Gluten-Free Beer . . . (I'm so excited)

[Phigirl04]

Now I'm seriously wishing there was an Outback or a PF Changs nearby. And I'm writing Whole Foods and asking them to build one here. All these great options and none of them are near me.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Phigirl04

And I'm writing Whole Foods and asking them to build one here. All these great options and none of them are near me.

Better start saving up now -- Whole Paycheck ain't cheap.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by Phigirl04

Now I'm seriously wishing there was an Outback or a PF Changs nearby. And I'm writing Whole Foods and asking them to build one here. All these great options and none of them are near me.

You make me feel bad Come visit me and we'll go to Whole Foods, then to Outback, and finally out for a pizza and a beer at a local restaurant that serves GF pizza and beer. What I hate about this country is that they're so behind in diagnosing celiac disease.
Go to England and visit any supermarket...they have shelves upon shelves stocked with GF food. Really good GF food. Not the hard as rocks crap over here. Did you know that every child born in Italy is tested for celiac disesae by the time they're three years old?

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by Phigirl04

Now I'm seriously wishing there was an Outback or a PF Changs nearby. And I'm writing Whole Foods and asking them to build one here. All these great options and none of them are near me.

What about Fresh Direct? Do they deliver where you are?

[blueangel]

And... in England.. people who have to buy Gluten Free food get subsidized from the government. GF food is VERY expensive.

Don't fret because you live far from these stores.. you can mail order.

This is a good source... yummy brownies!
http://www.foodsbygeorge.com/

She says these products are really good:
http://www.glutino.com/english/index.cfm

You can go here to find gluten-free friendly restaurants in your area:
http://www.glutenfreerestaurants.org/find.php

[Tom Earp]

Read in Kansas City Paper this AM.

Pabst Brewing will be making this type of bier soon or maybe now, called I think is "Tard".

No quotes please!

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Read in Kansas City Paper this AM.

Pabst Brewing will be making this type of bier soon or maybe now, called I think is "Tard".

No quotes please!

We won't. No one can uderstand anything you say anyways.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by macallan25

We won't. No one can uderstand anything you say anyways.

What ever?

[blueangel]

I think what you heard, Tom.. is a business story about Bard's Tale Beer. The former management team at Pabst Blue Ribbon will be heading up Bard's Tale Gluten Free Brewery. I saw the story on the wires earlier today.

BTW... in case anybody reading this is interested to know about Celiac and wondering if they may have it... it's much, much more common than initially thought. An estimated 1 out of 300 Americans have it. It's mostly in people of European backgrounds (Scandinavians, British, Germans, etc.) There is a high prevalance of Celiac in Canada because of the European background of many living there.

Celiac is easily detected with a simple blood test... but you have to request it. Make sure you continue to eat wheat products as normal before being tested, or you could get a false negative.

If you have a close relative with Celiac, you really should be tested every year. The gold standard in diagnosing celiac sprue is with an endoscopy and colonoscopy.

It's now thought many people who had been diagnosed with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) actually have celiac. So.. if you have any of the symptoms.. it might be worth going to the doctor and getting that blood test. But the symptoms are so widespread. Some people have bloating and chronic diarrhea, while others have fatigue, or depression.

Celiac can also be present with no symptoms. If you have celiac and continue to eat wheat gluten, it can result in anemia, osteoporosis, malnutrition, damage to the small intestine, and stomach cancer. But the good news is, it's easily treated-- no drugs or surgery... just a gluten free diet.