https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:05:02 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1442785 Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:19:28 +0000 anne 1442785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Karie all the best,<br />I have been meaning to get back to this thread to say that honestly, I do swap out a few GF products. We probably do pasta &nbsp;(GF for me and the 2 celiac DDs) about once a week or a little less - DD11 often cooks it when she choses to cook.<br />I don't like GF bread awfully much, but I keep a loaf in the freezer and have a slice or 2 once every week or two. The type I like best is buckwheat flavoured and my mum buys me some &nbsp;from a GF bakery (and some GF biscuits/cookies)<br />I don't think I could completely give up baking and I do make something every month or so using GF flour (or almond meal, but that is pricier)<br />I buy the girls GF cornflakes occasionally and I buy myself GF Weetbix. This has recently come out in Australia and is one of the more healthy and less pricey GF options. I try not to have it more than 2 times a week - I was a big weetbix lover prior to diagnosis and I missed it!<br />The longer it has been since eating the real product the more appealing the GF one can be<br />Otherwise we just get the carb part of our meals from rice and potatoes and/or other starchy vegs. &nbsp;Unlike you I can't really envisage being low carb for the rest of my life, though I have cut down a great deal on what I ate 5 years ago.&nbsp;<br />I don't each much fruit, and feel I function better with some other&nbsp;carbs - sometimes a little for breakfast, often not for lunch or just a little (often some legumes), but always for tea or I am just too hungry.<br />Costwise, I feel that paleo is just to expensive, thought I have doubts about it anyway (and some attraction!). I looked through my grocery bill last week&nbsp;and discovered we spend about 2/3 of our family consumption food budget on fruit, vegies and meat as it is. &nbsp;We get plenty of protein &nbsp;(I buy 2 to 3 dozen eggs a week!)&nbsp;and veggies, I think but the idea of having to satisfy all the families calorific requirements that way is mind -boggling.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1441845 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 03:43:57 +0000 Karie 1441845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rute, since I started doing GF about three weeks ago I have not had any migraines. Of course, for whatever reason I don't get as many migraines during the winter months so I'll have to see what happens in spring. I have seen a little difference in bloating but not as much as I'd like, and no weight loss (darn!).&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm not a vegetarian but I'm not much of a meat eater. I'll take a good veggie burger any day over a hamburger.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm a big label reader so I stay away from all the pre-packaged GF junk.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1441307 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:36:15 +0000 rute 1441307@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Me too! I had serious headaches a couple of years ago and the doctor told me to test&nbsp;gluten sensity by cutting the gluten. It worked. Now if I eat a bit of gluten every week it doesn't affect me but if I eat for two consecutive days headaches return. I did not saw any difference regarding bloating or weight loss, in fact, as at first the temptation is to eat more nuts as a snack I gained weight.</p> <p>Im a vegetarian.</p> <p>Don't buy that stuff gluten free, it's full of fat and sugar, try to eat less processed food like rice, sweet potatoes, veggies.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1441163 Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:52:44 +0000 rachylou 1441163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh. I do believe the UCSF list is you cut the foods period. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1441118 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 22:37:50 +0000 Karie 1441118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou, the elimination diet is a list of foods that can trigger migraines, and you have to start out by&nbsp;not eating anything on the list. As you gradually add things back in you take note of any migraines. If you get a migraine after eating a certain food, you know that it is a trigger and you should eliminate it from your diet permanently.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440770 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 05:44:52 +0000 rachylou 1440770@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't know the elimination diet for migraines. The one I'm thinking of comes from the University of California San Francisco medical center.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440705 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 03:46:45 +0000 Karie 1440705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachy, I've done the elimination diet for migraines and found a few migraine trigger foods&nbsp;that I now avoid, is the migraine-free diet different? I'll have to check it out.</p> <p>Laurinda, thank you for the recipe inspiration. I've heard of "Well Fed" but have never checked that out either.</p> <p>Donna and Texstyle, have you read "Against All Grain?" The author uses the spiralizer. Donna, your zucchini does look delish!