Re: Introducing myself..... i guess.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, Aimee! First of all, don't worry. If you find

out that you have it, while it will mean some definite changes in

your diet, you should start to feel a whole lot better. And if your

kids have it, it is great that they will be diagnosed as kids rather

than having to spend years as adults feeling poorly and damaging

their body by eating gluten.

Second, the main thing I have learned in 26 years of living with

Celiac is that your diet can be as full and varied and delicious as

you want it to be. Most of your old gluten favorites can be

reproduced in gluten free form, and while they may taste a little

different than the wheat versions, they are still yummy (even to

people who can eat gluten!). That being said, there are some pretty

terrible, expensive prepared products out there (although luckily

personal tastes differ). However, it is a lot cheaper to make your

own stuff from scratch, or only use the prepared stuff as a meal

backup, or, cheapest and best of all, experiment with international

(or local!) dishes that are naturally gluten free. For your little

bread-o-holic daughter (my Mom tells me I LOVED wheat bread as a

toddler- something i can't imagine now, lol), don't worry. You

should be able to make or buy her gluten free bread that she will

find every bit as addicting as the old stuff. (It just may take some

time to find the recipe or product that will appeal to her). So, if

and when she is diagnosed, you don't have to say NO BREAD FOR YOU,

KIDDO! You will just have to tell her that wheat bread is bad for

her, but that you can make (or buy) some that is good for her.

Restaurants are a challenge, but managable. If and when you are

diagnosed and have specific questions, just know that we are all

here for you, with more info than you'll know what to do with!

Welcome and good luck at the doctors!!! Also, lots of people on here

have many ideas about lunches- I wonder, there might even be files

on here with lists of ideas. I am the recipe moderator, and there

are TONS of great recipes in the files folder on the left of this

window that I recommend.

>

> Hello I am Aimee.I want to know what life is like

> once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have

children deal

> with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who

is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, Aimee! First of all, don't worry. If you find

out that you have it, while it will mean some definite changes in

your diet, you should start to feel a whole lot better. And if your

kids have it, it is great that they will be diagnosed as kids rather

than having to spend years as adults feeling poorly and damaging

their body by eating gluten.

Second, the main thing I have learned in 26 years of living with

Celiac is that your diet can be as full and varied and delicious as

you want it to be. Most of your old gluten favorites can be

reproduced in gluten free form, and while they may taste a little

different than the wheat versions, they are still yummy (even to

people who can eat gluten!). That being said, there are some pretty

terrible, expensive prepared products out there (although luckily

personal tastes differ). However, it is a lot cheaper to make your

own stuff from scratch, or only use the prepared stuff as a meal

backup, or, cheapest and best of all, experiment with international

(or local!) dishes that are naturally gluten free. For your little

bread-o-holic daughter (my Mom tells me I LOVED wheat bread as a

toddler- something i can't imagine now, lol), don't worry. You

should be able to make or buy her gluten free bread that she will

find every bit as addicting as the old stuff. (It just may take some

time to find the recipe or product that will appeal to her). So, if

and when she is diagnosed, you don't have to say NO BREAD FOR YOU,

KIDDO! You will just have to tell her that wheat bread is bad for

her, but that you can make (or buy) some that is good for her.

Restaurants are a challenge, but managable. If and when you are

diagnosed and have specific questions, just know that we are all

here for you, with more info than you'll know what to do with!

Welcome and good luck at the doctors!!! Also, lots of people on here

have many ideas about lunches- I wonder, there might even be files

on here with lists of ideas. I am the recipe moderator, and there

are TONS of great recipes in the files folder on the left of this

window that I recommend.

>

> Hello I am Aimee.I want to know what life is like

> once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have

children deal

> with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who

is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, Aimee! First of all, don't worry. If you find

out that you have it, while it will mean some definite changes in

your diet, you should start to feel a whole lot better. And if your

kids have it, it is great that they will be diagnosed as kids rather

than having to spend years as adults feeling poorly and damaging

their body by eating gluten.

