Passover

[Ellen]

What will it take to get any matzah like product made for persons with celiac?

[aklap]

Hi Ellen,

Have you seen this?

http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com/2007/03/mission-possible-gluten-free-mock-matzo.html

[aklap]

Or these...

Shemura Oat Matzos

www.glutenfreeoatmatzos.com

Thanks Amy for finding these!

[Budapest]

Another option: MatzahOnline.com

Have a kosher and happy Pesach!

[Ellen]

Glad to see some without oats...even if you have to bake them yourself. What a hassle but thankfully someone figured it out. B"H

From a friend who sends out regular emails and posts at delphi forum:

The Acme supermarket in Narberth, PA (western suburb of Phila) was remodeled to accommodate the growing Orthodox community. Consequently, they are VERY well-stocked with Passover foods. In lieu of the few choices in the past, there must have been at least 15 different dessert products I could have purchased - all of which said GLUTEN FREE or NON-GEBROKTS and are made primarily from potato starch .. So many choices, so few calories/carbs for my daughter with diabetes to expend! LOL....I stood there saying to my husband "do I/don't I?" Just for clarification, this too was posted at the Delphi forum & explains why MATZO is NOT for celiacs:

Kosher for Passover is not enough. It has to say "non-gebrokts" which means that none of the five grains was used that are not allowed (they happen to include wheat, oats, barley, and rye in there, which is why it works for celiacs). If it contains matzo meal (FROM WHEAT), DO NOT BUY IT!

On the other hand, it was SOOOOOOOOO nice to see so many packages with GF on them! Additionally, we eat the Dr Prager's broccoli pancakes and spinach pancakes all year long (even though they contain oats), but I wanted to buy her (I'm NOT the one with celiac but have eaten GF since her dx in 2003) the GF ones. I finally found them, BUT instead of the usual NINE, there are only SIX in the package. I didn't bother to compare prices - since I figured they'd likely be the same! Nonetheless, they're low fat and very tasty when overcooked. Also for those in southern NJ, a Kosher friend mentioned she hadn't gone to the Acme, but instead traveled to the Shop Rite in Cherry Hill http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/ethnic/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003531575 (http://www.progressivegrocer.com/progressivegrocer/ethnic/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003531575)
for their "Kosher Experience" department which has EVERYTHING you could imagine for Passover- which I'm surmising means they too must have these same GF options.

Just as when nutritional labeling became the "norm" a few yrs after *** diabetes dx in 1992- which made our life much more manageable - I'm equally grateful for the huge growth in the GF market, whether at Passover, or throughout the year. As always, KNOWLEDGE is power & the more people KNOW about the GF community, the more restaurateurs and manufacturers will seek to tap into the "power" of that expanding consumer base!!
regards
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