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  1. lonewolf
    Your story hits home with me. Looking back, I've had symptoms most of my life. I'm 42, had serious health problems and went wheat free (mostly gluten-free too) and eliminated lots of other foods almost 10 years ago. I got better. Tried to add spelt back into my diet and had more health problems. Went gluten-free and got better. My doctor decided I should...
  2. lonewolf
    Some health food stores have powdered rice milk, which is the same basic consistency as dry milk. There is also powdered goat milk, but that is iffy.
  3. lonewolf
    I might not be much help, since I haven't tried the bean flour mix for bread. Have you tried something like the Gluten Free Pantry bread mixes? The "Country French" turns out really well. After making that and seeing what the consistency of the "dough" was, it helped me try from scratch. It was more like quick bread than cake batter. Anyway, I have...
  4. lonewolf
    Vanilla Rice Dream is Dairy-free, gluten-free. You can find info about their other flavors on the Imagine Foods website. Sorry I don't have the link handy. There are some other flavors that are gluten-free too. It doesn't taste just like ice cream, but if you're desperate and have some toppings, it's okay. It also works well in dessert recipes where...
  5. lonewolf
    I'll respond to this point, since you were asking about donuts and oreo's. The gluten-free oreo "imitations" are fantastic. Never tried the donuts. If you want to feel better and avoid major health problems in the future, you need to be an advocate for yourself. No one else can give you good health, it's all in your hands at this point. Life is all...
  6. lonewolf
    Welcome! Wow, what a story. Sorry you've had so much to go through, but I'm sure glad you finally found the answer. Please ask lots of questions and let everyone here help you. Most people here are very helpful and you'll get a lot of good info.
  7. lonewolf
    It comes in Raspberry, Passion Fruit and one other flavor that we don't ever get. The Passion Fruit is really good mixed with Vanilla Rice Dream. Okay, now I'm salivating and it's only 10 am here. And I've been doing so well on my diet (lost 4 pound, 21 to go!).
  8. lonewolf
    Thanks Jen, You are amazing with all the links and information you have!
  9. lonewolf
    The best, absolutely best, ice cream substitute is Sharon's Coconut Sorbet, found at Trader Joe's and maybe elsewhere. It's white, rich and creamy. My kids will gladly pass up regular ice cream for it, but it's a little spendy. Just thinking about it makes me want to break my diet...
  10. lonewolf
    Have you been taking probiotics (acidophilus,etc)? This is VERY important after you have taken any antibiotics.
  11. lonewolf
    There's a little girl at my school (I'm a PE teacher) who has Celiac. Her mom told me a couple of months ago that her doctor had told her that she was doing so well that it would be okay to cheat sometimes. I was a little surprised, but since I'm not an expert, didn't want to contradict the doctor and act like a "know it all". I saw the little girl getting...
  12. lonewolf
    This has been an informative thread. I have had elevated liver enzymes in the past and no one could figure out what it was. The doctor finally said it was related to a kidney problem I have. When I figured out that gluten made my kidney disease relapse, the liver enzymes went back to normal too. But what's interesting is that although I have had almost...
  13. lonewolf
    Here's my chocolate chip cookie recipe that I make almost once a week for my whole family. Never had a complaint yet about them tasting yucky or different than "normal" 1 C Margarine or Butter, softened 3/4 C Brown sugar 3/4 C Granulated sugar 1 Egg (or substitute) 1/3 C Almond butter 1 tsp Vanilla 2-1/4 C gluten-free Flour (I use Bette Hagman's...
  14. lonewolf
    Are you sure it was gluten and not a reaction to all that milk?
  15. lonewolf
    Bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies. Just follow the recipe on the bag of chips and substitute gluten-free flour. (Make sure you know you have a good flour mix.) Or make a batch of brownies using Pamela's mix. Look in the recipes section here - there are lots of good desserts.
  16. lonewolf
    My wrappers are plain foil - no writing at all on the berry flavored bars. This was new as of last month, I think. Last time we had the chocolate bars they had writing on the wrappers. Maybe we have the new 2006 model and the rest of you have last year's wrappers?
  17. lonewolf
    You won't be "miserable" on the diet unless you choose to be. I'm glad you're not horribly sick or in terrible pain now. It's better to prevent some of the problems that many of us have endured by following the diet now, rather than trying to get better after you've had a complete breakdown of your health. If you don't have Celiac, then you might be fine...
  18. lonewolf
    Cheri, I hope she can eat almonds. Here's the recipe. (BTW-2 of my kids liked them, 2 didn't, I thought they were okay.) Almond Cookies 1-1/2 C Almonds 1/2 C Butter or Coconut oil (softened) 1 C Arrowroot 1/2 C Brown sugar 1/2 tsp Salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 tsp almond extract 18-20 whole almonds Place almonds in food procesor and process...
  19. lonewolf
    I have been using the Bette Hagman recipe from her Gluten Free Gourmet books, but use brown rice instead of white rice flour. I usually add xanthan gum when I mix it up, although the recipe doesn't call for it. 2 C Brown Rice Flour 2/3 C Potato Starch 1/3 C Tapioca Starch 2 tsp. Xanthan Gum Sift it all together 3 times and keep in the refrigerator...
  20. lonewolf
    I thought Earth Balance had soybean oil in it?
  21. lonewolf
    Do you know what part of Seattle she will be going to? If you let me know I would be happy to do some research for you. There are Fred Meyer stores all over the area that carry a fairly decent assortment of gluten-free foods. It's all in one section in their health food area. Some Freddies carry Chebe. They have gluten-free Pantry, Envirokidz cereals...
  22. lonewolf
    It really didn't look like rice. Believe me, after 10 years wheat-free I know my rice. (Which reminds me, I like your screen name - I toyed with the idea of "Rice Girl", since my sister in law used to call me that.) I was actually happy that it wasn't a rat dropping because I would have thrown the whole thing out immediately. The one (if it's only one...
  23. lonewolf
    Cheri, I just read your whole signature. I can't imagine how hard it would be to cook and bake without rice. I can't have most of the same things your daughter is allergic to, so I know how hard it can be to bake. I have a recipe somewhere for cookies made with arrowroot flour. Would you be interested in the recipe? Also, have you looked into Chebe bread...
  24. lonewolf
    Can you get yeast breads to turn out well with the egg substitute? Quick breads always work out great, but I just can't seem to get yeast breads to work right. I laugh sometimes when I try a new type of gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free bread costing $5+ a loaf and it's worse than what I make myself. Apparently I'm not the only one who struggles...
  25. lonewolf
    I'm hoping this was a once in a million occurance. I was cleaning up the big popcorn bowl (we popped our own) and saw what looked like a rat dropping in with the "old maids". I decided to check into it, since I was a little concerned that the bag of popcorn might be contaminated. Well, it wasn't a rat dropping (thankfully), but it was a slightly burned...
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