</p> <p>Carter, thank you for all the info and for the pizza crust recipes! I have "Grain Brain" on hold at my local library now.</p> <p>Deb, in addition to eliminating gluten, I have started going low-carb. I am hoping to feel a bit more clear headed and energetic!</p> <p>Thanks, Texstyle, for the tip on cornmeal. I do like cornbread.</p> <p>Nebraskim, I didn't know that about celiac and lymphoma. WOW. Years ago&nbsp;when I was having infertility issues (I went through very early menopause), I was having trouble with my blood counts - low white cells, low platelets - they would be normal for one test, low on another, and kept going between low and normal with no known cause. I remember my doctor saying, "We don't know why, but sometimes we see patients with cyclic blood like yours develop lymphoma later in life." Humm. Maybe all my issues were related to gluten!</p> <p>Anne, thank you for the advice on testing.</p> <p>Jackiec, thanks for also recommending <i>Mark's Daily Apple</i>. I went to the website last night and it looks good! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440585 Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:34:40 +0000 rachylou 1440585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So... I work in a certified GF bakery, am Type 1 diabetic, and get migraines. </p> <p>To be very honest, provided we're not talking celiac disease, I think just cutting down on starchy things - bread, rice, pasta, tortillas, continental breakfast (croissants and coffee), etc. - and liquid sugar (juice) goes a long way. It's not necessarily the gluten <i>per se</i>, and substituting with GF products is not necessarily helpful. Rice flour, for example, is a little worse than wheat flour for spiking blood sugar and thus messing with your digestion. Corn is not so hot, either.</p> <p>The other thing, re. migraines - I'd look into the migraine-free diet. It's amazing how many things on the list for a healthy diet are a no-go if you get migraines. I mean, your basic mediterranean diet is migraine hell. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440353 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:26:15 +0000 Laurinda 1440353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I cut most wheat out of my diet (also other starchy carbs) just over 5 years ago. My 'touchy tummy' disappeared immediately and I lost&nbsp;15 lbs of fat in two months&nbsp;without ever being hungry. I've got some odd vitamin B and D deficiencies (can't be my diet, I eat lots of meat &amp; eggs now) so my MD ran me through the celiac tests.&nbsp;The antibody test was negative, an -ahem-&nbsp;'internal' exam showed nothing, and a genetic test was also negative. So I don't have &nbsp;'standard' celiac disease (there may be other types), but am just much happier/healthier avoiding wheat.&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't eat gluten substitutes either, my diet is more Paleo except it&nbsp;includes dairy and has minimal sugars (honey etc) or&nbsp;fruit. Mr. Laurinda gets&nbsp;bread or potatoes on the side.</p> <p>For recipe inspiration I like:&nbsp;<br />Michelle Tam's 'Nom Nom Paleo'&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://nomnompaleo.com/recipeindex">http://nomnompaleo.com/recipeindex</a><br />and Melissa Joulwhan's 'Well Fed'<br />&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://theclothesmakethegirl.com/category/recipes/">http://theclothesmakethegirl.com/category/recipes/</a></p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440333 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:59:15 +0000 MTBGirl 1440333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Texstyle mentioned the spiralizer. I just bought that a couple weeks ago. When I saw it in action there was no way I couldn't get it! We grow and make a lot of our own food and already eat lots of veggies but this tool can really liven things up especially if you want to sub veggies for pasta and the like. In case your interested, below is a photo of zucchini spiraled, quickly sautéed with peppers and onions in a little tomato sauce, yum. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440277 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:43:18 +0000 carter 1440277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Karie, sorry to be late getting back. Google "meatza" to find a bunch of recipes for the pizza crust. I found them to be all over the board in terms of cook time and temp. and even whether or not to pre-cook. I picked a middle of the road temp and cook time, then used half the time for pre-cook (mostly because I used sausage). There was some grease I felt needed to be drained after the pre-cook, but it was very minimal in the end product. After pre-cooking, I loaded it with marinara and piled it high with veggies (no cheese for me--allergic) for the remainder of the cooking time. It's heavy, so round things out with a salad.</p> <p>I've read (several times) all the books mentioned. In terms of impact for me, Grain Brain was by far the best. I want science. I want proof. I want to know how things work and why. I want it all in English rather than science-speak. This was the bomb.</p> <p>Next up for me was Primal Blueprint, written by the guy that does <a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.marksdailyapple.com</a>. Again, highly impactful with many "aha" moments. The website is fantastic too.</p> <p>It starts with food was one of the last I read. My FIL brought it at Christmas. I thought it was ok, but by then, I felt like I had a much better grasp on the how and why than the way things were explained in this book.