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Salt and rice recommendations?

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I plan on reintroducing iodized salt (I need the iodine) and rice back into my diet. I have DH and am sensitive to small amounts of gluten from cross-contamination.

I stopped consuming both roughly a year ago, as I struggled to get my symptoms under control. I replaced iodized salt with pink salt, and rice with other staples. In my mind I associated these things with me getting sick - something was always cross-contaminated and making me sick. I realize  it probably wasn't the iodized salt and rice, and want to give them another shot.

At the same time, I'm wary of cross-contamination. Is there anything in particular I should be careful observing when buying iodized salt and rice? Are there particularly trustworthy brands out there? (I see Lundberg in Canada is noted for rice that doesn't get crosscontaminated.)

Any advice/insight would be appreciated!

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11 hours ago, celiacinrecovery said:

I plan on reintroducing iodized salt (I need the iodine) and rice back into my diet. I have DH and am sensitive to small amounts of gluten from cross-contamination.

I stopped consuming both roughly a year ago, as I struggled to get my symptoms under control. I replaced iodized salt with pink salt, and rice with other staples. In my mind I associated these things with me getting sick - something was always cross-contaminated and making me sick. I realize  it probably wasn't the iodized salt and rice, and want to give them another shot.

At the same time, I'm wary of cross-contamination. Is there anything in particular I should be careful observing when buying iodized salt and rice? Are there particularly trustworthy brands out there? (I see Lundberg in Canada is noted for rice that doesn't get crosscontaminated.)

Any advice/insight would be appreciated!

I eat Lundberg rice and have never had a problem.  The bag is labeled certified gluten free and I'm comfortable with that.  I get their brown rice.  I don't know if their other brands are labeled as such or not but it would be easy to take a look and see.  Their wild rice blends may not be gluten-free (just a guess).

Not sure what to say about the iodized salt.  I get the store brand and never gave it much thought.  I just looked at the container and see it doesn't say anything about being gluten free.  I should probably be more careful with my next purchase.  I was on a very low sodium diet for quite a while, 8-10 years and therefore got very little iodine (as I don't eat dairy and have very little seafood so my iodine intake is low) and I think it really messed my body up.  I went back on it about a year ago.

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I've never heard of salt containing gluten, but Morton brand should be fine. If you are concerned about this perhaps get a rock type salt and a grinder.

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