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If anybody asks, I find that phrases such as "restricted diet" and "medical reasons" shut people up pretty quickly. But yeah...just bring your own food. It's easier than you think.

I like Orgran bread crumbs

Also, they won't exactly let you take a jar of peanut butter and a loaf of gluten free bread on the plane anymore. So "bring your on food" might not work out very well either. But take what you can.

They actually do let you take food on a plane. I do it very very frequently. And while it might be difficult to communicate with restaurant staff and caterers, there are simply plenty of food options in France (supermarkets, produce markets and health food stores there have many gluten-free and df products with labels in English. Of course it requires effort and it's an inconvenience but I'm just saying I've done it, so others can too, if they choose.

ok i'm gonna post this one last time...

there's plenty of gluten and dairy free food in France. They are celiac-aware...it is not that hard...but of course, it is your choice. good luck.

shouldi just assume that i will be ingesting gluten on this trip, try to enjoy myself and heal when i return?

No.

I responded to one of your first threads about this a while back. I've had great luck in France (gluten, dairy and soy-free, and I don't speak French either, and I didn't have a kitchen).

You shouldn't expect to be able to eat the local cuisine, but there should be enough food for you to eat there.

I don't know about Australia, yet here in the US, rye and barley are not required to be listed on the label. Only wheat, other glutens were excluded. Just keep that in mind.

That's just in the US. In Australia (at least when I was there a few years ago - Sydney as well ) gluten had to be clearly labeled, and I was told I could simply read labels to find out if gluten was present in the product. Of course you should double check my info, but my advice would be to ask the gluten-free Aussies, as things work quite differently there in terms of products, labelling, what's safe, what's not etc. (it's possible for a US brand name product to contain gluten while the equivalent Australian product with the exact same name might be safe, and vice versa).

I just feel bad when a lot of Australians worry unnecessarily after taking US-specific advice from this site - there's lots of good info here but make sure you can pick out the advice that only applies to specific countries.

tygwyn - Are you in Australia? If so, your country clearly labels allergens and you don't need to worry so much about hidden gluten as mentioned above and in many other places around this forum. So...you're already looking for the right things...wheat, rye and barley.

It's definitely, definitely not the same worldwide, so be sure to check Australia-specific information (Australia is really good about labeling though, so you should be able to simply check labels to find out if there is any gluten in the products you mentioned).

I agree with the idea of just going gluten-free. It will save you lots of time and stress in a doctor's office and will very likely give you the answer you've been looking for...

Berlin is great for food (all of Germany actually is quite gluten-free friendly - I live in a neighboring country and nearly all of the gluten-free products I buy come from there). Be sure to check out the DM and Rossman drug stores. They carry quite a few gluten-free food options and can be found around the city.

There's a large outdoor organic food market (I can't remember what it's called, but it's quite well known and in all the guide books). Anyway near the market is a health food grocery store type place with plenty of safe food options (the market itself is quite good too).

I also had great luck at a vegetarian Vietnamese restaurant in the centre (can't remember the name of it either, but I think there's only one). They were really knowledgeable about their food and cooked me a safe stir fry type thing.

I did have a kitchen when I was there but would have been fine without it too. Have fun...

You can always stick a bag of Tinkayada in your suitcase and have a pasta night with your friends. I've done it and nobody ever minds it. People also usually don't mind if you want to run to the grocery store when you get to town. You could also always suggest restaurants such as Outback or PF Changs if eveyone wants to eat out. Easy

Oh and yeah.....have at least some snacks on hand at all times, in case you're in a situation where others want to eat and you can't find anything safe on the menu.

To make matters worse I have a business trip in France in October and am absolutely dreading it because the French dont really cater to folks like us

Fortunately, that's not true. I was just in France and found great food to eat (all was completely gluten, dairy and soy-free). You'll be fine there.

I just have to say I love the term "violate my mayo" haha. Hope you find people for you house.

I have a cream called Isola Bio Crema di Riso. It's an Italian product you might be able to find online (basically cream made from rice). It says gluten-free on the carton.

You might want to check into Rice Dream ice cream, because I think (but I'm not sure) that the ice cream is actually made a different way and doesn't contain gluten.

You could also try frozen bananas blended or put through a juicer for a creamy dessert.

I recently went to Paris. Didn't eat at any restaurants, but found a great health food store called Natralia (or something like that). They are all over the city.

