Yesterday my mom and I stopped Soergels right off of the Wexford Exit, and we hadn't been there in a long time since they got the gluten free food in, but they completely are aware of the allergy! They have their own section now for just GF foods! - and desserts... got a couple mountain pies and cookies.. :)
It instantly brought a smile to my face when I saw that, because it makes my time there much easier to find the things I need! We got our Lasagna noodles we had been looking for everywhere! It was like Giant Eagle isn't selling them anymore:( Not even in the GF section by the paramacy! So we got that, some flours, my desserts... ():) haha I love sweets. Can't help it! and Pre-made pizza crusts! I HAVE BEEN WAITING! I have been waiting for someone to come out with already made pizza crusts!!
So we bought 2 packages with 2 crusts in them. I ate 2 last night when I brought them home... Lets just say they were DELICIOUS!! I ate them both...(hint.. I'm a pig.) haha. But what can I say? I get excited when I see that other stores and places are becoming aware of the GF movement, haha. It definitely makes my life and eating habits easier!
I found a website that fully explains what Gluten Free is and the allergy. I do think that people need to be arware, and don't just think we are making this up. I went to PF Changs in the Waterfront a few months ago with my boyfriend and his friends and I asked him for the GF menue and the soysauce.. he asks me with this tone of voice like i'm lieing, "Are you REALLLYY Gluten free? or do you just like it?" - My response, "Sir, I have epi-pens in my purse and when I eat wheat I swell up and can't breathe." - "Okay" he said, walked away like he just got a slap in the face. Who asks that question anyway?! If someone asks you for the GF menue and Soysauce, you don't question it. OBVIOUSLY they are GF. Duhh! Anyway, here's the site. http://www.gicare.com/diets/Gluten-Free.aspx
I think there are a lot of skeptics out there about people with a Gluten/wheat allergy, I mean I can understand that it's not as popularly known as the Peanut allergy, but hello?! There are others out there with different allergies... Dumb Dumbs. So for future knowledge people... Read up on GF stuff, Wheat allergies, what it is, why it happens, how known is it... That way when you meet a GF person, you can say, "hey I know some stuff about that!"
Kinda helps others feel better. :)
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Steph's First Gluten Free Pizza
Yesterday, my friend steph and I went to Pizza Fusion to eat pizza. They are 100% organic and gluten free. We had organic root beer made with sugar cane. It was soo yummy!
Steph and I shared a large gluten free pizza. So yummy. 1st time for her - and she loved it! She said that it was fully satisfying and you don't feel hungry or sick afterwards! And when you eat other pizzas you feel fat, bloated and like sluggish. But not with the GF pizza. She said it was light and greesy and cheesy! :)
She's always wanted to see what being GF would be like. She always feels bad that I can't get sandwiches when we go out to lunch and stuff. (I really don't care, ha i'm so used to it!) but it's the thought that counts :)
Score one for me!
Making people aware of how good gluten free can really be if made correctly is the best feeling ever. I have to admit the first time I tried it, it took me a while to get used to it and to find things that actually tasted normal. When I finally found Pizza Fusion's pizza and it actually tasted like a pizza, I was soo happy!! My mom and I do make pretty good pizza, better than any other's i've tried. But PF is pretty damn good.
I try to show my family too that GF is good. My dad has tried a lot of the stuff I have, I don't think he's totally go 100% like I do. But atleast he's trying. :) My mom likes the GF stuff, she tries, too.
It's also nice to see that resturants and bakeries are trying to do GF foods. Gives me more places to get goodies :) Gluteny in Squirrel Hill is all GF desserts, they also have wedding cakes! (Future tip for me..) So far I have tried their cupcakes and choc chip cookies. Both very yummy! Can't taste any difference! :) I just wish it wasn't so expensive!! But hey I don't care, nor do I have a choice in the matter ha ha.
Just glad that people are noticing and trying new things :)
Steph and I shared a large gluten free pizza. So yummy. 1st time for her - and she loved it! She said that it was fully satisfying and you don't feel hungry or sick afterwards! And when you eat other pizzas you feel fat, bloated and like sluggish. But not with the GF pizza. She said it was light and greesy and cheesy! :)
She's always wanted to see what being GF would be like. She always feels bad that I can't get sandwiches when we go out to lunch and stuff. (I really don't care, ha i'm so used to it!) but it's the thought that counts :)
Score one for me!
Making people aware of how good gluten free can really be if made correctly is the best feeling ever. I have to admit the first time I tried it, it took me a while to get used to it and to find things that actually tasted normal. When I finally found Pizza Fusion's pizza and it actually tasted like a pizza, I was soo happy!! My mom and I do make pretty good pizza, better than any other's i've tried. But PF is pretty damn good.
