Any glueten free members here??
 

My daughters doctor suggested we all go GLUTEN free for a month and see if her tummy troubles mend themselves.. Ive been concerned with the 'medicine' we have been trying and how much of it we have to give her. So another doctor suggested we try for a month -gluten free foods-and see if we notice any difference..

Im looking for moral 'support' to help us on our journey to better health and a GLUTEN free diet ...

Any gluten free member out there that can assist on helping figure out labels that dont state gluten free ? and compile foods that are..

thanks for reading... I look forward to hearing from fellow gluten free members

~Luv

Not a gluten free member.. but I do have a friend that has to stick to the diet. I was very surprised on sauces that you have to be careful with. My husband is making ribs for them when they come to visit and we have to buy special sauce for her portion. Also spices have gluten in them. Oh and spaghetti sauce also. On the other hand, it is a lot more common to see gluten free stuff. Wish you the best of luck. we thought our daughter was going to have to go on this also. I hope it works out and that she gets to feeling better.

I'm not a GF person either, though have many friends who are.

What I have learned from them is that the important thing is to READ ... and READ again.
And to know what words to look for on the labels.

Another thing to consider ... eating out!
Some of the worse times my friends have had are when they eat out at a restaurant and foods which should be GF are cross contaminated.

Your Dr. should be able to refer you to a dietitian who is knowledgable in this area to help you learn and understand what you are facing.

Additionally, look for credible sites on the web ... again, I caution you ... credible!

I'm going mostly gluten free to help my arthritis pain. I don't have to get rid of all of the gluten (and I love bread too much to give it up all together, lol), but it's worth it to avoid all those pain medications. There are a lot of foods out there labeled as gluten free. Even some Hamburger Helpers. Check the nutritional facts panel of foods and toward the bottom it normally states Gluten-Free. Also, Wegman's has a huge GF section because Danny Wegman's daughter has Celiac's Disease and needs a GF diet. Certain foods you can only buy specific brands to be GF. I know that Sprite is GF (at least it was the last time I checked) but other brands weren't. Also, anything that is wheat based (flour, dough, breads, and so on) are all gluten based so avoid those. There are some cereals (like CHEX) that is GF, though. Our neighbor's have 3 daughters with Celiac's Disease so we've been aware of the GF diet for a while, but only recently have I started adding it to my diet.

I am gluten free because of Celiacs disease.
Udi's gluten free bread is better than regular bread!
once you go gluten free you will feel so much better. Meds ask your pharmacist to check and see if your meds are gluten free.

Here's a website that lists things to watch out for: http://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1...nts/Page1.html

There's lots of other info on that site too. Google gluten free recipes and you'll find lots of those as well.

I'm pretty much gluten free not because I've been diagnosed with anything, but because I tried it and found I feel better when I'm not eating a lot of wheat/gluten products.

Check your local grocery store, (or health food store if you have one) - a lot of them have gluten free sections now. Betty Crocker makes a gluten-free brownie mix that tastes great, Udi's bread and bagels are good, I've found a GF prepared pizza crust (can't remember the name but comes in a yellow box) that works good for making your own pizza. When in doubt, stick to foods that are unprocessed as possible - raw fruits & veggies or ones you cook yourself, plain (un-marinated or un-seasoned) meats, alternative grains like rice and quinoa.

Good luck!

Andi

Our 4 year old Great Granddaughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and a few weeks later was diagnosed with celiac diease.

I have been gluten free due to celiac disease for more than 11 years. If this is suspected to be the cause of your daughter's medical problem, it is important NOT to start a gluten free diet without being evaluated by a gastro specialist. Gluten is found in wheat, rye, barley and most oats. There are gluten free oats available, the issue with oats is cross contamination as they are usually processed on the same equipment as wheat. Many, many processed foods contain wheat. I will be glad to help you - feel free to PM me.

My husband and a granddaughter have Celiac disease so I prepare a GF diet for them. Buy GF bread if you can and if they will eat it. My husband only likes homemade GF bread but my granddaughter likes commercial GF bread. Bisquick has a GF mix that is very easy to use for lots of things including using it for just plain flour to make fried chicken, gravy, chicken fried steak, etc. beside the recipes on the box. Betty Crocker has a few GF dessert mixes. READ EVERY label on every can. 3 Minute Oatmeal is the only GF oatmeal that I know of. Quaker Oatmeal isn't GF.
When you get the ingredients in your kitchen, cooking GF isn't difficult. Just educate yourself as to what contains gluten and what doesn't - such as malt. Good luck. It seems daunting at first, but the normal health that usually follows a GF diet makes it worth while. Eating out is usually limited to simple vegetables, grilled meats, and salads.