I was able to get really good gluten-free (dairy-free and soy-free) crackers, cookies etc, as well as these really great little packaged salads (rice and tuna, quinoa, veggie etc) that didn't need refrigeration and could therefore easily be carried around all day. So I basically just ate the salads as well as some gluten-free cracker sandwiches I made with the crackers, chicken and turkey meat I found at the health food store and a tub of spinach I got at a cafe.

There were also lots of great produce stands with really good fruit. Sounds unexciting but it was actually quite good and tasty and I definitely didn't starve. My traveling companion was able to pick up plenty of baguette sandwiches and pastries while I munched on my own food and it worked out well. Have fun

I don't know about hotels but London is my favorite place to eat. I also have multiple food allergies and have had tons of luck with the restaurants there (in addition to Cotto and Wagamama check out Leon, the gluten-free sections at Sansburys and Waitrose, and the Whole Foods in Kensington)

Sorry if that's all info you already knew about....

oh and ps Cotto is amazing!!!! I was there last weekend and ate pasta, bread, pizza and an amazing chocolate dessert ... all gluten, dairy and soy-free

This is absolutely gross. I have been eating Lindt 70% because it contains no soy and does not list barley malt in its ingredients. "Cocoa solids: 70% minimum. Ingredients: cocoa mass, sugar, cocoa butter, natural Bourbon vanilla beans. May contain traces of, etc., etc.," NO barley malt!! No, it does not say gluten free, but it certainly does not mention barley malt.

If you're in New Zealand you should really ignore the US company statements. It's common for seemingly identical products to be completely different in different countries, especially regarding ingredients used and possible gluten. There's a good chance your version is still safe...so worth checking into.

Based on my understanding, I don't think it's scientifically possible to test for zero ppm. Just because they use 10 ppm testing doesn't mean the product contains gluten, it just might be the best testing they can do.

It's kind of unfortunate - the companies that bother to test their products get a bad rap, simply since the tests are so complicated to understand. That's just what I think though - I could be wrong....

I've been to all of those places (except Brussels) I don't think you'll have too many problems. I usually rely on grocery stores/markets over restaurants and try to keep things simple. In the summer there are really nice markets with fruits and veggies and it usually isn't too hard to find the basics. Usually when I travel to a new city in Europe, without even trying, I'm able to find a health food shop which carries all sorts of gluten-free products. You can find quite a bit in the major drug stores as well (gluten-free bread, pasta, cookies, rice milk if you don't do dairy etc.).

I have quite a bit of knowledge about Prague so if you end up taking the trip and need more info. about the food etc. feel free to PM me and ask.

I agree though about not letting food mess with you your plans. If you really want to travel there are definitely ways to do it

I really really hate to say this, but the Lisantti cheese isn't dairy-free.

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It has milk protein in it. Might be okay for lactose intolerant people, but not for anyone who needs to be dairy free.

Just a tip - it's easier for Americans to find legal work in Central/Eastern Europe than it is in Western Europe (if you're hoping to be legal). New Zealand is supposed to be doable. There used to be a program called Bunac that could get Americans 4-month work visas for Australia, but I believe that's now changed. Worth looking into more though.

I've done it twice. Would definitely recommend it Research the country you want to go to and see what you have to do to work legally. It all depends on what you want to do and where you want to go.

It's required? What about the hidden gluten in things? Or do you mean that it's required for MEAT products only?

Because that would be very good news.

I bought a raw chuck steak last night, it didn't have an ingrediants list so I hope it was okay. I felt a little tired after eating it and I was sick last night but I've still been experiencing the reaction from the gluten I had last week so I think it's just that. It was a shock to my body I think lol.

It's required that grains be listed on meat products. On all packaged food products in the US, wheat must be listed (along with several other top allergens - barley and rye can still be hidden, but this is rare).

Raw steak without an ingredient list is gluten-free.

You can use coconut oil instead of butter, Enjoy Life chocolate chips and rice milk. Simply substitute in your favorite cookie recipe at 1:1 ratios. Has always worked for me

"Breakfast rice" is a good idea. Basically just fill a bowl with leftover brown or white rice. Heat in microwave. Add milk (cow, rice, soy - whatever), some nuts, raisins or other dried fruit, honey and cinnamon. Quick and easy.