Second, the main thing I have learned in 26 years of living with

Celiac is that your diet can be as full and varied and delicious as

you want it to be. Most of your old gluten favorites can be

reproduced in gluten free form, and while they may taste a little

different than the wheat versions, they are still yummy (even to

people who can eat gluten!). That being said, there are some pretty

terrible, expensive prepared products out there (although luckily

personal tastes differ). However, it is a lot cheaper to make your

own stuff from scratch, or only use the prepared stuff as a meal

backup, or, cheapest and best of all, experiment with international

(or local!) dishes that are naturally gluten free. For your little

bread-o-holic daughter (my Mom tells me I LOVED wheat bread as a

toddler- something i can't imagine now, lol), don't worry. You

should be able to make or buy her gluten free bread that she will

find every bit as addicting as the old stuff. (It just may take some

time to find the recipe or product that will appeal to her). So, if

and when she is diagnosed, you don't have to say NO BREAD FOR YOU,

KIDDO! You will just have to tell her that wheat bread is bad for

her, but that you can make (or buy) some that is good for her.

Restaurants are a challenge, but managable. If and when you are

diagnosed and have specific questions, just know that we are all

here for you, with more info than you'll know what to do with!

Welcome and good luck at the doctors!!! Also, lots of people on here

have many ideas about lunches- I wonder, there might even be files

on here with lists of ideas. I am the recipe moderator, and there

are TONS of great recipes in the files folder on the left of this

window that I recommend.

>

> Hello I am Aimee.I want to know what life is like

> once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have

children deal

> with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who

is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her.

[Guest guest]

Welcome,

Living with Celiac is very manageable. It can be saddening and maddening but eventually becomes a lifestyle that is livable.

I laughed when you asked about life once you have all the answers. Do we ever have all the answers? I sure don't but I know I can rely upon input from my fellow Yaks.

Oh, and like the old saying, life is a journey.....becoming totally gluten free is a journey. Sometimes you hit snags (an accidental gluttening, a product change that goes unnoticed, a well-meaning friend or neighbor using an incorrect product), but you keep on the journey.

Best of luck. Ask all the questions you need. There are people here of all ages so you will be able to get answers for your kids.

As for me, I had 46 years of eating gluten and 2 years of being gluten free. I hope to have many many more gluten free years.

Once again, welcome.

Donna in Littleton Colorado

Introducing myself..... i guess.

Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8 years. My husband is in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha is 6 and is 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister said she was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is being tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy tomorrow morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and everything that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has all added to this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple weeks and I have read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and I am in school. LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least the blood work. What I am interested in learning from people is what the books don’t tell you. I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life is like once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have children deal with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who is hooked on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few closest friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven’t told the people who are really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it upon myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don’t have to announce anything. I am living in Indiana right now and moving back to texas next month. Thanks for letting me in the group.

Aimee Agee

[Guest guest]

Hi Aimee,

Wow, the whole family gets diagnosed at

once! And your husband not at home to be supportive…I hope he can return

soon.

I also hope you’ll feel comfortable

telling whoever is around soon that your health is changing for the better. Not

that we all need to announce our issues (What did Miss Manners call it? Oh, “therapeutic

rudeness”), but I’ve been delighted and surprised at how many

people know something about celiac and want to know more. I’m also

surprised at how many people have obvious celiac symptoms but won’t

consider getting tested.

You got good responses from others on what

life is like. Stayed tuned, our lives are all over this board! (splat) Are you

a cook? Sounds like you’ll need to be learning to bake delicious gf bread

for that little gluten glutton of your pretty soon! They do adjust—even happily

sometimes when moms have that positive attitude (Don’t worry! We’ll

find things just as good to eat!)

Laurie

lbilyeu@...

From:

SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Aimee Agee

Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:33

PM

To: sillyyaks

Subject: Introducing

myself..... i guess.

Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8

years. My husband is in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha

is 6 and is 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister

said she was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is being

tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy tomorrow

morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and everything

that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has all added to

this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple weeks and I have

read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and I am in school.

LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least the blood work. What

I am interested in learning from people is what the books don’t tell you.

I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life is like once you have

all the answers. How do those of you that have children deal with school

lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who is hooked on bread and I

am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few closest friends know about

my new diagnoses but I haven’t told the people who are really just

friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it upon myself to find out

how to adjust the restaurant food so I don’t have to announce anything. I

am living in Indiana

right now and moving back to texas next month. Thanks for letting me in the

group.

Aimee Agee

[Guest guest]

Hi Aimee,

Wow, the whole family gets diagnosed at

once! And your husband not at home to be supportive…I hope he can return

soon.

I also hope you’ll feel comfortable

telling whoever is around soon that your health is changing for the better. Not

that we all need to announce our issues (What did Miss Manners call it? Oh, “therapeutic

rudeness”), but I’ve been delighted and surprised at how many

people know something about celiac and want to know more. I’m also

surprised at how many people have obvious celiac symptoms but won’t

consider getting tested.

You got good responses from others on what

life is like. Stayed tuned, our lives are all over this board! (splat) Are you

a cook? Sounds like you’ll need to be learning to bake delicious gf bread

for that little gluten glutton of your pretty soon! They do adjust—even happily

sometimes when moms have that positive attitude (Don’t worry! We’ll

find things just as good to eat!)

Laurie

lbilyeu@...

From:

SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Aimee Agee

Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:33

PM

To: sillyyaks

Subject: Introducing

myself..... i guess.

Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8

years. My husband is in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha

is 6 and is 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister

said she was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is being

tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy tomorrow

morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and everything

that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has all added to

this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple weeks and I have

read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and I am in school.

LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least the blood work. What

I am interested in learning from people is what the books don’t tell you.

I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life is like once you have

all the answers. How do those of you that have children deal with school

lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who is hooked on bread and I

am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few closest friends know about

my new diagnoses but I haven’t told the people who are really just

friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it upon myself to find out

how to adjust the restaurant food so I don’t have to announce anything. I

am living in Indiana

right now and moving back to texas next month. Thanks for letting me in the

group.

Aimee Agee

[Guest guest]

Hi Aimee,

Wow, the whole family gets diagnosed at

once! And your husband not at home to be supportive…I hope he can return

soon.

I also hope you’ll feel comfortable

telling whoever is around soon that your health is changing for the better. Not

that we all need to announce our issues (What did Miss Manners call it? Oh, “therapeutic

rudeness”), but I’ve been delighted and surprised at how many

people know something about celiac and want to know more. I’m also

surprised at how many people have obvious celiac symptoms but won’t

consider getting tested.

You got good responses from others on what

life is like. Stayed tuned, our lives are all over this board! (splat) Are you

a cook? Sounds like you’ll need to be learning to bake delicious gf bread

for that little gluten glutton of your pretty soon! They do adjust—even happily

sometimes when moms have that positive attitude (Don’t worry! We’ll

find things just as good to eat!)

Laurie

lbilyeu@...

From:

SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of Aimee Agee

Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:33

PM

To: sillyyaks

Subject: Introducing

myself..... i guess.

Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8

years. My husband is in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha

is 6 and is 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister

said she was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is being

tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy tomorrow

morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and everything

that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has all added to

this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple weeks and I have

read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and I am in school.

LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least the blood work. What

I am interested in learning from people is what the books don’t tell you.

I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life is like once you have

all the answers. How do those of you that have children deal with school

lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who is hooked on bread and I

am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few closest friends know about

my new diagnoses but I haven’t told the people who are really just

friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it upon myself to find out

how to adjust the restaurant food so I don’t have to announce anything. I

am living in Indiana

right now and moving back to texas next month. Thanks for letting me in the

group.