Thanks everyone..

I went thru our pantry and it is now bare !!!! Ive been calling 800#'s to confirm and WOW lets just say there is ALOT of gluten items out there.. Most if not all are processed foods.. WOW is all i have to say.. I called about JELLO..Nope, not GF.. Surprising to say the least.. Same with kraft- they make no guarantees they said on all the items i questioned..

We see the GI doctor in a week or so and going GF whether she needs to or not sounds like a good idea anyway for better health...


Again, if there are any GF brands you know of please feel free to share- im making a list to keep with me when i shop..

My husband and I are both gluten free. It is second nature now. Concentrate on fresh food that you prepare and you will save money and eat better. There is gluten free everything now but it is costly and generally high in sodium and calories. I use Namaste mixes when the occasion calls for deserts. Udi's breads are great. There are many gluten free bloggers and you should google them. Gluten Free Easily is one of my favorites. Feel free to PM me with specific questions. Lots of foods are naturally gluten free -- like rice puddimg and tapioca. Sippys has a gf barbecue sauce that I like. Watch salad dressings. Labels should not say starch, modified food starch (unless corn is specified), wheat, malt, soy sauce,. Cottage cheese and sour cream may contain wheat. Read labels. Also check any

There are great crackers on the market now that are gluten free. I happened to get to go to the King Arthur's Flour store this summer, and they have a lot of GF products for baking. You can even buy chocolate chip cookies that are GF. My MIL went GF to help her RA. It helped for many years.

medications for wheat or starch. Pills are frequently hardened with wheat. You can good Is xxxxx gluten free and generally get an answer. Learn to be assertive in restaurants about asking how things are prepared. Most fried items are cooked in the same fryer and so the fries are not gluten free. My fall back is always a grilled chicken breast on a salad. Wendys is my fav fast food -- chili, salads, potatoes baked, burgers no bun (bring your own). Never go anywhere without a soy bar like Think Thin so if there is no gluten free available, you have an emergency meal. Also Hellmans mayo is gf not Miracle Whip. It is overwhelming at first but it gets easier. I also substitute Tinkyada brand pasta in traditional recipes with success.

Rita

I recently found out that ALL wheat is now genetically modified - I went GFish the next day!

There are several sites on the internet, we are simi gluten free. Cheat sometimes HAHA. READ all of the labels on canned, frozen and boxed foods. Remember NO WHEAT, there are a few other grains that can mess you up also. She will really notice the difference in a few days. It is not a hard diet to follow.

That's one of the main reason my DH and I have eliminated about 99% wheat products from our diet. We both feel so much better with more energy.It it really hard to start with, but the cravings for the junk will go away pretty quickly.{I don't want to eat ANY food that is genetically modified!}
We are both losing our bellies that were making us miserable!! I am hoping it will help with my fibromyalgia too!

If genetically modified food bothers you, all corn grown commerically in the US is grown from 3M genetically engineered seed that is not permitted to be sown in Europe. There has just been a report published about long term cancer growth connected to the corn.

Heinz catsup and pickles are GF, almost all jellies and jams are fine. Most of the GF pasta tastes terrible when compared to wheat pasta. Try substituting rice instead of pasta in your recipes - it makes a better dish. Spagetti sauce served with rice becomes Spanish rice, etc. Serve more biscuits instead of rolls, easier and quicker to make anyway. Blue Bell HomeMade Vanilla Ice Cream is GF. Kellogg's has a GF Rice Krispies and Chex has several GF kid's cereals. My husband won't eat anything with a taste of tapioca so there are a lot of commerical brands that we don't use. If you can locate a brand of hamburger buns and hotdog buns you like it will help make quick meals easier.

Oh yes, American modified food starch is GF. It is either potato starch or corn starch. Food products not produced in the US with modified food starch can be GF or not GF. It is a simple thing to call customer support of General Mills or any other company and ask about a food product. They will will tell you whether gluten is in their product or if wheat is used in the production. Some foods that have no gluten in the product use wheat in the production. That is why Quaker Oats is not GF . They use wheat on the machinery to keep the oats from sticking, but it is not in the finished product. However, having it on the machinery is enough to cause a reaction on many celiac patients.

