I discovered last year that I'm gluten intolerant. As some of you know, that imposes a lot of dietary limits, especially for "convenience" foods. I just discovered a gluten-free energy bar from a small/woman-owned business in Washington: Bumblebar (http://www.bumblebar.com/). These are sweetened, but organic and vegan (so dairy free). They taste good to me and there are plenty of flavors (various nuts, lemon, chocolate).

I've read the helpful thread started by CorsairMac. Anyone else got strategies for nutrition without gluten?

I'm past menopause, blessedly through the hot flash phase, but anything with gluten gives me frequent hot flashes that taper off until it's out of my system. I've never seen that symptom mentioned anywhere, but it's absolutely reliable for me (along with general achiness, fatigue, joint pain). Offered for anyone struggling with any of those whose doctor can't seem to find an explanation.

Karen