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Gluten Free Listfull Tuesdays

October 20, 2009 By

It's The Most Wonderful Time of The YearHalloween Safe List: M-Y

This is coming up fast and I want everyone to be prepared.  You will be surprised how many candies you can eat. Just remember, everything in moderation and always double check labels!

MARS and WRIGLEY

  • Starburst
  • Skittles
  • Skittles Sour
  • Lifesavers Hard Candy fruit flavors
  • Lifesavers Pops
  • Lifesavers Gummies

PURE FUN

  • Lollipops
  • Cotton Candy
  • Hard Candies
  • Chocolate Meltdowns

SPANGLER (may contain traces of soy oil)

  • Dum Dums
  • Chewy Pops
  • Saf-T-Pops
  • Circus Peanuts

SURF SWEETS

  • Gummy Worms
  • Gummy Swirls
  • Gummy Bears
  • Fruity Bears
  • Jelly Beans
  • Sour Worms
  • Sour Berry Bears

TOOTSIE

  • Dots
  • Bat Dots
  • Candy Corn Dots
  • Ghost Dots

WELCH’S

  • Fruit Snacks

WONKA

  • Bottlecaps
  • Everlasting Gobstopper
  • Chewy Gobstopper
  • Runts (not Chewy),
  • Fun Dip and Fun Dip Sour
  • Pixy Stix
  • Sweetarts (regular)
  • Tart N Tinys
  • Nerds

YUMMY EARTH

  • Lollipops
  • Candy Drops
  • Gummy Bears
  • Gummy Worms

For a more complete list please visit Sure Foods Living. Make sure you let Alison know how her hard work has helped you.

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GF Menu Plan Monday

October 19, 2009 By

menu plan monday

Remember all of these recipes are Gluten Free.

Monday: Crockpot Buffalo, potatoes, carrots

Tuesday: Spaghetti, salad

Wednesday: Shepherds Pie (kids cooking day)

Thursday: Steak, mushrooms, baked potato

Friday: Pizza

Saturday: Hamburger and grilled potatoes

Sunday: Leftovers

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General Mills-no GF list but very helpful

October 15, 2009 By

Creamy Mushroom Soup I recently purchased a can of Progresso Creamy Mushroom soup. I read the ingredient list and did not see any hints of gluten except the MSG. I called Progresso which happens to also be General Mills and I wanted to confirm that this soup is ideed GF. I was told at this time they do not publish a GF list because of constant formula changes but if the soup contains any gluten not just wheat that it would be listed. Such as, if the MSG was made from any gluten source it would list the gluten after it. I was also told the only reason they do not write gluten free on the label is because they don’t test the final product.

Some might think this would warrant them not to use this product.

I will not hesitate to eat this soup! Before the laws were changed we were all forced to read labels. In order for a company to label their food GF it must either be naturally GF (such as eggs, they would all be GF) or they must test the end product. I have a feeling many companies cannot afford to switch to testing all of it’s products so we must still rely on reading labels and calling the company. Progresso will be sending me some recipes to use and they also asked if they come out with new GF lists (or other relevant such items) if they could send me new information. Unfortunately, they can only send via snail mail but at least they are willing to send something.

The woman I spoke to also started to tell me about the Betty Crocker GF mixes that they carry. I absolutely love the convenience of buying them in a regular store. She is sending me some recipes specifically for their GF mixes.  They don’t offer any coupons that they can send in the mail but they do offer a newsletter where you can print coupons. Give it a try! If you click the link on the left side of that page it will bring you to a sample newsletter. I personally love all of the recipes and coupons!

I almost forgot. I was told that all of their soups are going to be reformulated without MSG. The process will take some time but they are starting to recreate their soups without it. That is a bonus because so many people are sensitive to MSG (myself included).

So in the end I would recommend calling General Mills for any of your GF questions!

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Gluten Free Listfull Tuesday

October 13, 2009 By

M & M'sI would like to start giving you a list of Gluten Free items. They will be listed specifically by name not just a general overview.  I will be doing the research for you by scouring all of my Gluten Free sources. There are actually quite a few lists out there that are very complete. That is not my goal to give them all to you at once. My goal is to give you little tidbits every week and get you on the hunt to find more. Once you realize there are a ton of regular foods you can eat then you are going to want to find them all the more.

Halloween Safe List: A-J

This is coming up fast and I want everyone to be prepared. When I was first diagnosed I purchased some mini Milky Way bars and it wasn’t until a few years later that I realized my mistake. I totally overlooked the malt! You will be surprised how many candies you can eat. Just remember, everything in moderation and always double check labels!

AIRHEADS

  • Airheads Pops
  • Whistle Pops

ANNIE’S

  • Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks

CADBURY ADAMS

  • Swedish Fish
  • Sour Patch Soft and Chewy Candy Kids

CE DE CANDY

  • Smarties
  • Bubble Gum Smarties
  • Candy Money
  • Smarties in a Pouch
  • Tropical Smarties
  • X-TREME Sour Smarties
  • Smarties Parties
  • Smarties Double Lollies
  • Smarties Mega Lollies
  • Smarties Pops

ENJOY LIFE

  • Boom CHOCO Boom Dark Chocolate Bar
  • Boom CHOCO Boom Crispy Rice Bar
  • Boom CHOCO Boom Milk Bar

FARLEY’S AND SATHER’S

  • Super Bubble and Super Bubble Blast (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of eggs)
  • Rain-Blo Pops (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of milk and peanuts)
  • Atomic Fireball (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products containing traces of milk, egg, peanuts, tree nuts and/or soy protein)
  • Smarties
  • Sweetarts (manufactured in a facility that manufactures products with traces of eggs and soy protein)
  • Jujyfruits and Friends (Heide candies)

FERRARA PAN

Some packages state: “this product was manufactured in a facility where peanuts, almonds, milk, cashews, macadamias, pistachios, soy and egg are used in the production of other products.”

  • Chewy Atomic Fireballs
  • Lemonhead
  • Red Hots
  • Chewy Lemonhead and Friends
  • Applehead, Grapehead, Cherryhead
  • Jawbreakers

HERSHEY

  • Jolly Rancher Hard Candy
  • Jolly Rancher Hard Candy Sticks

JELLY BELLY

  • Jelly Belly Jelly Beans

JUST BORN

  • Mike & Ike
  • Hot Tamales
  • Peeps Pumpkins and Ghosts

For a more complete list please visit Sure Foods Living. Make sure you let Alison know how her hard work has helped you.
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GF Menu Plan Monday

October 12, 2009 By

PhotobucketI have been planning menus for years and I love the idea of sharing this effort with a group. Here is my list for the week.

Monday: Chicken Fried Rice

Tuesday: Soup and sandwiches

Wednesday: Shish Kabobs (Kids cooking day) (leftover rice from Mon)

Thursday: Chicken Stuffed Shells (leftover chk from Mon)

Friday: Pizza

Saturday: Grilled Chicken and Potatoes (Chicken was marinating in the leftover shish kabob sauce)

Sunday: Leftovers

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