I am not an expert in gluten but have worked with some who have celiac. Rather I am an entomologist working with honeybees.

Man has a long association with wheat. Suddenly, about the time that they started putting bromine in the flour, celian disease reared it's ugly head. So is it the gluten in the wheat? Is it the wheat breeding that has put more gluten in the wheat (rathar than the regular amount that was in there in the 1800's) or the bromide added?

No doubt there are some who are allergic to gluten. But bromine is a poison related to chlorine and flourine that mades up the flouride toothpaste. There are some bromine free flours, King Arthur flour is one, but it doesn't make delicious cookies and they don't bake correctly. Bromine and it's cousin bromide are dough enhancers and make for quick baking breads and pasteries that we have grown accustomed to.

The friend I am helping has had to cut out all gluten free mixes as what they replace the gluten with is even worse.
Go back to nature. Eat real meat, real lettuce (romaine only) real fresh fruit. Yeah, it's a real change. Feel free to PM me.

Marcia

I like Bob's Red Mill gluten free products and also second the comment about Tinkyada pasta. Ancient Harvest quinoa pasta makes good "celiac mac." Recipe is on the box. You can learn a lot from good cook books, my favorites are by Bette Hagman (The Gluten Free Gourmet series) and Carol Fenster. Good luck!

I am allergic to wheat and I have tried many different gluten free products. The baking mix I like the best is Pamela's
Baking and Pancake Mix. The pancakes made from this mix are very good. I make quick breads from this mix, waffles,muffins,etc. The baked goods are somewhat heavier than those made with wheat,but,they taste good and the best part is, I don't get sick from the baked goods. In my experience, Amazon.com is the cheapest store to buy from with their subscription option.

The only thing you have to fear about going GF is fear itself! Once you commit to the idea of it, you will find options all around you. The hardest part of adapting to a GF life is if you feel deprived and why-me. Focus on the positive health benefits, read labels and experiment!

My son is severely autistic and can eat no grains, carbs or sugars whatsoever, also no dairy or eggs. So I look back on the early days when he was only gluten-free/casein-free as the easy good ol' days!

I thankfully don't have any food allergies but am a cooking fanatic who is trying to eat more healthily. So, here are a couple of sites that have great information and recipes.

The woman that writes this first blog lives here in my hometown. I don't know her personally, but a friend of mine does and says she is constantly developing new recipes and sharing the results with her. My friend said everything she has tried has been wonderful! http://realsustenance.com Quoted from the blog "Hundreds of recipes that are Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Corn. Egg, Sugar and Grain Free. There’s a little something for everyone!"

http://www.glutenfreeclub.com/Home.aspx

Hope this is a help! :P

While I am not on a gluten free diet, I do have to cook for family members that are
a good think to keep on hand is Rienzi's GF Pasta - they have three different types, Penne. Fuselli and Spaghetti
they come is a yellow box - this is very good best pasta that I have found that is gluten free.

I am trying to start the GF diet...........Seen a new Doctor last week, and has given me a diet called "Phase One Diet" - it is to help me "free up" and start finding what I am possibly allegic to. They gave me a web site to check out and it has some very interesting articles about the food we should eat.

www.knowthecause.com

I was also told to stay away from some dairy products and no Soy foods. I had a feeling I was allergic to milk, so I only it had it on occassional cereal bowl. I checked out a "Almond Breeze" made from almonds, it is wonderful, need to make sure you shake the carton, but I thought it was great. I was the kid that could drink a gallon of fresh dairy milk growing up in a day or so, so I have had a hard time adjusting to that, but I love the "Almond Breeze in Vanilla".

Thanks for starting this post, I've been meaning to start one, and I've been concentrating on collecting stuff about the diet and using it. Now i need to go through cubbards and throw out stuff, which I am having a hard time, all the money and the great foods I would make from scratch, not liking it, but if I start feeling better and have increased energy and health will be better for it, it will be worth it. Now just to get DH to understand, he needs to do this change too.

