luvs2eat

I've always described it as wolverines fighting their way out of me!!

Manna from Anna bread mix fan here! Check her out at mannafromanna.com

Personally, I don't eat anything w/ MFS in it unless it says MFS from corn. If it simply says MFS, it's not for me. Better safe than sorry!

And there ARE some weirdos on here. But there are also so many people who have taught me so much. There's not a question I've ever had that couldnt' be answered by all these knowledgable folks. I can't express my appreciation enough!!

A "bit" proud?? What awesome kids... you have complete and total bragging rights!!!

..... duh

Before diagnosis, my all-time favorite food was homemade bread (and butter... that counts as one food, right??). I still miss it terribly. Manna from Anna bread mixes are one of the best I've found. I make a loaf maybe once a week and use some of the batter to fashion a few rolls w/ English Muffin Rounds. I slice the bread and freeze it and make sandwiches for work.

The Gluten-Free Pantry's Sandwich bread isn't bad either. I make it w/ my Kitchen Aid mixer and slice and freeze it.

I'd kill for a real bagel and a real hot dog roll... seriously.

Well, if you don't have kids right now... it's at least about a year away. I'd take the job and save as much $$ as you can! You'd lose your flexibility, like you said, but you'd help your financial situation!

I was a nurse in a former life. Then got a degree in English and worked in Medical Publishing for about 10 years (editorial stuff). Now I investigate medical insurance claims. Sometimes it's routine, but catching insurance scammers is the highlight of my job... and holy cow... are they out there!!

Middle of July sounds like a long time to me! Can you find another doctor in your area that could see you sooner? You should eat gluten before you see the doc because otherwise your test will come out false-negative. The doctor will do a blood test and then probably an endoscopy. It doesn't hurt and you're asleep the whole time. A colonoscopy is actually not that bad either. The worst part is drinking the solution before !

Wow... when was the last time you made an appt. w/ a GI doc? A 2-month wait is NOTHING!

I too gained weight after going gluten-free. It was my own fault tho, as I sort of OD'd on all the yummy foods I COULD have so I wouldn't be so upset at all the foods I could no longer have!! I lost 25 of the 35 I gained and will struggle for that last 10 for the rest of my life, I'll bet!

I never gave my babies cereal either, as it seemed to me the ground up box w/ vitamin drops on it probably had the same nutritional value as the refined crap they sell as cereal. I gave them smashed up fruits and veggies at about 6 months while still breast feeding and later some tofu and yogurt.

I stayed away from "allergy prone" foods like eggs and citrus and wheat till they were at least a year old.

Unfortunately, I've had bad luck w/ most of the "chains"... Ruby Tuesdays, Applebees, TGIF... you explain and explain and they either don't get it or aren't willing to accommodate... or worse... swear they ARE accommodating and you find fried chinese noodles at the bottom of your salad... "Oh... THOSE have wheat in them??" I just don't go there anymore.

I like Annlise Roberts flour blend best!

2 cups fine brown rice flour

2/3 cups potato starch (starch... NOT flour)

1/3 cup tapioca starch

I use it for everything. Her recipes are the BEST!!

Yea, I was TOTALLY freaked out when I was diagnosed! But there's so much information here that will make you feel so much better and so many people who know the answers to just about ANY question you could ask! It doesn't take long to focus on all the foods you CAN have rather than the ones you can't. Ya just have to learn to cook a little differently, that's all.

Welcome!!

All their bleu cheese dressings are gluten-free??? I'll be SO happy if they are!!!

Mine are always the same... WICKED GI symptoms... I tell my husband it's wolverines trying to scratch their way out!!

Don't have brain fog... thank goodness!! Just GI repercussions.

My middle daughter didn't eat meat for probably 10 years. She wasn't a strict vegetarian, but simply didn't eat meat. Not too long after she was diagnosed, she began to eat it again, fearing she couldn't get the protein she needed. It didn't take her long to begin saying, "Man... I missed this stuff!!"

Pharmaceutical drug reps are relentless in their sales practices. They're given "points" for making it in the door and more for actually getting into the doc's office to sit and talk. Companies bring fabulous lunches and breakfasts for office workers and have you ever had to sit in the waiting room for your appt. when the drug rep is shown right in??

I know doc's who have a hard time w/ all the freebies and feel the whole game is unethical, but I feel pretty certain that are few and far between.

Red licorice

Sour cream... not all but some do, I was surprised to find out.

I was diagnosed at about the same age as you, Daniela... been gluten-free for almost 5 years. This is the place to be... ask any question and SOMEONE knows the answer! Ask for a food recommendation and LOTS of people know the answers!

Bumping this back to the top, cause I can't even believe it!!!

This is the letter my daughter, who's also Celiac, sent to the Brinker's International Company in response to her asking Maggiano's about accommodating her.

I am beyond outraged. I have Celiac Disease and am therefore intolerant to

wheat/gluten. This makes it difficult for me to eat in restaurants, but I

usually call ahead to see what I can and can not eat, and everything is

fine.

I just called your guest services line and was told that I could not

find out what dishes have wheat/gluten in them unless I have a doctor fax a

letter verifying my disease.

This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard and I am stunned that such a suggestion

was made to me. I was not asking for specific recipes or quantities of ingredients-

I just wanted a yes or no regarding flour/bread/etc. I have never had this type of

experience with a restaurant company before and you better believe that I

will be detailing my horrible experience for anyone and everyone on every

blog, website, celiac chat room I can find. My sister worked as a manger

for the Macaroni Grill in Willow Grove for 4 yrs and I am shocked to see how

the other Brinker restaurants are run. I cannot even begin to describe how

disappointed this experience has made me with your company.

Holy cow... was this restaurant awesome!! It's in an old fire house and the evening was beautiful (04/20/07) so we could sit outside. The same helpful manager who emailed me earlier in the day seated us... and brought our wait person over and explained what we needed.

The meats (smoked brisket, pulled pork, etc.) and BBQ sauces were TO DIE FOR!!! We couldn't eat the risotto, which disappointed me, but the sweet smashed potatoes were yummy.

The whole experience was great! I emailed the manager back this morning and thanked her for her attention to us.

Can't wait to go back!!

I emailed them and told them I have Celiac Disease and asked if they could accommodate me and my Celiac kid. The manager emailed me back very quickly and told me they've had several people come to Jack's who have Celiac... that all their BBQ sauces are gluten-free as are most of their entrees and to just make sure to tell my server about my food issues and they could certainly accommodate us.

I almost cried at the speed w/ which she answered me and how completely assured she was that there was plenty on the menu for us.

We're going tonight!! I'll post back and let you know how dinner was.

Jack is the guy who used to do the grilling show w/ Bobby Flay. He renovated an old Fire house and I hear it's the best BBQ anywhere!! I'm so excited!!

I used to love the Food Network... watched for years... but there are so many repeats now and too many shows for the most annoying cooks (Rachel Ray, Emeril) who used to be great before they became so overexposed.

I still watch repeats of Ina Garten and love Ellie Krieger on the weekends, but I've been switching over to HGTV more and more.

And as nice as the people are and as complete a gluten-free menu they offer... you're still at the mercy of what happens behind the closed doors of the kitchen by clueless cooks, etc... not that I'm blaming them... but we can explain to the waitperson till we're blue in the face about our needs... and how that translates to the people actually touching your food can be like whisper down the lane!