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  1. tarnalberry
    I don't know about the gorgonzola - I stay away from it 'cause I think it got me once. As far as rice noodles go, your best bet is to always check the label on the package. Most of the thai rice noodles are plain noodles, but don't go by brand - go by label!
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    awww.... thanks. :-) it certainly does help to know that you're not alone!
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    Not a lot... Mostly sticking to a routine, and hopefully, when your family returns, if they're understanding, they can help.
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    While I have read the same thing about teflon (don't use it for wheat and gluten-free), my personal experience hasn't shown a problem IF (and this is a HUGE IF) the pan is in perfect condition. This almost never happens, it means you can never touch the pan with something metal, you can't touch the pan with anything put a soft sponge, and that you can't...
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    I posted this list before, but it's a direct answer to your question, so I thought I'd post the list again... really, a gluten-free diet is only as limited as your imagination - but I find that the imagination is a lot like a muscle in that it needs exercise - and starting out slow in the exercise - to be powerful. ;-) For instance, for breakfast: *...
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    you say peanuts are not an option... does that rule out soy? 'cause you can get soy butter - even a soy butter produced in a clean factory that doesn't have contamination issues. (trader joe's has one that specifically mentions that it's produced in a facility that does NOT process peanuts or tree nets.) but since peanuts and soy are both legumes, I thought...
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    No one else in my family is aware of having celiac. Since there are SO MANY silent celiacs, it could be that someone has it, but doesn't know it, or that it's a recent "addition" to your family's genetic makeup.
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    just to add to what burdee wrote about depression, the media tells us all this stuff about depression and so forth. and how it makes huge changes in your life and you can't work and all the rest. but there's are related conditions - like situational depression (which would be an easy one for a celiac to get in some situations) and dysthymia (which is a...
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    Please don't take this suggestion the wrong way; I mean it very seriously: I would see if you could talk to a pyschologist. You've got a conditioned response set up, and that sort of thing can be tough to break. It's pyschological, in the sense that your brain has made a strong, causal connection between the two - but that doesn't make it any less of...
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    Have you ever used sunblock on your face, and when licking your lips, gotta a touch of a nasty taste from it? Have you ever used lotion on your hands, then picked up some carrots (or other finger food) to eat? Have you ever had the wind whip hair into your mouth? Those are the reasons I avoid gluten in non-food items. I certainly don't plan for that...
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    None, but that doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. :-) I should talk to my doctor about it, but I wasn't diagnosed by a GI, rather a GP.
  12. tarnalberry
    Right! No baking! :-) Lundberg farms makes a hot brown rice cereal as well that can serve in a pinch. Plus, you can cook it with some full-fat soy milk (or regular milk) to add fat and protein to it. (I also like to put nuts in it.) (I cook this in the microwave.) Polenta is a form of corn - an Italian thing. I've yet to make some that was a consistency...
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    Don't worry too much about messing up. I've been doing this for many months and still mess up on occasion. It takes practice. You'll get there.
  14. tarnalberry
    I believe Crispix contains barley malt, or some othe variety of malt. It's right out.
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    thanks. send some of that appreciation towards my therapist... she's helped too. :-)
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    Trader Joe's is a "grocery store" of sorts. More of a specialty store, but one with cheap prices and good food. I'm not sure I can describe it well to someone who hasn't been to one. ;-) It's pretty unique. Anyway, here is their page listing their stores in Massachusettes: Open Original Shared Link.
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    as for baking, I've never had a problem with gluten-free muffins. mix all the ingredients in a bowl, pour in the muffin tins, good to go. I haven't bothered braving real breads! :-) the recipe on bob's red mill soy flour for their muffins actually is a great thing for hypoglyecmics for a snack food because it is so amazingly well balanced for a baked-good...
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    Part of not being angry is mourning the loss of what you think you should have. Some people find this mourning process easier than others, but it's still a process. (And a cyclic one at that - you may feel this way again years from now, after thinking you had "dealt with it".) We're "taught" that we should have the right to have all this stuff, that...
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    I'm on OC too. In fact, I was at the Trader Joe's in LB, on PCH, and saw someone with a bunch of gluten-free stuff in their shopping cart, and thought of this board! ;-)
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    you know what... call the company of the products. i see no reason why diswashing gel or laundry detergent would have gluten in them - and have never seen an ingredient to suggest as such. some one on here - a while back - contacted proctor and gamble on all their household cleaning products, and were told they had no gluten-containing ingredients. so...
  21. tarnalberry
    the stuff your store's butcher grinds should absolutely be gluten-free - verify it with them. if it's not, ask them to grind it in the store. (they certainly won't put bread through the grinder (feel free to check with them if you're worried, of course), as it would affect the grinder.)
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    Most bbq sauces have cider vinegar, like the only gluten-free one I've found (I haven't looked hard, I'm sure there are plenty of others) - Bone Suckin' Sauce. But, even if it had grain vinegar, unless something is added after the distillation process (which would make it something other than plain vinegar), there is no gluten in distilled grain vinegar...
  23. tarnalberry
    you may want to invest in some gluten-free baking supplies so you can make things like muffins and pancakes and quick breads out of complex gluten-free carbs. Amaranth, teff, quinoa, buckwheat (yep, it's gluten-free, it's just an unfortunate name), millet, and soy flours can be used to great effectiveness. brown rice is one alternative from white rice...
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    Have you tried buying gluten-free flours online? Just a thought, but I know some people would prefer not to. I know that sometimes people - even at the company, not just the store - will recommend something, but not realize the risks of cross contamination...
  25. tarnalberry
    I don't buy their flour, but had two suggestions, if you can't just switch brands for a while. The first is to call the company and find out how things go in the processing plant. Are all grains (gluten-free and non-gluten-free) processed in the same room? Are gluten-free and non-gluten-free foods ever processed on the same line? Are the lines cleaned...
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