</p> <p>I have had blood allergy testing done. I am highly allergic to eggs and dairy. Nothing else showed up. I gave those up about 3-4 years ago, and the inflammation that had gripped my knees and ankles for years (so much that I woke screaming nearly every night) disappeared. It all starts with food, INDEED.</p> <p>So while no gluten and/or grain issues registered for me, I feel like an entirely new person. The energy and mental clarity are things I thought were left in my 30s. Physically, it's the same thing...I'll just be going be about my day when it hits me that I just feel so damn good.</p> <p>Best of luck to you. It is so worth spending the time and effort to find what works for you. It's a journey, but so very worth it (at least for me). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440229 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 11:10:43 +0000 Deborah 1440229@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Karie! I have been gluten free since 2011. I believe I have an intolerance to gluten but am not celiac. A myriad of weird random symptoms disappeared in a very short span of time. I don't generally replace glutinous food with gluten free versions as they are usually loaded with sugar. I have also at the beginning of January started following a high protein, low carb diet. It's not full blown paleo but has quite a bit in common. This has been the icing on the cake for me. I am now clear headed, energetic and feeling the healthiest I have felt in a very long time. And I am steadily loosing weight. I have become a firm believer in the connection between specific foods and our well being. Diary congests me, gluten hurts my stomach, and creates all kinds of upset in my body, and so on. I feel as though I have found the right way to eat for my body and am looking forward to exploring this further. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440146 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:36 +0000 Nebraskim 1440146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, that is good advice. There is a high correlation between celiac and lymphoma, so knowing your kids' status might help avoid that. Interestingly, my grandfather and his sister both died of lymphoma and after I stopped the gluten my mother did as well because of symptoms were similar to mine. So there could be a heredity component. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440134 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 03:54:13 +0000 anne 1440134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Taking a slightly different slant here Karie - please don't assume that because you tested negative for celiac 10 years ago that it is still the case.</p> <p>I have learnt a lot of things that surprised me since I got diagnosed with celiac disease a year ago, and one of them was that it isn't necesarily something you have your whole life - you can develop it.</p> <p>Since I got diagnosed, my immediate rellies were advised to be tested, and we discovered that my brother and 2 of my daughters were positive. The third daughter was negative, but the paediatric &nbsp;gastroenterologist said she should have the blood test <b>every 6 months<i> </i></b>because of the chances of her developing it.<br />I don't think that frequency would be necessary in general&nbsp; (he recommended it for DD#3 because her two sisters had it and he thought there was a high likelihood she would) &nbsp;but again after&nbsp; 10 years wouldn't hurt, I think, especially if you have symptoms (which I didn't, by the way, except for anemia) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440060 Tue, 10 Feb 2015 00:48:57 +0000 jackiec 1440060@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm pretty much Paleo/Primal and have been for a few years. Not celiac, but a diagnosed grain/dairy insensitivity. My one son is the same. However, the rest of the family is not GF. I eat a cookie here and there, and we go for pizza now and again. I really really notice a difference in bloating, energy, skin, etc. If I eat "off road" I break out like crazy, and get significant abdominal pain amongst other (nasty and I won't mention them) things. I've done tons of reading on the subject and believe wholeheartedly in it, for me. It Starts With Food is a fabulous book, I highly recommend it. I also heartily recommend Mark's Daily Apple to get a good idea of the primal way of life. It really makes sense to me. Everyone is different and we all must find what works for each of us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1440009 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 23:07:17 +0000 texstyle 1440009@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not GF per se, but I've been in the whole foods market for many years now so I do experiment with a lot of different food types. I try not to eat "white" flours and rarely have pasta these days but do make it sometimes with semolina flour. There are other types of flour you might be able to use as well - quinoa, oat flour, rice flour, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp; I personally still love good multi-grain bread - not sure if it's good for me or not, but I don't seem to feel bloated from it. Wine (or other alcohol) seems to be the main thing that makes me feel that way.</p> <p>If you want to make "noodles" for pasta sauces - try a Spiralizer - they are not only very fun to use but zucchini noodles and butternut squash noodles are really great as a sub for pasta noodles. You barely have to cook them and then sauce them as usual. Zucchini noodles make great Asian style noodle bowls too. I may have one of those tonight in fact.