Day 10

Wow!  10 days already.  Hard to believe we're 1/3 of the way through our experiment.

Caleb did well eating while he was away from home.  It definitely helped that I packed a few things, but he did well in eating a salad for lunch.  He was also treated to a cup of ice cream later, so don't feel too bad for him! :)

I am so glad I am reading Healthier Without Wheat.  It has really helped to define the difference between Celiac Disease, Wheat Allergy & Gluten Intolerence.  While they all can have ill effects on the body, they are very different & each has to be tested differently.  I also read that the testing for CD is not always accurate, even the biopsy.  The author even talks about how it is up to each individual to decide whether or not to have the testing done or to begin eliminating gluten from the diet.  After all, as a friend pointed out to me this week, that is the old fashioned way of discovering whether or not a person has an allergy.

Something else I found interesting, when talking about the foods people with Celiac CAN eat, he says this, "The healthiest gluten-free foods--"whole foods" such as vegetables, fruits, meat, nuts, and so on--are not special products and are still the same price that they were when you ate gluten.  Look for them on the perimeter of the grocery store".  I promise, I had never read that before!  It was only by my own observation that I discovered most of the food I buy on a regular basis was on the perimeter of the store!

The reality, he says, is that what is left to eat (after eliminating gluten-containing foods) is just about everything that is healthy for you.  So, you are eating the right foods & eliminating the "junk" (something we have been trying to do anyway).  I love that!

Click here for a great step-by-step guide to removing gluten from your diet. 

I also forgot to mention that over the weekend, we tried Monical's gluten-free pizza & it was very good.  I also searched http://www.glutenfreerestaurants.org/ to see if we have any restaurants that are recognized by the "Gluten Free Restaurant Awareness Program" in our area.  The only restaraunt that came up was Outback Steak House in Bloomington (about 45 mi. away).  I can't say that we will travel that far to eat there, but it's good to know in case we're in the area.