Aimee Agee

[Guest guest]

Hi Aimee,

I'm pretty new too, and I think you and I are probably at about the

same stage - brimming with new technical information and just trying

to assimilate it all into a new version of normal life. I'm sorry

that you are also dealing with missing your husband during all of

this. My brother's over there too.

As for school lunches, one thing that my kids really seem to like is

peanut butter and jelly quesadillas. Just PB and J spread between

two corn tortillas. I have also sliced hot dogs and cubed cheese

and threaded them on toothpicks to make mini kabobs. Celery sticks

with peanut butter and raisins on top - also known as " ants on a

log " And lots of fruit. GF brownie mixes are quick and easy, and

so are the flourless peanut butter cookies in the recipe file.

Also, for your daughter the bread fan, try peanut butter and jelly

(or bananas, or honey) on GF waffles.

>

> Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8 years. My

husband is

> in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha is 6 and

is

> 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister

said she

> was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is

being

> tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy

tomorrow

> morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and

everything

> that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has

all added

> to this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple

weeks and I

> have read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and

I am in

> school. LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least

the blood

> work. What I am interested in learning from people is what the

books don't

> tell you. I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life

is like

> once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have

children deal

> with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who

is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few

closest

> friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven't told the people

who are

> really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it

upon

> myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don't

have to

> announce anything. I am living in Indiana right now and moving

back to texas

> next month. Thanks for letting me in the group.

>

>

>

> Aimee Agee

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Aimee,

I'm pretty new too, and I think you and I are probably at about the

same stage - brimming with new technical information and just trying

to assimilate it all into a new version of normal life. I'm sorry

that you are also dealing with missing your husband during all of

this. My brother's over there too.

As for school lunches, one thing that my kids really seem to like is

peanut butter and jelly quesadillas. Just PB and J spread between

two corn tortillas. I have also sliced hot dogs and cubed cheese

and threaded them on toothpicks to make mini kabobs. Celery sticks

with peanut butter and raisins on top - also known as " ants on a

log " And lots of fruit. GF brownie mixes are quick and easy, and

so are the flourless peanut butter cookies in the recipe file.

Also, for your daughter the bread fan, try peanut butter and jelly

(or bananas, or honey) on GF waffles.

>

> Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8 years. My

husband is

> in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha is 6 and

is

> 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister

said she

> was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is

being

> tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy

tomorrow

> morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and

everything

> that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has

all added

> to this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple

weeks and I

> have read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and

I am in

> school. LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least

the blood

> work. What I am interested in learning from people is what the

books don't

> tell you. I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life

is like

> once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have

children deal

> with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who

is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few

closest

> friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven't told the people

who are

> really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it

upon

> myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don't

have to

> announce anything. I am living in Indiana right now and moving

back to texas

> next month. Thanks for letting me in the group.

>

>

>

> Aimee Agee

>

[Guest guest]

>

> I have a little girl who is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few

closest

> friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven't told the people

who are

> really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it upon

> myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don't have to

> announce anything.

Hi. Welcome to the group Aimee.

First, if you daughter is diagnosed, she can still have breads.

It will be gluten-free bread.

Personally, I'm trying to banish the word " substitute " from my

vocabulary when talking about GF foods. " Substitute " implies

sub-standard. Connotation only, not denotation. When talking

about donuts, breads, cookies, etc, if we say " you'll have to

substitute gluten-free donuts for *real* donuts " , it implies

that no sane person, given a choice, would chose the GF product.

That's just not true. So, I aim to ONLY say " GF donut " , " GF bread " ,

" GF cereal " , " GF cookies " , etc. No more of this 'substitute sub-

standard' vocabulary!

There are plenty of GF breads out there. She'd have to try a bunch

and find out which is her favorite. Just like there are many

wheat/barley/rye breads out there and the glutenoids have their

favorites. Not everyone likes dark pumpernickle, for example.

So no one should expect that all SillyYaks would like just one

kind of GF bread. Luckily, there are many GF breads available.

Try them all and make your own. You will find out which is your

family favorite.

