As before, it's not a healthier choice and is best left for those that are physically impacted by gluten (celiac)..
There's been a couple of foodie programs in the UK recently taking about this fad, basically saying that food companies are promoting gluten free products as a healthier choice at ridiculously inflated prices (one product was 75p for the standard and £4.25 for gluten free) when there's absoluteey no evidence at all that a gluten free diet is better for you unless you have celiac disease.
The other fad I've seen trashed lately is detox. One woman was paying £50 a day for this fruit drinks and a doctor said if you read the packaging the companies are very careful not to make any medical claims because there's absoluteley no medical evidence that detoxing is beneficial and in fact our bodies are naturally detoxing all the time, that the purpose of our liver and kidneys. One woman who wrote a foodie blog said that she felt a lot less bloated, I said to DH "Of course she feels less bloated, she hasn't eaten for 3 days!!"
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More over, there is some evidence that it can be worse for you. We eat a whole grain diet and when I make the gluten free recipes, I have to cringe a little at how devoid of nutrition and fiber some of them are.
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happykeeper said:
More over, there is some evidence that it can be worse for you. We eat a whole grain diet and when I make the gluten free recipes, I have to cringe a little at how devoid of nutrition and fiber some of them are.
I love grains.
You know, eating whole foods is the best, refining it all is what will kill ya!
We can make a list of the evil foods to avoid
I used to eat avocados by the handfuls and laugh "You're all wrong...you'll see!"
I just sent this to my Mother "How can you tell you are from California? You have avocados lined up in your kitchen window sill" She said, Woe, that is so true I have three there right now! (as do I)
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