Wife wants to go Gluten Free

This is grounds for divorce.

I went grain-free for about a year. I was really, really annoying. I vote that you put your foot down.

I also read Wheat Belly and tried that for a bit. My family eats different things than I do and I am ok with it. I say support her, what can you lose

My husband has had to go gluten free and it is a real pain in the behind for him - I eat wheat but have to take care when preparing meals eg
no using flour to thickening gravies/sauces
checking stock cubes as they often contain gluten
no ready made mustard/sauces/ketchup
checking beers
chocolate bars and candy - eg Mars bars - contain gluten

He buys gf bread which he likes and I bought some gf flour to bake with - makes nice cake.

I personally would not go gf free unless I had to

Honestly, I would try to convince her that it's excessive and unnecessary. It's faddish to say that gluten is the devil, unless you have an intolerance or allergy. There's no reason to restrict it. Can you appeal to logic/science with her? If my spouse was trying to do something faddish, I would try to show him how it's unnecessary.

If she's emotionally attached to the idea and logic won't bring her around, show her how your lifestyle is providing you with success. Work hard and your results will speak for themselves.

Chances are that she hasn't yet realized just how many things contain gluten and she'll give up on her own.

I am gf due to wheat allergy. My husband and kids are not - generally we eat gf dinners together because it's easy to cook 1 meal vs 2. My family is still able to eat gluten such as bread for sandwiches and does not have to worry about eating out or at other's homes. Be supportive and open to trying some alternatives but know that you can cook gf pretty easily with naturally gf foods by sticking to protein, veggies, anad a starch such as rice or potatoes. Try meal planning together and be concious of her goals when choosing to eat out. Good Luck!

This is grounds for divorce.

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I go as gluten-free as I can stand to (it reduces various symptoms); I tried totally gluten-free for a bit, and I honestly respect Celiacs for what they go through.

I avoid grains like they're plagues, the live-in bf eats bread every day. He'll eat toast (ohmygodifknlovetoast), I refrain. When he goes shopping he looks at labels for me and buys what I can eat but buys whatever gluten-y goodness for himself. When we have burgers or dogs he eats the buns I eat just the meats. As someone else already said, I don't see the issue.

I restricted my diet in January and most of February from bread, pasta, potatoes, rice, oil, and dairy. It was probably the toughest dietary thing I have ever done. I am hypoglycemic with the majority of my immediate family being diabetics and several with celiac. I thought I was going to have a rougher time with it and I wont lie, the first two weeks I though I was close to being homicidal but I found once all the crap was out of my system, I felt incredible. I slowly introduced items back into my diet and decided that I would stay gluten free and restrict starch as best as I could however my spouse still eats the same as he always did.

If your wife prepares the meals and is willing to make the choice for herself and respect that you do not wish to do the same, then there shouldn't be an issue, depending on how strict she is going to be on herself and not force you to do the same. I also read wheat-belly and IMO there is some things claimed that seem a bit exaggerated to me and there are other reviews that say the same but if she feels better then she should do it. I'm sure you can work something out together but I do hope she also respects that you may not want to change over your diet completely.

Good luck!!

I love the things like water and fruit that say "gluten free"

I do not understand these things.

I won't support products with idiotic or "feel good" labels with crap like this...or if I do, I constantly ***ch about them on my feed...