Regarding restaurants, you WILL have to say something. The menus

do not list all the hidden glutens. Sauces, gravies, spices,

marinades, rubs, dressings, even french fries and other fried

items... these are some of the many spots where gluten goblins

lurk. You won't have to go into the gorey details with acquaintances,

but you will need to talk to the waiter, possibly cook, and possibly

manager. You can use the restaurant cards, or you can verbally

say " Can't eat wheat, rye, barley, oats, or anything cooked with

or derived therefrom " . " FOOD ALLERGY " is powerful phraseology,

even though celiac isn't truly an allergy. It's a concept that

most people understand nowadays. No restaurant wants a lawsuit,

so once you say " FOOD ALLERGY " , their ears perk up and they listen

well. (Or, they prove themselves to be a place you'll never

patronize again. Laugh! I've had THAT happen a few times.)

Welcome to the group. Best wishes for an easy journey on this

new road of gluten freedom.

Esther in RI

[Guest guest]

>

> I have a little girl who is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few

closest

> friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven't told the people

who are

> really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it upon

> myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don't have to

> announce anything.

Hi. Welcome to the group Aimee.

First, if you daughter is diagnosed, she can still have breads.

It will be gluten-free bread.

Personally, I'm trying to banish the word " substitute " from my

vocabulary when talking about GF foods. " Substitute " implies

sub-standard. Connotation only, not denotation. When talking

about donuts, breads, cookies, etc, if we say " you'll have to

substitute gluten-free donuts for *real* donuts " , it implies

that no sane person, given a choice, would chose the GF product.

That's just not true. So, I aim to ONLY say " GF donut " , " GF bread " ,

" GF cereal " , " GF cookies " , etc. No more of this 'substitute sub-

standard' vocabulary!

There are plenty of GF breads out there. She'd have to try a bunch

and find out which is her favorite. Just like there are many

wheat/barley/rye breads out there and the glutenoids have their

favorites. Not everyone likes dark pumpernickle, for example.

So no one should expect that all SillyYaks would like just one

kind of GF bread. Luckily, there are many GF breads available.

Try them all and make your own. You will find out which is your

family favorite.

Regarding restaurants, you WILL have to say something. The menus

do not list all the hidden glutens. Sauces, gravies, spices,

marinades, rubs, dressings, even french fries and other fried

items... these are some of the many spots where gluten goblins

lurk. You won't have to go into the gorey details with acquaintances,

but you will need to talk to the waiter, possibly cook, and possibly

manager. You can use the restaurant cards, or you can verbally

say " Can't eat wheat, rye, barley, oats, or anything cooked with

or derived therefrom " . " FOOD ALLERGY " is powerful phraseology,

even though celiac isn't truly an allergy. It's a concept that

most people understand nowadays. No restaurant wants a lawsuit,

so once you say " FOOD ALLERGY " , their ears perk up and they listen

well. (Or, they prove themselves to be a place you'll never

patronize again. Laugh! I've had THAT happen a few times.)

Welcome to the group. Best wishes for an easy journey on this

new road of gluten freedom.

Esther in RI

[Guest guest]

>

> I have a little girl who is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few

closest

> friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven't told the people

who are

> really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it upon

> myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don't have to

> announce anything.

Hi. Welcome to the group Aimee.

First, if you daughter is diagnosed, she can still have breads.

It will be gluten-free bread.

Personally, I'm trying to banish the word " substitute " from my

vocabulary when talking about GF foods. " Substitute " implies

sub-standard. Connotation only, not denotation. When talking

about donuts, breads, cookies, etc, if we say " you'll have to

substitute gluten-free donuts for *real* donuts " , it implies

that no sane person, given a choice, would chose the GF product.

That's just not true. So, I aim to ONLY say " GF donut " , " GF bread " ,

" GF cereal " , " GF cookies " , etc. No more of this 'substitute sub-

standard' vocabulary!

