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Is Going Gluten Free Healthier For The Non-gluten Intolerant

clnewberry1

By clnewberry1
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clnewberry1
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I was IgG tested and positive for wheat (biospy and blood test negative) although I am researching and reading and probably early stages of celiac vs. full blown hence the negative tests.

I have been gluten free since Dec 1 so not too long at all. My husband and daughter are fine while I suspect my son has gluten intolerance also. One of the questions that I can't get answered is a gluten free diet ok for the non-gluten intolerant people in my family? I mean if one goes gluten free it seems the whole family should so there is no cross contamination. I don't want to remove foods that are healthy for them to replace with unhealthier ones so I am not really sure if eating gluten free is actually healthier for the non-gluten intolerant.

I have substituted wheat pasta with whole grain rice pasta - seems like it would be healther. Bread is gone totally because I have a yeast intolerance also and gluten free/yeast free bread is terrible. I told him that he really dosen't need buns on hotdogs or hamburgers (the kids didn't eat the buns anyway and why buy for just one person). My kids don't eat peanut butter and jelly or grilled cheese. They like tortilla's and while I have not found a good gluten free tortilla we have just had other things. So so far I haven't felt like we as a family are missing anything. However I have also had to go dairy free and I miss cheese. (Grilled cheese, Pizza, and saltines with cheese I really miss) Because of the yeast most substitute cheeses are out and my husband had a reaction to soy.

Thanks,

Crystal

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TrillumHunter Enthusiast
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It was for my family. My husband has less migraines, my oldest isn't constipated, my middle doesn't rage, and the youngest doesn't have black circles under his eyes anymore. We eat much healthier as most pre-packed and fast foods are off limits.

They were all blood tested and only the middle came back borderline. But, like many people, they do have the genes.

Hummingbird4 Explorer
Hummingbird4
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Our family went gluten-free (at home, anyway) to avoid me getting CC'd at home. It works well for our family, especially since I am the "chief cook and bottle washer" anyway! When they are away from home, they can eat whatever they want.

Both my kids tested negative for Celiac, but I am aware that at some point, it could rear its ugly head.

Gemini Experienced
Gemini
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I was IgG tested and positive for wheat (biospy and blood test negative) although I am researching and reading and probably early stages of celiac vs. full blown hence the negative tests.

I have been gluten free since Dec 1 so not too long at all. My husband and daughter are fine while I suspect my son has gluten intolerance also. One of the questions that I can't get answered is a gluten free diet ok for the non-gluten intolerant people in my family? I mean if one goes gluten free it seems the whole family should so there is no cross contamination. I don't want to remove foods that are healthy for them to replace with unhealthier ones so I am not really sure if eating gluten free is actually healthier for the non-gluten intolerant.

I have substituted wheat pasta with whole grain rice pasta - seems like it would be healther. Bread is gone totally because I have a yeast intolerance also and gluten free/yeast free bread is terrible. I told him that he really dosen't need buns on hotdogs or hamburgers (the kids didn't eat the buns anyway and why buy for just one person). My kids don't eat peanut butter and jelly or grilled cheese. They like tortilla's and while I have not found a good gluten free tortilla we have just had other things. So so far I haven't felt like we as a family are missing anything. However I have also had to go dairy free and I miss cheese. (Grilled cheese, Pizza, and saltines with cheese I really miss) Because of the yeast most substitute cheeses are out and my husband had a reaction to soy.

Thanks,

Crystal

I think that the gluten-free diet is most probably healthier than what most of the population eats because we have to know every ingredient that we ingest. We are much more aware than the general public. However, you can make mistakes with this diet and if you eat a lot of the prepackaged goodies that are gluten-free, you could end up eating a large amount of sugar and fat. It's no different than what everyone else does, you can healthy gluten-free and healthy non-gluten-free.

My husband eats gluten at breakfast and lunch but every meal we share is gluten-free. I refuse to cook two different meals. We have no problems with CC at all....he is extremely careful. That may be harder to accomplish with kids but it's good for them to learn. Don't sweat about the health issue. If you look at what most people put in their shopping carts every time you buy food, you will learn that going gluten-free is very healthy, for the most part. No one needs gluten to survive and there are no nutritional deficiencies that result from eliminating it from your diet.

msmini14 Enthusiast
msmini14
Posted

Mission Corn Tortillas are gluten free.

I dont see anything wrong with your family going gluten free. Like other have said they can eat whatever outside of the house, but you shouldnt have to cook more than one meal.

You will get the hang of this. I gave myself a year to learn and I am almost at that mark and I am proud of myself lol. I love google.com hehe

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