Gluten Free Candy

***18 days Until Halloween!***.  

How crazy is it that this year has flown by. It's mid- October !!!! I'm still trying to keep up!

There's so much going on in my life I haven't had time to blog and be connected with you all my wonderful support in this gluten filled world. I apologize for that. 

 

In 18 days it will be Halloween aka TIME FOR candy! 

In my office it's always time for candy =) lol ! 

I came across this list from celiac.org and I thought I should share it with y'all !

How great is this list? Amazing right ! 

If you don't find a candy you are looking for GOOGLE it!!!!! Don't eat it because you think it's safe ...eat it because you know it's safe !

Better safe than sorry !

www.celiac.org

gluten free candy list.

in this case sharing is caring!

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Happy CELIAC DISEASE Awareness Day

   Happy CELIAC DISEASE Awareness day!

As you all know Today is Celiac awareness day... well in my world that is everyday!!!

I constantly live ...eat...breath...read....watch....gluten free and celiac everyday!

I'm not alone in that journey anymore. 

I feel so blessed having such awesome people in my life...they help me educate others. There are times where I have to stick up for myself but it's gotten easier.

all we can do is EDUCATE<----

Don't Stress

Just know you are not alone :)

xo

eli

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Outward reactions

Outward reactions ARE real<----
We don't all have them....But I'd just like to address it.

I am in a  support group on Facebook and I asked the women....
"How many of you have dealt with outward reactions?"
you would be surprised at what they all had to say.
to sum it up at least 10 of the women that responded said "yes in one shape or form they have had them."

For example:

• Age spots
• Puffy eyes
• Rash
• Canker sores
• Hair loss
• Dermatitis
• Edema
• Itchy irratation

Sympotoms vary.... but those are a few OUTWARD REACTIONS.

 I read someone's blog and I was mad because they said we don't have outward reactions ....
(I'm sorry but everyone is different so her  writing that isn't helping a new person trying to figure out what to eat and what to do now that they have been diagnosed with celiac disease) And they even Quoted a "doctor" who said we don't have reactions!

ummm okay???!!! lets pause for a second.
I don't know if y'all remember my rant from a couple weeks back about doctors.
Here's a refresher. THEY AREN'T ALWAYS RIGHT!

I'm not saying that I am always right but I am saying I know my body!
I know when what happens when gluten has touched my body.

I put on a brand of gluten filled lipstick and my mouth turned into the nutty professor....
I put on gluten filled mascara and my eyes wouldn't stop running .....
I used gluten filled shampoo and my head literally was on fire.

 my reactions started after my body was clean from gluten.
I'd say about 2 years after I was diagnosed .
I just want to urge you stop and think...maybe the reason you are feeling off one day is
Be cause you used a GLUTEN filled lotion or whatever.

Don't you want your body to feel good ?
I don't know you all and I want your bodies to feel good!

Please be AWARE  of what you use.
ALWAYS read labels .
Go that extra mile for yourself!

Thank you for taking the time and reading my blog.

  

Xo eli

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please dont stop :)

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My Gluten free conscious box

Just call me Eli the explorer. Okay don't do that !!!
I love Instagram ! I have an addiction. I think hash tags are fun!
So every so often I will look up #glutenfree #celiacdisease and so on....I'm not sure if that's how I stumbled on www.Consciousbox.com or not but let me tell you about it now!

I absolutely love it!!!!!
Like it says on the website "Its Healthy, Natural Alternatives for Every Product in Your Life"

So far I have received July and August's conscious box and I think they are an awesome way to find new Gluten free products!
Something's I never herd of or thought of buying and now they are on my wishlist.

Inside my gf conscious box were things like 
Hydration factor 
Organic flavrz
Ultima replenishers
CHOCOLATE <------
Chickenpoop Chapstick (lol) contains NO POOP!
Eye drops
Mints 
Cleaners (for your dishwasher or dishes)
Toothpaste ;)
Tea,tea, tea and more Tea!
Mrm relax-all
Food bars 
.......And more

It's kinda like a subscription to a magazine you get billed once a month and it comes right to your home!
I Definitely would recommend this to anyone who could ! =) it's so worth the 20 bucks !
   


I wish I had found it  In the beginning of my gluten free journey. 
Go check it out. Let me know if you liked it :) 



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HELLO AUGUST :)

Happy August!!!!!
I can't believe it's already here!!!
Where does the time go???

Erika reached her goal on kickstart (that's awesome news)

www.celiacandthebeast.com

I can't wait to get my hands on that book ;)
I'm addicted to books, even if I don't read them everyday.
You can ask my bestfriend Veronica she laughs at means says of course your buying a new book.
But in this books case I'm sure she's either going to purchase it also or hound me to finish it so she can read it too! ;)

In other news my PUBLIX (I know it's not MINE...but it's next to my job lol)  just started selling Glutino's chocolate chip cookies (www.glutino.com)  which I'm obsessed with <3 <3 <3
They also started selling Tyson's gluten free chicken nuggets ( www.tysons.com ) and evol food ( and its name cracks me up) I haven't had time to try all the products yet but the teriyaki chicken was pretty good. :) so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I am sure they had alot more but my basket was starting to get heavy so i stopped shopping. just wanted to share because it made me happy.

