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    I just bought a box, haven't tasted them yet, will report back when I do. Nature Valley Roasted Nut Crunch (Peanut Crunch flavor, don't know if there are any other flavors) Ingredients: Peanuts, sunflower seeds, sugar, corn syrup, salt, almond flour 7 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber!!! 1 box contains 23 bars for $6.88 Woo-HOOOOO...
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    Deputy, I am worried that you took your doctor's request for honesty as a license to cheat. I, too, have practically no symptoms--but I don't cheat. EVER. I know too many people with fibromyalgia, crippling rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, MS, and a friend who recently died of lymphoma. All these are at the very least exacerbated if not downright CAUSED...
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    Here is a suggested day of easy, convenient, meals for you: Breakfast: Eggs--scrambled, hard-boiled, fried, however you like them--juice, and coffee or tea if you are a caffeine addict. If you are not a caffeine addict, try herbal tea--some of them are lovely! I would suggest that if you are used to cooking eggs with butter, that you continue to do so...
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    This screams "red flag!" at me. You wouldn't be considering eating gluten on your birthday, would you? You might as well say, "I don't want to miss out on some good-tasting poison on my birthday."
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    Hey, Walter, glad to see you back! Other possible medical issues aside, I think you are doing 2 disservices to your tummy: 1) Occasionally eating gluten, which does not allow said tummy to heal. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about this--eating gluten is simply not an option, period. There are studies which confirm that damage is done by occasional...
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    Two thoughts: 1) Are you using oatmeal baths? Oatmeal is NOT good for celiacs! Besides for a huge amount of cross-contamination with wheat, it also contains a protein that is molecularly similar to gluten, and many celiacs react to it. 2) What you have might actually be dermatitis herpetiformis, which ONLY celiacs get (and it's horribly itchy). ...
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    For lemon chicken, I use either cornstarch or tapioca starch--most Chinese cookbook recipes for lemon chicken call for one or the other, anyway!
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    Try Annalise ROberts' recipe (www.foodphilosopher.com), using her blend of: 6 cups finely ground brown rice flour (I use 3 cups Bob's Red Mill brown rice flour which is not so fine, and 3 cups Asian grocery white rice flour, which is fine), 2 cups potato starch 1 cup tapioca starch Mix that up, keep it in an airtight container, and use it in...
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    I have the pancake puff, pan , too! I don't use pancake batter, though--I use gluten free cake batter and they taste EXACTLY like Krispy Kremes!
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    Well, there's a lot of discussion on oats these days. Many celiacs do react to oats, probably because 1) they are likely cross-contaminated with wheat as they are grown on the same fields and processed on the same mills and 2) the protein in oats is molecularly similar--though not identical--to gluten. However, there is a study listed on celiac.com that...
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    Whoops--sorry for misunderstanding your position!
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    What about DH? Many who have DH DO have positive biopsies, but many DON'T. It's still considered a positive diagnosis of celiac, even in the total absence of intestinal symptoms. And, as I've said before, there are people with positive biopsies and negative gene test results. I have not been "disabused of that notion," as you put it, and many...
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    I agree with the idea of a "celiac sprectrum." I don't think it is possible to rule out celiac in someone with all the symptoms. The bloodwork can have false negatives. The biopsies can miss affected areas or be misread. And you can't rule out celiac by genetic testing, because there are people with biopsy-confirmed celiac who do NOT have the genes...
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    I agree with the idea of a "celiac sprectrum." I don't think it is possible to rule out celiac in someone with all the symptoms. The bloodwork can have false negatives. The biopsies can miss affected areas or be misread. And you can't rule out celiac by genetic testing, because there are people with biopsy-confirmed celiac who do NOT have the genes...
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    This is what I make--it takes 5 minutes to mix up, and it's very much like making a Bisquick crust, both in how easy it is and how it tastes. gluten-free Pizza Crust 1 packet yeast (about 1 tablespoon) 3/4 cup milk, room temperature 1/2 cup potato starch 3/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon baking...
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    YOU ARE NOT PSYCHO! YOU ARE NOT A SH-TTY MOM!!!! You are human. Even a 4-year old is capable of understanding that when HE loses control, it has consequences in the form of directly affecting the behavior of others towards him, INCLUDING Mom. I konw you feel horrible about it--we all do when it happens to us. It's a learning process for us as well...
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    You might try mixing real maple syrup with a bit of melted butter (if she is not lactose intolerant)--that adds richness, cuts the sweetness, and you don't have the horrible chemical taste of the fake syrups. We also make blueberry syrup--frozen blueberries, sugar, water, cornstarch, and a squeeze of lemon juice (good with some of the lemon zest, too...
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    Great site! THanks for posting. Ah--our miso is white miso--that explains why rice was listed and why barley wasn't--I'm assuming it's safe, but I'll check the other kinds of miso next time I go to the Asian grocery.
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    But neither koji nor yeast are listed on the ingredient list.
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    I know that there are many causes of gluten sensitivity/celiac. That said, I don't think that celiac can possibly have as narrow a scope as many think. In other words, I don't think that celiac is ONLY diagnosable in people with certain genes, or in people who had a positive biopsy. We already know that the gene thing is incomplete--enough people have...
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    There are people who have posted on this board that they had biopsy-diagnosed celiac, which is incontrovertable evidence that they do, indeed, have celiac. However, they also had negative gene tests. This means that the gene tests can NOT rule out celiac. Period. Having the so-called celiac genes means that you are more likely to develop celiac than...
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    The dad of one of my high school friends was a chemist who helped to develop Aspartame. He wouldn't let his family touch it--he was sure it was carcinogenic, and said that it was never subjected to proper long-term testing. I tried it once or twice, and think it tastes absolutely HORRIBLE--strong chemical aftertaste. I'll never touch it again. I certainly...
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    I reread your original post, and saw that you said most miso is traditionally made from barley? Does that refer to miso made from powdered mixes, or to the real thing? Most Japanese (people and restaurants) make miso from miso paste (which is fermented soybeans, rice, and salt), not from the powdered mixes And I haven't seen barley listed on miso paste...
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    Candy, from what I've read, it seems as though that pill is supposed to avoid reactions to cross-contamination; it's not a license to eat poison, not even every two months! Unfortunately for us, there are studies that show that even eating a crumb a month is enough to cause visible villi damage in celiacs. That means that every time you cheat, you...
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    We make miso with Shinshu Shiro Miso paste (bought at the Asian grocery, sold in little tubs or packets in the refrigerator section). The only ingredients are soybean, rice, and salt. We add to this a broth made from hon-dashi powder (ingredients: salt, msg, lactose, sugar, dried bonito tuna powder, disodium inosinate, bonito extract, yeast, extract, disodium...
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