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WOW, I got a ton of replies to this!  Thanks to everyone who found my 
post amusing, it's important to retain one's sense of humor when faced 
with a devastating life even, such as no longer being able to enjoy your 
favorite junk food.  Here are some highlights from the replies, I hope 
others find them useful as well:

- Utz potato chips say gluten free on the package.
- Lays Stacks are gluten free and made on dedicated equipment.  I don't 
bake anything from scratch, so I can't help you there.  Another good 
chip is Deep River Potato Chips - also GF and it is the only product the 
company makes. 
- It is easy to make your own fries or potato chips, you can find tons 
of recipes for fried or baked online, but you basically just slice the 
potatoes how you want, lay them out on a sheet, spray/drizzle some oil, 
and bake at a high temp ~450 until crispy (thick cuts like fries you 
want to blanch first or bake a long time).  Salt and season right out of 
the oven.  If you get tired of slicing things, buy a decent mandolin slicer.
- Glutino pretzels are great (many recommendations)
- I use corn and rice Chex, GF pretzels (small twisted ones), peanuts 
(or any nuts) and Glutino bread sticks broken into pieces. Here is the 
recipe: 
http://chex.com/Recipes/RecipeView.aspx?RecipeId=6709&CategoryId=343 
<http://chex.com/Recipes/RecipeView.aspx?RecipeId=6709&CategoryId=343>  
(Lots of people suggested Chex Mix)
- The only thing I can think of is this:   
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/snacks/r/flaxcrackers.htm
- Other options are Cassava Chips (loved them...can't wait until I can 
eat them
again), and the different brown rice chips from Lundberg Farms (loved those
too...can't wait until I can eat them again). I think I might like the
Lundberg Farms chips the best. There are also different varieties. Here's a
link: http://www.lundberg.com/products/ricechips.aspx
- I buy corn tortilla brush both sides  with a little oil, sprinkle a 
bit of salt. Cut up into triangles  and bake at 350 until golden brown. 
Alt: put the oil in a bowl and squeeze the juice of a lime or lemon in 
there and then brush on tortillas.  And its healthy and delicious even 
my kids love them.
My kids like shredded cheddar melted on top of it. We like making nachos 
out of them also.
- Also, try Popco chips or Rice Works.
These both say GF on the package.

Thanks again for the replies.

David




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> Like all Good Americans, I like salty/greasy/crunchy/horrendously bad 
> for me snacks. Potato chips used to fill that bill, just your basic 
> Lays, but I have eliminated them, at least for the time being, for 
> fear of cross contamination via the cooking fat, or the shipping 
> container they go in, or the carton tape the container is sealed with, 
> or maybe it's that fragment of McDonald's hamburger bun the delivery 
> truck runs over on its way to Albertson's that taints them, I don't 
> know, the point is, I need something else to fill my salt tooth. So, I 
> picked up A NICE BIG BOX of "Nut Thins". Couldn't wait to sink my 
> teeth into a heaping pile of these crunchy delights (they LOOK like 
> poker chips, they TASTE like poker chips, and they're GLUTEN FREE, 
> just like POKER CHIPS!). Well, I'd say each ~$4 box holds about half a 
> heap. Compare that to the Lawn-and-Leaf size bag of Lays you get for 
> the same $$$. In fact, given the price and the minuscule size of the 
> bag inside the pretty box, the whole transaction seems as though it 
> should have been carried out furtively on a street corner in a 
> disreputable part of town. I could EASILY eat 20 bucks worth of these 
> things in a week. Week-and-a-half, tops. So, I'm wondering if anyone 
> knows any good, gluten free recipes for something salty, crunchy and 
> thin. Some suitable dough you could pour/spread out in a sheet pan & 
> bake quickly, maybe brush with a bit of olive oil & dust with salt, 
> let it cool than break it up into bite size pieces? There must be 
> something. These Nut Thins are taking a serious chunk out of my rice 
> and chicken budget...
>
> David
>

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