Nate

Can you get Redbridge in Canada?

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yeah, I grew tired of Glutino Bread and their dry cookies. We have tons of that stuff which is cool but there are better products coming out and no one seems to give a rats rear.

Thanks for the info, I'll dig into the internet option more.

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I too deep frie the frozen ones. The shoestring in paticular turn out just like McDonalds fries and takes 10 minutes.

Horribly bad for you, lol

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I'd like to know too!

for the most part, it usually costs more and takes a long time,

I'll have to look a little deeper into it, plus what about frozen stuff?

Nate

yeah, I'm just venting, internet orders take awhile, up to a month sometimes, this really had more to do with frustration/coping with then Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & Medications,

but it got moved

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I'm so pissed!!! it seems as though as soon as I find anything that is actually good suddenly becomes impossible to get!!!!!!

Strongbow - They run out, order the stuff doesnt come in, have to wait 3 months. The only damn cold drink they sell that I can have that doesn't have a box of sugar in every bottle.

Corn Wraps - One place in the whole province to buy em and it happens to be the worste store for keeping stock

Glutino English Muffins - They run out almost immediately when it comes in. I love these, I use them for everything.

EnerG Nut Granola - This godsend I happen to score one box before it going on back order.

Namaste - Excellent! love this stuff, they lost their supplier and the store that used to sell it doesn't want to deal with the new one.

!@#$#$%#$@

That pretty much sums up everything that helps me reason with this damn disease. I thank Jeesus, the sun, the moon and the galaxie that I'm not allergic to COFFEE! Otherwise, I'd rather be sick.

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Yeah Strongbow is excellent stuff. I can't imagine why it wouldn't be gluten-free. I'm extremely sensitive to stuff and my stomache can't tolerate a lot of things but I can drink that stuff with no problems.

It taste like apple juice, bit bitter/dry, not too sweet, carbonated, brewed.

Great stuff!

I have a lot of friends that drink it as an alternative to beer, in fact the NBLC ran out of the stuff a few months back. It sells like crazy now.

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I hear ya on the Messagere! I feel embarrassed everytime I go to buy it cause everyone at the counter is shocked and asks me about it!!!!

I live in NewBrunswick and if you want them to carry a certain brand you have to go to them (NBLC) not the brewery. I've already been through this with Bardstale and have put in my request. Unfortunately, I don't think the price will be much different.

But I love my Strongbow now, I'm addicted to that stuff and almost prefer it to beer, goes better with meals

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Interestingly, I recently found out that it was fructose that was causing my indigestion problems (someone has recently posted a link to fructose malabsorbtion). I can tolerate some of it but I have to eat a lot of starchy foods.

My stomache will start gurgling really bad then the next day I'll wake up and feel/look like crap. Huge dark circles under my eyes, gluten symptoms but without anxiety.

This has been a hard bullet to swallow this past couple months but now I know and I feel better. The hint for me was that I have never been able to handle fruit juices.

At least I can handle milk which I guess is a bit of a blessing. For the longest time I thought it was milk but nope!

I've been gluten-free for 2.5 years now.

Good luck

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Thanks!

my gluten-free set a tomatoe right on top of a bunch of bread crumbs not thinking and the other day I was at a bbg and my buns were moved around with the same tongs as the other ones! I simply can't stop these instances without crawling into a box and never coming out.

Hopefully this happens soon,

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Anyone know if the Dairy queen peanuts are safe? in Canada?

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I eliminated everything I thought might be a problem except the juice and was still having trouble. Since I stopped drinking the juice I've felt better. This is the 4th time I've tried to introduce something other than plain apple or orange juice where it has caused a problem. It's been with other brands like McKain, Gatorade, Tropicanna, and now minute maid. I may have actual Kettle chips about once every three months. Mostly its tostitos and Maine Coast salt and vinegar.

I eat frutose on a regular basis and have been gluten free since jan 2004. I do feel almost 100% if I only eat foods that I know are gluten free.

I shouldn't be taking any risks at all but I want to live life a little. Everything is a risk, goin to a bbq, kissing my girlfriend, licking a stamp, lol.

Bah, thats what I don't get. I wonder how many PPM kissing my girlfriend is???? wouldn't it be the same as have a glass of juice? lol.

Guess I'll have to look at other allergies.

Thanks all

Nate

yeah I'm fine with the apple juice and orange juice, its the other juices that have caused me problems.

Hope you find out what it is soon!