I found that Bette Hagman's cookbooks also have very useful lists of condiments and other things containing gluten. She also has a recipe for "gluten-free flour" that contains rice flour, tapioca starch, and potato flour. I found that good sources for these items as well as rice vermicelli are the asian food stores.

I am allergic to dairy, wheat products, hypoglycemia, have difficulty digesting beef/ pork. And on top of that have had many stomach ulcers! Knew about milk and I thought I was just "high strung" until if found out about gluten and meat. I am now GF and read all labels for any hint of wheat or by-products of it. Also, I don't eat anything related to milk or lactose or lactase. Blue Diamond almond milk, original because of added sugar to the vanilla, is all I use and have used it cooking and making my smoothies. Udi's gluten free bread works for me, as does Good for Life brown rice bread which soy, wheat and gluten-free. Bahama makes a rice based italian meat balls and hamburgers that are wheat, soy, gluten and meat free. They are made with black beans, etc. No meat.
I am doing what is called "eating clean". Only veggies, GF as I listed, lean, free-range chicken, and deep water fish. I am very careful about salad dressings and have found I can only eat Thousand Island and am making my own. For a cereal, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, and Rice Chex with almond milk are ok as a treat for me. My husband has finally come on board and we have lost weight. Carbs have been eliminated for me except for the few GF ones listed for sandwich. He uses 15 or 12 grain breads. Everything I basically cook is grilled and only use vegan, and milk-free products like Smart Balance. They have several kinds so be sure to read the label for milk. I do use Pam or coconut oil spray for my George Foreman grill.
When we have guests or family visiting, they eat what I eat (except maybe breads) and what I cook. With much trial and error, I am becoming better at GF and have felt better than ever as I have been allergic all my life and didn't know except for milk and being hypoglycemic since a teenager. GF has changed my life. I hope you will be successful. Perserverance, adaptation, and longing not to be sick anymore will dramatically change your life as well. God bless you as you go on your journey.
(Sorry to be so verbose)...

My daughter has a gluten-free brownie business - www.sweetgirlbrowniecompany.com. She uses rice flour. They've been tested and are certified GF. Everyone who tries them says they're the best brownies they've ever had. It's fun to go to a tasting event and watch people try them. First, there's the "O" shaped mouth, followed by "That's the best brownie I've ever tasted!"

She used to make several varieties of brownies (non-gluten, spiced, orange), but the GF have been by far the most popular, and I like them best even though I don't have to eat GF. By the way, these are NOT a health food - LOL.

I have gone gluten free(and it's not that easy doing it as alot of things have gluten in it, things you wouldn't suspect). I follow a Dr. Osbourne at http://www.glutenfreesociety.org. Awesome site, and it gives you plenty of info on it.

Just started the gluten free diet for my DH a few weeks ago &, WOW, what a difference it has made in him. There is a lot of gluten free stuff out there, but very costly. You will also have to worry about cross contamination. Like butter , mayo, stuff like that can't be used for both diets. A good site to go to for info & sign up for weekly free recipes is http://www.livingwithout.com This site really helped me to convert over. You will have to watch for warnings on labels of things that have no gluten in them, but are processed in a wear house that also process wheat, barley & rye. Those items will be cross contaminated so stay away from them too. The main thing to remember is to read everything. It is a shock to switch over to start with, but really does get easier. Another no no is caramel. I made it easier on my self by getting rid of everything in the house that would cross contaminate his food. With it only being just him & myself, it was easy to do, but with a family may be harder.

I have also tried to go gluten free . It seems after my surgery I developed all kinds of "allergies" . I cannot have anything with soy in it. No wheat, which is hard for me because if someone asked if I wanted a piece of bread or a brownie it would have been the bread every time. Not regular white bread but rye, french, italian, irish soda bread etc. Always made my own white bread and I just loved it. But most of the gluten free stuff I have tried tastes awful to me. I got the Rice Krispies gluten free and to me it tastes like styrofoam. The only way I can get it down is to put cinnamon sugar on it. And I have been trying to cut back on sugar too. .. I cannot stand the tastes of the flavored milks .. I do not want vanilla on my cereal I want milk. lol Also being on a really tight budget and being alone the special stuff is expensive and I don't like cooking just for me since I end up throwing a lot of food away. If I don't eat it constantly until its gone,i get tired of eating the same thing, there is no where here to really store it. I have taken to just doing the best I can eating a lot of soups and tuna fish and salads. Most recipes and shopping are for more than one person . or they figure you have a freezer.

