Over the weekend, I went to the St. Louis Home & Garden Show.  I knew it was going to be a long day and worried about finding something gluten free to eat.  I went to the show with two other gluten free family members.  To our surprise, listed on the menu board at the concession stand was GLUTEN FREE SNACKS $2.  Unfortunately, they were referring to various candy and a couple bags of chips.  Later, when passing a beer stand, we noticed $5 Redbridge beer. This was great to see large vendors offering gluten free alternatives.  I also just heard that Redbridge beer was offered at Blues hockey...

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GLUTEN FREE Wristbands are in stock! I was having a hard time reminding myself to eat gluten free.  All my old habits would subconsciously come back and I would find myself reaching or thinking about something with gluten.  I decided to get myself a LIVESTRONG wristband to support all diseases/cancers and as a constant reminder to myself to eat gluten free.  It worked! I decided to have GLUTEN FREE wristbands made!  Once I started wearing mine, people everywhere were asking me about it or asking me if I had celiac.  Not only is it a daily visual reminder, but it is a conversation starter. Over...

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Check out this amazing new magazine! Delight gluten free is a fun food & lifestyle magazine for people with Celiac Disease, gluten intolerance and food allergies. It hosts delicious gourmet recipes and easy semihomemade as well. Don’t miss the Gluten-Free Meals on a Budget either. Whatever your food allergy you should be able to find something that fits your household, in their February issue they offer gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, egg-free, soy-free and even some rice-free recipes. Not only that, this magazine has a travel section coming in May that will host lots of fun ideas...

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This is the best list I have found and am currently living by: Please let me know if anything is inaccurate or if it needs an addition. Taken from Celiac.com Unsafe Gluten Free Food List (Ingredients including Gluten): Abyssinian Hard (Wheat triticum durum) Alcohol (Spirits – Specific Types) Amp-Isostearoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein Barley Grass (can contain seeds) Barley Hordeum vulgare Barley Malt Beer Bleached Flour Blue Cheese (made with bread) Bran Bread Flour Brewers Yeast Brown Flour Bulgur (Bulgar Wheat/Nuts) Bulgur Wheat Cereal Binding Chilton Club Wheat (Triticum aestivum subspecies...