Nate

yeah i dunno what happened,

you can't remove or move posts,

ah well

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are there any that actually contain gluten? there are these premade salads you can buy at the grocery store near where I live and they have feta cheese and black olives. I've never seen black olives that contain gluten. Is it a possibility? are they cured in malt perhaps?

I'm gonna ask anyway I think, but that isn't to say they use different brands depending on whats cheaper.

These would be great in a jiffy, they come with a small pack of renees dressing too!

Nate

this meant to go in the other forum, sorry

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well, if no one else has had any trouble then it kinda makes you wonder doesn't it?

I do eat other products that are made on the same line, like french fries (McCains), chips (Kettle), corn chips (Frito), etc... however not very often. Once a week if that.

Other than that I'm really carefull. But like I say I have to eat something every day almost to screw me up to the point where I get fatigued, fybro pain comes back, anxiety, migrains, yadda yadda...

Plus, I've been gettin better over the past couple weeks.

Nate

hmm, I eat a lot of other things with fructose so I don't think so. I'll have to check it out,

thanks

Nate

excellent! I'll have to start using it myself!

thanks Kaiti,

and yes, I just recently found the list.

Is it posted somewhere where it is updated? I find myself running through new lists to see if theres something new,

Nate

Gluten free since Jan 2005,

Nate

my girlfriend made me some soup on the weekend and it had McCormick's All Vegetable beef stock. The ingredients had hydrolyzed soy protein in it, isn't this a no-no? I'm a little concerned with this. I've read quite a few posts stating that they will state gluten on the package.

Anyone?

Thanks

Nate

I've reached the end of the rope in trying to find what has made me sick, like really sick, for the past month. The only thing I can possibly think of that I added to my diet (in excess) is minute maid fruit juices. I get things that make me sick here and there but I have to be ingesting something on nearly a daily basis to swing me back into my old symptoms. When this happens, it can take up to a month to recover.

Why??? I found this same issue with Gatorade! do I just have an allergy to juice or what? Over the winter I started introducing juices in my diet and the only ones that I haven't reacted too are pure apple and orange juice.

Tropicanna grape juice will make me violently ill, within hours. Gatorade within a day or so. Minute Maid took some time. Confusing! anyone just have trouble with juice in general? the only thing I can think of that is common to all is maybe the colouring or "natural flavours".

I dunno, I always go into denial when I'm really sick for some reason, especially when I read that they're ok.

Nate

Took me a long time to figure out but I eat chips with caution cause they have caused me problems sometimes and sometimes not. They aren't a trusted source so beware!!!

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anyone know if you can get wellshire in Canada?

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I thought most of Diana's sauces were not. I smeared it all of my steak and while I was chompin down I saw it contained Malt. This was Diana's original. In Canada too. Kissed an 8 dollar steak goodbye lol.

I use Bulls Eye. Gonna have to check A1! wow, I love that stuff, I thought it contained Malt.

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As far as we seem to know, McDonalds acted in good faith. Their supplier represented to them that there was no gluten in the frozen, par fried potato product. McDonalds believed them, and represented to their customers the same thing.

As soon as their supplier indicated that there might be wheat in the product, they immediately voluntarily updated their ingredient lists to reflect what they had had been told. They have also arranged with an independent party to test the fries to see if they have these proteins in them.

They muffed the announcement, and their call center people did not have answers to the questions that arose from the media reports. But, I don't think that they have been deceptive or dishonest at any point. And I don't think that suing them will provide any benefit to celiacs. It will only hurt us.

I'm glad someone said it.

My thoughts exactly. Filing a lawsuit isn't going to get them any closer to working with us and I'm glad they admitted it. I see it near impossible for any restaurant to guarantee a gluten free menu while selling and cooking food with gluten in the same kitchen. It's a risk regardless of how much they try. We have a restaurant here that sells gluten free food but they warn of cross contamination and ask how strong you'll react because they know it's impossible. I could file 20 lawsuits from company's that said they were gluten free but got sick from.

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I'm gonna take a stab at this. One thing I noticed was my heart rate decteased significantly when I went on the diet. When I get glutened I notice I breath harder and my heart rate increases by about 10 beats thus my anxiety goes up then I don't sleep nearly as well. So I'm presuming it has to do with the anxiety. Not to mention the chemical imbalances that would occure. My muscles are tense and I get poor circulation down my spine and need to do stretches to release the tension too.

Fun stuff.

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