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Lentils? Really?


Nikki2777

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I’ve adapted pretty well to my diagnosis 5 years ago, all things considered. One thing that helps is that pre-diagnosis, I always loved to eat and cook with a lot of naturally Gluten Free foods, like beans. 

Well I contacted a company last week regarding a delicious looking product I saw at my local specialty store  - a dal, basically a lentil based mash to put over rice.  I saw that several other company products were labeled  gluten-free, but not the dals. They told me that lentils are often stored and processed with wheat so, like oats, the only safe lentils are certified lentils.  Is this true?  I eat a ton of Indian food and cook with lentils all the time.  I’ve never heard this - please tell me it’s not true!  And what about my other beans?

My world is shaken...

 

 

 

 

 


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According to the Gluten Free Watchdog there can be issues with even certified gluten free lentils:

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Like beans, I prefer to wash and sort carefully and cook them from scratch.  

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