Why you should avoid "Gluten Free" products
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Except if you have been diagnosed with celiacs.0
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Funny you post that, I'm supposed to be avoiding gluten because I have an autoimmune disease so I was in the grocery store mulling over gluten free brownies yesterday because I was craving a treat. Just couldn't do it. Organic junk food. It was trying to tell me they were healthy on the box but...no.
Ended up making a concoction with an over ripe banana and some dark chocolate chips and nuts when I got home which was way healthier and did the trick.
This. People think because something is gluten free or organic it's healthy. NOT. Something is healthy for you if it fills the balance of proteins/vitamins/carbs/etc you need in a substantial way. Organic gluten free brownies do not. I'm allergic to wheat as well. Honestly everyone would be healthier if they ate a balance. Too much wheat or too much xanthan gum or too much whatever, it doesn't matter what, isn't good. Western diets are usually so unbalanced!0 -
I know it's junk food. But man, sometimes it's so blissful to be able to have a treat, as long as I'm good most of the time. We have a bakery in Austin that makes GF cake balls. It's a quarter-diameter piece of ~heaven~.
And lots of people without celiac's find they feel better when they avoid wheat. You aren't a "poser" if it makes you feel better.
But processed food is processed food. And you should eat it in moderation and not base your diet on it. Gluten free or otherwise.
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A lot of people are unaware that the tests for celiac's disease are actually still pretty inaccurate, they come up negative a lot of times and second tests will come out positive, but individuals rarely get tested twice. The tests are getting better though, hence the sudden increase in people allergic to wheat.0 -
1. Too little fiber:
Many highly processed gluten-free products and recipes are lower in fiber, and can leave you feeling hungry. Fiber is also essential for healthy bowel movements.
isn't fiber mostly just for creating more solid wastes?
fat makes for better bowel movements- I eat a fairly varied diet- and I never seek out fiber and I'm just fine- fat my friends- it does the dueces good.
As my MIL says... fat just greases up the insides to make everything move better...0 -
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I LOVE GLUTEN!!!!0
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And lots of people without celiac's find they feel better when they avoid wheat. You aren't a "poser" if it makes you feel better.
I think this sort of sums up my feelings. I feel better when I avoid artificial sugar. A little bit is fine, but if I have, for example, 2 diet cokes in a single day, I feel icky and get a headache. I don't have a problem with gluten, but heck, if someone feels better without it, more power to 'em. Plus, I've got a friend who genuinely has celiac and she's loving that it's trendy right now because it's given her more options. So bonussss.0 -
I feel better when I avoid artificial sugar.0
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lost me at "bad carbs" and "unhealthy sugars" ....
if you do not have gluten sensitivity then you do not need to eat GF free, period.0 -
EatsNotTreats wrote: »CrunchyDad wrote: »This is exactly right.
We should all eat foods that are naturally gluten free.
Yupper
why?0 -
kbangash786 wrote: »I feel better when I avoid artificial sugar.
I feel better when I drink Patron...0
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