Re: Re: What is on your regular Costco list?

[Guest guest]

I get my quinoa from Costco, also. We seem to go through a LOT of quinoa. My 10 year old daughter LOVES the stuff (can't complain about that!).And Kim, I kwym about the cost of organic milk. We especially feel the punch of the cost, as my daughter is a milk junkie (some time back I had to put her on a 2 cups of chocolate milk per day limit). Fortunately she seems to metabolize such things quite well... and looking at her, one might be inclined to believe that milk does indeed do the body good, as she is the epitome of a healthy child (which is still quite surprising to me, as she was so small and ill up until the age of 2 and a half, when she was finally diagnosed with celiac disease... she was on the opposite side of the scale, and so sick all the time - to the extreme - up to that point... and now she is so healthy, and I'm so glad...)All that to say... organic milk sure does hit the pocket book, as does organic meat. I'm easing my way into that one myself the best that I can. We've cut back on our meat consumption a LOT because I would rather eat less meat than eat a lot of un-organic meat. But still sometimes I can't get in to Whole Foods to get the organic meat... and then when I am there, I am often overwhelmed by the sticker price. If I could just get a money tree from Costco to plant in my backyard. , do you have any seeds for one of those that you could send me? ;-)FrannyOn Mar 22, 2011, at 4:17 PM, Kim Bassett wrote:

For a family that just started eating whole foods as a lifestyle less than 2 years ago (but still eats 10-20% SAD foods), I have to confess I was proud of my Costco cart last week:

*Organic Spinach

*Organic Spring lettuce mix

*Bananas

*Medjool Dates

*Frozen wild blueberries

*Almond Butter

*garlic

*whole pineapple

*2% milk (hormone free but not too proud of this purchase--wanted to buy organic but its more than double the price...I have decreased milk consumption for my kids to a small glass/day, but may take the plunge and switch to organic soon)

*and a stop by the Costco gas station for cheaper gas

I didn't need this last trip, but I keep in stock their organic quinoa for under $10 for a 4 lb. bag.

I looked for organic flax seed which I saw in someone's cart checking out last time, but didn't find it....will add that to my list once I find out where it's located.

That's my list,

Kim

>

> I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

>

> I seem to never walk out without:

> Coffee (for hubby)

> Organic baby spinach

> Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

> Box of kiwi

> Big bag of fresh broccoli

> Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

> Organic milk

> Eggs

> Frozen strawberries

> Frozen peaches

> Frozen blueberries

> Honeynut cherrios

> There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

>

> So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something good.

>

> Franny

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

[Guest guest]

Franny, if I had seeds for that money tree, I would have planted a forest!!! And would have gifted the entire group with extra VM containers and Norwalks, lol! I buy my quinoa in bulk, 50 pound bags of red organic-MUCH cheaper. Quinoa is my staple for homemade flour, so I go through loads of it. As for milk, I really can't stress enough that if you skimp on organic anything, PLEASE don't let it be milk! Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a considerable amount of gluten in meat, eggs, dairy, and other animal products that come from intensively farmed animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet. Just be mindful of that-it is often a missing link for those trying to go gluten free.

For a family that just started eating whole foods as a lifestyle less than 2 years ago (but still eats 10-20% SAD foods), I have to confess I was proud of my Costco cart last week:

*Organic Spinach

*Organic Spring lettuce mix

*Bananas

*Medjool Dates

*Frozen wild blueberries

*Almond Butter

*garlic

*whole pineapple

*2% milk (hormone free but not too proud of this purchase--wanted to buy organic but its more than double the price...I have decreased milk consumption for my kids to a small glass/day, but may take the plunge and switch to organic soon)

*and a stop by the Costco gas station for cheaper gas

I didn't need this last trip, but I keep in stock their organic quinoa for under $10 for a 4 lb. bag.

I looked for organic flax seed which I saw in someone's cart checking out last time, but didn't find it....will add that to my list once I find out where it's located.

That's my list,

Kim

>

> I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

>

> I seem to never walk out without:

> Coffee (for hubby)

> Organic baby spinach

> Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

> Box of kiwi

> Big bag of fresh broccoli

> Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has XBox live, need I say more?)

> Organic milk

> Eggs

> Frozen strawberries

> Frozen peaches

> Frozen blueberries

> Honeynut cherrios

> There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet, lol...

>

> So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm missing out on something good.

