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    If you CAN find them, they are covered by Starbucks Free Pastry Day on July 21. Open Original Shared Link
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    Oh, this is exactly what happened to my grandmother. I had no idea she had "wheat problems" until I told my mother that I thought I needed to start the diet. My mother told me that my grandmother was on a very simple diet of rice, bananas, and chicken when she was in her 20s. (1940s) Eventually they told her she grew out of it. I never knew because my gran...
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    YES. Big improvement. I am one of those people who always had C and not D. In fact, there is a running joke about it in my family. My gran was constantly asking all of us how things worked in that department. It all made sense when my mother told me she had the same problem with wheat. Same goes for my brother when he eats gluten. One of the sure signs...
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    I mainly eat meat and vegetables, plus some fruit. Isn't produce really expensive in Japan? That's what I've heard.
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    If you are working out really hard then you need more food than that. Remember, depending on how much you've healed, you may not be getting the full 1400 calories. Right now I'm at the beginning of a half marathon training plan, so I'm working on weight loss for about a month. Once my weekly mileage increases to a certain point, I have to raise my calorie...
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    My bf and I have been discussing teaching abroad if the economy sours and he gets laid off. He's leaning toward Japan, but I'm leaning toward Thailand. Does anyone live in Japan, Thailand, or another South/East Asian country? What is the food situation? How do you cope?
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    I have had success with some gluten-free meals on flights, but I always take a back up plan. I've done ok on a number of airlines, including Air Canada, but I did have an issue with an Air Canada flight recently. They accidentally gave me a (wrapped) regular roll with my gluten-free meal. Obviously I didn't eat it. They later gave me a sandwich, which I suspected...
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    Ah, ok, that's interesting. Our farmer's market has 6-8 booths at the end of the row that are just prepared foods: caramel corn, Indian food, Mexican food, hummus, fresh pasta, and a couple other things. Hmm, so maybe I should be thinking about making things that are naturally gluten free. I already do. It's not like I can make/taste stuff with gluten...
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    Hmm, I see articles about GFCO about how to get certified, but I don't see any info about labeling being illegal. I mean, I see baked goods at my local independent market and they just have regular ingredient labels. The farmer's market is this morning. I may ask around. I mean, it seems like a catch-22 with the labeling. There is definitely a need for...
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    Is anyone on the Peninsula? I just moved down here to Redwood City. I know I've seen a lot of Bay Area folks on here, but I don't know much about meet-ups or groups at all.
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    I just read this. It was ok, but not great. I left a comment about how food labeling and regulations are horrible in this country. It seemed like most of the comments on this article were from people who really didn't get it either... which means better articles need to be written.
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    I have 6 weeks until classes start, and I seriously doubt I'm going to find a job. At the same time, I've always wanted to start making and selling gluten-free food. Has anyone ever sold products to a store or farmer's market? I'm kind of at the point (with job hunting) where I'm thinking about starting my own business. I think it may be time. Any advice...
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    I just tried the Chebe all-purpose mix. It's just tapioca, and really good! My brother also approved. I had similar bread at the Brazilian steakhouse, but made with milk and cheese. I normally don't eat dairy. I've noticed that all the gluten free bread that I really like has tapioca as the main ingredient. I'm going to have to experiment more.
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    I think awareness about what it is in general is good. Some people don't even know what gluten is and why it can be a problem. It's a start. I've also noticed reluctance to start the diet just because of the attitude like "OMG I CAN"T LIVE WITHOUT BREAD AND PASTA." My mother is one. She's been low gluten since my brother and I started our diets. It's frustrating...
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    I just read this while I was in Europe a few weeks ago. At the same time, I was eating some really awesome produce. I realized that even in California, we just don't get very good produce in the grocery stores. I started shopping at farmer's markets and buying more grassfed. He doesn't have to tell any of us about problems with packaged foods. I think...
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    I just listened to this a few hours ago. It was good, although I felt like they made it sound easier than it is, in the sense of picking out packaged foods and eating in restaurants. I was glad that they addressed the problem of underdiagnosis. I listened to the podcast. Is On Health actually on the radio? I got the impression it's online only.
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    Try this: Open Original Shared Link
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    My brother and I have been trying to recreate some kebaps we had on our recent trip. He found this site, and we're going to try her kebap recipe this weekend. I don't think he realized that it also had a bunch of gluten free Middle Eastern recipes. Has anyone tried this site before? The recipes look really good! http://jeenaskitchen.blogspot.com/
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    I got totally addicted to real greek yogurt with honey when I was in Europe. (I didn't think I could do dairy, but this seems ok for me.) It's especially good with honey and some kind of nut like walnuts. I started looking at labels of other stuff, and there's just so much junk in it! So yeah, I decided to just buy completely natural, active, plain yogurt...
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    I just got back from Italy. I had trouble with the gluten-free pasta in restaurants because I think it contained gluten-free wheat starch. Other than that, I found that almost everywhere I went understood my issue and either made a modification or suggested another dish. The biggest trouble for me was glucose syrup, which I assume contains wheat. I just...
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    I also have a wheat allergy, which makes things difficult. It was an interesting experiment though. I definitely got "glutened" but because there seemed to be wheat starch in there too, I had really bad classic allergy symptoms, like when I get around cats. Usually I don't eat enough of anything bad to get so stuffy. By the way, I popped into Fata Morgana...
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    Oh yeah, there are things I can eat like salads, but I'm mainly wondering if the definition of "gluten free" is different there. I have just as much trouble with wheat itself as gluten, so gluten free with wheat starch is still a problem for me. I never thought I'd be so happy about corn syrup in everything in the US, but it does open up a huge range of...
  23. munchkinette
    Try Berkeley Bowl and Whole Foods. I think there is an actual location for Mariposa Bakery in Oakland.
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    I always read on this board that Italy is so great about gluten free products. I found a couple restaurants, and tried some pasta at one last night. I feel like hell. Is there wheat starch? I tried to discuss with the chef at another restaurant this evening, and it sounded like there is still wheat starch. I ended up choosing steak over pizza or pasta. ...
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    I just moved from San Francisco to the Peninsula, so I don't really know where a lot of the good restaurants are. My boyfriend remembered going here a while back, and suggested it. Pampas is right next to the Palo Alto Caltrain station. Open Original Shared Link I checked out the website in advance, and decided that there were only a few meats on their...
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