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Dear Listmates:
Please accept my apologies for the rather lengthy delay in posting this
summary:
A bad flu -a real clinger onner - and then a wonderful reunion with my
brother who I never knew while growing up. Good excuses, eh?
So, back to the alternative grains summary. First, since it's been so long,
my original post:
> I am hoping to expand my diet to include buckwheat, and possibly other grain
> alternatives such as amaranth and quinoa, if I can tolerate any of these. I
> am an extremely sensitive celiac. So before I begin to experiment with
> these
> "other" grains I thought I'd ask the list about experiences with them: any
> success stories out there with ingesting any or all of these alternatives?
> Any particular brands of buckwheat, etc., that have worked? I am aware of
> possible cross-contamination issues in the manufacturing/transport of
> grains,
> but have read that certain companies go to great lengths to address these
> issues. I am in the Northeast U.S., so brands available here would be most
> helpful.
> The website, www.celiac.com, suggests that these grain alternatives,
> though once thought unsafe for consumption by celiacs, are now believed to
> indeed be safe, though each individual is different. But there is no
> substitution for ACTUAL experiences, so ..... anyone had any luck with this?
> Thank you, in advance, for your responses, and I will of course summarize
> them.
>
I received approximately 40 responses. (THANK YOU!) Responses were
conflictual, with no clear pattern emerging. I must say, in all my research
on celiac disease, the one premise that most often bears repeating is this:
we must listen to our own bodies, for what is right and best is truly
individual.
REACTIONS:
23 respondents CAN eat buckwheat, 6 cannot.
21 respondents CAN eat quinoa, 11 cannot.
13 respondents CAN eat amaranth, 6 cannot.
People's tastes differed: some had no adverse reactions to buckwheat, for
instance, but did not like the taste.
Here are some favorites:
BUCKWHEAT: Hodgson Mills buckwheat flour (good pancake recipe right on bag),
Pocono brand Cream of Buckwheat hot cereal, Van's buckwheat frozen waffles,
Wolff's Kasha.
QUINOA: Bob's Red Mill, Ancient Harvest, Tinkyada quinoa/corn pasta, web
site www.quinoa.com (Norquin brand)
AMARANTH: Arrowhead Mills (one respondent had a problem with this one,
others did not), Nature's Path.
I can HAPPILY report that I have thus far experimented successfully with
buckwheat, with no adverse reaction! I am immensely enjoying Wolff's Kasha
and Lifestream Frozen Blueberry Waffles, both right from the grocery store.
My best to all of you. I cannot begin to tell you of the difference you have
all made in my life. Many, many thanks.
Cheers,
Chase
New Hampshire, USA
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