-gluten free rice krispy bars. ick. they are also dairy free. maybe that is why they are ick? They are tolerable as a food-edible item. but they are NOT rice krispy bars. HA!
-gluten free microwave popcorn. it was also dairy free. i usually make air popped popcorn, but these cute little individual bags were given to me as a gift. whatever they use for butter flavoring that is non-dairy didn't do the trick. starting to feel sorry for my brother who is dairy free, however i bet he doesn't eat things that are artificially dairy-flavored!
-gluten free soy sauce. success!
I had a patient today who was asking about gluten free diet. she doesn't have celiac disease but someone in her family suggested she follow it for no reason. it was my first time feeling confident talking about celiac disease with a patient. in the past, when i had a patient on a gluten free diet i was always never sure what i was really saying.
I attempted to buy this black bean sauce for stir fry that was advertised at Whole Foods as gluten free. Or so I thought. darn it when I got home all excited to use it tonight, i checked the label and it had wheat. boo. it was probably a 6-10 dollar jar of sauce.
on another note...i was sick twice today. wonder what it was....i could spend hours tracking and thinking and wondering. maybe it wasn't related to gluten at all?
i'm hosting book club tomorrow at my house. andy is downstairs making the cookies. real cookies for my guests. i asked him not to bake them until i was upstairs so i wouldn't have to smell them. what a man!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
4-everrrrrrrrrrr
Forever
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Forever Forever Forever
Forever
Forever
Forever
So....no matter how I look at it...it seems like a long time.
Right?
F
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Forever Forever Forever
Forever
Forever
Forever
So....no matter how I look at it...it seems like a long time.
Right?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
updates, thoughts, happenings
just random thoughts
1. This weekend Andy and I went out to 2 different restaurants to try being gluten free in public. I was a little anxious. I think Andy was just excited to eat out of the home and be on a "date". The first restaurant was pretty good. We went to the bar before sitting down and I asked the bar tender if the Bloody Mary Mix had gluten in it. He shot back fast and furious "I don't know. Probably". It seemed insensitive to me, because it truly was my first time requesting. I looked at Andy (probably with scared eyes) and asked if I could read the label. He was nice after that. Our waitress sat down in the booth with me to help me look at the menu which was really personal and nice. She also told me she would not bring out the fresh bread and butter. VERY nice. The 2nd place we went could not print their gf menu. I thought that was weird. But we had good service. Saturday afternoon I did get a little sick and I'm guessing my food had the "seasoning" on it that they said gf-ers couldn't have. I could taste the spice/seasoning on my food so maybe they forgot? Or maybe it's just medication I'm on.
2. Yesterday, there was a kit kat in my presence (my very favorite candy) and cheese-its. Both were hard to watch.
3. Andy's birthday was yesterday. We enjoyed a yummy meal together and he ate his chocolate cake. That part didn't bother me. He did make himself an (unhealthy) appetizer that smelled SO good. I couldn't have it and stared at it on the stove. Instead of staring...I took over on Eli's bath and told Andy to EAT.
4. So far I have no shed too many tears over this, but I still don't think it has hit me that I can't eat some of my favorites ever again. I still think it's so hard to wrap my head around the aspect of forever. A choice made for me.....and it's forever. I just can't picture not having that option. I feel like it a fad diet. Like at any moment I can say-forget it. Done. Moving on and give me that bagel.
5. I'm struggling a bit with breakfast. I'm having cereal every day. I love cereal but I also love the smell of toast in the morning.I always loved toast. I have been eating 1 or 2 yogurts every day. And Andy has been SO nice to leave all the leftovers for me to take in my lunch. I'm starting Elisabeth Hasselbeck's book. It's been recommended by a few.
That's about all. My appointment with the gi doc is next week. Andy is going to go with me. What should I ask him?
1. This weekend Andy and I went out to 2 different restaurants to try being gluten free in public. I was a little anxious. I think Andy was just excited to eat out of the home and be on a "date". The first restaurant was pretty good. We went to the bar before sitting down and I asked the bar tender if the Bloody Mary Mix had gluten in it. He shot back fast and furious "I don't know. Probably". It seemed insensitive to me, because it truly was my first time requesting. I looked at Andy (probably with scared eyes) and asked if I could read the label. He was nice after that. Our waitress sat down in the booth with me to help me look at the menu which was really personal and nice. She also told me she would not bring out the fresh bread and butter. VERY nice. The 2nd place we went could not print their gf menu. I thought that was weird. But we had good service. Saturday afternoon I did get a little sick and I'm guessing my food had the "seasoning" on it that they said gf-ers couldn't have. I could taste the spice/seasoning on my food so maybe they forgot? Or maybe it's just medication I'm on.
2. Yesterday, there was a kit kat in my presence (my very favorite candy) and cheese-its. Both were hard to watch.
3. Andy's birthday was yesterday. We enjoyed a yummy meal together and he ate his chocolate cake. That part didn't bother me. He did make himself an (unhealthy) appetizer that smelled SO good. I couldn't have it and stared at it on the stove. Instead of staring...I took over on Eli's bath and told Andy to EAT.
4. So far I have no shed too many tears over this, but I still don't think it has hit me that I can't eat some of my favorites ever again. I still think it's so hard to wrap my head around the aspect of forever. A choice made for me.....and it's forever. I just can't picture not having that option. I feel like it a fad diet. Like at any moment I can say-forget it. Done. Moving on and give me that bagel.
5. I'm struggling a bit with breakfast. I'm having cereal every day. I love cereal but I also love the smell of toast in the morning.I always loved toast. I have been eating 1 or 2 yogurts every day. And Andy has been SO nice to leave all the leftovers for me to take in my lunch. I'm starting Elisabeth Hasselbeck's book. It's been recommended by a few.
That's about all. My appointment with the gi doc is next week. Andy is going to go with me. What should I ask him?
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