>

> Franny

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

[Guest guest]

,

Thanks for thinking of the whole group to share your imaginary wealth with, LOL....I do agree with you about the organic milk. I'm thinking of taking the kids off milk completely and making them yummy almond milk/cocoa powder/banana/date smoothies we make in the VMIsn't that the most absurd thing? Requiring one of the most UNHEALTHY products out there, then allowing crap snacks. I home schooled my daughter through 6th grade, so lunches were never an issue, and when she started attending regular school, WHAT a shock I got! She is vegetarian (her choice-not forced on her) and I asked the lunch "nutritionist" where the vegetables were-she told me ketchup counted as a veggie!!! HUH??? Needless to say, she takes her lunch! I would challenge your kids school on the milk requirement! Almond milk is a perfectly acceptable sub. Good luck! As for

sharing the wealth-as long as the money tree stays in bloom, feel free to pass me your wish list! Always happy to share with my VITAMATES!

[Guest guest]

I always buy Maple Leaf Farm Ducks. Frozen wild blueberries. Coffee in the bean. A rotisserie chicken. They are the best value always between 6 and 7 pounds for something like four bucksJarlsburgh cheese. I always buy the produce in season haricot vert we especially love since the regular supermarket doesn't carry them. Little peppers, taste like bell peppers but are sweeter and last forever in the fridge. There are red, yellow and orange in the package. Then I think the rest of my buys are cleaning supplies and not food. I get stamps and batteries, stuff like that.TerrySent from my iPadOn Mar 22, 2011, at 9:35 PM, Berry <berrywell@...> wrote:

,

Thanks for thinking of the whole group to share your imaginary wealth with, LOL....I do agree with you about the organic milk. I'm thinking of taking the kids off milk completely and making them yummy almond milk/cocoa powder/banana/date smoothies we make in the VMIsn't that the most absurd thing? Requiring one of the most UNHEALTHY products out there, then allowing crap snacks. I home schooled my daughter through 6th grade, so lunches were never an issue, and when she started attending regular school, WHAT a shock I got! She is vegetarian (her choice-not forced on her) and I asked the lunch "nutritionist" where the vegetables were-she told me ketchup counted as a veggie!!! HUH??? Needless to say, she takes her lunch! I would challenge your kids school on the milk requirement! Almond milk is a perfectly acceptable sub. Good luck! As for

sharing the wealth-as long as the money tree stays in bloom, feel free to pass me your wish list! Always happy to share with my VITAMATES!

[Guest guest]

Let's see, I purchase apples, oranges, pears, whatever fruit is available, frozen mixed fruit and frozen mixed berries, coffee. Salad mix , carrots, spinach, whatever veggies are on special and the frozen ones too.

If I get cereal it will be whole grain stuff. Have no choice but to stear clear of sugar and buy organic, which sometimes limits my selection but, awaiting wholefoods to open in the spring next year.

-- Re: Re: What is on your regular Costco list?

I always buy Maple Leaf Farm Ducks. Frozen wild blueberries. Coffee in the bean. A rotisserie chicken. They are the best value always between 6 and 7 pounds for something like four bucksJarlsburgh cheese. I always buy the produce in season haricot vert we especially love since the regular supermarket doesn't carry them. Little peppers, taste like bell peppers but are sweeter and last forever in the fridge. There are red, yellow and orange in the package. Then I think the rest of my buys are cleaning supplies and not food. I get stamps and batteries, stuff like that.

Terry

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 22, 2011, at 9:35 PM, Berry <berrywell@...> wrote:

[Guest guest]

Have you tried the brown Gaba rice that is sitting on a shelf next

to the Quinoa? I bought a bag recently and LOVE the taste. Did it in

the rice cooker and it came out perfecto, though it took 45 min as

all brown rice does.

Even diabetic husband likes the quinoa.

Velda

On 3/22/2011 3:53 PM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I get my quinoa from Costco, also. We seem to go through a

LOT of quinoa. My 10 year old daughter LOVES the stuff (can't

complain about that!).

And Kim, I kwym about the cost of organic milk. We especially

feel the punch of the cost, as my daughter is a milk junkie

(some time back I had to put her on a 2 cups of chocolate milk

per day limit). Fortunately she seems to metabolize such things

quite well... and looking at her, one might be inclined to

believe that milk does indeed do the body good, as she is the

epitome of a healthy child (which is still quite surprising to

me, as she was so small and ill up until the age of 2 and a

half, when she was finally diagnosed with celiac disease... she

was on the opposite side of the scale, and so sick all the time

- to the extreme - up to that point... and now she is so

healthy, and I'm so glad...)

All that to say... organic milk sure does hit the pocket

book, as does organic meat. !

I'm easing my way into that one myself the best that I can.

