I was watching TV the other night, when Channel 4 kept giving a teaser for the 10 p.m. news - about the "gluten-free diet fad" - will it really help you lose weight? I waited and waited and finally after 25 minutes of "news and weather", they got to the story. Basically, they said that gluten is found in wheat, and most people don't really need the diet.
Excuse me?
Then I did a search tonight... googled "gluten-free diet fad" and couldn't believe what I read. Some people write about gluten-free people being snobs, and not really needing gluten-free food but just want the attention. Some people write that all poultry is ok, but that is misleading as any poultry or other meat with injections and additives usually have a gluten product in them. .
Here's a link to one of the stories: http://cbs11tv.com/gethealthytexas/Gluten.Free.Diet.2.1279346.html - she barely mentioned oats (a responsible reporter would have mentioned that oats are usually contaminated from wheat being grown nearby but "certified gluten-free oats" are ok for gluten-intolerant people). And it's not true that chips are always ok ... many many times they use fillers that have gluten in them.
Gluten-intolerance MAY be a diet choice for some people, but those people don't really understand the diet. The products aren't made to reduce fat and sugar and cholesterol and sodium and calories, but only take out and replace products made from wheat, rye, oat and barley, including maltro-dextrin, soy sauce and more. So... are these people completely deleting from their food intake sodas? Candy? Sweets of all kinds?
People, come on! A gluten-free diet won't solve your problems; eat less and work out more.
This isn't a joke. Some people need to be on the diet, or they will die. Celiac disease is a serious auto-immune, digestive disease. Why would someone choose to put their kid on this diet if they didn't have to? That means no fast food, no birthday parties with other kids, no cereal with goofy characters on the boxes. Really? Parents would choose to pay extra money for special gluten-free products? Ha! Not likely.
No, my kid isn't celiac, but gluten-products, along with cashews, soy, corn, peanuts, cow's milk, preservatives and fake colors can turn my sweet boy into a hellion... going from nice to unbelievably horrible and suicidal within moments. Plus he's a very picky eater. When we find something he can eat, we stick with it, which he's ok with.
For me, I get a rash all over my body when I eat gluten. It's called dermatitis herpetiformis, and it's absolutely not fun. Gluten also messes up my ovulation cycle (which is why I can't get pregnant), but that's just me and hasn't been medically proven.
Enough of my rant. Input?
Vikki
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Showing posts with label Discussion-Controversy. Show all posts
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Recipes that have Dried vs Fresh, and Healthy vs Fattening
Someone recently asked why most of our recipes use dried onions and other preserved ingredients instead of fresh. Fresh onions, etc. are available right now.
Thought I'd post our thoughts about it.
The goal of this blog is to provide as many recipes as possible that people can make using their stored foods. Of course, if you have fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, onions, etc. from your garden, please use them! So much better for you. But we're creating recipes to have on hand when you're stuck inside for a long period of time and don't have access to fresh produce or meat.
Usually, when we say 1/2 cup dried onion dices, once rehydrated, that 1/2 cup will equal about 1 cup of fresh onion dices.
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Another person commented that some of our recipes aren't exactly healthy or diet conscious. Absolutely true. This isn't a diet blog, although some recipes ARE healthy.
Think about this: You're confined to your home by mandated curfew while the asian bird flu rages in your town or country. Will you really be counting calories and fat grams, concerned that you aren't eating a fresh green salad every day, or will you be eating what's easiest to prepare and most comforting? I really think if such a thing were to happen, people would not emerge three or six months later fatter than they went in. If you are concerned... how about... planning to walk in place for 3 sessions of 15 minutes a day as part of your entertainment while confined?!
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Hope this clears up a couple of things.
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Added Feb 8 2008 at 7:00 p.m.: We do eat pretty healthy here at home. We eat a lot of "snack meals" - dried fruits and veggies, cans of no-sugar-added fruits, raw veggies from our garden when we can, rice cakes and rice crackers, dry roasted soybeans, raw cashews, salads, rice, potatoes, homemade gluten-free bread, and more. We just figure most people would get bored hearing about our "snack meals". Vikki
Thought I'd post our thoughts about it.
The goal of this blog is to provide as many recipes as possible that people can make using their stored foods. Of course, if you have fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, onions, etc. from your garden, please use them! So much better for you. But we're creating recipes to have on hand when you're stuck inside for a long period of time and don't have access to fresh produce or meat.
Usually, when we say 1/2 cup dried onion dices, once rehydrated, that 1/2 cup will equal about 1 cup of fresh onion dices.
