Because of my ADD (as good as anything to blame)...I am working on several projects..

Hmmm...sorry to hear about your limitations, Gordon. I know, first hand, what it means as Lee and I are gluten free (GF as we say) since I was diagnosed as a celiac (only took docs 66 years to figure that one out). Add in diabetes, an inability to swallow all those healthy and delicious salads due to no motility in the esophagus and other allergy problems and simply eating is a hazardous activity. I feel for you, believe me.

The pickles are simply a snack which we have when hiking on a hot summer day to prevent dehydration and salt depletion from sweating/exertion (we normally climb mountain trails in the Columbia Gorge). You could substitute low sodium cheese for the pickles and drink lots of fluids.

Simply Organic makes powdered GF sauces that you can use to add some variety to veggie snacks. I discovered that you can use some of them in powdered form to sprinkle on thin sliced veggies for snacking...or dipping. Not all of them are low sodium but a surprising number of the better ones are so you might check them out.

I help out at the Gluten Free Club.com site. It's a membership site but lots of GF recipes (among other things) there that might help you with your GF diet/lifestyle.

There's a business idea that's sorely needed: GF foods, snacks, and so on that can be enjoyed away from home without a lot of hassle. The selection of good ones is quite limited, unfortunately. Getting better but still lots of room for improvement in taste, availability, and expense...not to mention travel convenience. Cook in their own containers when traveling would be great as would dehydrated GF foods minus the excess sodium. Big, and growing, market out there for those who can do it.

Sandi Bowman