What do you think of this new low gluten fad

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Again...

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Originally Posted by Judo

I have to agree, that although I now have replacements for gluten products that I eat sometimes, the bulk of my diet is not "gluten replacement" products now, but diet of products that never contained gluten anyway. Trying to "replace" it all the time is kind of the wrong approach IMO.

It's like going vegetarian. You can continue to order the steak, chips and salad, but ask them to change the steak for tofu. Or you could just order a vegetarian meal that has been designed from scratch to not include meat. The second will always be a better tasting meal. There is a distinct difference in approach.

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Justin, I do not have gluten intolerance but when I can I try to eat food that it is more nutritious than just white flour.
Having said that I enjoy very much a good loaf of Italian or French bread :)
We do our home made pasta with both, quinoa and plain flour and enjoy both of them. Today is quinoa pasta in the menu :)
If you have a look the nutritious value of quinoa or amaranth you will see that it is not a bad idea to include them in your diet.

Cheers

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Originally Posted by Chucaro

Justin, I do not have gluten intolerance but when I can I try to eat food that it is more nutritious than just white flour.
Having said that I enjoy very much a good loaf of Italian or French bread :)
We do our home made pasta with both, quinoa and plain flour and enjoy both of them. Today is quinoa pasta in the menu :)
If you have a look the nutritious value of quinoa or amaranth you will see that it is not a bad idea to include them in your diet.

Cheers

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I think you have the right idea - variation. I've always said, anything and everything in moderation. It's the high percentage of processed and gluten filled foods that mean a lot of diets lack some things and excessive amounts of others.

For example, white bread toast for breakfast, white bread sandwich for lunch and plain pasta for dinner is far from moderation, but this could easily be an average diet for a lot of people.

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Originally Posted by olbod

Very interesting.
Couple of questions.
If you dont eat bread, what do you spread your vegamite and marmalade on, is there an alternative ?
Is there an off the shelf cereal GF alternative ?

Ta.

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OzEmite is like vegemite and is gluten free. Macro make gluten free Corn Flakes, and if you don't want to eat gluten free bread try gluten free organic wraps by the Old Time Bakery.
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