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  1. tarnalberry
    Fresh fruits and veggies that will keep (apples, oranges, bananas, under-ripe peaches, mangos, tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes, onions, mushrooms, beets, etc. are all ones I saw at the store today), canned/packed tuna/chicken, canned soups/chili/beans, canned fruits and veggies, hot cereal (cream of rice, quinoa flakes, etc.), nuts/dried fruit...
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    I always felt nauseous in the morning until I realized I was hypoglycemic, and needed to balance my meals fairly strictly, and not go hours and hours without eating. Morning is tough, because you've gone all night eating, so you're tempted to eat - say - a bowl of cereal. But that's usually high in carbs, low in protein/fat/fiber, and sets you up for roller...
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    Four trip reports up so far, though only one is a backpacking trip featuring food. For the rest of the day trips, it's mostly some variety of bar form foods - various ones that I often 'try out' on the trail. Open Original Shared Link
  4. tarnalberry
    We all have them, but try to post (so that you also can see it) on the positive days too. Remember when something goes well! Yeah, there will be bad days, but that's true regardless of celiac. Oh, and as a girl, I kinda hate the "going to a restaurant" version of a date most of the time. It can be part of it, if it's a long date, but otherwise, something...
  5. tarnalberry
    Remember that it is your choice to respond that way. You can always find the handful of places that you *can* safely eat (even if it's the same thing over and over again), and you can always eat before or after. And you can always find places to meet that do not involve food (coffee/tea places can be great for this). When you figure out what adaptation...
  6. tarnalberry
    This. If you come across as though you feel like a freak, well, they'll see you as a freak. If you present yourself as "a bit quirky, and complicated, but confident in my choices", they'll see you that way. You're not going to get "just the same as us", but who needs that?!
  7. tarnalberry
    Ditto what jerseyangel said. (Just in case you wanted more than one response. )
  8. tarnalberry
    I don't usually react to little bits of contamination, and I don't easily suspect products made to be gluten free, but the honey nut chex and chocolate chex have both not sat well with me. The chocolate chex does have a little bit of dairy, but even a huge chunk o' cheese doesn't give me the 'gluten' problems that the chocolate chex does. Of course, I can...
  9. tarnalberry
    It's my fourth hike-a-thon this year! If you'd like to follow the journey, check out my trip reports on my blog: Open Original Shared Link. As a gluten-free bonus, you'll hear all about the food I take for day trips and for backpacking.
  10. tarnalberry
    It's totally worth it to get a dehydrator and make your own food. It's hike-a-thon month, so I'm backpacking every weekend. This weekend, it was eggs and potatoes or a mix of quinoa flakes/cream of rice/flax meal/chia seeds/brown sugar/cinnamon for breakfast, various bars (stinger, raw foods, lara, clif nectar, sesame seed, etc)/dried fruit/salmon jerky...
  11. tarnalberry
    I hope it gets better soon. If not, can you talk to the doc about going back on it, and then - after a few weeks back on - tapering off more slowly. My doc *specifically said* that there are no clear instructions on how to get off it, other than "taper off". That's not very specific, and so she kinda had to make it up. (And I actually took longer than...
  12. tarnalberry
    I'm going to guess that the quick taper made it worse (not that it would have been smooth sailing without it, of course - coming off 60mg/day is almost certainly going to be rougher than coming off 20mg/day). Nope, not on anything else, and also tapered off the Mirapex (restless leg) and Topomax (chronic migraines). We're looking at the possibility of...
  13. tarnalberry
    A lot of sushi isn't gluten free, *ESPECIALLY* store bought sushi (which isn't all that great, most of the time), but you can certainly find sushi that is. Blanket statements, unfortunately, are totally unhelpful for sushi.
  14. tarnalberry
    If you count the three hours of the wedding, the drive there, the drive back... Well, if I'm hypoglycemic, that might be way too long to not have any food. Of course, I would just bring something small and simple and not eat it during the meal if it were a more formal event for a couple you do not know very well. (I have done both options - bring something...
  15. tarnalberry
    Did you stop cold-turkey? I weaned off of it about two months ago, and had absolutely *NO* trouble with it. But I stepped down slowly - I was on the lowest dose, then switched to every other day for two weeks, every three days for two weeks, once week for two weeks.
  16. tarnalberry
    I think a lot of it depends on your inlaws. For instance, my FIL had a heart attack a number of years ago, so he and my MIL are very careful about what they eat - including making sure he gets plenty of "heart healthy whole wheat" and "cholesterol reducing oatmeal". Now yes, these foods can be beneficial for some people, but for goodness sake, Shredded...
  17. tarnalberry
    I might add to what you might say to her: "I don't care if you don't believe me. I don't care if you think I'm a nutcase. I don't care at all if you think I'm making this up. All you have to do is respect MY house or you will not be welcome here. That means no bringing anything over I don't approve, no gluten outside of the approved zone, and no using...
  18. tarnalberry
    It's tough, since she's family. So she doesn't qualify as an average "guest". A guest, I might expect to ask before cooking in the kitchen (once, not on each trip), but family... not really. (Could just be style differences between us, of course.) Have you ever sat down and gone over the "kitchen rules" with her? If not, it's not really surprising...
  19. tarnalberry
    Millet and rice are separate plants. Millet and amaranth are both excellent alternatives, and do not have saponin. Of course, you can try rinsing your quinoa very well (I use a paper towel in a colander, since the grain is so small) prior to cooking, regardless of whether or not it says it was rinsed. I haven't had a problem, but I can certainly believe...
  20. tarnalberry
    Have you had this happen before? And are you on any medications/supplements that can thin the blood (including many herbals, high-dose omega-3, etc.)? Like everyone else said, I wouldn't worry about it, but you probably want to call your doctor to let them know. I bruise when I give blood quite easily (though I coagulate just fine in general), and it...
  21. tarnalberry
    I have no problems with stevia, but I do react to Honey Nut Chex.
  22. tarnalberry
    Those bad days are tough. Makes me either want to eat nothing, or a jar of peanut butter. (Goes really well on apples... ) The better days will always be there, though, and knowing that can help!
  23. tarnalberry
    Heh! I just got notified, via meetup, and joined. Don't know when I'll be able to make it; August is Open Original Shared Link for me.
  24. tarnalberry
    local coffee/tea places, local farmer's markets. this is where you'll develop "a fan base".
  25. tarnalberry
    If you eat out and packaged foods all the time, you are going to get glutened. And if you're getting glutened once a week, you're not healing. I would highly recommend three things: 1) taking half a day on the weekend and making two or three large meals that you can have leftovers from during the rest of the week 2) recruiting your parents (whichever...
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