We've cut back on our meat consumption a LOT because I would

rather eat less meat than eat a lot of un-organic meat. But

still sometimes I can't get in to  Whole Foods to get the

organic meat... and then when I am there, I am often overwhelmed

by the sticker price. If I could just get a money tree from

Costco to plant in my backyard. , do you have any seeds

for one of those that you could send me? ;-)

Franny

On Mar 22, 2011, at 4:17 PM, Kim Bassett wrote:

 

For a family that just started eating whole foods as a

lifestyle less than 2 years ago (but still eats 10-20%

SAD foods), I have to confess I was proud of my Costco

cart last week:

*Organic Spinach

*Organic Spring lettuce mix

*Bananas

*Medjool Dates

*Frozen wild blueberries

*Almond Butter

*garlic

*whole pineapple

*2% milk (hormone free but not too proud of this

purchase--wanted to buy organic but its more than double

the price...I have decreased milk consumption for my

kids to a small glass/day, but may take the plunge and

switch to organic soon)

*and a stop by the Costco gas station for cheaper gas

I didn't need this last trip, but I keep in stock their

organic quinoa for under $10 for a 4 lb. bag.

I looked for organic flax seed which I saw in someone's

cart checking out last time, but didn't find it....will

add that to my list once I find out where it's located.

That's my list,

Kim

>

> I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and

I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco

shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

>

> I seem to never walk out without:

> Coffee (for hubby)

> Organic baby spinach

> Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

> Box of kiwi

> Big bag of fresh broccoli

> Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has

XBox live, need I say more?)

> Organic milk

> Eggs

> Frozen strawberries

> Frozen peaches

> Frozen blueberries

> Honeynut cherrios

> There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet,

lol...

>

> So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm

missing out on something good.

>

> Franny

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

[Guest guest]

Those little red, yellow, and orange peppers also freeze really well

and a quick rinse under warm water gets them just right to avoid

slipping and amputating a finger while trying to cut the stem off

before use! We love those peppers.

Velda

On 3/22/2011 7:28 PM, Terry Pogue wrote:

I always buy Maple Leaf Farm Ducks. Frozen wild blueberries.

Coffee in the bean. A rotisserie chicken. They are the best

value always between 6 and 7 pounds for something like four

bucks

Jarlsburgh cheese. I always buy the produce in season haricot

vert we especially love since the regular supermarket doesn't

carry them. Little peppers, taste like bell peppers but are

sweeter and last forever in the fridge. There are red, yellow

and orange in the package. Then I think the rest of my buys are

cleaning supplies and not food. I get stamps and batteries,

stuff like that.

Terry

Sent from my iPad

On Mar 22, 2011, at 9:35 PM, Berry <berrywell@...>

wrote:

,

Thanks for thinking of the whole group to

share your imaginary wealth with, LOL....I

do agree with you about the organic milk.

I'm thinking of taking the kids off milk

completely and making them yummy almond

milk/cocoa powder/banana/date smoothies we

make in the VM

Isn't that the most absurd thing? 

Requiring one of the most UNHEALTHY

products out there, then allowing crap

snacks.    I home schooled my daughter

through 6th grade, so lunches were never

an issue, and when she started attending

regular school, WHAT a shock I got!  She

is vegetarian (her choice-not forced on

her) and I asked the lunch "nutritionist"

where the vegetables were-she told me

ketchup counted as a veggie!!!  HUH??? 

Needless to say, she takes her lunch!   I

would challenge your kids school on the

milk requirement!  Almond milk is a

perfectly acceptable sub.  Good luck!  As

for sharing the wealth-as long as the

money tree stays in bloom, feel free to

pass me your wish list!  Always happy to

share with my VITAMATES!

[Guest guest]

Velda, I am not sure what you are paying for the gaba rice, but you can easily make your own! Just sprout some whole grain brown rice. I sprout mine and cook it from its wet state, or if I want to make gaba flour, I just dehydrate the sprouts, then grind it in the VM. I buy my grains and rice in bulk, so this is a much cheaper option. I also sprout japonica and purple rice, as well as some of the other varieties.

For a family that just started eating whole foods as a

lifestyle less than 2 years ago (but still eats 10-20%

SAD foods), I have to confess I was proud of my Costco

cart last week:

*Organic Spinach

*Organic Spring lettuce mix

*Bananas

*Medjool Dates

*Frozen wild blueberries

*Almond Butter

*garlic

*whole pineapple

*2% milk (hormone free but not too proud of this

purchase--wanted to buy organic but its more than double

the price...I have decreased milk consumption for my

kids to a small glass/day, but may take the plunge and

switch to organic soon)

*and a stop by the Costco gas station for cheaper gas

I didn't need this last trip, but I keep in stock their

organic quinoa for under $10 for a 4 lb. bag.

I looked for organic flax seed which I saw in someone's

cart checking out last time, but didn't find it....will

add that to my list once I find out where it's located.

That's my list,

Kim

>

> I'm at Costco right now, perusing the aisles... and

I was just wondering what is on your regular Costco

shopping lists for you Costco shoppers.

