JenAnderson

What time on May 9th eastern? I've never watched it before....

Hi my name's Jennifer and I used to be a bread eater..

I still like bread, but it's harder to find one that tasted like the "old" stuff. I've tried the Ener-G kinds and quite frankly they tasted like cardboard. I tried the Food for Life ones and they were too small. I like sandwiches, not appetizers. The one that I have found since being in Maryland was Bob's Red Mill Bread Mix. It's good and the size depends on what size loaf pan you have. You need a Kitchenaid mixer to really make it taste good. (I don't know why, but it tasted better that way) The one real problem I found was that the bread would get moldy in two to three days. I froze them after finding this out, but I hate having to thaw bread at the last minute. It's good though, I would highly recommend it if you have to have bread. I have some on hand but only make it when I need a bread fix.

I have a "mixed kitchen"...relatively. I have a toaster oven and everyone uses it. I cook, and mainly all foods I serve are "gluten free" (potatoes and rice especially). When my kids and husband need that jolt of mac and cheese, there's e-z mac that they can cook in a bowl that goes in the dishwasher as soon as they are done with it. I don't clean things that have gluten on them. I have a special cutting board for me and one for my husband. The only flour in this house is gluten free and things that are baked are gluten free unless my husband is feeling fruity and bakes. That's not all that often. There's regular bread for sandwiches and toast, but my rule is use the plastic ware and if you have to get more out of the jar, you'd better get a clean knife. There's no double dipping in this house. Funny enough, my 3 year old lectured the neighbor on this over the weekend when he made his hamburger. CAN'T DO DAT!!! YOU NEED A CWEEN ONE SO MOMMY DON'T GET SWICK!!! I guess you had to be there.

I think Crayola makes a kind of tempera paint. I think I've seen it somewhere....they might be able to give ingredients on it.

I wasn't dx'd Celiac either. Being a military spouse, you have to take what you get as far as medical care, and most of the Dr's just give you a "diagnosis" and a pill and send you out the door. I had problems for 6 months before I saw a GI. I was in the ER twice a week on average by that time and had lost over 65 pounds. The GI did a colonoscopy (?) and decided that because of my heritage, that I needed to go on a gluten free diet. He did a blood test, but there aren't any results of this test. (go figure) I've been dedicated to this diet for 4 years and it's made me feel better. I cheated on it for the first 6 months, and was literally dying in front of my husband's eyes. I still have some problems, especially with catching every single virus that comes into my home, but I'm getting better. There are a lot of family members that need to be tested, and a lot of deaths that celiac could have had a hand in, some in my family are still unwilling to be tested. No amount of literature and talking can change their minds. I thought about getting a biopsy done and the gene test, but why go through all the turmoil when I think I know the answer already?

Hi and welcome! Personally I haven't had any problem with outside grills, but I make sure that anything that goes on it is "all" meat or veggies. As far as the household appliances, I have a toaster oven instead of a toaster to keep the crumbs away from my bread. I use a different cutting board than the one my husband uses, and I have a rule with butter, peanut butter, etc: Get what you're going to use the first time, because you're not double dipping. If so, they have to use a clean knife. Hope that helps. I need to get the Gluten Free for Dummies book, too. Just haven't done it yet.

I haven't tried the Rice Dream Ice Cream, but I try not to shop at Whole Lotta Money. I absolutely love Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey though.

Really...brittle nails are a sign of hyperthyroidism? How do they test for hyper/hypo thyroidism? Just curious...I've had brittle/rigged nails for as long as I could remember, and my Mom has thyroid issues.

AWESOME!!!! Thanks so much!

My parents refuse to go get tested for it. I seem to believe that my grandfather had it because he would get sick a lot after eating certain things. He was really skinny with a pot belly, too.

Texas Celiac-- I'm from Mineral Wells!

We're stationed in Maryland now, but my parents still live there.

"YOU DON'T WANT NO BUN?!?!"

OMG...I thought Oklahoma was bad....And I'm a Texan!

