<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Happy New Year everyone.. Well, the resounding consensus to my question on Stonyfield yogurt was 'it you are not absolutely sure, DON'T EAT IT!!!!'.... Below are some of the recommendations and comments. I bought some Yoplait Yumsters yesterday and they are OK...the best part for my son was that the containers had a fire truck on the side.... ------------------------- If the alcohol is distilled the gluten should be eliminated in the distilling process according to what I have read. I believe it is only malt vinegar or malt liquor that would still contain gluten. However, this is one of those areas where you need to read research and decide yourself because everyone has a different opinion/tolerance level. Yumsters yogurt (all flavors) by yoplait is GF. I believe that all Yoplait brand yogurt is GF except the ones with granola and cookies on the top. (I haven't really checked the other ones recently because my kids prefer the yumsters flavors.) ----------------------- I just wanted to share with you our experience with the Yo-Baby yogurt. My two year old was eating it and having symptoms. I called and got the same 'trace amount' answer that you did. I immediately stopped feeding it to her. I'm not sure if it's a matter of it being more than a trace or if she's that sensitive. Check with companies like Kraft and Nestle. They state that in ingredients like modified food starch, natural flavorings, vinegar, etc. if it's a hidden source of gluten it will be stated in parentheses as such. I guess we need to ask questions like 'what is the source of your natural flavor/ modified food starch/ etc.?' rather than 'Is this gluten free?' That way, we're getting specific answers to specific questions. I can't recall what product and what company, but I had called and asked 'is this gluten free?' and was told yes, but when I asked the source of a questionable ingredient, I was told they weren't sure. So how can it be gluten free?? ---------------------- I agree with your decision. Regardless of the quantity, you cannot take a chance with gluten. My daughter is very sensitive to gluten and since she is in renal failure, a bad gluten reaction can really mess up her electrolytes and put her in the hospital. If there is any chance something has any gluten in it, we take no chances. And even though she is only 6, she is very good about sticking to her diet. ---------------------- I believe the concensus is that grain alcohol (even from wheat) will NOT contain gluten unless it is added back in after distillation. Adding it back in would not normally be done unless it was something like beer. Therefore, we have been safely using flavorings containing alcohol with no problems for years. I'm not sure, but I think there was an article about this on celiac.com or perhaps it was on the St Johns celiac listserv (not the childrens list). ----------------------- I found a list online that said the following brands were safe- I would love to find a good one that is GF, sugar-free, and WHOLE milk! It seems like the demand is for low-fat, but that's not what our little ones need! Yoplait Wallaby Nancy's (sugar-free, and the honey yogurt is whole milk, but can be hard to find) Dairy Gold Cascade Fresh (also sugar-free, but only 2 whole milk flavors) ---------------------- I do not feed this product to my children because they will only eat flavored yogurt. Yoplait is gluten free. While I would like to give them an organic yougurt, I don't because I have not found one that is safe. ---------------------- Hi Laura - I am very interested in what you find out. I use to give the Stonyfield squeeze yogurts to my daughter frequently until I found out about the potential problem. Two squeeze yogurts I have confirmed are gluten- free are Horizons (all there products are gluten-free) and Go-Gurt (not exactly healthy but something she can share with her classmates). ===================== Original Message Quick question on stonyfield yogurt (makers of Yo-baby yogurt that my son LOVED before being diagnosed)....I went to their website and they say the following: "Does your yogurt contain gluten? Though we dont add gluten, there is an immeasurable amount of gluten in our yogurt, which comes from the processing of the fruit and flavors with a grain alcohol. The only flavors we can be absolutely certain have no traces of gluten are our nonfat, lowfat and whole milk plain yogurts." ...so, to this point, we have not had any since there is a chance, even a slight one, that it may contain gluten...I was just looking to get some opinions on this... I am particularly concerned about this since I believe (I am still new to this so could be wrong) most if not all flavors are produced with some sort of alcohol...I always call the manufacturer if they list 'flavorings' and have yet to find one that says that the flavorings include gluten... Not sure if I need an education on this or they do...please forward any comments and I will summarize. * Cel-Kids Web Page: http://www.enabling.org/ia/cel-kids *