>

> I seem to never walk out without:

> Coffee (for hubby)

> Organic baby spinach

> Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

> Box of kiwi

> Big bag of fresh broccoli

> Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13 year old son has

XBox live, need I say more?)

> Organic milk

> Eggs

> Frozen strawberries

> Frozen peaches

> Frozen blueberries

> Honeynut cherrios

> There's more that I haven't got in my basket yet,

lol...

>

> So what do you regularly buy? I need to know if I'm

missing out on something good.

>

> Franny

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

>

[Guest guest]

There is a gadget for that!! I have a little label maker that I use to make a stick on label! Gotta love those gadgets!From: Sunshine <lightlady27@...>Subject: Re: What is on your regular Costco list? Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 10:30 AM

Labeling frozen foods, yes! Such a challenge there ought to be some better way to do it.

Page

>

> I grow ALL of my own fruits and veggies, so finding a way to preserve them for winter months was quite the challenge. I now puree and freeze just about everything, which actually makes it much easier in the long run to throw in the VM. I puree, freeze into cubes, then store them in mason jars in the freezers. Biggest trick is proper labeling-let me assure you that throwing what you THINK is frozen veggie stock into a soup, only to find out it is frozen cantaloupe is the hard way to find out .

>

>

[Guest guest]

There is a gadget for that!! I have a little label maker that I use to make a stick on label! Gotta love those gadgets!From: Sunshine <lightlady27@...>Subject: Re: What is on your regular Costco list? Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 10:30 AM

Labeling frozen foods, yes! Such a challenge there ought to be some better way to do it.

Page

>

> I grow ALL of my own fruits and veggies, so finding a way to preserve them for winter months was quite the challenge. I now puree and freeze just about everything, which actually makes it much easier in the long run to throw in the VM. I puree, freeze into cubes, then store them in mason jars in the freezers. Biggest trick is proper labeling-let me assure you that throwing what you THINK is frozen veggie stock into a soup, only to find out it is frozen cantaloupe is the hard way to find out .

>

>

[Guest guest]

I love to buy the following from Costco:Organic/Free Range Eggs (now sourced from a local farm to our store!)Quinoa (it's become such a great deal I am buying it for friends just because)

Spinach/Spring MixKiwisPineapplesBananasCucumbersSweet PeppersAvocadosRaw AlmondsOther produce depending on price/freshness (dates, mangos, apples, strawberries, fresh peas, I love this section!)

Harmony 100%Vegetable and Fruit Juice (until it left the shelves - boo)V8 Fusion cans for the husband Olive OilSalt/Pepper GrindersChicken Stock (on my list sometimes - best value at Costco)

Chicken Breasts (I can't tell if they are free range, but they are a good price and I go through a lot of chicken)Kirkland Trail Mix (Occasionally, as a treat or if we'll be doing a lot of road trips, easy to take in car)

Kirkland Eco Laundry and Dish SoapKirkland 'natural' body wash, this stuff is great!*If I could find coconut water it would be on my weekly list tooI think that's the regular list....

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 1:56 PM, jaayimee <jaayimee@...> wrote:

 

Hello,

I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to say that there have been extensive studies and animals do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat, no gluten in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in processing. Also the only time you will find gluten in meat is if it is injected into it.

  Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a considerable amount of gluten in meat, eggs, dairy, and other animal products that come from intensively farmed animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet.  Just be mindful of that-it is often a missing link for those trying to go gluten free.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I haven't read any studies but it makes sense to me that what an animal consumes becomes part of what we eat. If a breastfeeding human mother has to be aware of what she is eating because it comes out in the milk she feed her baby then I don't see why that wouldn't hold true for other animals. IMHO.

Fran

In a message dated 3/23/2011 7:45:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, berrywell@... writes:

Hello, . I am afraid I must disagree with the "studies" done about gluten not being present in animal products, but of course each consumer must draw their own conclusions. As a celiac, who also has extreme allergies, my own experiences with animal products has been put to the test enough times that I have done my own extensive research, and typically, gluten and other medications, steroids, etc. that animals have been fed DO show up in the final product. There have been just as many studies showing that it DOES, as there are that say it does not. Being as sensitive as I am, I do know that I have experienced plenty of allergic reactions to what the animal was fed. I have my own dairy cows, and do not react to their milk, but I react horribly to milk from cows fed standard grains. Same for when I raised my own hens-no problems with the eggs from them, but highly allergic to eggs from hens fed grains that I am allergic to. It is a personal choice whether or not to consume foods that may have gluten (or other allergens), but I do think people with issues need to be aware of the potential for problems. Thanks for your input.>> Hello,> I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to say that there have been extensive studies and animals do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat, no gluten in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in processing. Also the only time you will find gluten in meat is if it is injected into it. > > > > > � Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a considerable amount of gluten in meat, eggs, dairy, and other animal products that come from intensively farmed animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet. Just be mindful of that-it is often a missing link for those trying to go gluten free.> > > > >

[Guest guest]

That is interesting. Dr Oz actually did a show today on Gluten

intolerance and the new craze for GF foods. Might have videos of it on

his site.

