Juice Plus Nutritional Supplements

[LaurieAnn13]

My sister-in-law has just recently started selling these products and keeps asking me to try them. She has checked into them and they have it written down that the products are gluten-free, however alot of them contain barley germ or barley bran, and oat germ or oat bran, something like that, though I can't remember EXACLTY what they were. She even called and spoke with one of the biochemists for the products and he said that these portions of the grains do not contain gluten, that the gluten comes from somewhere else in the grains. He went on to say that nothing is 100% gluten-free, that it is virtually impossible to do this... Has anyone ever heard this before?

This really concerns me because I'm one who is not ultra sensitive to gluten so if I get a tiny amount I probably would never know that I'm doing damage to my body! Yikes!

Thanks,

Laurie

[jerseyangel]

Hi Laurie--I know nothing about these products, but if I saw wording like that in the ingredients, I would run the other way. I don't mean to be harsh or blunt, but that's my take on it.

[jenvan]

I also would stay away from the products. for me, if I feel any doubt, or feel like I need an indepth explanation to understand 'why' its safe...its a sign for me to steer clear

[Felidae]

A co-worker of mine sells JuicePlus and it is very expensive. Another co-worker of mine asked her doctor about trying this product and was told why not just eat more fruits and veggies. At least you know if you buy an apple, you are getting an apple.

[LaurieAnn13]

Thanks for all the honest replies! That's basically how I was feeling, but thought I would check and see what some fellow celiac's thought...

P.S. jerseyangel - cute kitty!