Visit the Microscopic Colitis Foundation Website
http://www.breadsfromanna.com/products/ ... _rice_free
A friend of mine sent me the above link - have any of you tried these products?
Thanks,
Kari
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"My mouth waters whenever I pass a bakery shop and sniff the aroma of fresh bread, but I am also grateful simply to be alive and sniffing." Dr. Bernstein
Kari,
I tried the bread, 4 or 5 years ago, (back when I still ate bread, and back when Anna was just getting her business going, and she called her bread mixes "Manna From Anna"). Her bread was/is first rate. Unlike a lot of GF breads, that crumble away when you try to slice it, it sliced beautifully, and it was soft and moist, so it made good sandwiches. Some of the ready-made GF bread that I tried would just fall apart, and turn into instant crumbs, when I tried to use it to make sandwiches.
I notice that she's added pancake mix, (among other things), to her product line. I need to order some of it to try it out. The problem with most GF pancake mixes, is that they contain tapioca flour, and many of us can't tolerate it. Fortunately, I seem to be able to tolerate it without any problems.
Anna's bread mixes also contain tapioca flour, chickpea flour, and pinto bean flour. I'm pretty sure that the tapioca flour plays a big part in helping to hold the bread together, so that it's not crumbly. All beans and peas are legumes, and many people who are sensitive to soy, are also sensitive to legumes. I have no idea whether the tapioca flour or legume flours might be a problem for you or not.
Tex
I tried the bread, 4 or 5 years ago, (back when I still ate bread, and back when Anna was just getting her business going, and she called her bread mixes "Manna From Anna"). Her bread was/is first rate. Unlike a lot of GF breads, that crumble away when you try to slice it, it sliced beautifully, and it was soft and moist, so it made good sandwiches. Some of the ready-made GF bread that I tried would just fall apart, and turn into instant crumbs, when I tried to use it to make sandwiches.
I notice that she's added pancake mix, (among other things), to her product line. I need to order some of it to try it out. The problem with most GF pancake mixes, is that they contain tapioca flour, and many of us can't tolerate it. Fortunately, I seem to be able to tolerate it without any problems.
Anna's bread mixes also contain tapioca flour, chickpea flour, and pinto bean flour. I'm pretty sure that the tapioca flour plays a big part in helping to hold the bread together, so that it's not crumbly. All beans and peas are legumes, and many people who are sensitive to soy, are also sensitive to legumes. I have no idea whether the tapioca flour or legume flours might be a problem for you or not.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi Tex,
The amount of knowledge you've acquired and remember never ceases to amaze me!!! Thanks for the info, apparently they sell Anna's products at the Whole Foods market not far from me, so I will give it a try. At this point in time I have no idea if I'm sensitive to tapioca, I think I'm good with chickpeas - love hummus and made some yesterday. My primary goal for now is to eliminate yeast and see where that takes me.
Kari
P.S. Incidentally, my friend who sent me the link to Anna's products lives in Austin, TX :)
The amount of knowledge you've acquired and remember never ceases to amaze me!!! Thanks for the info, apparently they sell Anna's products at the Whole Foods market not far from me, so I will give it a try. At this point in time I have no idea if I'm sensitive to tapioca, I think I'm good with chickpeas - love hummus and made some yesterday. My primary goal for now is to eliminate yeast and see where that takes me.
Kari
P.S. Incidentally, my friend who sent me the link to Anna's products lives in Austin, TX :)
"My mouth waters whenever I pass a bakery shop and sniff the aroma of fresh bread, but I am also grateful simply to be alive and sniffing." Dr. Bernstein
Kari,
Sometimes I wonder about my memory, because it contradicts the written records according to other sources who should be 100% accurate. As an example, consider this mystery:
Back when dinosaurs used to roam the earth, (as one of the members of the original board used to say - does anyone here remember who that member was?), and I was in engineering school at the University of Texas at Austin, I shared a house with 3 other engineering students, (it was cheaper than living in a dorm, and had many advantages, one of which was being able to do our own cooking). One of my "housemates" discovered a new store in town, which claimed to sell healthier foods, (grown without chemicals - I don't recall if the term "organically-produced" even existed back in those days). Many of the foods were offered in bulk bins, and they had a good selection. The name of the store was "Whole Foods". This had to be somewhere between the years of 1962 and 1966, because, most of us received our Bachelor's degree in 1964, and a couple of us left school to go to work, after receiving a Master's degree, which would have been in about 1966. Anyway, the point is, only 2 of us remained, so we found it more practical to rent an apartment from that point on. IOW, I'm saying that Whole Foods started doing business between 1962 and 1966. And yet, look at what their website says about their "official" history:
Could I have dreamed that we shopped there in the early 1960s? I don't think so, because it was a very unique experience, and I can clearly recall driving to their location, (it wasn't very far from where we lived), and wondering why they chose that name, (since it was so drastically different from the names of most grocery stores in those days). By the time I left the University, in 1973, (yes, I was a professional student,
in my defense, I did teach for a couple of years), they had added at least 2 or 3 other branch stores, in other locations in Austin, (though I never visited any of those).
