So, I've been trying to get rid of stomach/abdominal cramps, and so am experimenting with cutting ingredients out of my diet. First experiment is going gluten-free. It's an absolute nightmare; the lack of bread/pastry/pizza/pasta I was expecting, but the random, random things with gluten added are really quite astonishing. Bernard Matthews turkey ham, for example (ewww!). Soy sauce I didn't realise was made using wheat (well, most brands, anyway). And then so many products that might be made from wheat; "vegetable protein", "glucose syrup", etc. Shouldn't we have a labelling system by now?! I mean, one in a couple of hundred sufferers is not a low number!
Pah! Anyway, worst news is the not-allowedness of beer. 8^(
But, I am allowed distilled alcohols, even whisky! Hooray for whisky! 8^)
If nothing else, this experiment has given me an appreciation of just how much random stuff is in food. I mean, essentially, they're bulking up stuff with, well, bread. Which is quite cheap and nasty of them. I think I'll be avoiding certain brands in future even if I go back on the gluten!
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Pah! Anyway, worst news is the not-allowedness of beer. 8^(
But, I am allowed distilled alcohols, even whisky! Hooray for whisky! 8^)
If nothing else, this experiment has given me an appreciation of just how much random stuff is in food. I mean, essentially, they're bulking up stuff with, well, bread. Which is quite cheap and nasty of them. I think I'll be avoiding certain brands in future even if I go back on the gluten!
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Plans for first face transplant from USA Today.
US patent #5443036: method of exercising a cat.
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This looks dubious too: Müllerice:
Milk, Rice, Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Dextrose, Egg, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Stabilizers: Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum; Flavourings, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Citrate; Caramel, Caramel Sauce.
Was drunk and halfway through one before I realised the possible evilness. 8^P
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Sanchi instant Miso is great for a cup-a-soup substitute (ie warm food in the time it takes to boil a kettle) and can be made more substantial by the addition of instant rice noodles.
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seconded. They're also good for dairy free stuff. Real Foods on Broughton Street/Road (can never remember which it is) has dairy free soft cheese which is rather good. Remind me to tell you about the dairy free diet I mention at the quiz.
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may be of use - they publish lists of gluten-free products. They have a flash-heavy interface, but I dare say you can cope.
Gluten is a way of adding water without making it obvious, which is even cheaper and nastier than bread - breadcrumbs can legitimately help manage texture, after all.
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And I need to know if caramel and apple müllerices are safe... 8^S
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So, not really helpful. Sorry.