Aldi Foods is carrying a ton of Gluten-Free products

[demtenjeep]

Hubby is allergic to wheat so we follow a GF diet


Aldi Foods has started a GF line and they have tons of different GF items.

Today we discovered they now have a variety of crackers which hubby loves.

We realize that the GF craze could disappear as fast as it has exploded but for now he is grateful that there is such a mixture of things to choose from.

He says their GF bread is the best he has found in the last 10 years.

[NJCher]

1. I noticed that on my last trip, too

But I don't think GF is going away. Too many people are legitimately affected by it.


Cher

[Nac Mac Feegle]

2. One thing that I've been seeing

is that the wheat itself has been bred to be of consistent head height, ripening time, head size, etc...

This has resulted in a heightened production of gliadin ( a protein related to gluten) and that is what is really aggrivating the immune system, causing the allergic reaction. It's said that the wheat we grow today would hardly be recognizable to our grandparents. If it's possible to find an 'heirloom' type of whea flour, there might not be a problem.

I've also heard that spelt may be a suitable alternative grain for substitution.

Just a few things from 'the attic' tossed out for comment or confirmation/debunking as appropriate. No axes to grind, jus hoping to possibly help.

[demtenjeep]

3. I agree. Hubby's wheat allergy wasn't always an issue

started about 25 years ago. foods he ate for years ...pizza for example were fine then he started having reactions each worse than the last. When we had him tested the worst were Wheat, Oats and beef.

He stays away from Wheat always. one bite will send him to the ER after using an epipen for anaphylactic shock. We debate the oats but he doesn't want to take the chance.

None of those foods bothered him more than 25 years ago. We have long talked about the changes in growing and pesticides and things.