BlessedMommy

lolz - alright, already     i don't know what kaniwa is    that was just my best guess 

Understood! I think that most people haven't heard of it.

I figured that people might think that I was misspelling quinoa or something. I wish that the forum had an option for putting the little accent mark above the "N" and that might clarify it further. 

What were her favorite proteins and lunches before? Many, if not most, regular menu items can be modified to be made gluten free.

The other option if you want really cheap gluten free flour is grind it yourself. Being that you can get brown or white rice for $0.50 to $1 a pound, you can make really cheap rice flour. Whole millet (even if it's certified organic and gluten free) is fair cheaper than premade millet flour. 

That's what I do for my bread recipe, anything that can be ground myself gets home ground and I only really buy the stuff like starch flours and almond meal. 

One thing that I'm also finding helpful in chopping costs is to stop the Aldi's weekly produce picks. (Particularly for the "Clean 15" fruits, as I prefer organic for many items)

For example, this last time I went to Aldi's, their oranges were on sale for $1.99 per 3 pound bag so I got a total of 15 pounds and we are still eating those oranges! Then next time I go, I'll pick a different cheap fruit to stock up on. That way we get plenty of variety over time. 

SMRI, do you live in NY or some other place where the cost of living is really high?

Because here in MI, I pay $14-15 for a 4 pound bag (so twice as much as your bag) of Pamela's Artisan flour mix and that is at the regular grocery store. 

I know that you have lots of foods that bother you--have you tried some of the more unusual foods to see if you can tolerate them? 

Grains: Kaniwa (NOT the same as quinoa), teff, millet, Job's Tears, amaranth

Veggies: Bok choy, kohlrabi, kale, swiss chard, etc.

Absolutely! That is where I'm at as well. In my case, it's an absolute "can't consume gluten" for a diagnosis, as I had serious neurological complications from the gluten challenge that I attempted.

I'm going to wait until science advances and comes up with a testing method that doesn't involve gluten eating. Either that or not bother at all.

At the end of the day, if I have celiac, I'm treating it. If I have NCGS, I'm treating it. Most of my family and friends don't really care what my DX is, they just know that I won't touch gluten with a 10 foot pole. The hospital doesn't ask for proof of celiac before eating off their gluten free menu and I never plan on getting into prison to test how good their gluten free cooking is there. LOL!

If you are fully convinced in your own mind of what you need to do, that's half the battle right there. 

Welcome to the forum!

Nope, I absolutely would not go back. Sorry that you came that close to being glutened, and with a full dose at that! 

It doesn't hurt to try gluten free and see if her symptoms improve, if all other testing options have been tried.

I make waffles a lot. It's really easy! I make whole grain oat ones usually.

Because we like waffles so much, we invested in this heavy duty waffle iron. It was well worth the investment and does things much faster. It cooks in about half the time as a cheap waffle iron and you can make two at a time as well.

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We have a very happy life. We have our strong faith in God and we have a number of dear friends who we love and enjoy spending time with and we have a close knit church family who is there for us as well. Also, I have my health. Though it's a difficult diet to follow, I'm so thankful that I found out relatively early in life that I couldn't tolerate gluten, it's been a real blessing to watch my physical and mental health improve since going gluten free 4 1/2 years ago. 

Yesterday, we went with our friends who have 6 kids to a water park. After spending some time with  everyone, the parents of the 6 kids went off for awhile to have a date and some alone time, and we watched their kids as well as ours. Their kids are well behaved and a real joy and it's delightful to have close friends who we can really spend quality time with. 

My kids are growing up so much too! (My kids are almost 8, 5, and 2) It's fun to see all the new things that they learn. My oldest is going into 3rd grade and I'm looking forward to another great homeschooling year.

Yes, duck eggs might be worth trying. 

Dairy and excess sugar bother me. I feel much better on a dairy free, low sugar diet.

So, anyhow, Ebay ruled that the buyer had until the 30th of July to provide us with tracking information documenting the return of the Iphone. Well, long story short, he provided us with tracking information alright and the item that we received from him was a #10 envelope with less than 4 lines of typed text, definitely no Iphone enclosed!

So we sent photos of the letter that he sent us and got a signed statement from the postal employee documenting what he sent us and the weight. (0.4 ounces and an Iphone by itself with no charger or packaging weighs a minimum of 4 oz!)

Paypal looked over the information that was sent them and closed the case in our favor, returning our money and cancelling our refund to the buyer. 

WHEW! (and lesson learned, no more selling to newbies or low feedback people on Ebay unless they contact us prior to bidding)

I like baking my own bread, this is my favorite recipe:

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I don't drink and never have--my religion forbids it. 

There's lots of stuff to do for fun! Today we went canoeing and tomorrow we're taking the kids to the water park.

I'm sorry. It sounds like your food options are so limited. Did a doctor recommend for you to do the FODMAPS diet?

I'm no expert, but it looks like you have the HLA-DQ2 gene, which is associated with celiac disease. 

Have you considered doing an endoscopic biopsy as well? Some celiacs test negative on bloodwork and positive on biopsy.

If you've exhausted all testing options with no answers, at that point, you can always try the gluten free diet and see if it helps you.

Do you live in a city large enough to have a gluten free bakery? Maybe you could work at one of those.

Another option is to try wearing a mask while at work.

No, this is not quinoa. It is an entirely separate pseudo grain.

I mixed up cold cooked kaniwa with lime juice, olive, sea salt, chopped cucumber, corn, tomato pieces, and olives. It makes a tasty and healthy little salad.

You can just use a normal recipe and use the certified gluten free oats in place of regular. I don't make it as often as I would like so I'm not sure where my recipe that I used is at the moment. I definitely want to make it more though because the other day I bought KIND granola and OUCH! Like any other granola, that stuff is very expensive.

Very, very hot! I don't care for it, but my husband likes it. 

Right now, we have their spicy peanut sauce, mongolian beef sauce, and szechuan sauce in the house. I really like their orange sauce too, but I can't seem to find it in as many grocery stores.

I like to keep a few sauces on hand and cook the stir fry mostly plain and then my kids and husband season as desired from available sauces. Stir fry is such a great, easy, and versatile gluten-free meal!

Great! I'm glad that you have access to San-J. I love their stir fry sauces, it's nice to have something that is for sure gluten free for my stir fry, since many sauces have gluten.