<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> In reply to JoAnn Sprung's message about whether ensure and others are gluten-free: Most companies do say that the over-the-counter drinks are gluten- free. Most of them are also lactose-free (just trace amounts of lactose) but are not milk-protein free. Ensure, Ensure Plus, Boost, Equate, Sustical, and Glucerna, and Choice DM (geared toward diabetics) are all advertised gluten-free by the company representatives. The Houston chapter's newsletter will have a report in the next issue coming out within ten days. I hope this helps. Janet Rinehart, Houston