I don’t know about anyone else but sometimes life just gets so busy that I forget that I have Celiac, that I can’t have gluten. I just don’t have the “Classic” symptoms. I don’t get sick right away, I usually don’t have any symptoms. My main symptom is my anemia and with my iron shots I have been feeling really good again. I have energy again and I don’t seem to experience the foggy feeling I would have at work half way through the day.

I was looking through Danna Korn’s “Wheat Free Worry Free” the other night and realized that there are still products that I don’t think about or worry about that I should.

Here is a list of items to either avoid completely or to do your homework on. I really needed this reminder to keep me thinking.

• Envelopes, stamps or other gummed labels
• Medicines
• Cross contamination between food store bins selling raw flours and grains (the scoops are the culprit)
• Non-gluten free bread crumbs in butter, jams, toasters, counters, etc.
• Packet & canned soups
• Ground spices- wheat flour is often used to prevent caking
• Gravy mixes
• Laxatives- check carefully
• Ice Creams- check carefully
• Rice cakes and crackers
• Sandwich meats
• Beef and Chicken broth
• Egg substitutes
• Baked beans
• Dry roasted nuts
• Dried fruits
• Fruit pie fillings
• Potato Chips
• Instant drinks (tea, coffee, fruit drinks, chocolate)
• Gum
• Marshmallows
• Candy
• Baking Powder
• Worcestershire Sauce

So the next time life gets busy and I just grab something to eat or to even touch my lips I hope I remember to stop and ask myself. Is this bad for me?

Allie Mae was tired and decided she was going to bed without mom.

Tags: books, Gluten Free