Lazy Gluten Free Slacka.
Hey, thanks for all the comments about my gluten-free-ness! It’s going fine, except that I’m a lazy slacker when it comes to cooking lately. (When I say “lately” I really mean, “since 2003.”) I know this would be easier in the long run if I would just carve out some time to do some advance preparation of stuff. Chopping vegetables and grilling up chicken and that sort of thing. But, I don’t. So, I end up eating apples and bowls of Rice Chex and ordering from Baja Fresh too often and that sort of thing. I think that’s why people say it’s expensive to eat gluten free: because it’s too tempting to just say, “Fuck this, I’m not cooking!” and just go out and find some sushi or something.
I’m recognizing that, though, and I’m determined to make it work for my body AND my budget. I still haven’t made a pilgrimage to Whole Foods (and really, that may be a good thing) but I can honestly say I’ve gone 8 days now without eating any gluten, at least not intentionally. I stupidly forgot that sodas contain malt coloring and I drank like 86 of them before I remembered, but I’ve been a good girl and drinking water and iced tea since then. Just workin’ into it slowly, I guess.
My sister’s coming over to spend the night tomorrow night – we’re having another Girls Night In with movies and mojitos. And I can’t freakin’ WAIT. Yay for gluten free liquor! It’s been a long week for both of us, and I think it’s going to be a blast.
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Laura, also known as LaLaGirl, is the mother of a teenager and two young sets of twins. She's happily married, loves living in Colorado, and writes almost daily about married life, raising multiples, and parenting a child with autism.
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February 27th, 2009 at 11:22 am
http://www.debysglutenfree.com/
Just FYI
February 27th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Campbell’s GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS – FEBRUARY 2009
Because we are constantly improving our products, please check the ingredient statement on the label of every product. We will make every effort to keep this list up-to-date.
Gluten is a protein found in rye, barley, oats and wheat (including atta, bulgur, couscous, durum, einkorn, emmer, farina, kamut, seitan, semolina, spelt, triticale and triticum aestivu).
Every effort is made to avoid cross-contact with our ingredients and products that have gluten ingredients. This includes sanitation controls, storage controls, manufacturing controls and product rework controls.
The following list contains products in which every ingredient in each product was verified as being gluten-free. As a further safeguard, we analyzed each product to ensure compliance with our strict gluten-free standards.
Swanson Broth & Stock (Aseptic)
Natural Goodness Chicken Broth
Chicken Stock
Chicken Broth
Beef Stock
Swanson Broth (Canned)
Natural Goodness Chicken Broth
Chicken Broth
Vegetarian Broth
Chicken Broth with Garlic
Prego Heart Smart Italian Sauce
Heart Smart Mushroom
Heart Smart Onion & Garlic
Heart Smart Ricotta Parmesan
Heart Smart Roasted Red Pepper & Garlic
Heart Smart Traditional
Prego Italian Sauce Chunky Garden Combo
Chunky Garden Mushroom & Green Pepper
Chunky Garden Mushroom Supreme with Baby Portobello
Chunky Garden Tomato Onion & Garlic
Flavored with Meat
Fresh Mushroom
Italian Sausage & Garlic
Marinara
Mushroom & Garlic
Organic Mushroom
Organic Tomato & Basil
Roasted Garlic & Herb
Roasted Garlic Parmesan
Three Cheese
Tomato Basil Garlic
Traditional
V8 Splash Smoothies
V8 Splash Smoothie Strawberry Banana
V8 Splash Smoothie Tropical Colada
Campbell’s Tomato Juice
Tomato Juice
Low Sodium Tomato Juice
Organic Tomato Juice
Healthy Request Tomato Juice
V8 Vegetable Juices
V8 Vegetable Juice
Low Sodium V8 Vegetable Juice
V8 Spicy Hot Vegetable Juice
A-C-E Vitamin Rich V8
V8 Fiber Vegetable Juice
Organic V8 Vegetable Juice
V8 Splash & Diet V8 Splash Juice Blends
V8 Splash Tropical Blend
V8 Splash Strawberry Kiwi Blend
V8 Splash Berry Blend
V8 Splash Fruit Medley
V8 Splash Mango Peach
V8 Splash Diet Tropical Blend
V8 Splash Diet Berry Blend
V8 V-Fusion Blends
V8 V-Fusion Strawberry Banana
V8 V-Fusion Tropical Orange
V8 V-Fusion Peach Mango
V8 V-Fusion Pomegranate Blueberry
V8 V-Fusion Açai Berry
V8 V-Fusion Light Strawberry Banana
V8 V-Fusion Light Peach Mango
V8 V-Fusion Light Pomegranate Blueberry
As of February 2009
February 28th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
One step at a time, Laura…you’ll get there. Have a great night with your sis!
March 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Coca Cola and Pepsi products do not contain gluten. The caramel coloring is corn based. As far as I know….and I AM new at this….the only soda that contains any gluten is root beer. So….enjoy your pepsi or coke or mt. dew! I know they are not good for you….but I believe they ARE gluten free.
Phone #S
Coca-Cola (800-438-2653)
Pepsi (800-433-2652)
August 19th, 2009 at 9:04 am
i am into Gluten-Free diet because i am allergic to gluten. when baking bread, i always use Guar Gum or Xanthan Gum
October 25th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Better lay off the Rice Chex, many many people are getting sick from it. Says GF but FDA allows a smidgen of gluten and still can say GF. There’s going to be a lot of noise about this, GF Rice Chex are new, wait and see. I’ve read a lot………