Velda

On 3/23/2011 10:56 AM, jaayimee wrote:

> Hello,

> I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to say that there have been

extensive studies and animals do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat,

no gluten in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in processing. Also the

only time you will find gluten in meat is if it is injected into it.

>

>

>

>

> Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a considerable amount of gluten in

meat, eggs, dairy, and other animal products that come from intensively farmed

animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet. Just be mindful of

that-it is often a missing link for those trying to go gluten free.

>>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Just so you know, that Dr Oz show I mentioned earlier confirmed exactly

what you said, but I did not mention that , just suggested going to see

his video, so as not to cause controversy in my first week here. :-)

Velda

On 3/23/2011 4:45 PM, wrote:

> Hello, . I am afraid I must disagree with the " studies " done about

gluten not being present in animal products, but of course each consumer must

draw their own conclusions. As a celiac, who also has extreme allergies, my own

experiences with animal products has been put to the test enough times that I

have done my own extensive research, and typically, gluten and other

medications, steroids, etc. that animals have been fed DO show up in the final

product. There have been just as many studies showing that it DOES, as there

are that say it does not. Being as sensitive as I am, I do know that I have

experienced plenty of allergic reactions to what the animal was fed. I have my

own dairy cows, and do not react to their milk, but I react horribly to milk

from cows fed standard grains. Same for when I raised my own hens-no problems

with the eggs from them, but highly allergic to eggs from hens fed grains that I

am allergic to. It is a personal choice whether or not to consume foods that

may have gluten (or other allergens), but I do think people with issues need to

be aware of the potential for problems. Thanks for your input.

>

>

>

>> Hello,

>> I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to say that there have been

extensive studies and animals do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat,

no gluten in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in processing. Also the

only time you will find gluten in meat is if it is injected into it.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> � Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a considerable amount of gluten in

meat, eggs, dairy, and other animal products that come from intensively farmed

animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet. Just be mindful of

that-it is often a missing link for those trying to go gluten free.

>>>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

>

[Guest guest]

Velda, I'm lol-ing @ your "Stop!!" to read the label of your rice! :DAnd I kwym about getting lost and overwhelmed in Whole Foods. The store here in Austin is 80,000 square feet. That's PLENTY big to get lost in! lol!FrannyOn Mar 24, 2011, at 3:29 AM, Velda wrote:

Umm, the Gaba I have looks like simply a variety of brown rice, not

"made". Stop!! I just went and read the label and they

DO germinate it! I did NOT know that! haha pays to read labels. I

could do that. I have a wonderful Excaliber dehydrator. How funny is

that!!! Thanks for the heads up, I did not even know what I was

eating, other than it said whole grain brown rice. I will be LOL on

this for a while!

I will have to check the local health food store to see if they can

get japonica or purple for me. I have not seen either there. I get

so overwhelmed at Whole Foods that I tend to wander around and leave

without anything. My local health food store has wonderful fresh

organic stuff and will order anything they can get that I want. I

really should be buying larger bulk packaging of stuff like that.

Thanks

Velda

On 3/23/2011 6:14 AM, Berry wrote:

Velda, I am not sure

what you are paying for the gaba rice, but you can easily

make your own! Just sprout some whole grain brown rice.

I sprout mine and cook it from its wet state, or if I want

to make gaba flour, I just dehydrate the sprouts, then

grind it in the VM. I buy my grains and rice in bulk, so

this is a much cheaper option. I also sprout japonica and

purple rice, as well as some of the other varieties.

For a family that just started eating

whole foods as a lifestyle less than 2

years ago (but still eats 10-20% SAD

foods), I have to confess I was proud of

my Costco cart last week:

*Organic Spinach

*Organic Spring lettuce mix

*Bananas

*Medjool Dates

*Frozen wild blueberries

*Almond Butter

*garlic

*whole pineapple

*2% milk (hormone free but not too proud

of this purchase--wanted to buy organic

but its more than double the price...I

have decreased milk consumption for my

kids to a small glass/day, but may take

the plunge and switch to organic soon)

*and a stop by the Costco gas station

for cheaper gas

I didn't need this last trip, but I keep

in stock their organic quinoa for under

$10 for a 4 lb. bag.

I looked for organic flax seed which I

saw in someone's cart checking out last

time, but didn't find it....will add

that to my list once I find out where

it's located.

That's my list,

Kim

>

> I'm at Costco right now, perusing

the aisles... and I was just wondering

what is on your regular Costco shopping

lists for you Costco shoppers.