My mother is the one who refuses to recognize that I have celiac disease. When my parents come visit, she always wants to go out to eat because she knows that I cook food that Ican eat. When we go there to visit, if I don't bring food I can eat, I don't eat. She fries meats and she uses canola oil (which makes me sick) and the veggies have sauces on them (so my dad will eat them she says). My dad loves to come here because he knows that we eat "healthy" and he likes the fact that I take time to cook food that tastes good. My mother always says, "Why don't you eat the middle?" Last time she said that I told her to go eat the middle and tell me how well she likes it. That and "Can't you just have a little" are her favorite questions.

I agree with Lollie and Nini--Croissants, and bagels, and OMG Krispy Kreme!! I'm the only one in the house currently on a gluten free diet and when I don't cook breakfast, my husband gets doughnuts...And I hide in the bedroom with a clothespin on my nose. I also miss Subway and Quizno's...

My favorite day would be filled with Manicotti, Alfredo, Subs, Pizza, and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. If I could have one day where I could eat whatever I wanted, it would be an awesome day filled with every no-no I can think of.

I've always pronounced it Kenny Ken Ick.

Welcome!!! This website is the best resourse for Celiac Disease. Everyone here is very helpful and is willing to talk.

Yeah that sux...Makes me wish I was back in Texas...... But I don't like beer either. Bring on the fruity drinks!!!

I've heard (but haven't tried yet) that you can make ravioli and other "filled" pastas with it. My neighbor said that he has used them and since they have almost no flavor, you can taste the filling and the sauce. He's not Celiac, but his wife is Korean and they had some that needed to be used. He made the ravioli and from what he said it was pretty good.

Welcome Celia Faerie Dust!

Jeny

I have read several posts where people have referred to Green's book, and I was wondering what the title is. The only books I have read have been by Jax Peters Lowell.

Thanks Ursula. The information is definitely been appreciated. Should I stop her cold turkey or wean her off the gluten and dairy? I'm having second thoughts on the Wellbutrin, too.

Thanks again.

They put her on Wellbutrin for the ADHD and the depression. She loves to drink milk, too. We had to cut her down because she would drink it all day. Also she has probems with the opposite of the big D. I don't know if that would have anything to do with it either.

Jeny

I have Asperger's and depression. Going to school was really easy, but hard at the same time. I had few friends and people said that I was "weird" because they would ask me a question and I when I would answer them, it had nothing to do with what they asked. I read at a college reading level when I was 6, but math was hard. I excelled in art, writing, and taking tests. Since I memorize everything I read, tests are a pleasurable challenge for me. I obsess over animals and facts about useless information. I'm also a dedicated neat freak. My family doesn't understand that, but my husband has finally gotten over his frustration at my rearranging the furniture every week or so.

My DD is 7 and was recently diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger's. She is currently not on a celiac diet, I'm still trying to find out if it will help her. The psychologist said that she has no idea what I was talking about and didn't know BOO about it. She asked me to get HER info on the co-relation between Asperger's and Gluten Free. (if anyone can help me here..please!!!) She is not a neat freak and her "thing" seems to be dinosaurs. She can read really well for her age and math is her downfall. Like a few others I read about, her reasoning skills and adherence to rules is unbreakable. She doesn't have a lot of friends, but we entered her in Girl Scouts a month ago and she is loving it.

My family (parents, etc..) are unwilling to admit that there is any sign of Asperger's, ADHD, and depression in our family. They are horrified that my DD is on medication, and refuse to accept that when I come to visit, that the local Italian Restaurant is off limits. I'm so glad that we live 1400 miles away from them. They've already said that when she (we) come to visit, that all that nonsense about medication and food restriction won't happen in their house. I guess that's why we haven't been there in a year.

I would also like to recommend Against the Grain and the Gluten Free Bible. They're great for learning how to deal with others and there are menu cards for several languages for world travelling. I got Against the Grain when I first learned I had celiac disease and it helped me alot. Jax Peters Lowell is the author and she has a really wonderful sense of humor in her writing.

I bought the Cocoa Puffs and I haven't had a reaction.