</p> <p>Also you can try 100% buckwheat (soba) noodles for asian style foods like cold noodle salads, or maybe even for italian food (haven't tried that myself)</p> <p>Corn meal can be bought GF if you like cornbread (I love mine with jalapenos and cheese added). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439994 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:44:55 +0000 Karie 1439994@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nabraskim, I read labels religiously and always have, since my mother had many what-was-then-called food allergies but I have since learned were&nbsp;really migraine triggers. I knew about Twizzlers, isn't that crazy, wheat in a candy?&nbsp;</p> <p>This morning I made homemade waffles (no school due to a snow day!) and I used Trader Joe's GF flour. They turned out light, fluffy, and&nbsp;delicious - even better tasting than with regular flour. More expensive to make, but delicious.&nbsp;</p> <p>Caro, the first two weeks I found myself swapping out the regular pasta for GF pasta, but when I did that, the bloated feeling was back so I think I need to go easy on the grains and starches.&nbsp; </p> <p>Diane, how wonderful that your headaches completely disappeared! I hope that happens for me. I will definitely try this for 3 months to see if my migraines lessen or disappear.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439985 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:36:44 +0000 Classically Casual 1439985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been mainly GF for awhile...I do it to lessen inflammation. At home it's easy to be pretty much 100%. At someone's home, I suck it up and eat what everyone else is having. I do like GF pasta, but miss good bread. it was one of my favorite foods. I also eat corn tortillas in abundance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439969 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 22:26:05 +0000 shedev 1439969@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been gluten free since 1010, due to Celiacs. I eat some GF products, but not a lot. They have gotten much better over the last couple years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439916 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:26:43 +0000 Caro in Oz 1439916@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you swap hypo-thyroidism for foot surgery I could have written carter's post. So grains rather than gluten, most dairy&nbsp;&amp; sugar seem to be my triggers. I think our husbands must be food twins too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439914 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 21:23:07 +0000 Nebraskim 1439914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went wheat-free/gluten free almost 4 years ago after a friend mentioned her spouse had tested positive for a wheat allergy, and his symptoms were similar to mine. Like you, I thought, "what they hey, let's try this for a couple week." It was kind of a miracle. Since going GF, I easily lost 25 pounds; my GI symptoms of bloating, gas and daily diarrhea went away; weird itchy hives on my shins, flanks and upper arms went away (these itched so badly that would scratch till they bled and they actually tested me for cancer); I stopped having mild/low-grade asthma. I have never been tested for wheat allergy or gluten issues, but my allergist believes I do have sensitivities based on my description of symptoms. </p> <p>I miss NONE of these symptoms enough to ever go back to eating wheat. I eat VERY few to almost NO gluten-free sub products because I find them to not be very tasty and that the products themselves are expensive and often laden with fat, sugar or other things I do not wish to eat. So, I'm coming up on four years of no bread products, no pasta products, no pizza, no cookies/cake/brownies, etc., no beer (I do find a couple of satisfying GF beers that I do like). I find a few product lines, such as Glutino to offer decent substitutes. But the fussiness of baking my own GF things is off-putting. I just refuse to substitute and thus I save myself thousands upon thousands of calories (which is why the weight was easy to lose).</p> <p>The only GF things products I do eat regularly are Trader Joe's GF ginger snaps (as an occ treat) and Trader Joe's GF waffles once in a while. But most GF stuff tastes weirdly "beany" to me (no doubt due to many products having garbanzo beans in them). </p> <p>Cook's Illustrated has a really good gluten-free cook book that I use and like. But mostly, I cook things that are inherently gluten free anyway, like meats, vegetables, fruits, etc. It's processed things like bread, etc. that I avoid. You need to become very adept at reading labels as gluten/wheat is put into a lot of products you would not expect. For instance: wheat is the 2nd ingredient in Twizzlers candy. </p> <p>I do very much tire of the people who use "gluten free" as a pejorative, and use it as a way to shame others and act like the food police (as in "she's one of those feminist, enviro, tree-hugger, gluten-free freaks." Well, thanks for your opinion!) I also try to never push gluten-free as a lifestyle for others. It's a personal choice.&nbsp; It's a hard lifestyle to follow; if it wasn't working for me, I'm not sure I would choose it because it's just easier to eat like the "typicals."