>

> I seem to never walk out without:

> Coffee (for hubby)

> Organic baby spinach

> Mangos (I have 2 boxes this time)

> Box of kiwi

> Big bag of fresh broccoli

> Batteries (rolling eyes - my 13

year old son has XBox live, need I say

more?)

> Organic milk

> Eggs

> Frozen strawberries

> Frozen peaches

> Frozen blueberries

> Honeynut cherrios

> There's more that I haven't got in

my basket yet, lol...

>

> So what do you regularly buy? I

need to know if I'm missing out on

something good.

>

> Franny

>

>

> Sent from my iPhone

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[Guest guest]

I was always told that gluten that I consumed couldn't come through my breast milk, and that there was no way that my daughter could have been reacting to gluten from that source (my daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease at the age of 2 and a half, she was EXTREMELY ill by the time we finally got an accurate diagnosis, had been a colicky infant and overall a seemingly unhappy baby... oh, and I nursed her until she was 22 months old). When we took her off gluten when she was two, she was a completely different child. It still breaks my heart to think about the fact that the first 2 and a half years of her life were so miserable. What a hard way to start life. She's great now, but I'll tell you what... she's one to be reckoned with. She's one hell of a survivor, to be sure! (she's 10 years old now). :)Anyway, my point is - I still believe that she was reacting to the gluten in my breast milk, even before she ever started on solid foods, based on what I know now about how she reacts to gluten. I just never did find any research to back that up. But it's been a long time since I looked for any. Maybe there has been some research done since the last time I looked (which has been several years).FrannyOn Mar 24, 2011, at 4:19 AM, Velda wrote:

Just so you know, that Dr Oz show I mentioned earlier confirmed exactly

what you said, but I did not mention that , just suggested going to see

his video, so as not to cause controversy in my first week here. :-)

Velda

On 3/23/2011 4:45 PM, wrote:

> Hello, . I am afraid I must disagree with the "studies" done about gluten not being present in animal products, but of course each consumer must draw their own conclusions. As a celiac, who also has extreme allergies, my own experiences with animal products has been put to the test enough times that I have done my own extensive research, and typically, gluten and other medications, steroids, etc. that animals have been fed DO show up in the final product. There have been just as many studies showing that it DOES, as there are that say it does not. Being as sensitive as I am, I do know that I have experienced plenty of allergic reactions to what the animal was fed. I have my own dairy cows, and do not react to their milk, but I react horribly to milk from cows fed standard grains. Same for when I raised my own hens-no problems with the eggs from them, but highly allergic to eggs from hens fed grains that I am allergic to. It is a personal choice whether or not to consume foods that may have gluten (or other allergens), but I do think people with issues need to be aware of the potential for problems. Thanks for your input.

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It is as simple as "you are what you eat". If you consume animal products, you consume what the animal ate. Same as human breast milk contains what the mother consumed. With eggs, they require a certain amount of calcium and other nutrients to form a shell-don't feed the hen

calcium rich foods, and they won't produce an egg-all because what they

are fed DOES matter, and DOES pass into the products derived from them,

either before or after slaughter. Antibiotics routinely show up in animal products, and can explain why humans are resistant to many antibiotics now. I strongly feel that part of the reason many young girls develop so early in this day in time, is that they consume animal products from animals fed growth hormones and steroids. My daughter has

never consumed these things, and she is not nearly as developed and "robust" as her mates, yet she is tall, lean, and perfectly healthy. Her pediatrician says he wishes all of his patients were developing as such, and he also believes there is a strong correlation to animal products. Hard to say for sure, but it sure stands to reason that what an animal eats goes into its by products. Too many anaphalactic reactions to animal products was conclusive enough for me personally.

> Hello, . I am afraid I must disagree with the "studies" done about gluten not being present in animal products, but of course each consumer must draw their own conclusions. As a celiac, who also has extreme allergies, my own experiences with animal products has been put to the test enough times that I have done my own extensive research, and typically, gluten and other medications, steroids, etc. that animals have been fed DO show up in the final product. There have been just as many studies showing that it DOES, as there are that say it does not. Being as sensitive as I am, I do know that I have experienced plenty of allergic reactions to what the animal was fed. I have my own dairy cows, and do not react to their milk, but I react horribly to milk from cows fed standard grains. Same for when I raised my own hens-no problems with the eggs from them, but highly allergic to eggs from hens fed grains that I am allergic to. It is a personal

choice whether or not to consume foods that may have gluten (or other allergens), but I do think people with issues need to be aware of the potential for problems. Thanks for your input.

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>> Hello,

>> I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to say that there have been extensive studies and animals do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat, no gluten in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in processing. Also the only time you will find gluten in meat is if it is injected into it.