I use products from Bob's Red Mill www.bobsredmill.com I don't work for them but use their gluten free products.
The cookbook I use is "The Gluten-Free Gourmet, Living Well Without Wheat" by Betty Hagman

What you need to keep in mind is that foods cannot be called GF, unless they meet the GF standards. A food such as Jello, is GF in its own sense ... however, unless they can guarantee that it is manufactured in a plant where all is GF, then they can't make that declaration for safety's sake.

Likewise for products stating they are nut-free. They may be ... but if there's a nut anywhere within the facility, then they can't make the guarantee, and you'll often stated on the packaging that they are not making that claim.

We have an ice cream company here that has some ice cream that is GF, nut free etc. and some that is not. And people wonder why some are? and some are not? Simple enough ... two plants where one is kept "clean" and thus the labelling ... and the other infiltrators are kept to the other plant.

Gluten free here; Celiac and have the genes to prove it. It can be hard at first, but the benefits far outweigh the complexity. Many foods never did contain gluten. Fresh fruits, veggies, meats are the basis for most of our diets. Stay away from sauces, prepared foods, unpronounceable ingredients (aka science projects). Buy Jovial pasta, lentil crackers, udi's bread/rolls/granola, one of the several Chex gf cereals, and check out the Bready bread maker. ( www.mybready.com )

fast food is hard... Wendy's chili is fairly safe. Dominoes has a new gf pizza, and ask for the gf menu in restaurants, or failing that, get a large salad and a grilled chicken breast. Be sure to ask that no seasonings be put on your chicken. Marinades and seasonings are big sources of hidden gluten. You can add salt and pepper at the table, and if u aren't sure of the dressings, go for oil and vinegar or lemon wedges. Don't allow this to wreck your life. It's a situation u can live with.

PF Chang's has a great gf menu.

Feel free to email me if you need to talk... I get it!

S.

Keeping a Gf kitchen is not hard once you are used to it. Cooking for one person who is GF free and one who is not GF is not hard either. I make my husband's GF bread because he hasn't found a commercial bread he will eat. He has his own toaster. I buy my own white wheat bread and toast it in my toaster. No problem. Because you need to go GF free you don't HAVE to do anything else unless you choose to or a doctor tells you to. We eat meat, eggs, canned vegies, frozen vegies, once in a while a fresh vegie, eat out when we want to. Mexican food is usually pretty safe to eat out. Grilled anything. Chili's has a great GF menu. This is a different and more expensive diet, but not terribly hard.

My daughter has been for 4 years and it has made a world of difference for her.She got mold and mildew poison at college,this has become a way of life for her.Angies gluton free is a great web site.Any of the products from Pamelas are great.Glutino products are good, have yet to be able to make good homemade bread.I did not realize what all has gluton in it.I was the first to go to our local Ingles market and talk with the manager about carrying gluton free products. I have spent hours in the store and read many labels.The manager will assist you in finding their products. Now we have a bigger selection of items. I also do all of my own vegiges,We raise a beef ,kill wild deer and turkey, I will not tell you it is easy at first but it will become second nature to you ,also suggest to her that she go with you and learn this together, I do not know how old she is but if this a way of life she will need to learn for her self at a young age.Going out to eat has been the biggest problem for her, being 21 and having friends that want to go out is hard untill your habits and knowledge has set.Good luck and I pray the diet will solve you daughters health issues.

My DD had the blood test they can do now and she was alergic to 12 things, mainly gluten. she uses alot of corn tortillias for sandwiches and can eat out at a chinese restaurant and orders rice noodles, almond milk is not too bad, check the specialty shelves in grocery stores. check on line...shes gets alot there too. Good luck

My daughter has celiac.
Think about it. It was unknown until Monsanto and others started genetic experiments with our seeds.
There are so many people now that even Walmart has lots of gluten free products.

[QUOTE=Rose Marie;5563562]My daughter has celiac.
Think about it. It was unknown until Monsanto and others started genetic experiments with our seeds.
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My husband has the gene for celiac disease. It activated just 3 years ago. His cousin has Crohn's Disease. Both are autoimmune diseases that have inherited tendencies. He is 73 and is too old for Monsanto to have caused the DNA gene pattern he was born with.