You added pumpkin to pancake mix? Shouldn’t you credit Kath for that recipe? She had is published in Oprah’s magazine.

Yes, that’s sarcasm.

My work neighbor has Celiac, and I know gluten free for him is hard sometimes (no morning breakfast burrito runs with the men from the office), but he’s found great replacments and new foods over the years. The Enjoy Life (n’joy life?) brand is one of his faves – granola, cookies, crackers, even chocolate chips that are dairy/soy/gluten free and have really clear labels so you don’t “have” to read every ingredient to triple check.

Interesting….Best of luck to ya!!

Your breakfast looks super yummy –GF or not 🙂

Hey Caitlin! Sorry to hear that its tough to be GF outside of your home and the pumpkin pancakes look delish… I must try it! Another thing is… I don’t feel comfortable that you say your husband is a chinese medical doctor. I have a wonderful acupuncturist myself but 2-3 years of acupuncture training doesn’t earn them a medical license or anything close to it. They’re more a licensed specialist. I hope you take it into consideration.

Last weekend we made waffles with GF Bisquick and they were delicious. Couldn’t tell a difference. And I found the mix at Target! Also – Trader Joes has GF brownie mix. I bought it on accident a couple years ago, followed the directions and they were horrible. A couple months ago, an employee at Trader Joes told us the ingredient measurements on the package are wrong (the oil and water amounts should be flip flopped). We made them the way she told us and they were SUPER yummy!

I’m glad to see other GF commenters here!

I used to read your blog sporadically, but since you’ve made the change to mostly-GF, I’ve become a regular reader. I have recently been diagnosed with Celiac disease, after visiting doctors and specialists for fourteen years with no solid answers.

I know exactly how difficult it can be to eat food from anywhere but your own kitchen. It’s frustrating and I’ll freely admit to crying in restaurants after searching the menu for something safe. It’s a tough lifestyle- but it’s just that: a lifestyle. Not a diet that you can eventually go off of or have an occasional cheat. That’s what keeps me from falling off the wagon. My health is at risk; not just my figure.

I wish you the best of luck with your GF endeavors! There’s a good amount of support here in Charlotte, so don’t be afraid to reach out.

Those pancakes look sooo good! I definitely think it can be hard to be gluten-free outside of the home. Especially if you don’t have major symptoms to kick your butt.

I actually noticed I wasn’t that sensitive at first. But once I went completely gluten-free, it became impossible to “cheat” without major pain. Now that my body has pretty much healed it REBELS if I eat gluten. Not fun. Thankfully there are awesome yummy gluten-free things too. I just tried gluten-free vegan cupcakes yesterday that my best friend made and they were better than any “normal” cupcake I’ve ever had!

Pancakes are one of the few things I enjoy pumpkin in. Every time you post something with grilled bananas I remind myself I need to try that asap. Did you post the method you use to make them someplace on your blog? I’m putting bananas on my shopping list right now.

You should try Picky Bars http://www.pickybars.com/ – they’re gluten free and made by professional athletes. I love them and I don’t have celiac disease or gluten intolerance.

droooooool…. LOVE pumpking ANYTHING!

I’m going to have to try this!

PS- I’m curious to the medications your husband subscribed. I’ve been able to pick up Chinese herbal supplements w/o a prescription, no problem. Just confused since one sentence mentions supplements and the next says medications. In my head, those are different things. When I think of medications and prescriptions, I think of Western medicine, not Chinese. But then again, the extent of my Chinese medicinal knowledge is second hand.

I’m wondering do you have celiac disease then? Because I was tested and don’t have it, but I was confirmed as intolerant. My understanding was that if I’m intolerant I am not doing damage to my body if I do “cheat” every once in a while.

Your blog is the only “Healthy Living” blog that I still read, since to be honest, I’m just not that interested in other people’s eats anymore. 🙂 What I do like about yours is the positivity and the pro-body image messages etc. Which I’m stating lest this comment come across as Mean Girl, which it’s not intended to be.

I have a severe intestinal/bowel disease, which literally dominates every aspect of my life, and – BELIEVE me – I understand what it means to have inflammation in your gut. (Although having gone gluten-free for two years and finding that in the end it made little difference to me, my problem not being Celiac Disease, I freely eat a lot of gluten – as long as it’s white bread and nothing grainy or seedy, I’m generally okay in that regard). I’ve had almost every test and procedure related to GI health under the sun (and after three years of being bed-ridden half the time, I’m still only partially diagnosed and experimenting with a treatment programme, diet restrictions and pain management), and I’m just a bit puzzled as to why you think you have inflammation and a gluten intolerance if you, quote, “had no physical symptoms”. If you have no physical symptoms of GI inflammation, to be honest it seems like you probably don’t have any, and if you’re not experiencing ANYTHING along the lines of vomiting, diarrhea, blood in your stools, or pain that it literally worse than labour, you probably don’t have a problem with gluten. I really wouldn’t eliminate so many common foodstuffs from your diet if you don’t have to. Gluten isn’t like excess salt or saturated fat, there’s no need to limit it if you don’t have any physical adverse response to it.

Anyway, again, apologies if that comes across as rude, it’s honestly not meant to be! I just find it a bit puzzling.

From what I’ve read and spoken to doctors about is that you can NOT have celiac disease but still suffer from gluten intolerance. Also, most people who suffer from celiac or intolerance are symptom free until they give it up and really see how it was affecting them. We have been told to do a 10 day gluten free diet to see if it makes a difference in my daughters different issues including food allergies and extremely severe excema. She has been tested for celiac and the test was negative. I think you are doing the right thing Caitlin…especially considering the fact that your husband IS a doctor and this is what he recommends.

well, I laughed Christina, totally understood your intention with that one–didn’t read it as a downplay towards Kath at all (whom I love!).

I see a lot of bloggers say they are going off gluten but are very inconsistent. It takes a consistent effort to notice a difference with gluten. You can’t cheat or it just won’t work. I suggest not eating out for awhile and bringing food with you when you go on day long events instead of getting tempted by what’s around. It’s a hard change, but one that you have to really embrace fully to notice a different in my experience.