I try to show my family too that GF is good. My dad has tried a lot of the stuff I have, I don't think he's totally go 100% like I do. But atleast he's trying. :) My mom likes the GF stuff, she tries, too.
It's also nice to see that resturants and bakeries are trying to do GF foods. Gives me more places to get goodies :) Gluteny in Squirrel Hill is all GF desserts, they also have wedding cakes! (Future tip for me..) So far I have tried their cupcakes and choc chip cookies. Both very yummy! Can't taste any difference! :) I just wish it wasn't so expensive!! But hey I don't care, nor do I have a choice in the matter ha ha.
Just glad that people are noticing and trying new things :)
Monday, March 1, 2010
Going Gluten Free is Hard
About 5 years ago, I had a very scary thing happen to me while I was eating a Subway sandwich. The best kind, Cold cut, with everything on it :) even yellow spicy peppers... mmm. About 20 minutes later.. My tongue swells... my lips get so puffy I looked like a puffer fish! o.o eek! I realized that they got every itchy and then they puffed up! My mother had to rush me to the hospital.. and to my surprise my ER doctor looked like Brendan Fraiser... hahaha only with a beard. He was too cute! They had to give me a rush of meds in an IV and benydrill (sp) - can't spell!
2 hours later...
The swelling went down, and they told me to get a blood test done.
3 Negative blood tests later... Still allergic to wheat, and barley. Everything I would try I would get a horrible allergic reaction... Luckily now I haven't had one since last year. *fingers crossed!* I'm more aware now of what I cannot eat, even when the doctors tell me I can - still scared to.
I have to always carry around Epi-pens with me just incase.
Everything That I eat that would have wheat in it made me have a bad reaction.. now i'm 100% Gluten Free. And It's harder than ever. Food is so expensive - 6 bucks for a loaf of bread! AH! I can't go without my sammys. Not going to happen!
Gluten-Free foods are 100% different from what I'm used to! Everything tastes so different. Not all resturants have GF foods.. Now i'm more picky than ever! Sometimes I think I belong in a bubble.
On a good note, I had THE BEST PIZZA that I've had in a long time. I've always been searching for a good pizza for the longest time. Everything I've ever tried tasted like a brick! Yuck!
Pizza Fusion on RT 8 in Gibsonia, PA is amazing! :) actually tastes normal! you can't even tell the difference! :)
That really made my day.. I ate the whole thing. Mmmm.
2 hours later...
The swelling went down, and they told me to get a blood test done.
3 Negative blood tests later... Still allergic to wheat, and barley. Everything I would try I would get a horrible allergic reaction... Luckily now I haven't had one since last year. *fingers crossed!* I'm more aware now of what I cannot eat, even when the doctors tell me I can - still scared to.
I have to always carry around Epi-pens with me just incase.
Everything That I eat that would have wheat in it made me have a bad reaction.. now i'm 100% Gluten Free. And It's harder than ever. Food is so expensive - 6 bucks for a loaf of bread! AH! I can't go without my sammys. Not going to happen!
Gluten-Free foods are 100% different from what I'm used to! Everything tastes so different. Not all resturants have GF foods.. Now i'm more picky than ever! Sometimes I think I belong in a bubble.
On a good note, I had THE BEST PIZZA that I've had in a long time. I've always been searching for a good pizza for the longest time. Everything I've ever tried tasted like a brick! Yuck!
Pizza Fusion on RT 8 in Gibsonia, PA is amazing! :) actually tastes normal! you can't even tell the difference! :)
That really made my day.. I ate the whole thing. Mmmm.
My Most Memorable Meal
My most memorable meal
When I was younger, I used to love eating my grandma’s homemade pizza. It wasn’t round, it was square. Before I developed food allergies to wheat, I remember loving her pizza, the way the house smelled when we would walk in the door, seeing her form the pizza, roll it out and everything. Even though she had a very small kitchen, it didn’t matter, she made pizza like it was her job. I would always help to put the pepperonis on. And she wouldn’t make just one; she made at least 4 because our family and extended family is so big when she would have all of us over for dinner. There was always so much great food to go around. Now she’s 84, and can’t make it anymore. I really miss that pizza.
When I was younger, I used to love eating my grandma’s homemade pizza. It wasn’t round, it was square. Before I developed food allergies to wheat, I remember loving her pizza, the way the house smelled when we would walk in the door, seeing her form the pizza, roll it out and everything. Even though she had a very small kitchen, it didn’t matter, she made pizza like it was her job. I would always help to put the pepperonis on. And she wouldn’t make just one; she made at least 4 because our family and extended family is so big when she would have all of us over for dinner. There was always so much great food to go around. Now she’s 84, and can’t make it anymore. I really miss that pizza.
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