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Another person commented that some of our recipes aren't exactly healthy or diet conscious. Absolutely true. This isn't a diet blog, although some recipes ARE healthy.
Think about this: You're confined to your home by mandated curfew while the asian bird flu rages in your town or country. Will you really be counting calories and fat grams, concerned that you aren't eating a fresh green salad every day, or will you be eating what's easiest to prepare and most comforting? I really think if such a thing were to happen, people would not emerge three or six months later fatter than they went in. If you are concerned... how about... planning to walk in place for 3 sessions of 15 minutes a day as part of your entertainment while confined?!
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Hope this clears up a couple of things.
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Added Feb 8 2008 at 7:00 p.m.: We do eat pretty healthy here at home. We eat a lot of "snack meals" - dried fruits and veggies, cans of no-sugar-added fruits, raw veggies from our garden when we can, rice cakes and rice crackers, dry roasted soybeans, raw cashews, salads, rice, potatoes, homemade gluten-free bread, and more. We just figure most people would get bored hearing about our "snack meals". Vikki
Hoarding Food is Illegal...
... at least, that's what I've been reading. According to some sources, USA federal government has laws on the books, since Clinton, about stashing food. Some local/state governments too.I'm curious - Mormons require a year's worth of food to be stored. Would they be exempt for religious reasons? If so, are there any other religions that would be exempt?
Here's a few links about food hoarding regulations:
Have we really become a Police State/Nation?
Personally, we've recently begun to buy lots of rice, but not just to store because prices may rise later. We buy it because I grind it into flour to make foods for my gluten-intolerant child. And we use the rice to make rice milk for my lactose-intolerant Hubby. And, we just like to eat rice. One 25-pound bag now lasts us just a little over 1 month. (From 4 months last year to a little over a month - wow!) So, if someone storms our house and sees six or ten 25-pound bags of rice in our pantry, would we be accused of food hoarding? They can take our three chickens, 1 mini-cow, and our horse and plow?
We don't mind sharing if we can, but ...
p.s. Mostly from www.colorado-preppers.blogspot.com (with a few additions)
Here's a few links about food hoarding regulations:
- http://www.dailypaul.com/node/46795
- http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/apr/23/americans-hoard-food-as-industry-seeks-regs/
- http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1918/feb/14/hoarding
- http://yellowroad.wallstreetexaminer.com/blogs/?p=15
- http://www.drudge.com/archive/107012/americans-hoarding-food
- http://www.gov.ph/news/default.asp?i=20602
- http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd318.htm
Have we really become a Police State/Nation?
Personally, we've recently begun to buy lots of rice, but not just to store because prices may rise later. We buy it because I grind it into flour to make foods for my gluten-intolerant child. And we use the rice to make rice milk for my lactose-intolerant Hubby. And, we just like to eat rice. One 25-pound bag now lasts us just a little over 1 month. (From 4 months last year to a little over a month - wow!) So, if someone storms our house and sees six or ten 25-pound bags of rice in our pantry, would we be accused of food hoarding? They can take our three chickens, 1 mini-cow, and our horse and plow?
We don't mind sharing if we can, but ...
- family comes first.
- it's ours to give, and not anyone's right to take.
p.s. Mostly from www.colorado-preppers.blogspot.com (with a few additions)
The Gray Man (from SurvivalBlog.com)
I've been reading http://www.survivalblog.com/ for a while. We actually got the idea for this blog from something a reader wrote there.
I read a letter about the Gray Man (http://www.survivalblog.com/2009/01/letter_re_the_gray_man_in_the.html), and the ensuing letters for and against what he wrote. Some people believe they too would be the Gray Man, on the outside following the orders of the new government while quietly preparing to fight and/or disappear when the time comes. Others believe that's cowardly - stand up and fight when someone comes to confiscate guns or place an i.d. tag in your arm.
While we don't particularly give our viewpoint on politics (or religion), we definitely feel some change is coming, and have discussed, as a family, what we would do.
Let's just say: we're storing food, learning new skills, and looking for that special piece of land for several reasons.
You?
I read a letter about the Gray Man (http://www.survivalblog.com/2009/01/letter_re_the_gray_man_in_the.html), and the ensuing letters for and against what he wrote. Some people believe they too would be the Gray Man, on the outside following the orders of the new government while quietly preparing to fight and/or disappear when the time comes. Others believe that's cowardly - stand up and fight when someone comes to confiscate guns or place an i.d. tag in your arm.
While we don't particularly give our viewpoint on politics (or religion), we definitely feel some change is coming, and have discussed, as a family, what we would do.
Let's just say: we're storing food, learning new skills, and looking for that special piece of land for several reasons.
You?
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