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  1. tarnalberry
    Take a rice cake (Lundberg's), put peanut butter on it. Then put jam on it. Open-faced PB&J! (Don't forget to replace your peanut butter and jam jars - even if half full - if you ever double dipped while making PB&J on wheat bread. They will be contaminated.)
  2. tarnalberry
    I make smoothies (well, really it's just blended fruit, nothing else) and freeze it. Different primary fruits give you different textures.
  3. tarnalberry
    While I wasn't gluten free in college, I did have an electric skillet, a small fridge, and a microwave. I could have cooked almost everything in this micro kitchen. (I used the electric skillet outside my dorm room, not inside.)
  4. tarnalberry
    Yeah, you can't compare carbon filters to an RO system. They are entirely different. You can replace cartriges regularly, but you don't have to. And it will get rid of the taste of the excess minerals in the water. At the least, I strongly encourage you to look into it, and not dismiss it based on your experience with a totally different type of technology...
  5. tarnalberry
    it's not milk free, but it may have been pre-digested so as not to trigger the response that your son would experience. I have not seen ANY formula contain gluten (though I admit this is second hand information, hopefully moms who had to verify formula was gluten free for their little ones can help).
  6. tarnalberry
    Eat a wide variety of naturally gluten free foods from uncontaminated cooking equipment, and you guys will be fine. Whole fruits and vegetables are gluten free, as are whole (unprocessed) meats, eggs, milk/cheese, nuts, beans, most oils, and so many more. Eating unprocessed foods are healthier for you and baby anyway! What sort of things in particular...
  7. tarnalberry
    When you say "I tried the water filter stuff", what do you mean? If you tried a charcol water filter, that is aboslutely entirely different than an RO filter (which requires at least two cartriges and tends to be hooked up under a sink as it requires sufficient water pressure to pass through the membrane filter). If you found a bottled water acceptable...
  8. tarnalberry
    If you feel you don't like straight water, I suggest three things: 1) very diluted juice - definitely cheaper and healthier for you than artificial beverages 2) TrueLemon - Open Original Shared Link, or one of their new flavors 3) consider getting an RO filter (reverse osmosis). My husband is very picky about his water - he also generally hated water...
  9. tarnalberry
    I've only recently seen it in a store, but Julian's bakery makes an almond/coconut flour bread that's 60cal (3g fat, 6g tot. carbs (5g fiber), 7g protein) and a coconut flour bread that's 35cal (1g fat, 6g tot. carbs (5g fiber), 5g protein) per slice. Open Original Shared Link
  10. tarnalberry
    I think that a lot of these pages that list symptoms of deficiencies end up talking about severe deficiencies. And there's a lot of space between "borderline normal" and severe deficiency. That sort of "mild deficiency" doesn't always show up in easily identifiable symptoms, but can generally make us feel sub-par. (Take, for example, vitamin D being borderline...
  11. tarnalberry
    From my understanding, it's not uncommon for many people to be "mildly" magnesium deficient. Not only is it not found in high quantities in many common foods, but soil levels vary widely, which impacts how much magnesium the foods we eat have.
  12. tarnalberry
    While I think kareng put it a little harsh, and I understand that you want to give them as much consideration as is reasonable, it IS your responsibility to make sure the place she is staying at is safe. Don't get me wrong - I'll bet many of us here on the board made 3 mistakes in the first month of our eating gluten free, and we were the ones who had to...
  13. tarnalberry
    I'm a big "unprocessed foodie". I made my own marshmallows two days ago, because I can't bring myself to buy the chemicals that are put together into commercial marshmallows and why I regularly make my own granola. I do some things - gluten-free tamari, gluten-free Tinkyada noodles, almond milk, salad dressing (for my husband, who doesn't like my homemade...
  14. tarnalberry
    Thing is, there are some things you CAN'T clean away. Those scratches on non-stick cookwear? You can't scrub them away without ruining your cookwear, but they can harbor gluten. That toaster? You can't completely clean it. (You can, of course, simply not ever use a toaster.) The plastic cutting boards that have scratches in them? You cannot clean out...
  15. tarnalberry
    Nothing wrong with being family centered for a while. Perhaps a friend can come over and be a part of the family for a day - so she's not totally inward centered, but she's still in her comfort zone? Heck, even playing with the family requires a lot of outward facing attention, so I wouldn't worry too much.
  16. tarnalberry
    Have you seen a chiropractor? What you describe seems like it could also be nerve related.
  17. tarnalberry
    As was mentioned, many people develop lactose intolerance as they age. In fact, that is the more common state - lactose intolerance after the age of weaning. Well fermented milk products help for some people (and Greek yogurt may or may not have all the lactose digested by the healthy bacteria), but not all.
  18. tarnalberry
    You can have a small insulated cooler with an ice pack and pack almost anything. (This is what I do when my toddler and I are out for very long.) Things we bring include: Cheese Hard boiled egg Rice cakes w/ peanut butter (wrap in Saran Wrap) Crackers Dried fruits Fresh fruit Muffins (make ahead in large batches and store for long periods in the freezer...
  19. tarnalberry
    There's a common saying around here about having "a slightly positive result" or a "mild case" of celiac. It's like being pregnant - you can have a slightly positive test on a pregnancy test - you're still pregnant. You have a "mild" case of celiac, then you have celiac. Great, you don't have a lot of damage! But still, celiac. Anywho, welcome to...
  20. tarnalberry
    This is the sort of situation that a child psychologist is just for. It's not a process that will resolve quickly - it may take months, at the least - but I would HIGHLY recommend it. You can absolutely frame it as "I'm worried about you, but I don't know how to help. We're going to find someone who can help us, together. I want you to feel better...
  21. tarnalberry
    It IS hard mentally. But so are crappy friends, and that seems to be what you've got there. I'd encourage you to tell them "please don't exclude me just because I have to eat differently. it makes me sad and I miss seeing you." But I'd also encourage you to find new, better, friends. 'Cause you're aren't being very friendly.
  22. tarnalberry
    I think maybe calling it a citrus wash is misleading (albeit unintentionally, of course). As Barful explained later, lots of things have ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in them. Most of these are not derived from citrus fruits at all, but corn. I don't know what makes corn such a great thing to produce vitamin C from, but apparently, given our crazy food machine...
  23. tarnalberry
    Same thing I tell my 3-year old. "Wheat makes me sick. So I don't eat it." End of story, really. If they press, you can either take the "it's called celiac disease, and it's an autoimmune reaction that damages the intestines preventing me from absorbing nutrients in food leaving me very sick" route or the "I'm totally tired of talking about my medical...
  24. tarnalberry
    With so much going on, I would be tempted to go with the scope, to help rule in/out other things as well. I hope it all goes well. Let us know how he's doing!
  25. tarnalberry
    I'm so sorry that happened to you. In those sorts of situations, I try to emphasize that I am "happy" to stay while the other person gets something to eat, because it's my own choice to not eat the food. Then, hopefully, they realize that it's stupid to get mad at someone making their own choice on what to eat or not to eat. (It's also why I always carry...
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