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Anyone In San Diego, Ca?

pinkscooby6

By pinkscooby6
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pinkscooby6 Rookie
pinkscooby6
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Hi, my name is Christina, and I have been diagnosed since last March. I have a really hard time staying gluten-free and I need to find someone who can help me. I can't go to support group meetings, because my work schedule is so shifty. I'm just looking for someone to hang out with that can help me stay gluten-free. Thank you!

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Lisa Mentor
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Welcome Christina! You could not have found a better place to hang out. If we can help you in any way, just ask.

Tykes Rookie
Tykes
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Hi, my name is Christina, and I have been diagnosed since last March. I have a really hard time staying gluten-free and I need to find someone who can help me. I can't go to support group meetings, because my work schedule is so shifty. I'm just looking for someone to hang out with that can help me stay gluten-free. Thank you!

iI'm new too. This sucks <_< . But I have found it very helpful using chinese rice noodles for spagetti and have found some great recipes for cakes and cookies which are actually better than I am used to. Google flourless cakes - etc. Good luck. I had a hard time stying gluton free too but now I am so sensitive that I seem to have a reaction just thinking about something with gluton in it. Hmmmm

Mango04 Enthusiast
Mango04
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I'm from San Diego and I'm not there anymore, but I wish I were! There are sooo many great gluten-free options there! Check out Jimbos, Whole Foods, Ranchos Organic Market, Trader Joe's, the farmers markets, Henry's, OB People's Co-op etc. etc.

For restaurants check out www.glutenfreeinsd.com. There are some good threads on here with more specific info. about sd as well. PM me if I can help with anything.

mymagicalchild Apprentice
mymagicalchild
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Imagine, Christina, if you were dealing with celiac and living in some gollyforsaken, neverneedvisit, lonesomeplace! Where there is ice and sleet and slush and gush and hurricanes and floods and no organically-grown goodies. You, my child, are in SAN DIEGO and that is the delightful gift on which you must focus.

The solution to your problem is very easy: You can have NO PREVIOUSLY PREPARED food until you have re-organized your eating habits completely. That might take 2 months or 4 months or 4 years. It depends on your reorganization skills and your commitment to growing-older-but-not-aging-and-decaying.

What does that mean? NO FAST FOOD!

OHMIGOD, what a decree to anyone under 50! You must prepare everything yourself. The easiest things to prepare are those which need little-to-no preparation: Fresh Fruit...The Hillcrest Farmers Market this a.m. was LITERALLY inundated with them.

Celery stuffed with almond butter.

Gluten-free bread fried in coconut oil and topped with maple syrup.

Gluten-free fiber bars with coffee (or ?) for breakfast, followed by a fresh nectarine.

Lettuce-wrapped burger at In 'N Out.

Chicken tenders sauteed in whatever fashion you prefer, sitting in your fridge until you swoop them up with the celery-stuffed-with-almond butter.

What I hear from you is: Your husband in on a noble "assignment" and you are alone. You have been dealt a challenge and you do not feel up to it. Well, my dear, he is taking care of America, and we are proud of him. You must learn to take care of yourself, so he can be proud of you!

Your future children depend on it.

pinkscooby6 Rookie
pinkscooby6
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Imagine, Christina, if you were dealing with celiac and living in some gollyforsaken, neverneedvisit, lonesomeplace! Where there is ice and sleet and slush and gush and hurricanes and floods and no organically-grown goodies. You, my child, are in SAN DIEGO and that is the delightful gift on which you must focus.

The solution to your problem is very easy: You can have NO PREVIOUSLY PREPARED food until you have re-organized your eating habits completely. That might take 2 months or 4 months or 4 years. It depends on your reorganization skills and your commitment to growing-older-but-not-aging-and-decaying.

What does that mean? NO FAST FOOD!

OHMIGOD, what a decree to anyone under 50! You must prepare everything yourself. The easiest things to prepare are those which need little-to-no preparation: Fresh Fruit...The Hillcrest Farmers Market this a.m. was LITERALLY inundated with them.

Celery stuffed with almond butter.

Gluten-free bread fried in coconut oil and topped with maple syrup.

Gluten-free fiber bars with coffee (or ?) for breakfast, followed by a fresh nectarine.

Lettuce-wrapped burger at In 'N Out.

Chicken tenders sauteed in whatever fashion you prefer, sitting in your fridge until you swoop them up with the celery-stuffed-with-almond butter.

What I hear from you is: Your husband in on a noble "assignment" and you are alone. You have been dealt a challenge and you do not feel up to it. Well, my dear, he is taking care of America, and we are proud of him. You must learn to take care of yourself, so he can be proud of you!

Your future children depend on it.

Thanks, that was a lot of help. And my fiance is in the military, but so am I. How did you know? He is actually getting ready to deploy, like any day now.

babysteps Contributor
babysteps
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There's a local gluten-free group in San Diego that does restaurant trips, picnics, and some other events, Open Original Shared Link

The El Indio tortilla chips are gluten-free and very addictive, many of the local grocers carry them

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mymagicalchild Apprentice
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Thanks, that was a lot of help. And my fiance is in the military, but so am I. How did you know? He is actually getting ready to deploy, like any day now.

You got me, Christina! I have no idea how I knew. I thought either your original posting or a subsequent one said your significant other was in the Navy and not there for you to help you through this. It's not posted now, so I must have confused your situation with another posting. Gluten-induced brain fog, no doubt!

I tried a new gluten-free bread, Whole Foods own brand called "Prairie Bread," and it's delicious fried in coconut oil with fresh fruit and maple syrup on top. Not French Toast but French Prairie Bread?

There's a really great restaurant on 5th and Spruce called Jimmy Carter's where we eat a lot. Their Mexican food is better than anything I've found in Old Town and their American food is great, too. My husband swears they have the best hash brown potatoes he's ever had. I like their simple dishes, not the complicated omelets with sauces. Their chicken tostada on corn tortilla is wonderful. They have a filling appetizer, a quesadilla with meat option that they'll make on a corn tortilla.

It's like a small-town diner. Wait staff very friendly. You take care, now!!

msmini14 Enthusiast
msmini14
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I am in Temecula, how far south are you? Wouldnt mind a friend in the area too, I know where you are coming from. Takes a lot of research, if you have any questions pm me =)

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