Comments on: My gluten free lifestyle. My business. http://ideallyspeaking.ca/2014/02/gluten-free-lifestyle-business/ Parenting and life in general from my point of view. Mildly naïve & wildly idealistic. Sat, 03 Jun 2017 06:18:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 By: Jenn http://ideallyspeaking.ca/2014/02/gluten-free-lifestyle-business/#comment-7354 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:59:40 +0000 http://ideallyspeaking.ca/?p=772#comment-7354 I totally agree with EVERYTHIng you said! What I don’t get is why when I ask does it have Gluten in it? Do I have to deal with eye rolls, and smerks. I have Celiac, I’m asking not because ‘poor me’ but because I will get extremely ill. Its like someone asking if there is peanuts in something! Just because I don’t die the moment gluten enters my body, doesn’t mean its any less serious then a peanut allergy!

]]> By: Aimee http://ideallyspeaking.ca/2014/02/gluten-free-lifestyle-business/#comment-7207 Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:18:39 +0000 http://ideallyspeaking.ca/?p=772#comment-7207 I read this article a while back too and I was so bothered by it! I was officially diagnosed 4 years ago, any my mother was diagnosed in 1990 during her pregnancy with my little brother. I felt like this article is all about what gives celiac’s a bad wrap and asks people to play the ‘poor me, pity me’ card. I love my lifestyle and food choices. Would I have made the switch sans-celiac? Probably not, but it has really changed my quality of life and made me so much more in tune with my own health and wellness. You can sit around and complain about how expensive/high in fat/sugar etc. gluten free food is… OR you can eat naturally gluten free food! I do feel that I get the occasional eye-roll when eating out, but whatever, I get over it and I would not ask some one else to ‘not eat gluten free’ just because of this. I want pity or attitude because I eat gluten free.

I feel that if someone wants to eat gluten free for any reason in the world, go for it. If it makes you feel great, who should tell you other wise. In your case Crystal, I see nothing wrong with a title of self-diagnosis and having the piece of paper to back up your claim won’t change much; if naysayers really need the proof, eat a bagel and invite them over for the next 24 hours (although I would not recommenced it!). I do, however, always laugh a little to myself when gluten free eating is refereed to as a ‘weight loss’ diet. If there is really a weight loss diet that has a special shelf in the grocery store for cookies, doughnuts, brownies, and cupcakes; then sign us all up!

With increased popularity of the gluten free lifestyle, it helps everyone (officially diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or ‘just because’) in the end as companies respond to make better breads and crackers and retail stores stock the shelves with amazing flours and “new” grains that just happen to be gluten free. There is nothing wrong with more demand for better quality gluten free foods. I read another article a while ago talking about Rachael Ray. The article said she did a show on gluten free cooking and did not mention celiac, gluten sensitivity, or cross-contaminant once and criticize her for this. I really don’t find see the problem here, gluten free cooking can just simply be gluten free cooking and it does not have to have the medical labels attached. She did however refer to things a few times as ‘figure-friendly’ apparently.

Thanks for the post Crystal, keep doing what makes you feel your best… and sorry for leaving your such a rant in response!

Aimee

Oh PS.. ditto on the old-lady hip issues related to gluten!

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