On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 9:47:11 AM UTC-7, notbob wrote:
> This seems to be the latest fad since the bogus Atkins "no/low-carb"
> nonsense. Or did I miss one?

My friend's late mother was the first "gluten-free" person I knew
Born in 1920, she didn't realize she had celiac sprue until after
the war, because bread was strictly rationed.

When she came to visit, my friend got out the gluten-free cookbook,
and potlucks were barred for the duration, lest someone inadvertently
bring gluten.

Another friend had had "poopoo" problems for decades, until her
doctor advised her to try going gluten-free. The problems cleared up.

As far as Atkins goes, I dropped over 20 lb by eating mostly
complex carbs.

> I bought a bag o' Udi's Classic
> Hamburger Buns (gluten-free). At $3.99 per pkg, I thought I was
> buying an 8-pak. Nope. Four buns at $1 ea!! I liked Udi's organic
> hot-dog buns, but was not expecting $1 per bun for a no wheat flour
> burger bun. Granted, it held up to a very juicy burger w/ tomatoes,
> sweet relish, etc, but a buck per bun!? C'mon.

Why buy it if you don't need it? You know what corn bread and rice
cakes are like. That bun was probably specially engineered for
structural strength without gluten.


> WTF is the deal with
> gluten-free? Is everyone allergic to GMO wheat or jes wheat in
> general.
>

My friend's mom was diagnosed with celiac sprue decades before GMO.