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  1. penguin
    Bats are my favorite mammal Are you a fan of squirrels? They're just rats with cuter outfits, and they don't even do anything useful like eat mosquitoes OK, so they plant trees...but the trees don't bite me!
  2. penguin
    General Mills clearly labels gluten as wheat, barley, rye or oats... So if you don't see any of those 4 words, you're safe! Enjoy!
  3. penguin
    It's a minor procedure, but I guess it can be classified as major surgery, especially if he's high risk for whatever reason, you never know. It does sound as though she's freaking out, though...
  4. penguin
    It's 100 here today, I don't even notice it anymore...probably because of the A/C!!! I went a few weeks ago to see the bats, they are really cool! Bats are my 2nd favorite animal, first being penguins (really?!?!)
  5. penguin
    Yep, that's me! Still working on the tiramisu (although all the bread I ate at lunch has already left the building ) and I've got wheat thins in the queue... And triscuits and squeeze cheese at home! Not to discount the sour punch straws, oreos, pirouettes, ritz crackers, and chex mix I've got in my desk Blech, I feel like the Stay-puft man...
  6. penguin
    I don't know about juice, but rice and beans are really cheap, and fairly nutritionally complete, all things considered. Get the dried beans, such as pinto, and soak overnight before you cook them. You could make up a big batch for lunches or dinners. Is there anything you can do to reduce your bills?
  7. penguin
    Distilled vinegar is safe.
  8. penguin
    Yep, all farm-raised salmon has dye added to their food so that their meat turns a nice, well, salmon color. I don't trust meat of any kind from Wal-Mart. I grilled a steak from there once and it was at the same time medium rare and gray. Eww. We go to whole paycheck for steak now
  9. penguin
    If it makes you feel any better, we hardly have any mosquitos in Austin, we have the largest urban bat colony in North America living under a downtown bridge! That's 1.5 million bats eating 3,000 mosquitoes a night... Makes your job easy Especially since the purple glittery bats need extra mosquitos to be sparkly I'm totally spinached...
  10. penguin
    Right now, don't worry about finding substitutes, because a lot of them are both nasty and expensive. I use Tinkyada pasta, which runs me about $3 a bag, which isn't bad. I don't bother with gluten-free bread, I use mission corn tortillas instead. I would suggest sticking to whole, naturally gluten-free foods for a while, and then figure out what to...
  11. penguin
    According to the Hormel web site, Bacon Bits are gluten-free. Pam is gluten-free, based on the label, it's a ConAgra company and they clearly label. The one that isn't gluten-free is obviously the baking one with flour in it. Do they grill anything with gluten (burger buns, for example) on the grill?
  12. penguin
    Yes, you can. Proof of this for me is that while on a 3 month gluten challenge for a biopsy (after 4 mos gluten-free)...I GAINED 30 lbs!!!! I'm not being a big piggy either, and most of that weight I gained in the first month. I think my body is just holding on to whatever it can!
  13. penguin
    Is there a local food bank? You might be able to get help there. I, too would question the decision that you make too much money, unless you spend your money unwisely. I'd wait another couple of weeks (so that you can pass a drug test, it takes 6 weeks for THC to work it's way out), and then find another job. There are other things you can do...
  14. penguin
    Now, now, let's not be perverting the bats.... They evolved to be purple and glittery so that they would distract their predators and so that Susan wouldn't be afraid of them. Both males and females are glittery and purple...You can tell the difference between the two because the females have comical large red lips One bat can eat...
  15. penguin

    ARCHIVED Fam/nfp

    penguin replied to penguin's topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    I'm thinking we'll take a NFP class, since the husband will probably feel more comfy with it that way... Thanks for the info!!! What exactly happens in the class?
  16. penguin
    Well, I only add bulk and nothing useful, so I'm leaving the thread. Hope you all feel better!
  17. penguin
    Open Original Shared Link The only way the two companies are related is that they both make food. Heinz uses lists, they do not clearly label. And heinz will always disclose wheat, as they are required to do by law, since wheat is a top 8 allergen. They will hide all other gluten containing grains. Open Original Shared Link
  18. penguin
    I find that when I get glutened, I react to EVERYTHING for a few days, regardless of how I normally tolerate it. Especially other starches, but it goes away. Hope he feels better
  19. penguin
    The cheese is in a skinny blue can and it says "shake on popcorn" on it. I've seen it near the popcorn, near the other Kraft parmesan, and near the velveets...all depends on the store. I've noticed that its usually hidden, though
  20. penguin
    If you're going to do a biopsy, you have to be eating the equivalent of 4 slices a bread a day for 3 months to have a chance of it being accurate. It sucks.
  21. penguin
    I wouldn't go in there, trumpets blaring, ready for battle. I would play the part of the meek and confused (though remarkably well informed) mother that did some research. Dr's have very fragile ego's, you know, and they like to have things be their idea.
  22. penguin

    ARCHIVED Fam/nfp

    penguin posted a topic in Related Issues & Disorders

    After I dunno, 8 years or so on the pill, and looking at another 4 years before trying to get pg, I'm looking into alternative methods. My periods even on the pill are all but non-existant nowadays, and I'm concerned because of all the celiac related absorbtion problems that I may not be even safe with the pill. Yes, I have tried the ring, no,...
  23. penguin
    Sounds like a great substitute for panko bread crumbs
  24. penguin
    I can't even tolerate slowFE. The only one I can tolerate is FlorVital Iron & Herbs, and it has a highly absorbable form of iron and is a liquid. I was skeptical, but I had no side effects and my dangerously low iron levels came up to approaching the low end of normal after 6 weeks. It's not that cheap, $25 a bottle or so...you can find it at whole foods...
  25. penguin
    Well...I have a suggestion for your chicken and noodles... People made cream of chicken long before campbells, and it's really easy to do If you have a copy of Joy of Cooking kicking around your kitchen, there is a recipe for creamed chicken (which is what you use for chicken and noodles)... Just replace the flour with your favorite gluten-free...
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