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I agree 100% Gab

It is as simple as "you are what you eat". If you consume animal products, you consume what the animal ate. Same as human breast milk contains what the mother consumed. With eggs, they require a certain amount of calcium and other nutrients to form a shell-don't feed the hen

calcium rich foods, and they won't produce an egg-all because what they

are fed DOES matter, and DOES pass into the products derived from them,

either before or after slaughter. Antibiotics routinely show up in animal products, and can explain why humans are resistant to many antibiotics now. I strongly feel that part of the reason many young girls develop so early in this day in time, is that they consume animal products from animals fed growth hormones and steroids. My daughter has

never consumed these things, and she is not nearly as developed and "robust" as her mates, yet she is tall, lean, and perfectly healthy. Her pediatrician says he wishes all of his patients were developing as such, and he also believes there is a strong correlation to animal products. Hard to say for sure, but it sure stands to reason that what an animal eats goes into its by products. Too many anaphalactic reactions to animal products was conclusive enough for me personally.

> Hello, . I am afraid I must disagree with the "studies" done about gluten not being present in animal products, but of course each consumer must draw their own conclusions. As a celiac, who also has extreme allergies, my own experiences with animal products has been put to the test enough times that I have done my own extensive research, and typically, gluten and other medications, steroids, etc. that animals have been fed DO show up in the final product. There have been just as many studies showing that it DOES, as there are that say it does not. Being as sensitive as I am, I do know that I have experienced plenty of allergic reactions to what the animal was fed. I have my own dairy cows, and do not react to their milk, but I react horribly to milk from cows fed standard grains. Same for when I raised my own hens-no problems with the eggs from them, but highly allergic to eggs from hens fed grains that I am allergic to. It is a personal

choice whether or not to consume foods that may have gluten (or other allergens), but I do think people with issues need to be aware of the potential for problems. Thanks for your input.

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>> Hello,

>> I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to say that there have been extensive studies and animals do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat, no gluten in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in processing. Also the only time you will find gluten in meat is if it is injected into it.

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Glad I was not the only one amused with me. I certainly could

germinate brown rice. I sprout other things and dry them.

Yes that big Whole Foods is really something. I don't know the Sq

Footage of the store here, but it is pretty big, serving a community

of over 100,000. Really popular place, parking always busy.

Velda

On 3/24/2011 7:12 AM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

Velda, I'm lol-ing @ your "Stop!!" to read the label of your rice!

And I kwym about getting lost and overwhelmed in Whole Foods.

The store here in Austin is 80,000 square feet. That's PLENTY

big to get lost in! lol!

Franny

On Mar 24, 2011, at 3:29 AM, Velda wrote:

 

Umm, the Gaba I have looks like simply a variety

of brown rice, not "made". Stop!! I just

went and read the label and they DO germinate it! I

did NOT know that! haha pays to read labels. I could

do that. I have a wonderful Excaliber dehydrator.

How funny is that!!! Thanks for the heads up, I did

not even know what I was eating, other than it said

whole grain brown rice. I will be LOL on this for a

while!

I will have to check the local health food store to

see if they can get japonica or purple for me. I

have not seen either there. I get so overwhelmed at

Whole Foods that I tend to wander around and leave

without anything. My local health food store has

wonderful fresh organic stuff and will order

anything they can get that I want. I really should

be buying larger bulk packaging of stuff like that.

Thanks

Velda

On 3/23/2011 6:14 AM, Berry wrote:

Velda,

I am not sure what you are paying for the

gaba rice, but you can easily make your

own!  Just sprout some whole grain brown

rice.  I sprout mine and cook it from its

wet state, or if I want to make gaba flour,

I just dehydrate the sprouts, then grind it

in the VM.  I buy my grains and rice in

bulk, so this is a much cheaper option.  I

also sprout japonica and purple rice, as

well as some of the other varieties. 

 

For a family that just

started eating whole foods

as a lifestyle less than 2

years ago (but still eats

10-20% SAD foods), I have

to confess I was proud of

my Costco cart last week:

*Organic Spinach

*Organic Spring lettuce

mix

*Bananas

*Medjool Dates

*Frozen wild blueberries

*Almond Butter

*garlic

*whole pineapple

*2% milk (hormone free but

not too proud of this

purchase--wanted to buy

organic but its more than

double the price...I have

decreased milk consumption

for my kids to a small

glass/day, but may take

the plunge and switch to

organic soon)

*and a stop by the Costco

gas station for cheaper

gas

I didn't need this last

trip, but I keep in stock

their organic quinoa for

under $10 for a 4 lb. bag.

I looked for organic flax

seed which I saw in

someone's cart checking

out last time, but didn't

find it....will add that

to my list once I find out

where it's located.