While I can't pin down the exact year, this had to occur in the early to mid 1960s. So why is the "official" record totally different from what I remember?
I have no idea. I'm sure they have some good, (in their viewpoint), reason for "massaging" the data, but it seems extremely odd that they would claim to have founded the store roughly 15 years later than when they actually started it.
Good luck with trying the bread
Tex
Sometimes I wonder about my memory, because it contradicts the written records according to other sources who should be 100% accurate. As an example, consider this mystery:
Back when dinosaurs used to roam the earth, (as one of the members of the original board used to say - does anyone here remember who that member was?), and I was in engineering school at the University of Texas at Austin, I shared a house with 3 other engineering students, (it was cheaper than living in a dorm, and had many advantages, one of which was being able to do our own cooking). One of my "housemates" discovered a new store in town, which claimed to sell healthier foods, (grown without chemicals - I don't recall if the term "organically-produced" even existed back in those days). Many of the foods were offered in bulk bins, and they had a good selection. The name of the store was "Whole Foods". This had to be somewhere between the years of 1962 and 1966, because, most of us received our Bachelor's degree in 1964, and a couple of us left school to go to work, after receiving a Master's degree, which would have been in about 1966. Anyway, the point is, only 2 of us remained, so we found it more practical to rent an apartment from that point on. IOW, I'm saying that Whole Foods started doing business between 1962 and 1966. And yet, look at what their website says about their "official" history:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company/history.phpCompany History
Whole Foods Market was founded in Austin, Texas, when four local businesspeople decided the natural foods industry was ready for a supermarket format. Our founders were John Mackey and Renee Lawson Hardy, owners of Safer Way Natural Foods, and Craig Weller and Mark Skiles, owners of Clarksville Natural Grocery. The original Whole Foods Market opened in 1980 with a staff of only 19 people. It was an immediate success. At the time, there were less than half a dozen natural food supermarkets in the United States. We have grown by leaps and bounds since our first store opened.
Could I have dreamed that we shopped there in the early 1960s? I don't think so, because it was a very unique experience, and I can clearly recall driving to their location, (it wasn't very far from where we lived), and wondering why they chose that name, (since it was so drastically different from the names of most grocery stores in those days). By the time I left the University, in 1973, (yes, I was a professional student,
in my defense, I did teach for a couple of years), they had added at least 2 or 3 other branch stores, in other locations in Austin, (though I never visited any of those).While I can't pin down the exact year, this had to occur in the early to mid 1960s. So why is the "official" record totally different from what I remember?
I have no idea. I'm sure they have some good, (in their viewpoint), reason for "massaging" the data, but it seems extremely odd that they would claim to have founded the store roughly 15 years later than when they actually started it.Good luck with trying the bread
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Do you wanna bet there was some change of ownership, or dispute over the name? A shop named 'Whole Foods' can be quite a different legal entity to one called "Whole Foods Market". Quite likely a partner left, or was bought out as a new partner came in - whatever. Add a subtle change of name and the new business can only claim to exist from 1980.
You could prove it by looking at old newspapers, or telephone directories if you really wanted to.
It does mess with your mind when they do things like that.
Lyn
You could prove it by looking at old newspapers, or telephone directories if you really wanted to.
It does mess with your mind when they do things like that.
Lyn
Yesterday, I went to the Whole Foods market I thought had Anna's - they had never heard of it. This morning I looked it up again on Anna's website and discovered I went to the wrong store. Today I went to the store listed on Anna's website - surprise - it was closed down!!!!! So, I will have to order her products on-line:).... Kari
"My mouth waters whenever I pass a bakery shop and sniff the aroma of fresh bread, but I am also grateful simply to be alive and sniffing." Dr. Bernstein