larry mac

The first thing I do in a case like this (outlandish claim) is see what they're selling. It doesn't take long. Sarah the healthy home economist is selling product links and advertising.

"Please contact Sarah at thehealthyhomeeconomist.com for a Media Kit.

Please Note: The Healthy Home Economist is part of the Real Food Media online magazine. We have paid sponsors. Unfortunately, this precludes us from doing unpaid promotions or reviews for free product."

Ie, she doesn't talk about anything she's not getting paid for.

The exciting and important news about a so-called coffee/gluten connection was revealed to her at a paleofx12 conference ( an alternative health and nutrition "disipline" based on evolutionary study (or somesuch) where she saw dr. david clark speak. He's not really a doctor, he's a chiropractor. Thus the titles of functional this and functional that in his bio. He's also selling stuff. Books and whatnot.

There's always people out there trying to make a living duping the gullible.

Try not to be the gullible!

best regards, lm

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Threads that start with the declaration "fill in the blank" is NOT gluton free, with no more justification than "it had to be  because everything else I ate yesterday was safe". And the product clearly contains no gluten ingredients.

Another one. "The person on the phone wouldn't confirm it was gluten-free". So it must have gluten, right?

best regards, lm

Happy belated birthday RWG!

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Monday - Friday it's a quick bowl of Chex with 2% milk. And coffee of course (with Truvia).

Weekends might be either buttered toasted Udi's bread, or toasted Udi's bagel, with jam or agave syrup. And perhaps eggs & bacon. Or breakfast tacos with scrambled eggs, bacon, cheese, and homemade salsa.

best regards, lm

I think we drifted a little from the Reeses topic. And I certainly didn't intend to  offend anyone.

But, they might get that impression from people having reactions to labeled gluten free products that are made in a completely gluten-free facility, for instance. The manufacturers may be asking themselves, what do we have to do to satisfy all these people?

best regards, lm

Dear Shauna,

What a terrific post! I wish I had your elegance and graciousness. I thought you explained your particular situation, or category, very well. Yeah, I can see where if you tried just the "reading labels" thing, and it doesn't work for you, you have to take more extreme care.

I guess I feel like I don't want newbe's to automatically think they have to do that. You know, get the wrong impression from the more extreme posts on this forum. Everyone should do exactly what you did. Try just reading labels, and if that doesn't work try something else.

I don't want everyone to think all Celiacs are extreme nut-cases. I feel like I'm fighting for some moderation and common sense sometimes. I apologize if I inadvertainly step on some toes along the way. I will try to be more sensitive (no pun intented) to the more sensitive here.

best regards, lm

I miss going to Hooters and having a big 'ol platter of hot wings and a big frosty mug of Fosters on tap!

best regards, lm

Diagnosed at 55, after 2 years sick and three doctors.

Am convinced the "trigger" was this chain of events:

1) Got bad cold.

2) Went to Doctor, got antibiotics.

3) Cold got better, but got major bad GI problems.

4) Went back to Doctor, diagnosed with C-Diff., got powerfull antibiotics to fight C-Diff.

5) C-Diff cured, but GI symptoms, albiet milder than C-Diff, started probably a few months later and continued 2 years until diagnosed with Celiac by blood tests, endoscopy, and biopsies. Got miraculously better same day went on gluten-free diet.

best regards, lm

One really has to read the ingredients carefully for the words wheat, barley, rye, and malt. That goes for every product you buy at the store. It becomes automatic after a while.

best regards, lm

I use those foods or products and haven't had a problem in almost four years. Obviously I'm not an extremely sensitive Celiac.

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I've tried many brands of gluten-free hamburger buns, and these are the best so far IMO. Nice look, kind of a swirly, kaiser top. Wheat, soy, dairy & nut free. 100% whole grains. Lots of interesting ingredients. Contains eggs. From Loveland, CO.

best regards, lm

Please correct me if I'm mistaken, but I think Taco Bell taco meat (not the so-called street tacos meat) contains oats. Probably as part of the thickener. Since oats can be contaminated with wheat, they might be reluctant to call it gluten-free.

Personally, I think the level of potential contamination resulting from this small an amount of oats would be inconsequential (to me). You'd probably get more gluten from the workers handling the flour tortillas.

I handle bread and gluten items on a daily basis (preparing food for my wife). Haven't been glutened once. YMMV.

best regards, lm

Hate to be a kiljoy, but I'm not a fan of this look/color scheme. Not at all. Do not like the white, blue, and green combination as it is now. Please, please, please try to recreate the old forum look, request suggestions from forum members for ideas to improve this skin, or provide a choice of skins. Thanks.

best regards, lm

This is the Gluten-Free Celiac Disease Forum. If one has Celiac disease, one doesn't consume gluten. Wheat, Barley, & Rye contain gluten. Beer is made from malted barley. Celiacs don't drink beer. Perhaps you people don't have Celiac Disease.

best regards, lm

is pop secret microwave popcorn gluten free?

g73,

Well, as I don't eat Pop Secret I don't really know. I have eaten a bag of Pop Weaver Extra Butter five days a week for several months and haven't had any kind of reaction that I can tell. Plus there is no mention of wheat in the ingredients. It warns about containing milk ingredients and being manufactured in a facility that handles peanuts and tree nuts. To me that doesn't sound like wheat gluten. It has natural and artificial flavors and color added, but I don't think there's any wheat gluten in that either (but that's just my assumption).

Oh, I just did a search on Google.com for Pop Secret. Here's the result.

http://www.generalmi....aspx?catID=74#

It is a General Mills product. There are 20 varieties. None list any wheat ingredients, warns of wheat, or mentions being processed in a facility that handles wheat. If you click on each product, you will see a picture of the box and the ingredients. If you look at all 20, you will see that the two Cheddars contain MSG, considered by some to be a toxic poison (but apparently taste delicious with cheese, salt, butter, and oil).

best regards, lm