Of Celiac, Survival, and Super Lake Jan 2011

Celiac:

Survival:

SuperLake

"Every time you eat gluten, said Dr. Juan Pablo,

you do damage to your intestines.

You can never eat gluten again."

With these words I started researching

gluten-free foods on the internet, cleaned out the fridge and

cupboards, changed the dogs food to a rice based kibble,

and ate nothing but eggs, bananas, and peanut butter.

After a week of this, it was time to try to find something to eat!

Over by Ajijic there is a market that carries literally tons of

imported foods and a small health food store

specializing mostly in vitamins and supplements.

I figured the best bet was the imported foods emporium, Super Lake.

I poured over the ingredients list on every product that interested me -

in Spanish!

Everything was expensive.

In the narrow aisles, I was in everyone's way.

Completely overwhelmed, I left,

buying nothing but more eggs and some rice pasta.

(The rice pasta was an expensive disaster.)

More research.

I found I could google 'is Heinz ketchup gluten-free'

and get pages and pages of information.

I went back to Super Lake.

I was STARVING for real food. . .bread, pasta etc.

Starting with the bread, I found only one.

(67 pesos - about $5.58US).

Made of amaranth and flax with sunflower seeds,

it makes unbelievably delicious toast.

Ok, at least now I had a bread.

Cereal.

Super Lake has a complete aisle of them,

right side and left side, endless choices. . .

for most people.

 

I have two choices.  (89.90 pesos - about $7.49US)

Let me just say, I am THRILLED to have these

two cereals - at any price!

Pasta.

Again, endless choices for most people.

My choice.

I prefer the Ancient Harvest Quinoa.

(61.50 pesos - about $5.12US)

(8 oz.)

Flours and baking mixes fill another whole row.

My choices are the gluten-free options of the Bob's Red Mill line

and over the holidays I even found gluten-free Bisquick.
(107 pesos - about $8.90US)

So, you get the picture, it's not easy.

Of course, all natural foods, fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, and poultry

are safe, as long as they are not marinated, spice-rubbed,

or otherwise altered with a substance containing gluten.

Every time I shop Super Lake I find more and more

gluten-free products.

 THANKS, PANCHO!