coeliacs in here

Marianne · 13-03-2010, 08:02 AM

Be aware of your thickener addititve numbers aswell. As sometimes some products put the number 1422 or 1442 etc so unless you know your numbers you may buy the wrong product.

jlnew · 13-03-2010, 08:11 AM

we are on wheat reduced here, so i can give you a few hints - buy the rice pasta, the ohter one goes gluggy and disgusting. gluten free bread is best while still warm. buy gluten free flours so you can make your own cheese sauces adn gravys, its easier than trying to find one ready made!

and bulk cooking is your friend. do bulk lots and freeze them, saves mucking around with the whole cooking from scratch on your busy days.

Marianne · 13-03-2010, 10:33 AM

I agree, the slow cooker is a wonderful thing for us.

wawa85 · 13-03-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Magic

I know there are a few, if not more than a few coeliacs on Stockies. I'm joining the club, diagnosed yesterday.

So right now I feel like I can't eat anything... but I am sure there are heaps of ideas, just looking for what you guys do when you go out to restaurants or go out and eat fast food, what do you eat or do you take something with you?

Any tips on dealing with the dietery restrictions of coeliac disease would be greatly appreciated...

Hi Magic, sorry to hear that. I was diagnosed last week. Get your doctor to write you up a care plan and refer you to a dietitian. You will get 5 sessions on the medicare rebate and advice on exactly what you can and cannot eat. I met the dietitian for the first time this week and am now a lot surer of what I can eat.

Also if in Perth pop down to the gluten free expo which is on at the convention centre this week. I went this afternoon and it was great lots of goodies to sample not to mention gluten free beer yummmm!!!! I went to Fasta Pasta last night and they were fantastic told me which dishes I could have gluten free and the meal was beautiful. If your buying gluten free bread check the fat content as a lot of oil is added to make the bread stick together. I bought a loaf of white bread from Alternative Bytes at the expo today and it tastes just like normal bread. Also shop at Coles or Iga/Supa Iga they have a better gluten free selection than woolies

Dusty Road · 13-03-2010, 05:56 PM

This may or may not be helpful but you have to watch your corn flours you buy from the supermarket. I know that Nurses corn flour is actually made with wheat flour.

Magic · 13-03-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by wawa85

Also if in Perth pop down to the gluten free expo which is on at the convention centre this week. I went this afternoon and it was great lots of goodies to sample not to mention gluten free beer yummmm!!!! s

waves to wawa85, we were there this arvo too! Bethy came along for support (silly us, we had lunch just before we went... duhhh) I feel a heap better now as I have a lot more info! I bought two books, the Idiots Guide to living gluten free (lets face it... I am a blonde....) and also took Biscay's advice and bought the 4 ingredient cookbook as well. Beth pointed out that I kept flicking through books and whinging there were too many ingredients... that one is a ripper thanks biscay!

I also bought some of that yummy yoghurt, some bread mix and some sweet bikkies.

So what do you guys do when someone invited you over to dinner? I can pick and choose from a menu eating out in a restaurant, but what to do at a friends place? seems rude to ask them to cook gluten free, and equally rude to reject their food and take my own....

arylin · 13-03-2010, 08:48 PM

Magic its even worse to act like theres nothing wrong and suffer for it afterwards.
Good friends will understand.
Explain the problem and you will be surprised at the friends who will dig out a recipe for gluten free cheesecake for dessert, or work out with you what you can and cant have.

finitey · 13-03-2010, 08:58 PM

First of all *hugs hon* I am sorry to hear that you have coeliacs but on the up side (and I am ALL about the up side

) at least this is something you can manage with a little bit of preparation and time. I am so glad that you guys enjoyed the expo too and that beth went for moral support, its hard to know how to deal with something like this unless you educate yourselves as much as possible

And it certainly sounds like you found some great cookbooks, that 4 ingredients one sounds like a winner!!!

Sounds like the Thermomix is in for a workout!!! x When are we coming over to test these new recipes?????

Marianne · 13-03-2010, 09:23 PM

Friends are usually great about it actually. Change the situation around, if a friend of yours was say vegetarian wouldn't you make sure that if you were making dinner you made something they could have. Same thing. I actually find that people are excited to make you something nice that you can have. So don't worry explain the situation and you will be amazed at the support you get.

Bethy · 14-03-2010, 12:11 PM

That's exactly the reason that I went with Mel (other than for all the freebies and taste testing!! lol). If she's got to eat certain things then I want to be able to cater for her when she comes over. So to do that I need info.

Marianne... I was about to say exactly the same thing. When we were all up at your place the other week you made sure that you had snacks that T could eat and you were excited about doing something special for her and it was yummy too.

So don't be silly Mel... it's DEFINITELY not rude to tell people that you have dietry requirements. No one has a problem catering for vego's or people with allergies. You alergy is gluten. So we'll cater for it.

I was amazed at all the different options that are out there for gluten free requirements, it was incredible!!

Remember... when in doubt you still have wine and chocolate!!!