Gluten Free Girls (and Guys!)

Omg, I am an idiot. Got sleep deprived and stressed, so I ate some bread 3x in the last 3 hours. Now I feel like an alcoholic just wanting more and I'm bloated like I'm 4mos pregnant.

Why am I such a fool?:frown:

Thanks for the welcomes!

Ahhhh! Beer! I'm such a beer snob and addict. If my current career ever went in the sh!tter, I've wanted to open a brewery. And now I've been wondering if the wheat is why I end up so icky from it. I had tried the Red Bridge stuff a long while back just because it was different, not for the gluten stuff, and I didn't think it was bad.

My new addiction: the skinny girl margarita. Just tequila, a little triple sec/grand marnier, couple lime wedges and ice. They're strongish so you gotta sip and not loaded with calories & sugar like regular margs.

Question about soy sauce: Somewhere I got the notion that tamari soy sauce was ok, but when I went to get some this weekend at Publix it said it had wheat. Any suggestions or brands to look for? (And sorry if you guys have talked about this before, I haven't found it yet)

Oh, I tried the Quinoa "super food" pasta last night. Comes in a blue box. It's a blend of quinoa and corn flours. If any of you haven't tried it, you may like it. I thought it was pretty spiffy!

San-J is an awesome brand of Tamari (soy sauce)!! Double check the ingredients, cause it seems that only a few of them are gluten-free, and the others have wheat in them!

I'm on the bread alternatives right now. It's grilling season and I'm sick of hot dogs and brats with no bun. *sigh*

Hi Kitty, I don't want to ruin things for you, but hotdogs usually have wheat in them (or is it daily...?). I'm pretty sure Celiac people can't have them, and I definitely know I can't. :laugh: I have to read the ingredients on EVERYTHING!!

As far as Gluten-free goes, I really like the Glutino products. They make snacky things like granola bars and cookies, which are nice as an occasional treat, when you feel like the wheat-eating world is against you. I notice their products at my local health food store now, too, where they usually have a bounty of GF foods.

As for pizza, I make my own... (Check out online recipes -- Google search "gluten-free pizza" is awesome!) You can also try Pizza Pizza, if it's around you at all, which has a GF pizza available (but it's expensive, and tastes like cardboard, but I can't have cheese and tomatoes, so that might contribute... That said, I did enjoy one they made for me, so I guess you the quality varies.)

Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I actually found a celiac/G intolerance group in my little town and I went to the meeting last night! It was very refreshing! Maybe you have one in your town?

I also use Hebrew National hot dogs for my daughter. As for bread, I'm over it. But my daughter likes occassional salami sandwiches and she loves toast with butter and jelly. Schar white bread is the best I've found (in her opinion). However, in a pinch we had to settle for Ener-g Brown rice loaf and it was equally accepted. Ener-g also makes hot dog and hamburger buns. I like that company because they are also dairy free. It was hard in the beginning to find gluten and dairy free baked goods! There is a glutenfree restaraunt that opened up near by, but they use eggs and milk in everything. :sad: I went in there and turned out to be just like any other restaraunt, all that was safe for me was salad.

For Pizza, look in the freezer section where the sell Amy's products. They usually have premade crusts that you just top and warm in the oven. We tried the Chebe dough. I liked it, but I didn't bake it long enough. The middle was chewy, but the crust was Awesome! And I even used an egg substitute. If I had baked it longer it would have been a hit, but I was impatient, lol! Thats why I'm not a good baker I guess.

The allergy doctor recommended that we try a serving of gluten next month and see how it goes. I'm leary about it. I've gotten used to this and so has my daughter. It was such a huge change and she has adapted well. Even the dietician said by allowing gluten she will have more variety. I can't help but feel deep inside that staying gluten free is not a bad thing. Next week we have an appointment with the PCP. I'm going to say these exact words and wait for his reaction. "I feel like you don't trust that I am able to provide my daughter with a nutritious diet, like I'm not knowlegable enough to rplace glutenated foods with healthy, nutrition packed, whole foods." And then I'm going to hand him a copy og her food diary, which I have been tracking on MFP. She meets her 2000 calories EVERY DAY!

OK, that turned into venting. Sorry about that, lol.

BTW, I tried the Redbridge Beer yesterday. It was different, but I drank 5, so it was accepable:laugh: :drinker:

Regarding hot dogs- I don't eat them often, but when I do, I eat Boar's Head. They're gluten free, and good! All of their lunch meats are gluten free also! :flowerforyou:

That's awesome, Nicole... what was the meeting like?

Kelynn- It was cool, they brought GF food that everyone made, and most of them brought a list of ingredients so you could see what was in them. They are so many different levels of allergies, I think I was actually the one that has been GF the longest!!!!