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08-10-2007, 12:56 PM | #1 | ||
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I have no idea on the Cream of Rice. We're avoiding rice. I don't know my Kosher labeling laws. I read the ingredients. For milk, I'm used to looking for casein, lactose and whey, in addition to the obvious milk, cream, cheese, and yogurt. With the new allergy labeling laws, I think it has to actually say "milk" or "casein from milk" or some such obvious way. Wheat also has to be labeled, but rye and barley (also glutenous grains) don't have to be specified. That's where the trouble comes in. Kraft is actually a good labeling company. They will not hide the gluten. But, you do have to read the ingredients and know that rye and barley and wheat are glutenous. Here's their info: http://www.kraftfoods.com/health/art...ee_0623031.pdf.
Uh... Mr. Kay is my husband and the father of my children. So, I usually give him a chance to say NO before I do what I want anyway. Since I am the chief cook and bottle washer, any changes in Tom's diet are reflected in what I serve to the rest of the family. Mr. Kay eats out for lunch at work, so he's only low-gluten and low-dairy.
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08-10-2007, 01:13 PM | #2 | |||
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Oops! DUH. I should've paid more attention to your username, huh? lol
Thanks again for the info, ladies I'll have to check into those flavored rice flakes. Have you tried tehm? Or heard anything about them? I'm hoping they will be suitable for a picky 4 year old. I'm not having good luck with bread on that front! Speaking of, any recommendations for bread?? Thanks so much! Dawn
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08-10-2007, 02:41 PM | #3 | ||
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The best bread we have tried is from Kinnickinnic. I'm lucky, and can now find it at one of my local grocers. Another grocer carries their dry products, but not the frozen. The Kinnickick bagels are awfully good, too. Of course, you can order these via mail, but you might be able to find a local place that carries them, or would if requested
. I usually get the white rice bread because it is what my daughter likes. http://www.kinnikinnick.ca/ My daughter actually prefers my homemade bread...but once in a while I like to buy it . I think the recipe is here somewhere...I'll track it down, and maybe you can give it a try. GF bread just takes some getting used to. It might be better accepted if toasted, or as french toast! http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...35&postcount=2 Here is a handy link for other Gluten Free Vendors~ http://www.gfmall.com/ The flavored flakes are Quinoa, and the taste... well, it depends! I like it fine, but my daughter doesn't. I like the almond chai and apple something, I think. I haven't tried the chocoate, but might soon. Cara
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08-10-2007, 03:18 PM | #4 | ||
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I'm glad Cara responded. Tom was DF, and we figured out rice triggered seizures before we went GF. I found very little commercially prepared bread meeting those requirements at our local stores. The one I did find was kind of styrofoamy. So.... I found a recipe that Tom would eat, and made lots of it. At this point in time, we're pretty much eating whole foods and not having bread at all. I have a couple of pizza crust mixes on hand for when the kids are invited to a birthday party or have a school party so they can participate. I also have a potato bread bread mix from Miss Robens (http://www.missroben.com/) that I've made once or twice.
If you're interested, I bought "Special Diets for Special Kids" I and II by Lisa Lewis. I'm not sure if I'd recommend you buy them. But, our library has them. She has a lot of kid friendly recipes (and that's where I found our little sandwich bread recipe that I used to make), chicken nuggets, meatloaf, meatballs, etc. The problem is that the first book has no index, and the second has a very poor index. If you don't know where the recipe is, you're going to search for it. Very annoying. But, all the recipes are GF/CF. She does have one or two ghee recipes, and I use olive oil instead. We're avoiding *all* dairy, not just casein. She also has suggestions if you're avoiding eggs or other common allergens. (My signature isn't up to date here. We're also avoiding eggs, tomatoes, nuts, peas, soy, pepper and probably one or two other things.) Anyway, I would definitely check out your library's collection. Just remember to put a yellow sticky or note the page number on any appealing recipes, if you find these books. Oh, and you can go to Amazon.com and view the table of contents. And on the picky eater note... GF definitely improved Tom's eating. He used to gag and/or throw up his meal over any food he didn't like. He's never been "failure to thrive," but he's always been close to it. Anyway, since going GF, all the gagging is gone and he will eat foods he doesn't like in exchange for a bite of those he does. He's eating green beans, spinach, artichokes, broccolli, squash, carrots, sweet potatoes, kale, chard... all in exchange for whatever meat we're having. Life is so much better.
