Gluten Free Event at Jungle Jim's

FYI....in the Jungle Jim's ad...

Friday Aug 21, 2009
Gluten Free Event
Samples from 10a-4p
Specialized diet vendors to be represented:

allerenergy
allergy free foods
celiac specialists
mediterranean bake
house lori bakes
wan's

Jungle Jim's Natural Foods Dept
Call Lenard at 513-674-6088

Address:‎

5440 Dixie Hwy
Fairfield, OH 45014

What and Where

I decided that I would post the general list of what I have stored and where I purchased them.

Grains:

White Rice from Sams Club and LDS Cannery
Mighty Tasty GF Hot Cereal direct from Bob's Red Mill
Gifts of Nature GF Oats from Amazon.com
Arborio Rice from Purcell Mountain Farms
Sweet Rice from Purcell Mountain Farms
Quinoa Flakes from Purcell Mountain Farms
Millet from Purcell Mountain Farms and Walton Feed
Sorghum from Purcell Mountain Farms
Better Batter Flour from Better Batter
Basmati Rice from Sams Club
Quinoa from bulkfoods.com and Walton Feed
Popcorn from Sams Club
Rice Pasta from Jungle Jims
Cream of Rice from Meijer
Cream of Buckwheat from Jungle Jims
Cornstarch from GFS and Walton Feed
Potato Starch from Honeyville Grain
Tapioca Stach from bulkfoods.com and CAM Market
Almond Meal from Honeyville Grain
Buckwheat from Walton Feed



Beans:
Fava Beans from Purcell Mountain Farms
Garbanzo Beans from Walmart and Walton Feed
Pinto Beans from LDS Cannery
Black Beans from LDS Cannery
Great Northern Beans from LDS Cannery
Refried Beans (dried) from LDS Cannery
Kidney Beans from Walton Feed
Red Beans from Walton Feed
Navy Beans from Walton Feed



Other:
Lentils from Walmart and Walton Feed
Potato Flakes from LDS Cannery
Diced Potatoes from Walton Feed

Most of my bulk items are stored in large mylar bags inside 5 gallon buckets. Once I open the 5 gallon buckets, I store the grains/beans, etc in half gallon Mason jars or mylar pouches.

I also have a NutriMill, which I could not live without!!!

What have you done to get started on your food storage?

GF 72 hour kits

Gluten & Dairy Free 72 hour kit

Contents:
3 Larabars
1 pkg Lundberg Rice Cakes
1 bag of GF Granola (like Bakery on Main)
4 Beef Jerky
1 Can of Chicken or Tuna
1 box of Mary’s Gone Crackers
2 cans of Dinty Moore Beef Stew
1 can of Hormel Chili
2 Applesauce
2 Canned Fruit
3 Fruit Leather
3 Fruit Roll-up or Fruit Snacks
2 boxes of raisins
2 boxes of Pacific Almond Milk
1 juice box
1 container of Country Time Lemonade
1 jar of Peanut or other Nut Butter
1 small jar of Honey
1 gallon of water
1 Big-E Cup of Eclipse Gum
Condiments: Jelly, Mayo, Mustard, Pickle Relish

Menu:
Day 1
Breakfast: 1 Larabar, 1 Applesauce
Lunch: 2 Beef Jerky, 1 Canned Fruit
Dinner: 1 can of Beef Stew, 4 crackers
Snack: 1 box of raisins, 1 fruit leather, peanut butter & honey, gum
Drink: Almond Milk, Lemonade/Water

Day 2
Breakfast: 3 Rice Cakes w/ Jelly, GF Granola
Lunch: Chicken Salad w/ crackers
Dinner: Chili, 4 crackers
Snack: 2 fruit roll-up/fruit snacks, peanut butter & honey, gum
Drink: 1 juice box, Lemonade/Water

Day 3
Breakfast: 1 Larabar. 1 Applesauce
Lunch: 2 Beef Jerky, 1 Canned Fruit
Dinner: 1 can of Beef Stew, 4 crackers
Snack, 1 box of raisins, rice cakes with peanut butter & honey, gum
Drink: Almond Milk, Lemonade/Water

Why Gluten Free Food Storage is Important

About a year ago, we discovered that our youngest daughter, E, carries both Celiac genes (DQ2 and DQ8). She is very gluten intolerant (even though she's never eaten any gluten) as well as very dairy intolerant.

That was the beginning of our journey through Celiac disease. We found out over the next year that our other daughter, B, is also gluten intolerant. Even after more than 6 months GF, she is still lactose intolerant. We also discovered that I am also gluten intolerant.

It was during all this that I decided to get more involved in our ward's food storage. Now, I have been actively storing food for about 10 years. I started with a tiny closet in my apartment in college. Now, I have a good size storage space for my food storage.

I discovered that most of the food storage recommendations revolved around gluten containing grains and dairy. This posed a huge problem for my family.

So, for the last year I have tried to find and create the best resources for my situation.

I have created a Yahoo Group called LDSallergies to help with any kind of food issues and food storage. If you are interested, join us: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LDSallergies/join

I used this basic reccomendation:
http://glutenfreeheaven.blogspot.com/2008/03/gluten-free-food-storage.html

You could also use these basic reccomendations:
http://www.providentliving.org/content/display/0,11666,7498-1-4070-1,00.html

Then, I customized it for my family. I will post those later.

I also realized that a fully stocked 72 hour kit was really essential for my family. I will post the GF 72 hour kit info as well.

Please feel free to share any thoughts or resources you have found, as we can never find enough!