There are plenty of GF breads out there. She'd have to try a bunch

and find out which is her favorite. Just like there are many

wheat/barley/rye breads out there and the glutenoids have their

favorites. Not everyone likes dark pumpernickle, for example.

So no one should expect that all SillyYaks would like just one

kind of GF bread. Luckily, there are many GF breads available.

Try them all and make your own. You will find out which is your

family favorite.

Regarding restaurants, you WILL have to say something. The menus

do not list all the hidden glutens. Sauces, gravies, spices,

marinades, rubs, dressings, even french fries and other fried

items... these are some of the many spots where gluten goblins

lurk. You won't have to go into the gorey details with acquaintances,

but you will need to talk to the waiter, possibly cook, and possibly

manager. You can use the restaurant cards, or you can verbally

say " Can't eat wheat, rye, barley, oats, or anything cooked with

or derived therefrom " . " FOOD ALLERGY " is powerful phraseology,

even though celiac isn't truly an allergy. It's a concept that

most people understand nowadays. No restaurant wants a lawsuit,

so once you say " FOOD ALLERGY " , their ears perk up and they listen

well. (Or, they prove themselves to be a place you'll never

patronize again. Laugh! I've had THAT happen a few times.)

Welcome to the group. Best wishes for an easy journey on this

new road of gluten freedom.

Esther in RI

[Guest guest]

Welcome Aimee. You are definitely in a good place to learn to

navigate the real world.

Good luck to you and your family

Lori

>

> Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8 years. My

husband is

> in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha is 6 and

is

> 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister

said she

> was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is

being

> tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy

tomorrow

> morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and

everything

> that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has

all added

> to this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple

weeks and I

> have read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and

I am in

> school. LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least

the blood

> work. What I am interested in learning from people is what the

books don't

> tell you. I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life

is like

> once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have

children deal

> with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who

is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few

closest

> friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven't told the people

who are

> really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it

upon

> myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don't

have to

> announce anything. I am living in Indiana right now and moving

back to texas

> next month. Thanks for letting me in the group.

>

>

>

> Aimee Agee

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Aimee. You are definitely in a good place to learn to

navigate the real world.

Good luck to you and your family

Lori

>

> Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8 years. My

husband is

> in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha is 6 and

is

> 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister

said she

> was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is

being

> tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy

tomorrow

> morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and

everything

> that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has

all added

> to this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple

weeks and I

> have read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and

I am in

> school. LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least

the blood

> work. What I am interested in learning from people is what the

books don't

> tell you. I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life

is like

> once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have

children deal

> with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who

is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few

closest

> friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven't told the people

who are

> really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it

upon

> myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don't

have to

> announce anything. I am living in Indiana right now and moving

back to texas

> next month. Thanks for letting me in the group.

>

>

>

> Aimee Agee

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Aimee. You are definitely in a good place to learn to

navigate the real world.

Good luck to you and your family

Lori

>

> Hello I am Aimee. I am 31 and I have been married for 8 years. My

husband is

> in the army and is in Iraq. I have two children. Alisha is 6 and

is

> 3. I just found out that celiacs disease exsisted when my sister

said she

> was diagnosed with it, my mother has it and my little brother is

being

> tested. I have had my blood work and I am going in for the biopsy

tomorrow

> morning. I am finding out that I have had this my whole life and

everything

> that has happened since I had my gallbladder out when I was 16 has

all added

> to this disease. I have bought a lot of books this past couple

weeks and I

> have read more this past week than I did the previous 3 years and

I am in

> school. LOL My children are going to be tested next week at least

the blood

> work. What I am interested in learning from people is what the

books don't

> tell you. I know all the technical stuff. I want to know what life

is like

> once you have all the answers. How do those of you that have

children deal

> with school lunches and things like that. I have a little girl who

is hooked

> on bread and I am not sure what to say to her. My family and a few

closest

> friends know about my new diagnoses but I haven't told the people

who are

> really just friends that I see one in a while and I have taken it

upon

> myself to find out how to adjust the restaurant food so I don't

have to

> announce anything. I am living in Indiana right now and moving

back to texas

> next month. Thanks for letting me in the group.

