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This is a great restaurant - I recommend anyone who has celiac in IL to check it out. The food is excellent and it's a wonderful family business.
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I believe the article also mentions a great gluten-free restaurant in Chicago. They have amazing italian dishes, all gluten free. I just finished some of their Tiramisu.
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just don't make the mistake I made... I drank the Double Chocolate Chip fraps. everyday for a week before I realized they had gluten in them! Dumb on my part.
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What I normally do (and I know at times I do take the risk of CC) is I let the waiter/waitress know that I am allergic to anything containing wheat, and if there is any way they can make sure my food doesn't come in contact with any bread, croutons, etc. Most of the places my friends pick are restaurants that serve burgers and such .. so I normally ask...
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ARCHIVED Gluten Free Bakehouse Bread
DuckyDiva replied to floridanative's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Whole Foods gluten free bakehouse sandwich bread is the ONLY type of gluten-free bread I like. I usually refrigerate one half and freeze the other. It is very tasty! The banana bread is also amazing, along with the muffins (although sometimes they can be a bit dry in the middle) and the walnut brownies! -
I recently had a very positive experience at Outback Steakhouse.. I called ahead of time to make sure they had a gluten free menu, and although the hostess at the door had NO idea what I was talking about - the server for my take-out order did. He brought out the menu (which was obviously used often) and pointed out the ones with "gluten-free" are gluten...
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My new 'quick grab snacks' are corn tortillas.. I can eat 5 of them plain and be filled. Another is peanut butter on bananas. I just bought Dinty Moore Beef Stew today, I will have to try it. They sell them in the small plastic cans so I can take those with me if I am going out somewhere and need something gluten-free to eat... Tonight my mom is making...
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Thanks all for your responses Actual cooking from me is (for example chicken faijitas) Have to sautee the peppers then remove them from the pot, season & cook the chicken, and then mix in the peppers.. I have no problem doing that on days I have time, but sometimes I just want to grab a quick meal where there is little to no cooking involved...
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I've been gluten-free for a week .. happy that almost all of my symptoms have gone away (except now I'm a little constipated) but frustrated at lack of yummy foods that don't involve actual cooking! I tried Kinniknick bread .. didn't care for it too much, but I guess I just have to get used to having "fake" bread.. I tried rice noodles, ick! Amy's Shepard...
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Not sure how many of you use AIM .. but here is a cute celiac icon! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v348/shayliz/celiacs.gif
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ARCHIVED Gluten-free Pretzels
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Thanks all.. I'm so glad I posted something (and I guess glad that I had a bad stomaxh reaction to them early) .. I was going to order a case of these because they were so good! I am not a sesame person.. but I will look into pretzels that are SPECIFICALLY STATED gluten free. Like I said.. I'm a newbie celiac, so it'll take some time for me to get down... -
ARCHIVED Gluten-free Pretzels
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I plan on calling tomorrow. I never would have even thought about looking up spelt.. but I started getting a nasty stomachache and so I came here to check responses to see if anyone said "wait - spelt is bad!" and sure 'nuff... -
ARCHIVED Gluten-free Pretzels
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
I emailed the company, and this was the response I received ... Spelt does contain gluten. After all, it is the gluten that provides elasticity to dough, allowing bread to rise. Spelt bread has few air pockets, is well formed and tastes great. The gluten found in cereal grains is not all alike. Gluten is made up of glutenin and gliadin molecules, and... -
ARCHIVED Gluten-free Pretzels
DuckyDiva posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications
Went on my first gluten-free shopping trip.. I tried a brand of gluten-free pretzels before and they were really bland... but today, I bought VitaSpelt original Pretzels and they taste like normal pretzels! Even though they were in the gluten-free aisle, they didn't specifically state gluten-free, so I had my mom and the store owner look over the short ingredient... -
ARCHIVED What To Expect..
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Ooh.. I will definitely have to look into getting some of those on my first gluten-free shopping spree. =) First on my list is Knickinick(sp?) gluten-free bread. -
ARCHIVED What To Expect..
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Which cookies did you have? I've only tried one gluten-free cookie before, and it was really .. not all that great. The Chocolate Truffle Brownies from the Gluten-Free Pantry however.. are amazing. -
ARCHIVED What To Expect..
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thank you for your response. I could be wrong that those two tests were the ones performed. I know that they performed two blood tests, and I am assuming they are the first two. In my case, I am going to go with #2. After reading up on Celiac.. I have the symptoms and I have the gene. Celiac does run in my family. As you read, my sister also... -
ARCHIVED What To Expect..
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Thanks for your quick response. I am assuming since my doctor called today and said my levels were high and I need to go on a gluten-free diet..that I do not need to have the other three (my test was for the first two) So now.. I am on my merry way of Gluten-Free-ness... rocky road in the beginning I hear..but then I will be smooth sailing. -
ARCHIVED What To Expect..
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
After reading more, I am wondering if my test will show anything! They only took one vial of blood, and the nurse said it was for anti-glidin (sp?) but from reading posts on the board.. I see there are other tests that go along with this.. Will I need to have more tests done for an accurate diagnosis? -
ARCHIVED What To Expect..
DuckyDiva replied to DuckyDiva's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Well, I had the test on Friday, but the nurse did not know how long it would take for the results to be sent back. There was no timeframe listed so she said they might be ready by Monday. Small world, the nurse said her daughter was also on a gluten-free diet. I'm anxious and nervous for the results. Nervous that I will have to say goodbye to my beloved... -
ARCHIVED What To Expect..
DuckyDiva posted a topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
Hi - Found this site through a google search..just a couple questions. My older sister was unofficially diagnosed with celiac disease a little over a year ago. I say unofficially because she switched to the gluten-free diet after suffering from migraines and stomach problems for about 3-4 years but wouldn't go back into gluten to take the test and have an...