I saw that, spewed coffee. 

 

Quote from: Macabre on March 25, 2014, 03:59:50 PM
Welcome here!

Does anyone know if Udis is safe for but allergies?

Just noting, I totally meant "nut" allergies.  Lol.

LOL Udi's is cheap compared to other gluten and egg free brands.  I guess because I have been buying it so long that I no longer balk.  I do find it interesting though that a cheap loaf of white bread made with wheat can go weeks without molding and sometimes GF cannot go hours without refrigerating before it starts molding.  Shuddering flashbacks to Ener-G bread.

My MIL buys and freezes (she will put a few slices in a bag). 

Scharr works for DS1's allergies BUT yeah, breakage is a pain.  I think in part because the lack of egg.

Yes, crazy expensive.  If interrested, I make a flax/egg  sandwich wrap, which is not really *like* bread, but a flat thing one can wrap around deli meat or cheese for a sandwich.  You can actually google it by using "wheat Belly flax sandwich wrap."  Basically ground flax, an egg, oil or butter, bit of baking powder, seasoning as desired.  Low carb and free of many allergens, except not free of egg. 

Cost is why I have not tried them.

I have no issue with wheat.  However, they had some buns that were free of my allergens and I thought it would be nice to be able to buy them instead of having to plan ahead and make my own.  So many people that have tried Udi's say they are good.

I don't know if they are expensive comparing to other wheat or gluten free breads though.

Our family has tried Udis.

The kids think the muffin products are good . . . but that my homemade is much better . . .

But what I had trouble stomaching was the cost.  Udis is too expensive.  So, we only use them in a real pinch.

Welcome Rudderbird!

Back on the topic of Udis.  We will not get into why I eat it, as I have no diagnosed allergy to wheat.    That is true, but I sometimes use Udis or Schaar products.  My comments only relate to my impression of the quality and taste of the products I have tried. 

I have had Udis a few times now.  One loaf came on the shelf, and is sold at Trader Joe's.  It was okay.  Not wheat bread, but could be used out of the bag when first opened.  As they go stale very quickly, I tend to toast to freshen.  Just lightly.  This works for me.  I only tried a mulitgrain loaf and a white sandwich loaf. 

I tried Schaar, and the loaf was all borken and so hard, and *had* to be toasted to be pallatable.  Lightly so, to soften the bread again, not toasted hard.  I did contact them about the quality, due to the borken pieces of more than half the loaf, rendering it useless for sandwiches.  They were very responsive and sent coupons, so I will use those(one is for $6.50) and give it another chance.  I think I liked the taste better, but not texture.  But similar, really. 

So, I think side by side, I would choose the udis non-frozen shelf product i got at Trader Joe's, since it was good right out fo the bag for a couple of days.  Sometimes, I just like an egg salad sandwich on soft(ish) bread.

I hope that helps you!  Welcome and glad to see your current food plan has you feeling so much better! 

The only reason we questioned is because you lumped a non-cereal grain in with fairly closely related cereal grains. It's common in the food allergen and celiac communities to list cousins in a food family together with slashes and to use serial commas for other allergens   Lots of people mistakenly think buckwheat is wheat, so we asked for clarification, that is all.


Welcome!

Rudderbird, I'm sorry you felt attacked here. I hope you stay and find the help you need. Welcome!

Thank you for the replies. I am not avoiding buckwheat because of a self diagnosis or assumption. That was a result that came back as a positive from the allergist when tested. This is the third allergist I've been to over the years. I'm not just seeing witch doctors here. I just think it's a little out of line to jump on someone regarding their diagnosis. If you applied the same logic to my sunflower allergy, you could probably question why I can eat sesame and flax with no issue. Everyone is different. Every body is different. I just think it's bad practice to jump all over members in that way. But back to the original point. I am glad to hear Udi's are a good brand.

Welcome here!

Does anyone know if Udis is safe for but allergies?

^ Right.

They were questioning buckwheat because it is usually well-tolerated, and because of that, is often included in products which might otherwise be fine for you.

Which could improve your quality of life, yes?  Being wheat-free is pretty rough, realistically, and even moreso when you have a nut or seed allergy that is life-threatening.

So I guess the question was related to the original list that you posted, which seems to indicate that after reactions, you were (skin?) tested, a short list of things was positive, and you're now avoiding them all...

yes?

But that isn't considered best practices at this point in time, even for people (like many of us here) who have MFA-- avoid what DOES cause reactions, not what might have been responsible.  That's the goal, anyway.

Hope that clears things up.

Since we're egg-free here, no really conclusive verdict on Udi's, other than to note that I thought that the one or two times I've tried the whole grain rolls, they seemed far better than much of the gluten-free products on the market.

I think you are misunderstanding TT.  We often hear from people who are avoiding buckwheat because they under the assumption it is a wheat product when they are actually unrelated.

Okay wanted to come back and add while not on my cell phone (which tends to autocorrect the words I wrote correctly and not the words I misspelled).

What you might view as unwelcoming is the product of many folks coming here that have also been diagnosed by professionals who give a long list of allergens with no real reason to avoid.  My son is one of those people who is supposedly allergic to wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, eggs, milk, soy, peanuts and tree nuts (a few others that I no longer remember).  The reality being that he is allergic only to wheat, rye, barley and egg (yes, we avoid oats because they are often wheat contaminated). 

Keep in mind that she asked because we see many others here who have a laundry list of allergens they are avoiding for no known reason.