&nbsp; It also has limited my restaurant/eating out choices and I very rarely accept dinner invitations now so my friends don't have to feel obligated to provide food I can eat. And I eat a lot of "water" lunches, meaning I go out with friends, find nothing appealing to me on a menu, and then I say, "I wasn't that hungry, I'll just have water." (But I also have a history of flirting with eating disorders, so water lunches are right up my ballpark.) </p> <p>My husband has no issues with gluten, so I am often making 2 different meals. So say, I make spaghetti sauce. I have mine over zucchini and I also cook pasta for him. Or I will make grilled cheese sandwiches for him and I eat salad.</p> <p>Good luck. I hope this choice helps alleviate whatever symptoms you are dealing with. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439886 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:37:25 +0000 Karie 1439886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, thanks for the website reference, I will head over there and check it out. I also generally try to eat a whole foods diet, with very little prepackaged foods or mixes of any kind. I did try some GF crackers, but I agreed with&nbsp;DH in that they&nbsp;were "the worst crackers I've ever eaten" and I decided I'd rather just eat an apple.</p> <p>Lisap, my thoughts exactly - crackers and cookies are crackers and cookies, no matter how you look at them, and the GF versions are loaded with sugar to make up for the lack of flavor. I am mostly dairy free due to sinus issues, but since almond milk is loaded with additives it's probably no better than regular milk anyway.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439845 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:20:17 +0000 Anonymous 1439845@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am mostly gluten free - and by choice, not necessity. &nbsp;My experiences are similar to Suz's in that instead of looking for substitutions, I just don't eat bread, pasta, cookies, rice etc. The gluten free substitutions (with the exception of brown rice pasta ,which is good) are all full of other garbage (sugar, mostly) and are as processed as can be. &nbsp;I'm talking packaged substitutes, &nbsp;not the raw baking substitutes. &nbsp;Gltuen free pizza crust is an abomination , so I eat and enjoy the "real thing" - just not very often.</p> <p>Going gluten free really ended up being carb-free more that anything, as gluten free crackers and cookies are still crackers and cookies. &nbsp;I'm also totally dairy free with the exception of goat and feta cheeses - occasionally. &nbsp;That has made more difference re: bloating and feeling gross than cutting out gluten did.&nbsp;</p> <p>My gluten free and dairy free seems to work for my gut (literally)&nbsp;&nbsp;- and helps manage weight. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439836 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:00:15 +0000 Suz 1439836@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do not have celiac disease but various family members do. </p> <p>My everyday diet is not paleo or primal but it's a mainly "whole foods" diet.&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't eliminate grains, but neither do I eat a lot of them,&nbsp;and except for special occasions, I&nbsp;tend to eat them in their&nbsp;nearly whole state (e.g. steel cut oats, brown rice, etc.)&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;I also eat occasional desserts made with regular flour, and I will eat regular&nbsp;bread or pasta or pizza about once or twice&nbsp;a month on average.&nbsp;</p> <p>But generally, I avoid processed grains and just eat more vegetables instead. Lean protein plus veggies is my standard meal at any time of the day.&nbsp;I find if I have more than two small servings of processed grains a day I feel bloated and uncomfortable.&nbsp;</p> <p>Our family went gluten free for about a year when we were testing to see if my daughter had sensitivities. It turned out she did not, but in the meantime I just got used to cooking and eating differently. We used to rely a lot on pasta; we just stopped eating it. I tried the alternatives and didn't much like them. We stopped eating sandwiches. And so on. I did break down and buy her some processed "gluten free" treats, but that was more for convenience sake as we got used to a new way of cooking and eating. I found the stuff was loaded with sugar and wasn't a healthy choice.&nbsp;</p> <p>Gluten free cooking and baking is pretty easy. There's a great website called <a rel="nofollow" href="http://glutenfreegirl.com">Gluten Free Girl</a> that helped me out a lot when I was getting started with my daughter. The author is a lot of fun. At the time I was reading, she was a teacher who had just discovered her gluten sensitivities; during the writing of the blog she fell in love and married a chef! It was funny and romantic. She has some recipes for really good <a rel="nofollow" href="http://glutenfreegirl.com/2007/01/i-am-stubborn-i-dont-give-up/">gluten free bread.</a>&nbsp; They also have a couple of books out now as well, though I didn't try those.&nbsp;</p> <p>If you truly need to go without gluten, the main issue is in packages stocks, sauces, etc. That can get really tricky, because people don't realize that it is hidden in these products.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439825 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:29:53 +0000 Minnie 1439825@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have celiac disease and as far as I know, you could easily be gluten sensitive without being celiac. <br />The best way to test, as you are doing now,&nbsp;is to go off all gluten (be careful about hidden gluten and trace amounts) and see how you feel. <br />You can test your reaction by eating gluten-rich after your elimination period. It can take up to three days for a potential reaction.