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Mom to Samantha (10), Claire (9), and Tom (7). Tom is developmentally delayed with poor vision, lousy fine motor skills and epilepsy. His seizures are pretty well controlled through diet - dairy-free, gluten-free, rice-free, and coconut-free. |
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08-10-2007, 05:07 PM | #5 | ||
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Thanks to Violets for pointing me to this! Just another example of what we deal with!
http://www.tastethedream.com/health/glutenfree.php Quote:
This is the complex part of a gf/cf diet. Cara
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08-10-2007, 07:04 PM | #6 | |||
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Good news! The local health food place that looks REALLY GOOD, specializes in all kinds of GF items-- tehy have that brand you recommeneded! yay! They are closed for vacation this week, but I can't wait to get in there next week! Check out their website:
Search result list for Gluten-free items-- 1,815 found This is what they have of Kinnikinnick brand
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08-10-2007, 07:06 PM | #7 | |||
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This is really strange... it definitely says on my carton "Gluten Free"... I will definitely call them and ask!!!! I'll let you know what they say!
eta: they are closed til Monday, I will call though!!
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08-10-2007, 07:29 PM | #8 | ||
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You've started a discussion on GFAB...
Is it Rice Dream Supreme?
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Mom to Samantha (10), Claire (9), and Tom (7). Tom is developmentally delayed with poor vision, lousy fine motor skills and epilepsy. His seizures are pretty well controlled through diet - dairy-free, gluten-free, rice-free, and coconut-free. Last edited by Curious; 01-08-2009 at 04:09 PM. Reason: per nt guidelines |
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08-10-2007, 07:44 PM | #9 | |||
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ok, it just so happens that hubby picked up a box of Rice Dream for me on his way home tonight... I asked him for Rice Dream Vanilla flavor... he got Rice Dream Vanilla Heart Wise It says "can help lower cholesterol" on it... this is not what I bought before, but he said it was the only vanilla they had in stock so he got it. I have not opened it yet, luckily.. because on this one, it does NOT say Gluten-free, and I do see under the ingredients, it does have the note "Contains gluten from barley protein at less than 0.02%". So the Heart Wise variety is definitely NOT Gluten-free. Luckily I didn't care about that, it's just what hubby happened to pick up.
Now, the other box I currently have (does not say Supreme on it).... it says Rice Dream Rice Drink, Original flavor, Enriched. The other box was Vanilla (regular, not Heart Wise), but I already threw the empty box away. Both of these 2 boxes said Gluten Free on them, and did not have the 0.02% gluten message like the Heart Wise stuff did. So it looks to me like the regular ones (not Health Wise) are gluten free. The ones that SAY "gluten free" look like they indeed are. I will call to check though. I tried to post this also on that other board but I have to get approved first so I'll do that later. The one on the left appears safe, and the vanilla flavored one (regular, not Heart Wise) as well. BUT, the Heart Wise one on the right is NOT Gluten free. Dawn
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08-10-2007, 09:34 PM | #10 | ||
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That is a mighty big selection of Kinnickinnic!! The donuts are also good, and we pick them up maybe twice a year. I buy the frozen white sandwich bread, pizza crusts, and bagels every few weeks. I've also purchased the Montina Chocolate Chip cookies and Double Chocolate cookies... both good. We use Contadina Pizza sauce and hormel pepperoni and usually do without cheese. There is a newer gf/cf cheese out, at least I have not yet seen it in my stores carrying other Galaxy products. I bet your new store might just have this... most of the alternative cheese I've had so far is just so-so, but my daughter likes to think she is having some cheese. I have not tried it yet, but am hoping to find it soon. http://www.galaxyfoods.com/ourbrands/usa/vegan.asp Cara
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