On Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 6:44:31 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
> "notbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> > This seems to be the latest fad since the bogus Atkins "no/low-carb"
> > nonsense. Or did I miss one? 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. WTF is the deal with
> > gluten-free? Is everyone allergic to GMO wheat or jes wheat in
> > general.
> >
> > Between peanut allergies, wheat allergies, and e-coli, we seem to be
> > in some sorta food Hell. Ever wonder why ppl have become allergic to
> > these foods? All the while, companies that promote genetically
> > engineered foods are refusing to inform you if they are GMO. Why are
> > they spending millions of dollars to keep us in the dark?
>
> Has nothing to do with that. There is a disease called celiac. If you have
> it, you can't eat gluten.
>
> http://www.celiac.com/
>
> It is also possible to have an intolerance or allergy to wheat and/or
> gluten. There is also a strong possibility of cross contamination of grains
> so if you have a wheat allergy, you should probably eat gluten free grains
> because that regular oatmeal you buy could have tiny particles of wheat in
> it
>
You stupid, stupid woman, oats also has gluten. So does rye (notice that
the sentence made sense without using an *And* before the word, so). Corn
does not have *gluten*.
>
--Bryan