I have so far gone both GF and DF. My question is do you have to be as careful with casein as you do with gluten? I ask because the only bar I can really eat since being Dairy Free is the Lara Bars. I prefer, though, the ones with the tiny chocolate chips in them. Like the Peanut Butter Cookie Chocolate Chip. But it does say that there may be traces of milk from the choc chips. Do I need to worry about it causing a reaction? I mostly ask this for future reference as right now I'm being really strict since I'm not doing so well at the moment.
I have embraced the Enjoy Life chocolate chips that I use when baking, but it's nice to have a bar in my purse for when I'm away from home for a few hours. And I would really rather eat ones I like. I can choke down the others, but I don't particularly enjoy them.
Casein Question
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IMO the answer is 'it depends' each of us are different (sucky hey??)
since being GF/DF/YF/SF i react much worse to a soy contamination than a gluten one.
and 2 years later, i can actually tolerate small amounts of dairy without any noticeable reactions.
i know that Polly can not ingest any trace of dairy at all.
about 12 months ago when things were stable, i did test it, so i knew what worst triggers were so i could manage events like eating out and eating with friends.
the other aspect of this is that sometimes you can have little bit, and have a little bit and be ok, and them whammo, you hit a level where that little bit is causing an issue.
my advice is listen to your body, if you start having symptoms, stop the bars, and when things are ok again try the bars again. If you react then the trace of milk may be causing an issue...
eating and MC is an endless maze.... just when you think you have found the solution, things change, what works now may not work in 12 months time....
since being GF/DF/YF/SF i react much worse to a soy contamination than a gluten one.
and 2 years later, i can actually tolerate small amounts of dairy without any noticeable reactions.
i know that Polly can not ingest any trace of dairy at all.
about 12 months ago when things were stable, i did test it, so i knew what worst triggers were so i could manage events like eating out and eating with friends.
the other aspect of this is that sometimes you can have little bit, and have a little bit and be ok, and them whammo, you hit a level where that little bit is causing an issue.
my advice is listen to your body, if you start having symptoms, stop the bars, and when things are ok again try the bars again. If you react then the trace of milk may be causing an issue...
eating and MC is an endless maze.... just when you think you have found the solution, things change, what works now may not work in 12 months time....
Gabes Ryan
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"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
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Melanie,
We all have our own threshold for each of our food-sensitivities. If any of those respective thresholds are exceeded, then a reaction will be triggered. In general, most of us are "about" as sensitive to casein, as we are sensitive to gluten, (provided that we are sensitive to casein - not everyone is). It's also possible to develop a tolerance to certain foods, whereby we may not have any obvious clinical symptoms, even though we produce antibodies to those foods. In most such cases, subtle symptoms may exist, though.
Tex
We all have our own threshold for each of our food-sensitivities. If any of those respective thresholds are exceeded, then a reaction will be triggered. In general, most of us are "about" as sensitive to casein, as we are sensitive to gluten, (provided that we are sensitive to casein - not everyone is). It's also possible to develop a tolerance to certain foods, whereby we may not have any obvious clinical symptoms, even though we produce antibodies to those foods. In most such cases, subtle symptoms may exist, though.
Tex
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Hi, Melanie
Interesting that a neighbor was over for dinner last night, and she brought a small present for me -- 3 Larabars, the cherry pie, the peanut butter cookie, and the apple pie. I haven't had a chance to taste them yet, but they all say "Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Non GMO, Vegan, Kosher. My friend is a demonstrator at Costco, so studies these things carefully. In fact, when they have us over for dinner, I know I am in good hands, she goes all out to make sure I'm safe.
Anyway, the local Costco carries a variety pack with these 3 flavors, also Mrs. May's Trio Bars are there, very popular, and safe if you can eat nuts.
Good luck, Beverly
Interesting that a neighbor was over for dinner last night, and she brought a small present for me -- 3 Larabars, the cherry pie, the peanut butter cookie, and the apple pie. I haven't had a chance to taste them yet, but they all say "Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Non GMO, Vegan, Kosher. My friend is a demonstrator at Costco, so studies these things carefully. In fact, when they have us over for dinner, I know I am in good hands, she goes all out to make sure I'm safe.
Anyway, the local Costco carries a variety pack with these 3 flavors, also Mrs. May's Trio Bars are there, very popular, and safe if you can eat nuts.
Good luck, Beverly