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If a restaurant puts something in a salt shaker to absorb moisture it will probably be rice, not a cracker

I have seen crackers in shakers before.

-Jessica

I was grocery shopping tonight and saw a new product from Kraft. They are South Beach Diet Frozen dinners. Curosity got to me and I picked them up to read. Majority of them have gluten in them, but possibly have found one without. It was a savory beef with cheese broccoli. It had no allergen info listed (which usually does when there is an allergen in the ingredents). I couldn't find anything in the label that sounded off to me.

So the reason for writing this is......if any of you are at the grocery store, pick up the box and read it over. Let me know what you think, safe or not???

I did not buy it yet. I am waiting to hear back from Kraft, I emailed them tonight. Just thought I would see if anyone else had seen them/tried them. Let me know.

I'll report back when I hear back from Kraft.

-Jessica

Barbara-

I am going to have to try your junior mint idea. That sounds really good.

-Jessica

It sounds like you need lessons in how to know what is gluten-free or not. I am wondering how you could be gluten-free, if you could ask a questiong like that.

If this person needs help, then let's help them instead of making them feel like a heel.

The brownie mix is made with wheat flour which is not allowed on the gluten free diet. Hope that helps ya.

-Jessica

Kandee-

most of the places responded very quickly (maybe 3 weeks to get the stuff to my house) others took a little longer. I had a great deal of it to take to the 1st meeting, then had a little more to take to the 2nd, but we meet every month. You might want to wait until your next meeting. That would give you ample time to get things all together.

-Jessica

You have to contact Scott for that.

-Jessica

Kandee-

I just emailed them asking them if they ever donated to celiac support groups for a taste testing meeting. They all replied back with wonderful results. The list I provided you is companies who SENT things, there were only a couple who rejected me and those are not on that list. I was just SURE the UPS man was going to hate me by the time I got done getting all the samples. They were at my house delivering boxes everday for about a week and a half! haha I SOOO loved getting all the fun gluten free stuff.

-Jessica

celiac3270 my comment wasn't directed twards you, sorry. Was meant for grolla.

-Jessica

No offence,but I don't think these large companies are going to lie. They have too much at risk. Some fries do have flour, but the companies will tell you that such as sonic drive in. I called them about a year ago and they were very honest and said their fries were coated.

-Jessica

This comes from their website:

Does your yogurt contain gluten?

Our nonfat, lowfat and whole milk plain yogurts do not contain any gluten source ingredients. We do not add gluten to our products; however, some of the natural flavors used to make our products may contain gluten-derived stabilizers.

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-Jessica

I know I have seen a saltine cracker in some shakers in Mom and pop type places. It helps absorb moisture. I dont' take my own salt and pepper to places. For me, those things are not that necessary.

-Jessica

There are varied levels of damage, NOT varied levels of celiac disease. It is a yes/no type thing. Sorry.

Many people have no symptoms at all and are still doing damage to their bodies.

-Jessica

I wrote to several companies asking them for product samples to use for a support group meeting. I was overwhelmed with their responses!! They didn

I have heard that when you go to another country, if you have a doctors note, that you can bring in food IF it is for a medical condition. You might check up on this.

Sounds like you have your work cut out for you. Are they doing it at a resort or something? Maybe you can find out where and call the chef yourself, and bypass bridezilla.

-Jessica

We had a new group start locally and I called a TON of companies and got gluten free product samples. Each family got a TON of stuff to take home and try. You might want to try that for your next meeting. All of the suppliers were more than generous. I will look up my list of companies that donated in case you want to try that. It was a lot of fun and gave us an opportunity to try new things without the expense!!

-Jessica

That's gross, but doubt that ALL targets have rats!!

The Amy's are way cheaper at the target that I go to. Gotta love saving money.

-Jessica

*Boost

*Ensure

*Jell-O

*Pudding

*Mashed Potatoes

*Chicken Broth

*Beef Broth

*Turkey Broth (u get the picture here broths made of meat )

*Veggies cooked and put through a food grinder

*baby foods

*Milk Shakes

*Smoothies

*Liquid vitamin (not sure which ones are gluten-free, but I'm sure you can check that out)

*Juices

There are a few things. I'm sure no matter what you have it will get old eating soft things for that long. Good luck with your surgery. Is it for TMJ? I have that too, jaw is always poppin It freaks people out! ha

-Jessica

Kraft Jell-O is fine. Many Jello's are fine. Just have to call and "check". The story of our lives, always call and check

-Jessica

Traveling to another country for a wedding would be hard. Having a bridezilla on the loose would make things even worse!!

I would suggest trying to pack some things in your suitcase to take over with you. Try to pack some things like Thai kitchen noodles, peanutbutter, nuts, some crackers (love blue diamond nut thins), things that are non perishable and are small to fit into your suitcase and not take up much space.

I am sure you will be able to find fresh fruits, veggies and meats there without problems. Those would be safe for you of course. Maybe they will have some fruit and cheese trays at the reception!?!

You didn't say how long your stay would be or the country you are going to. Some countries are much better about gluten-free products than the US. Australia is a wonderful one. Maybe you will be lucky and find some great products where you are going.

I am sure they are spending plenty of money on the wedding, so I am sure spending a little more to make the sister of the groom happy shouldnt' be too much of an issue. Voice your needs to your brother and maybe he can help make sure that you get what you need and it will help him understand your frustration and anxiety.

-Jessica

Richard is right, if you are already ON meds, you will probably have to do a tapering dose (recommended and monitored by your doctor).

-Jessica

Identical twins means you have EXACTLY the same genes. That means that she has the gene for celiac. She may not have had an environmental trigger to set it into action OR she could be asymptomatic. Either way she really should get tested because she has the genes.

-Jessica

A doctor tried to put me on prozac before my diagnosis. He thought I was depressed . I told him the only reason I would be depressed was because he couldn't figure out what was wrong with me!! Needless to say I didn't go on the prozac and was diagnosed by another doc. I sent him pleanty of reading material on celiac disease.

-Jessica

There is a condition of the skin called vitiligo that sounds like what you are describing. You might want to google it.

-Jessica

I called Heinz, they said they are NOT gluten free and they would not guarantee that they were gluten free. They may possibly not add gluten containing ingredients, however they could have cross contamination. If they were gluten free they would be on their list. Sorry!!!!

Hope that helps you though.

-Jessica

Hummmmmmmmmmm those weren't listed on the Heinz list that I got recently. Guess I'll have to make a call to double check. Maybe they just missed them on the list OR they aren't safe. Thanks for the number.

-Jessica