Anyway....
while I couldn't sleep......I stumbled upon these fun facts which I have Posted on my Facebook already. In case you didn't see.....

www.udisfood.com
 and www.Pintrest.com

I Hope I Make a difference in your eyes.....I hope you can  understand me a little more (and people like me)
I will continue to write and I will try not to let 3 weeks go by again.
I am aware this is a really short blog. My next one will be longer :)

thank you for reading I appreciate your support.

what would you like to read about?

 I LOVE when you email me and tell me your stories!

please dont stop :)

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"EDUCATE UNTIL YOU TURN GREEN! "

PS: www.Glutenfreewitheli.blogspot.com is moving to www.glutenfreewitheli.com I will let you know as soon as everything is ready.

xoxoxoxoxox

The Truth of the matter is I'm Complicated

I live eat and breath gluten free

And it can be frustrating<------

I appreciate all the positive feed back on my blog I really do <3 .

When someone is dealing with celiac disease it can get exhausting repeating yourself.

I mean I love educating people about celiac disease ...

But there comes a day where I just wish I was NORMAL <--- Like the other day......

  I went to the gym with some girlfriends and as we are heading out they have a smoothie table set up...I already know those smoothies aren't gluten free so I don't bother but my friend stop and the guy on the corner of the table proceeds to ask me if I would like a smoothie I say "no thanks" ...he was very persistent..."are you sure bleh bleh bleh" ....I then ask does it contain Gluten (that's right I Used the G Word) and he looks dumbfounded ( just the look I wasn't in the mood for ) and then I smiled and said another polite pass he said he thinks they have something gluten free but at the store not in the samples. I commend him for trying at the end but i already felt defeated by GLUTEN. I hate feeling like a brat when I ask "does it contain gluten?" I shouldn't but I do  bleh bleh bleh and that look I get I really try to be positive...and Appreciate that I am Not alone anymore My Gluten free fam bam is there to share these moments with me.

what would you like to read about?
 I LOVE when you email me and tell me your stories!

please dont stop :)

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"EDUCATE UNTIL YOU TURN GREEN! " 
PS: www.Glutenfreewitheli.blogspot.com is moving to www.glutenfreewitheli.com

PPS. www.celiacandthebeast.com still needs our help! she has reached her first goal!
Keep it up!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/844349998/gluten-free-lifestyle-book-launch-for-celiac-and-t 

xoxo
-Eli
Eli

Vacation all I ever wanted!!!!!!!

I LOVE MY ISLAND!!!!!!!
(this blog is ALL ABOUT MY VACATION IN Puerto Rico)

a place....Full of love....life ..... beautiful people and FOOD!!!! did I mention gluten free food too!

lets just say I ate ALOT OF RICE....RED BEANS....MOFONGO!!!!  Delish!!!

Day 1.
We got to play Tourist for the day (what am I saying for the WHOLE TRIP)

El Morro in San Juan PR

Family



my Brother in law  Photo bombing......lol Robby



At the end of the day the whole family went to dinner. I was the only one Allowed to Eat MOFONGO because Everyone was going on the Mofongo and mojito Tour the next day. (YES THAT'S GLUTEN FREE BABY!!!!)

I didn't go on the tour because my Cousin was getting her black belt and I wanted to see her Kick BUTT!!!

Day 2.

we toured a little of old San Juan ...I left mid day with my Tio (uncle)



www.getshoppedpr.com

Andrea Hickson's Review:

The History & Culinary Mofongo & Mojito tour was a lot of fun.  We started out the History tour by walking throughout Old San Juan.  Our tour guide was informative and took time to stop and point out interesting facts about the landmarks in Old San Juan as well as the formation of Puerto Rico as a whole.  One of my favorite parts of the tour was walking outside the wall and coming back in through Calle Fortaleza.  The view was breathtaking.

When the waking tour was over, we participated in a cooking class where we learned to make Mofongo stuffed with chicken while enjoying a refreshing Mojito. Mofongo is made of fried, mashed, green plantains.  We each mashed the plantains ourselves with a mortar and pestle or "Pilon" and seasoned it with butter and garlic.  The meal was delicious and it was a perfect way to end our fun tour.

My counsin Geraliz recieved her black belt .after we got back to tio's house....everyone was there waiting for our road trip to RINCON!!!

Day 3. and Day 4.

SPA DAY!!!!! Courtesy of GetshoppedPR! We were pamperd all morning and afternoon.

Nails,feet,massage ! Can we say AMAZING?!

THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN FAMILY.
We took Millions of pictures,we laughed , we sang,we danced and we had one heck of a water fight!
This vacation might as well be my favorite vacation of all time....that's why I am sharing it with you all.
I actually just spoke with my tio over the phone and told him I dream of them all every night since I left.
What a beautiful feeling to be surrounded by amazing people who love you.


Side note: Elsie bought me some gluten free goodies just to make sure that I was taken care of! she's so amazing!




Don't you love me rockin my little Cousins sandals & eating my Gluten free veggie chips! 

I didn't want to leave. I miss my family so much.
until or next vacation.

thank you for reading xoxo

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