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  1. Suzie-GFfamily
    You guys are great! Thanks for the suggestions. I never would have thought about consensed soup. I'll have to see if that gluten-free brand is available. We haven't bought tomato soup since we went gluten-free. Can't wait to give it a try!
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    Here were my two kids' choices for today's lunch: 6 yr old: mandarin orange segments 1 pepperoni stick cucumber slices baby carrots 1 white cheddar rice cake minigo chocolate milk 4 gummy candies (Dare brand- real fruit gummies) 8 yr old: blueberry yougurt tube chocolate milk 2 white cheddar flavour rice cakes 1 slice of ham mini-carrots...
  3. Suzie-GFfamily
    We're trying something a little different here today. I made a "menu" of the different lunch things we have in the house. I used category headings- fruit, veggies, meat & alternatives, grains/seeds, dairy, treats. I made a list under each category. When the kids got home from school I asked them to write their "order" for tomorrow's lunch- including...
  4. Suzie-GFfamily
    Did they do a total serum IgA in addition to the celiac blood test? If your IgA levels are low this could cause a false negative. You could ask for a repeat blood test including the total IgA. Are your iron levels low? You mentioned feeling very tired. Suzie
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    I have found some fun pasta shapes made by Tinkyada. I'd like to be able to make something that would be similar to Alphaghetti for my kids, but I don't know what to use for the sauce. A regular pasta sauce seems to have a stronger flavour than the kid-friendly version we used to buy before going gluten-free and ketchup alone isn't quite right either...
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    I was having a "what can I make for lunch" crisis this morning. My 2 school aged kids are celiac (gluten-free since October). The lunch thing has been a problem off and on since they started school, even before the gluten-free diet. They'll go through phases when they'll eat all of their lunch and other phases when they'll eat nothing, or virtually nothing...
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    I haven't founda complete list anywhere. However,. companies change their products so even if a complete list existed, it might not be accurate. I've looked at different websites- eg Kraft, Pillers, etc. - to get the info that we need. Plus, we've had to call alot of the 1-800 numbers too. It took some time to become familiar with the products that...
  8. Suzie-GFfamily
    Thanks for the oyster sauce brands... we'll have to check them out. It would be nice to have this ingredient again. I'm going to try that salmon recipe soon- we just got some maple syrup at the sugar bush this weekend. I love salmon, but my kids usually don't like it much- however, the maple syrup might make it more appealing to them.
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    We're having Thai Basil Chicken for supper (chicken + veggies over plain rice). I usually keep some frozen basil cubes in the freezer because fresh basil doesn't last very long and then we can have this meal whenever we feel like it. It's quick and tastes great- plus you can use whatever types of veggies you have on hand. Kai Kraphao (Thai Basil...
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    Anyone live in Montreal or travel there often? I'm looking for some suggestions of places to eat in the city. I'd like places that are casual (I'll have my children with me)- perhaps places that only the locals know about??? Any type of cuisine- could be American, Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Ethiopian, Greek... we like virtually everything. Anything...
  11. Suzie-GFfamily
    Is the EnerG Light Tapioca loaf sold in the sealed packages with nitrogen gas? Or, is it frozen? I'm wondering if I should look on the shelves or in the freezer section for this bread?
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    I'm planning to try Carol Fenster's pizza crust recipe. I've seen it in a couple of my gluten-free cookbooks. It uses a bean flour (garbanzo and fava bean)- Bob's Red Mill makes this product and I've noticed that they have her pizza crust recipe printed on the package. I havn't tried it yet myself. Suzie
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    I've used teff flour (available from Bob's Red Mill and also from the Teff Company) for apple pies and also pumpkin pie. The consistency of the pie crust is a little bit like a graham craker crumb base. It might work to bake an unfilled pie crust (made from teff flour) and then crumble it. Has anyone ever tried doing this? Suzie
  14. Suzie-GFfamily
    Marcia, I was diagnosed with celiac disease in June and my bone density scan shows osteoporosis. My baby is almost a year old, and like you, I am uncertain what to do. I would really prefer to continue breastfeeding- but I am concerned that this could cause further deterioration of my bone density. This baby is my last one, and I had breastfed each...
  15. Suzie-GFfamily
    Most testing for celiac disease requires the person to still be consuming gluten, otherwise the results will not be valid. Luckily, once the gluten-free diet is started the antibody levels should normalize and the gut should heal. Nov 1st is not very far away, so it's not too much longer for you to wait. And it will give you a chance to get a few meal...
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    Hi Robin, In the spring myself and the 2 oldest of my 3 kids tested pos for celiac disease on a blood screen test. My youngest was a baby and not on solids yet when this all happened. It was a bit overwhelming to realize so many in our family were celiac (my mom tested pos too). I'd suggest that you take a big, deep breath and deal with this as...
  17. Suzie-GFfamily
    I don't know about Chinatown options, I haven't eaten in Chinatown since discovering that I'm celiac. The places I would usually go to in Chinatown had a lot of wheat-based food- especially the dim sum. Last spring I was in Toronto before officially going gluten-free- but I scouted out a few places for future visits. I liked Ginger 2 (downtown on Yonge...
  18. Suzie-GFfamily
    I was going to ask this question too. Do you know which tests were included in the panel you had done? If they did an anti-gliadin antibody test only than that is not the recommended blood screening test for celiac disease. Anti-EMA or tTG would be much better. Some physicians will give a pos diagnosis of celiac disease if either of these tests are pos...
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    It sounds like it could be due to celiac disease- one symptom of celiac disease is dental enamel hypoplasia. I wonder of malformed teeth is related to that as well? Here is a link to a photo of a child with hypoplastic and malformed teeth- the underlying cause in this child's case is not given Open Original Shared Link Suzie
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    I like your letter Karen! Another place to send it would to politicians. The health care system could save an enormous amount of money on unnecessary tests, scans, consult fees for specialists, prescription drugs, etc. etc. if celiac disease was diagnosed earlier. There are some good media reports about celiac disease: Digestive disorder caused...
  21. Suzie-GFfamily
    I feel exactly the same way you do. My mom was so sick last year, and has had typical symptoms for awhile, and still no one considered testing for celiac disease, not ever her GI. Once I suggested it to her, things turned around. And then it turned out that I'm celiac too and at least 2 of my 3 kids are. If only a physician had considered ordering a celiac...
  22. Suzie-GFfamily
    PubMed is a good database to use when searching for medical papers. Physicians are often more likely to accept info from these sources because most (or maybe all??) of the research papers in that database are from peer-reviewed scientific journals. Here is a link for 1 paper I found when I entered 2 key words in a PubMed search (ie anxiety AND celiac...
  23. Suzie-GFfamily
    I haven't tried converting any of my old recipes to gluten-free yet. But I've been doing some reading. One site I found suggested the country french bread & pizza mix from Gluten-Free Pantry as a substitute for all-purpose wheat flour- substitute in a 1:1 ratio for the flour in your original recipe. There are lots of different gluten-free flour...
  24. Suzie-GFfamily
    I hope that your bf will get diagnosed, if he does have celiac disease than things should really improve now. He's lucky because you "get it". Many people with celiac disease have a problem because their loved ones just don't understand, but it certainly sounds like you do. You're thinking and looking for possible ways that he could accidentally come...
  25. Suzie-GFfamily
    Hi Motherhen, Michelle had a good suggestion... if you start a new thread with your question you'll probably get lots of feedback. I don't know what you've been told or why? If you are celiac, you'll need to eat a completely gluten-free diet for life. Have you been unable to get pregnant so far? Celiac disease can affect the reproductive system...
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