Anyone out there with Celiac or food allergies?

[beccab1980 0]

I have Celiac Disease which means I can't eat gluten (wheat, barley, rye and oats). Just wondering if anyone else has any food allergies and meal suggestions for me? I am getting sick of the same old, same old.:cool2:

[greytz 4]

My mother also has lived with Celiac Disease for the last six years. It isn't easy thats for sure. But, this can actually work in your favor since we have to eat low carb anyway. I don't know if you have been on this site or not and I in no way am affiliated with it, but we use the products from there all the time and they are fabulous. It is Bob's Red Mill. They have a ton of rice flours and cake mixes, etc. that you can get to make life a little easier. Also, there are websites dedicated to Celiac recipies. General Mills now has an entire line of gluten free cereals and there are numerous restaurants that if you ask, will give you a gluten free menu or they have a nutritionist that you can ask for and they will fix your meal choice totally gluten free. Also, there are a lot of Atkins recipies that are gluten free as well. I am sure you already know this but it is not only the grain allergy that you have to beware of. Celiac disease means that you are also allergic to a lot of food dyes particularly yellow food dye which is in a lot of the butters and margarines and tons of other food types. Good Luck and I hope this helped some.

[beccab1980 0]

Thanks! I have been diagnosed with Celiac for a little over five years now. I Love Bob's Red Mill mixes. They have them at the commissary so the are easy for us to get. German markets have alot of stuff too, but not all I can eat with my band. Does your Mom have any GF recipes that are band friendly?

[greytz 4]

I will check with her and see what she has and pass it on when I get them.