>

>

>

> Aimee Agee

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Aimee. One thing I'd recommend--take a favorite food *treat*

that is chock full of gluten and find an easy GF recipe. Now, don't

start with a lofty goal like a sourdough boule. Stick to stuff like

pancakes or brownies, either of which can be made *very* well with GF

items. Some of my favorite rich, fudgey brownie recipes back in the

old days used no flour at all, just lots of sugar and eggs.

For Pancakes, I like Pamela's pancake mix. I don't know if your

children are too young for nuts, but it does have almond meal in the

mix. The stuff is great, though. It's as good as the Jiffy baking

mix I used to use.

For everday/potluck brownies, I bake the chocolate cake from the

files here:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?H22B1182D (it's soy-free if you use soy-

free mayo, etc.)

For other things, like breads of various sorts, taking a sabbatical

might help. After a few weeks, you'll start to forget textures a

bit, which helps quite a bit in liking GF breads. When you do want

to start, tell us what your favorite kinds of bread were and we can

try to help. I'm a whole-grain kind of family and it's been a trip.

ygg

[Guest guest]

Hey Aimee. One thing I'd recommend--take a favorite food *treat*

that is chock full of gluten and find an easy GF recipe. Now, don't

start with a lofty goal like a sourdough boule. Stick to stuff like

pancakes or brownies, either of which can be made *very* well with GF

items. Some of my favorite rich, fudgey brownie recipes back in the

old days used no flour at all, just lots of sugar and eggs.

For Pancakes, I like Pamela's pancake mix. I don't know if your

children are too young for nuts, but it does have almond meal in the

mix. The stuff is great, though. It's as good as the Jiffy baking

mix I used to use.

For everday/potluck brownies, I bake the chocolate cake from the

files here:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?H22B1182D (it's soy-free if you use soy-

free mayo, etc.)

For other things, like breads of various sorts, taking a sabbatical

might help. After a few weeks, you'll start to forget textures a

bit, which helps quite a bit in liking GF breads. When you do want

to start, tell us what your favorite kinds of bread were and we can

try to help. I'm a whole-grain kind of family and it's been a trip.

ygg

[Guest guest]

Hey Aimee. One thing I'd recommend--take a favorite food *treat*

that is chock full of gluten and find an easy GF recipe. Now, don't

start with a lofty goal like a sourdough boule. Stick to stuff like

pancakes or brownies, either of which can be made *very* well with GF

items. Some of my favorite rich, fudgey brownie recipes back in the

old days used no flour at all, just lots of sugar and eggs.

For Pancakes, I like Pamela's pancake mix. I don't know if your

children are too young for nuts, but it does have almond meal in the

mix. The stuff is great, though. It's as good as the Jiffy baking

mix I used to use.

For everday/potluck brownies, I bake the chocolate cake from the

files here:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?H22B1182D (it's soy-free if you use soy-

free mayo, etc.)

For other things, like breads of various sorts, taking a sabbatical

might help. After a few weeks, you'll start to forget textures a

bit, which helps quite a bit in liking GF breads. When you do want

to start, tell us what your favorite kinds of bread were and we can

try to help. I'm a whole-grain kind of family and it's been a trip.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> As for school lunches, one thing that my kids really seem to like is

> peanut butter and jelly quesadillas.

Be careful with this one--many schools are going peanut-free in an

effort to prevent anaphylactic reactions among peanut allergic students.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> As for school lunches, one thing that my kids really seem to like is

> peanut butter and jelly quesadillas.

Be careful with this one--many schools are going peanut-free in an

effort to prevent anaphylactic reactions among peanut allergic students.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> As for school lunches, one thing that my kids really seem to like is

> peanut butter and jelly quesadillas.

Be careful with this one--many schools are going peanut-free in an

effort to prevent anaphylactic reactions among peanut allergic students.

ygg