Re: Re: growing sprouts in the house

[Guest guest]

> giving me questions. Specifically - the wheat, rye, barley. Are they

> safe as cute little snuggly sprouts on my salad? Or is it " DANGER WILL

> ROBINSON! GLUTEN AHEAD HIDING IN CUTE LITTLE SNUGGLY SPROUTS ON THE

> SALAD! "

I have read that sprouts from gluten grains are safe, that the grass (sprouts)

don't yet contain the offending protein and that seems logical. HOWEVER, I

disagree based on personal experience. I have had a gluten reaction from

ingesting wheat grass. I was still on a strict elimination diet and it is the

ONLY new thing I had added w/i the past 3 days. So, I *know* it was the wheat

grass. I stopped eating it and began to feel better immediately.

[Guest guest]

> giving me questions. Specifically - the wheat, rye, barley. Are they

> safe as cute little snuggly sprouts on my salad? Or is it " DANGER WILL

> ROBINSON! GLUTEN AHEAD HIDING IN CUTE LITTLE SNUGGLY SPROUTS ON THE

> SALAD! "

I have read that sprouts from gluten grains are safe, that the grass (sprouts)

don't yet contain the offending protein and that seems logical. HOWEVER, I

disagree based on personal experience. I have had a gluten reaction from

ingesting wheat grass. I was still on a strict elimination diet and it is the

ONLY new thing I had added w/i the past 3 days. So, I *know* it was the wheat

grass. I stopped eating it and began to feel better immediately.

[Guest guest]

> giving me questions. Specifically - the wheat, rye, barley. Are they

> safe as cute little snuggly sprouts on my salad? Or is it " DANGER WILL

> ROBINSON! GLUTEN AHEAD HIDING IN CUTE LITTLE SNUGGLY SPROUTS ON THE

> SALAD! "

I have read that sprouts from gluten grains are safe, that the grass (sprouts)

don't yet contain the offending protein and that seems logical. HOWEVER, I

disagree based on personal experience. I have had a gluten reaction from

ingesting wheat grass. I was still on a strict elimination diet and it is the

ONLY new thing I had added w/i the past 3 days. So, I *know* it was the wheat

grass. I stopped eating it and began to feel better immediately.

[Guest guest]

I hadn't previously heard of Wheat Grass, but would steer clear of anything with the word wheat, etc., in it unless it is accompanied with the words Gluten free!

Anyone who sells, or wants to - to Celiacs - I hope are aware of that..

Sorry if talking out of place, been preoccupied lately with problems with hubby's organization, so haven't been able to stay on top of all emails..

HUGSCleo

Re: growing sprouts in the house

> I have had a gluten reaction from ingesting wheat grass. I'm not familiar with the term wheat grass, but it has been mentioned twice here in the last two days (in the emails I read). Is 'wheat grass' the same thing as sprouts from wheat berries? Or is it something else? I'm very confused. Then again, I'm easily confused. :-)Esther in RI - CD/LC

[Guest guest]

I hadn't previously heard of Wheat Grass, but would steer clear of anything with the word wheat, etc., in it unless it is accompanied with the words Gluten free!

Anyone who sells, or wants to - to Celiacs - I hope are aware of that..

Sorry if talking out of place, been preoccupied lately with problems with hubby's organization, so haven't been able to stay on top of all emails..

HUGSCleo

Re: growing sprouts in the house

> I have had a gluten reaction from ingesting wheat grass. I'm not familiar with the term wheat grass, but it has been mentioned twice here in the last two days (in the emails I read). Is 'wheat grass' the same thing as sprouts from wheat berries? Or is it something else? I'm very confused. Then again, I'm easily confused. :-)Esther in RI - CD/LC

[Guest guest]

Yes, same thing. Many of these " sprouts " look like grass. Actually a common

ground cover grass for a yard is RYE.

Re: growing sprouts in the house

>

> > I have had a gluten reaction from ingesting wheat grass.

>

> I'm not familiar with the term wheat grass, but it has been mentioned

> twice here in the last two days (in the emails I read). Is 'wheat

> grass' the same thing as sprouts from wheat berries? Or is it

> something else? I'm very confused.

>

> Then again, I'm easily confused. :-)

>

> Esther in RI - CD/LC

[Guest guest]

Yes, same thing. Many of these " sprouts " look like grass. Actually a common

ground cover grass for a yard is RYE.

Re: growing sprouts in the house

>

> > I have had a gluten reaction from ingesting wheat grass.

>

> I'm not familiar with the term wheat grass, but it has been mentioned

> twice here in the last two days (in the emails I read). Is 'wheat

> grass' the same thing as sprouts from wheat berries? Or is it

> something else? I'm very confused.

>

> Then again, I'm easily confused. :-)

>

> Esther in RI - CD/LC

[Guest guest]

Yes, same thing. Many of these " sprouts " look like grass. Actually a common

ground cover grass for a yard is RYE.

Re: growing sprouts in the house

>

> > I have had a gluten reaction from ingesting wheat grass.

>

> I'm not familiar with the term wheat grass, but it has been mentioned

> twice here in the last two days (in the emails I read). Is 'wheat

> grass' the same thing as sprouts from wheat berries? Or is it

> something else? I'm very confused.

>

> Then again, I'm easily confused. :-)

>

> Esther in RI - CD/LC

[Guest guest]

Yikes , is there something else in there your reacting to though as well as gluten?

Re: Re: growing sprouts in the houseI hadn't previously heard of Wheat Grass, but would steer clear of anything with the word wheat, etc., in it unless it is accompanied with the words Gluten free!Anyone who sells, or wants to - to Celiacs - I hope are aware of that..Sorry if talking out of place, been preoccupied lately with problems with hubby's organization, so haven't been able to stay on top of all emails..HUGSCleo

[Guest guest]

I agree with . I also had a terrible reaction

to a dietary drink supplement that was supposed to be

GF, but contained wheatgrass. My father's (celiac)

dietician told me to not eat wheatgrass, period.

It makes me mad that these products are marketed as GF

when so many people react to wheatgrass. What on earth

is the point of trying to introduce this so called

" healthy " food (to celiacs) when in all likelihood, we

might be introducing small amounts of gluten (or

possible gluten) into our diets? To me, the danger far

outweighs any benefit.

Molly

--- Fredricks wrote:

> Nope. The elimination diet was for the benefit of my

> nursing babe who has multiple food allergies that we

> were trying to get sorted out. Allergy testing is

> inaccurate on young children. He was only 10 months

> old at the time.

>

> He was diagnosed (by testing for and ruling out

> everything else!) at 2 months of age with milk and

> soy allergies, but there were obviously other

> allergies since he was still reacting until I did

> the strict elimination diet. I began with eating

> only rice until his reactions cleared and then I

> added in one new food every 2-3 days until I knew

> what he was allergic to.

>

> We got him accuratly diagnosed and healthy w/i about

> 6 weeks and I had the added benefit of seeing if any

> foods caused a reaction in me. I seem to be able to

> eat everything but gluten with no problem.

>

>

>

> Re: Re: growing sprouts in the

> house

>

>

> Yikes , is there something else in there

> your reacting to though as well as gluten?

>

> >>The wheat grass that I consumed was a vitamin

> product marked specifically " gluten free " . Like I

> said before, I still reacted. So I agree, but would

> steer clear even if it does say " gluten free " based

> on my experience.

>

>

>

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