Turtle

This is so exciting! We've talked about crusing but I've been concerned about the food situation. Thank you for sharing your experience!!!

Thanks! Very helpful!!

Jenn2005: I will e-mail you later as I'd like to talk to you more about this...gotta run for now.

Thank you again everyone!

I'm just curious if anyone has problems w/ being able to work full time or not work at all anymore b/c Celiac? And if so, if anyone has been on disability and how that works, if it works, etc?

Everything I picked up had that warning lable on it about the production line or whatever they call it where the product was made on the same line as others....as you can see I did not have a very lucky day w/ gluten-free lables...HAHA!!

i'll keep looking and post when I see things labeled as gluten-free @ The Mart! Thanks everyone else that is posting too...this will REALLY be helpful when shopping...

AWESOME!!

HAHA!!!

You should post a pic of it on the boards sometime...I bet people think we're crazy talking about "the Big Chicken".....

BTW, will get you the chef info...waiting on mom to e-mail it to me...I asked him the day I met him for a card but he ran out...be in touch soon!

HAHA!!! It's always there to those of us who grew up with it...it might be out of sight but it's never out of mind....TOO FUNNY!!!

Hey Nini:

I was in ATL over Christmas & my mom had this chef make this to die for gluten-free chocolate masterpiece....he's out there near you in the land of big chickens....if you want his info let me know and i'll get it for you....

Does anyone know if the Wal Mart version of Viactiv, Spring Valley Calcium Chews are gluten-free or not? I've been searching on my lists but not getting very far so thought i'd ask you guys! Thanks and Happy New Year!!!

I too had a very nice response!!

YAY!!

Yes, I agree....I am a child mental health social worker and see children w/ Autism and Aspergers from time to time and it's a very interesting dx....thanks for your feedback!

Thanks so much....I'm a celiac (dx April 05) and have been on the gluten-free diet since May 1st. We want kids but not until I feel better. We also wanted to get as much info as we could about celiac, pregnancy, etc. to be as knowledgable as we can. I've read many other posts from others who are celiac and have had great pregnancies...so encouraging....I hope I fall into that category when the time comes.... Thanks again for taking time to respond.

I've seen articles and posts about the relation between celiac and autism and i'm interested in knowing more about this. My biggest interest is does being a celiac increase your chances of having an autistic child??? Anyone have any thoughts or info?

Thanks so much....

Turtle

Can anyone recommend doctor(s) in either Raleigh, NC or Columbia, SC (OR even Atlanta, GA) that really know about celiac or at least know enough to provide decent treatment/services to a Celiac???

I currently have a doctor, but god forbid you need to make an appt and don't even think about asking questions b/c that's just a sin....HA!

I'm very very frustrated and i'm having some problems again & really need to seek medical attention but can't seem to find a decent dr that can get me in for an appt. much less let me ask some questions...it burns me up how rude not only some of these doctors can be but their staff as well. I'd be grateful for any suggestions.

Please e-mail me at turtledupree@hotmail.com or PM through the board if you have any suggestions.

Thank you so much!

Turtle

Thanks Richard. I though it was an odd comment myself, which is why I posted about it to see if anyone else had any input. Not sure what doctor or what resource(s) told her soy was not gluten-free i'll have to get more info when I talk to her myself at Christmas. WEIRD!!

This is interesting....my mother's neighbor is Celiac and on the gluten-free diet & has been for a long time. She recently told my mom something about not being able to have anything w/ Soy b/c there is traces of gluten in it. Has anyone heard this before and know any further info on it? I was just getting excited about Soy Eggnog too but now i'm hesitant until I know more about this soy stuff.

I agree....I too have never had a problem w/ Quaker grits...in fact I live off the instant ones b/c they are easy to pack when traveling, going to work, etc.

Thank you sooo much!!!

Happy Holidays!

Thanks Big Chicken!!!!

Thanks for the responses so far...will be on the prowl at all the grocery stores!

I'm trying to find gluten-free Cream of Chicken soup.

Can anyone recommend one that tastes good and will do well in a caserole?

Thanks!

Turtle

Thanks! I have limited internet right now so I haven't had time to research it myself. I appreciate the input. Have a great week!

Saw this as an ingredient & have no idea if it's deadly to us or not. If anyone out there knows, please post. Thanks!

Gluten-free menus enter food chain

ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK (AP) - As a longtime chef in four-star restaurants, Joseph Pace had seen appreciative customers before. But nothing prepared him for the day that a well-dressed man walked into his Greenwich Village restaurant, ordered a pizza and a beer, and broke into tears.

That man, Pace recalls, had been diagnosed 10 years earlier with celiac disease - an incurable affliction that makes the body unable to take anything containing gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.

The pizza and beer that Pace serves in his restaurant Risotteria, like many other items on his menu, are formulated with substitutes for wheat and barley, making his place a magnet for people who have celiac disease. The customer told Pace that he hadn't been able to enjoy a pizza and beer for a decade.

"This is what the restaurant business is," Pace said. "Making people happy."

Not every customer may be as effusive as that one, but Pace says he gets tremendous amounts of feedback from customers, which also helps him try out new recipes. His latest experiment is a pasta made from white beans. Rice, the main ingredient in risotto, is naturally gluten-free.

Founded just five years ago, Pace's restaurant quickly became known among people with celiac disease, who make heavy use of the Internet and e-mail to share restaurant recommendations.

Several major restaurant chains are also reaching out to the celiac community. Outback Steakhouse, P.F. Chang's and other restaurant companies offer menus of gluten-free dishes, and more are joining them.

Last month, Mitchell's Fish Market, a 13-restaurant chain based in Columbus, Ohio, introduced gluten-free menus, and six months ago Boston-based Legal Sea Foods did the same in its 31 restaurants. Richard Vellante, the executive chef for Legal Sea Foods, said his company adopted a gluten-free menu after hearing requests from customers and also noticing that competing restaurants were doing it.

For people with celiac disease, dining out can become a source of anxiety because of the risk of unintentionally eating something that contains gluten.

Many consult pocket-sized Clan Thompson food guides published by a Maine family which has six members living with the disease. The Thompsons started making the guides in 1997 and now sell nearly 5,000 a year. Mother Lani K. Thompson, who does not have celiac disease herself, says she's seen a "huge jump" in awareness of the disease in the past year and a half.

Kevin Seplowitz, a former computer security expert who developed the first commercially produced gluten-free beer, Bard's Tale, was diagnosed with celiac disease almost four years ago. He even quit going out to dinner, fearful of inadvertently eating something with gluten in it.

"I think the most underappreciated aspect of being diagnosed with a chronic disease is the psychological impact," Seplowitz said. "You have to be very diligent about it. If we order something and say, a barbecue sauce had beer in it and they say it didn't, we get sick."

Outback Steakhouse, a major casual dining chain with 760 restaurants, has offered a gluten-free menu since 1998, and its Tampa, Fla.-based parent company Outback Steakhouse Inc. has also adopted gluten-free menus at two of its other chains, Carrabba's Italian Grill and Bonefish Grill.

"They're a very loyal following," Ben Novello, president of Outback Steakhouse, said of celiac patients. "The return goes beyond the sales that we generate from the loyal customers we get. It goes to goodwill."

Thanks Jen H!

I thought about the "meal" and I too think it had to be cross contamination...if it's not the seasoning then it would have to be cross contamination...can't think of anything else it could be. FRUSTRATING none the less and not to mention miserably sick.