<br />Another good book is "Grain Brain" by Dr David Perlmutter </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439823 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:26:07 +0000 Anonymous 1439823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Karie, I have been GF for several years.&nbsp; When I first went off of Gluten my headaches completely disappeared after about 3 months.&nbsp; After 6 months the brain fog lifted and I had alot more energy.&nbsp; There are so many more palatable Gluten free replacements now than there were four years ago but they still contain grains, and so they should be eaten in moderation.&nbsp; Grain Brain. as Carter suggested, is a great read and his recipes are good too.&nbsp; Good Luck - it gets easier and easier!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439815 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 18:18:38 +0000 Karie 1439815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carter, next on my reading list is "It Starts With Food" which is all about Paleo. I don't think I could be that strict - I tried it a year or so ago and lasted a day and a half - so if Primal is a nod to reality, I might be better with that. I also have the cookbook "Against all Grain" and I think the author eats Paleo. And thanks for the healthy substitution ideas. I also love spaghetti squash while&nbsp;DH hates it. That pizza crust sounds great, do you have a recipe?</p> <p>Interesting, grandfashionista, that you didn't notice any difference. Did you make substitutions? Like, corn pasta instead of&nbsp;wheat pasta? Other packaged GF foods? I am leary of the packaged food swap-out as it seems you are just replacing one starch for another, which probably isn't beneficial either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439799 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 17:36:03 +0000 gradfashionista 1439799@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I eat gluten once or twice a month, and in small doses. I read Wheat Belly, but found the book problematic from a point of scholarship when I looked at the footnotes/bibliography.&nbsp;That said, this post by one of my favourite nutritional biochemistry bloggers convinced me that it wasn't something I wanted in my diet.<br />In all honesty, I didn't notice any difference taking it out.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439798 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 17:35:52 +0000 carter 1439798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Primal here (GF, plus a whole lot more...basically Paleo with a nod to modern reality). I've been headed in this direction for quite some time, starting with just a low-carb approach Fall 2013. I had foot surgery in October 2014, and ended up eating whatever my husband or son brought home, not exercising, etc for several weeks. I felt just awful...fat, bloated, exhausted, yuck. Since Jan1, I have been probably 95% primal...everything except stevia in my coffee and xylitol in my gum. Hopefully I'll be able to give those up in awhile.</p> <p>I feel amazing. Truly. Ridiculous amounts of energy. Totally focused/clear-headed/greatly improved memory. Only a few pounds lost, but several inches are gone.</p> <p>We have done some substitutions that work pretty well for me. My husband has been less pleased;-). Pizza crust made from sausage/ground beef...yum. Spaghetti squash for pasta...I love this, my husband hates it. Cauliflower rice and cauliflower mash...I love, my husband hates. Almond flour (finely ground almonds) for anything requiring bread crumbs. Baby romaine leaves for sandwich bread and taco shells. Aluminum foil also works as a "wrap" replacement.</p> <p>I'm sure there are tone more. Will pop back when I have more time. Best of luck to you!</p> <p>Grain Brain by Perlmutter (sp? not at home) is a fantastic book as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/any-gluten-free-friends-out-there#post-1439791 Mon, 09 Feb 2015 17:12:06 +0000 Karie 1439791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>At least to my knowledge, I don't have Celiac Disease. I had a test years ago (I don't remember which one) and the initial results came back inconclusive. They were sent out to a different lab and came back negative. I don't have any current health issues other than migraines and bloated/flabby belly.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm currently reading the book "Wheat Belly" and have decided to try going gluten free for a month to see if I notice a difference with bloating and migraines. Two weeks down, two to go and I have absolutely noticed less bloating. It's hard to tell with migraines as I don't get as many in the dead cold of winter anyway, although I haven't had any in the last two weeks.</p> <p>While I am a firm believer in "all things in moderation," I have begun to realize that what I eat does affect how I feel. Too much dairy = sinus issues, berries = migraines, etc.</p> <p>So I'd like some tips from you if you've tried to go / have gone&nbsp;gluten free. Have you noticed any health differences? Do you swap out gluten free products? Many gluten free products contain more sugar and fats than their non-gluten free counterparts.&nbsp;</p> <p>What are your experiences? </p>