That's my list,

Kim

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> I'm at Costco right

now, perusing the

aisles... and I was just

wondering what is on your

regular Costco shopping

lists for you Costco

shoppers.

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> I seem to never walk

out without:

> Coffee (for hubby)

> Organic baby spinach

> Mangos (I have 2

boxes this time)

> Box of kiwi

> Big bag of fresh

broccoli

> Batteries (rolling

eyes - my 13 year old son

has XBox live, need I say

more?)

> Organic milk

> Eggs

> Frozen strawberries

> Frozen peaches

> Frozen blueberries

> Honeynut cherrios

> There's more that I

haven't got in my basket

yet, lol...

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> So what do you

regularly buy? I need to

know if I'm missing out on

something good.

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[Guest guest]

My older son was colicky and had digestive problems. Because the

last mention of my being lactose intolerant had been when I was a

baby, I did not even think of the fact that I was drinking lots of

cows milk, because in 1980 I was told to do that, esp while breast

feeding (he nursed until close to  three, with overlap between the

two boys of a year  in the nursing department, haha). . When he was

close to a year, I let him have a half a tiny jelly glass (about 3

oz) of milk because he acted like he wanted it. The unpleasant (both

for him and me) digestive consequences (to try to put it politely)

had me not offer it again for a couple of years. Years later I was

having more and more problems, with tummy pain and one night the

thought came to me about my father mentioning that when I was a baby

he made trips to the country to buy fresh goats milk because that

was all I could drink. A light bulb went on and I stopped drinking

milk and overnight felt better. Duh!  By this point it was obvious

our son was lactose intolerant and he has never drunk cows milk

though he does eat small amounts of dairy products like cheese

sometimes. He has learned what makes him feel bad and is an adult

now of course. It's one of those, if I knew then, I would have done

it different things. I am pretty sure my son was reacting to the

cows milk I was consuming which some proteins got into my

breastmilk.

Velda

On 3/24/2011 7:25 AM, Franny Lesniak wrote:

I was always told that gluten that I consumed couldn't come

through my breast milk, and that there was no way that my

daughter could have been reacting to gluten from that source (my

daughter was diagnosed with celiac disease at the age of 2 and a

half, she was EXTREMELY ill by the time we finally got an

accurate diagnosis, had been a colicky infant and overall a

seemingly unhappy baby... oh, and I nursed her until she was 22

months old). When we took her off gluten when she was two, she

was a completely different child. It still breaks my heart to

think about the fact that the first 2 and a half years of her

life were so miserable. What a hard way to start life. She's

great now, but I'll tell you what... she's one to be reckoned

with. She's one hell of a survivor, to be sure! (she's 10

years old now).

Anyway, my point is - I still believe that she was reacting

to the gluten in my breast milk, even before she ever started on

solid foods, based on what I know now about how she reacts to

gluten. I just never did find any research to back that up. But

it's been a long time since I looked for any. Maybe there has

been some research done since the last time I looked (which has

been several years).

Franny

On Mar 24, 2011, at 4:19 AM, Velda wrote:

 

Just so you know, that Dr Oz show I mentioned earlier

confirmed exactly

what you said, but I did not mention that , just

suggested going to see

his video, so as not to cause controversy in my first

week here. :-)

Velda

On 3/23/2011 4:45 PM, wrote:

> Hello, . I am afraid I must disagree with the

"studies" done about gluten not being present in animal

products, but of course each consumer must draw their

own conclusions. As a celiac, who also has extreme

allergies, my own experiences with animal products has

been put to the test enough times that I have done my

own extensive research, and typically, gluten and other

medications, steroids, etc. that animals have been fed

DO show up in the final product. There have been just as

many studies showing that it DOES, as there are that say

it does not. Being as sensitive as I am, I do know that

I have experienced plenty of allergic reactions to what

the animal was fed. I have my own dairy cows, and do not

react to their milk, but I react horribly to milk from

cows fed standard grains. Same for when I raised my own

hens-no problems with the eggs from them, but highly

allergic to eggs from hens fed grains that I am allergic

to. It is a personal choice whether or not to consume

foods that may have gluten (or other allergens), but I

do think people with issues need to be aware of the

potential for problems. Thanks for your input.

>

>

>

>> Hello,

>> I am new here too and a celiac and wanted to

say that there have been extensive studies and animals

do not absorb the grains they eat into their meat, no

gluten in eggs and none in dairy unless added later in

processing. Also the only time you will find gluten in

meat is if it is injected into it.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> � Also, for anyone with celiac, there is a

considerable amount of gluten in meat, eggs, dairy, and

other animal products that come from intensively farmed

animals, since the animals are fed a high grain diet.Â

Just be mindful of that-it is often a missing link for

those trying to go gluten free.

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