the proportions in the recipe Janet linked to. One of my daughters just likes jam on hers -- the other one (the one with celiac) eats them plain. DH and I eat them with ham/turkey and cheese.
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    I have a very simple crepe recipe (just eggs, milk, flour, pinch of salt, and a little oil -- I don't remember the proportions off the top of my head) that I've used for years. If I were going to sub a gluten-free flour blend for the regular flour, would you suggest changing the proportions (less flour, more liquid, etc.)? All the gluten-free crepe recipes...
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    My twins are 6.5, so I don't know how much will change by the time they're 8. But generally they're asleep by 8:30 and we have to wake one of them up around 7:00 for school/camp. (The other one is an early riser -- generally up by 6:30 on her own -- today she was up at 6:00!) On weekends they barely sleep in because they're just in the habit of getting...
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    What are his antibody levels? I'm new at this, but it was my understanding that almost any positive levels (though it depends what scale the lab uses) are an indication of possible/probably celiac. So if you've had them tested several times and can tell they are increasing, I would think they would be over the threshold for a biopsy by now. At any rate, I...
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    That's interesting -- Sarah started complaining that her legs hurt when she was around 4. I never quite got to the point of wondering about JRA, but I asked the ped about it several times and he always said it was growing pains. (He did sort of manipulate her legs, watched her walk, etc. to see if her gait seemed funny or there was any particular movement...
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    Even now that we know for (almost) sure that my 6.5 year old DD has celiac, it still seems that her symptoms come & go. (We're not gluten-free yet -- waiting for the scope.) Some days she seems perfectly happy and never mentions that anything is bothering her -- other days she complains of headaches, tummyaches, leg pain, etc. And she also sometimes...
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    I'm confused by what seems like a more relaxed standard for restaurants than for our own home kitchens. I keep reading that to make your kitchen gluten-free, you need to replace all your plastic/wooden items and nonstick pans, rigidly segregate all gluten-containing foods, etc. I'm not an expert in restaurant kitchens, but I'd assume that even those that...
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    I make a couple of vegetarian stews/chilis (we're not vegetarian but I cook a lot of veggie things) that use bulgur to give them some body. What kind of non-gluten grain would be good for this? I was thinking quinoa, but wondered if there were other options. It needs to be something fairly sturdy. Rice would obviously work too, but one gets sick of rice....
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    I never get tired of hearing this. (And Cara's comment too.) I'm so desperately hoping my 6yo is the same way -- although I dread the "very tough withdrawal period." How did you get through it?
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    In your situation, I'd probably skip the scope if the doctor is willing to diagnose without it. But there is the "baseline" rationale (the second thing pricklypear mentioned). If the doctor insists on a scope to get a dx, I'd do the scope. That's basically where we are with my DD -- waiting to see if the doctor will dx her without a scope. But since...
  11. Minette
    In our previous life (before my daughter was diagnosed), I made healthy-ish muffins -- a couple dozen at a time, kept in the freezer for snacks -- but that was about it for baking. My husband made pancakes every Saturday until both my kids announced that they no longer like pancakes (nothing to do with celiac!). So we don't even do that anymore. So...
  12. Minette
    We have a Zojirushi and we love it. We've had it for at least 10 years and no problems. I don't use the timer function often, but it was quite intuitive (which was good since I had lost the instructions by then) when I did try it. I only cook rice with water (so far), but I know you can use it with broth, etc. I assume you could throw veggies in there...
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    I tried the 1-minute muffin today. Amy and I both tried it and agreed that it had no flavor except for the banana, but we have some improvements to try next time. However, I put it into my calorie counter and it has 356 cal -- that's twice as much as I normally eat for breakfast! So from now on I'll have to just eat half. This weekend I'm going to try...
  14. Minette
    That 1 minute flax muffin sounds great! What a good idea. Plus, she actually eats muffins and is reasonably flexible about what's in them as long as they're basically sweet. And it puffs up on top if you make it in a shorter container? It was a little unclear from the picture I found, whether the consistency would be solid like a muffin, or more like a molten...
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    The diagnosis is pretty certain, but the specialist's office said she should stay on gluten until we see him, in case he wants to do a biopsy. If he decides a biopsy isn't necessary, we'll stop gluten right away. They also said that if he does want to do a biopsy, hopefully we won't have to wait more than a few more days. I do want to have an official...
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    Poor Sarah, who is 6, found out she had celiac over a month ago. After her bloodwork, we waited a month to see a pediatric GI close to us, but I was underwhelmed -- then we got a referral from a doctor friend to a pediatric celiac specialist at Children's in Denver, but still couldn't get in till June 1. So she can't go gluten-free for at least another month...
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    Polly, I'm impressed that your school is so careful with food. Ours is reasonably good in that they don't allow sharing at lunch/snacktime, and they don't allow parents to bring in food for birthdays. But for the Halloween and winter holiday parties it was basically a free-for-all -- some homemade cookies, some store-bought, orange slices that we cut up at...
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    Are other parents providing some of the food? The only thing that concerns me about your plan is that even if some of the snacks are gluten-free in principle, you don't know if they might have gotten CC'd in whoever's house they came from, or in the process of being set out in the classroom. Maybe I'm paranoid -- we haven't actually gone gluten-free yet,...
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    Whoops, moderators, I didn't notice the word "recipes" in this forum title -- I thought it was a general cooking forum. Please feel free to move if there's a better place for this.
  20. Minette
    My 6 year old daughter was given a "probable" celiac diagnosis based on bloodwood -- we have our first GI consult today. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do next, assuming the diagnosis is confirmed. I've read the articles about what kitchen stuff you need to replace (or buy a designated gluten-free one). I'm curious how far folks have actually gone...
  21. Minette
    Yeah, I wasn't worried about the scoop itself so much as the likelihood that even a gluten-free flavor would have bits of cookies or whatever from other people's scoops. But I'm glad to hear that it can be done! An extra tip is also a great idea. (mamaupupup, sorry to hear about all the vomit you have been dealing with! That is one thing I am not looking...
  22. Minette
    Our family doesn't go out for ice cream all that often, but it's a cherished ritual of childhood that I would hate to give up. However, it certainly seems like CC galore, with all those open tubs and scoops that are just rinsed off between customers. Is there any safe way to do this? What about frozen yogurt or soft ice cream -- if it comes out of a machine...
  23. Minette
    Thanks! I needed that as I am sitting here at work contemplating which muffin mix to buy. Hugs to you too!
  24. Minette
    Thanks -- if I'm not completely happy with the doctor we're seeing next Friday, I'll definitely try to get in with Dr. Hoffenburg or Dr. Lui! (We don't have a R.O.C.K. group as far as I can tell -- there's a local celiac group and their website says something like, "If you're interested in starting a R.O.C.K. group, that would be great!")
  25. Minette
    The allergist who did the celiac panel on my daughter (who seems to know what she's doing, based on what I've read here) recommended a couple of pediatric GIs for us to see for follow-up. We chose Rocky Mountain Pediatric Gastroenterology largely because they have an office close to us (the other one she suggested was in Denver, about an hour away). They...
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