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ProgressiveValue

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36. Gluten free.

Sat Sep 2, 2017, 03:07 PM

Sep 2017

Mankind has been eating wheat since we learned how to farm crops, now all the sudden everyone in the last five years has become allergic to gluten? I think most of these people just like the fad.

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Stocking up for the big flood... [View all] brooklynite Sep 2017 OP

LOL malaise Sep 2017 #1

And it is the most sustainable for the planet, the healthiest for us, and saves furry friends! MLAA Sep 2017 #2

I agree with the first and the last Not Ruth Sep 2017 #3

One more note MLAA Sep 2017 #6

Humans evolved as omnivores, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #35

We also evolved from cave dwellers.😬 MLAA Sep 2017 #48

Not really. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #50

Not always NickB79 Sep 2017 #4

I love to look at bison on the Custer Park loop Not Ruth Sep 2017 #5

I enjoyed the bison burger in Custer State Park. progressoid Sep 2017 #10

Ultimately, we need to drastically reduce our intake of meat-based protein NickB79 Sep 2017 #29

Until then, I'll enjoy my steak and bacon! lastlib Sep 2017 #43

No problem, I grew up on a farm NickB79 Sep 2017 #45

I worry about water shortage. I think it will be the critical factor. MLAA Sep 2017 #9

I agree there. It's the not-so-hidden elephant in the room DFW Sep 2017 #11

Me too. That's why I want the Great Plains restored to native prairie and used for ranching again NickB79 Sep 2017 #24

Bwahahahaha!!! progressoid Sep 2017 #7

Not a vegan, but I'm calling bullshit on this anti-vegan meme SecularMotion Sep 2017 #8

So how would that change anything? Your bullshit claim is meaningless. Thor_MN Sep 2017 #13

The meme implies that even people desperate for food(hurricaine/flood survivors) don't want vegan SecularMotion Sep 2017 #14

Yes, they don't want vegan. Period. End of Story. Thor_MN Sep 2017 #15

I guess we just have different opinions SecularMotion Sep 2017 #18

I'm making no claim about vegans, I'm pointing out that you are making no sense. Thor_MN Sep 2017 #22

Most of the vegan stuff requires light preparation. Igel Sep 2017 #37

And if you're on a gluten-free, soy-free, yeast-free, dairy-free diet... NotASurfer Sep 2017 #12

Isn't vegan ... dairy-free? mr_lebowski Sep 2017 #25

When you read the labels, a lot of products sneak in whey protein NotASurfer Sep 2017 #31

Gluten free. ProgressiveValue Sep 2017 #36

Mostly it's fad. Igel Sep 2017 #38

I would get a can opener, if you are hungry enough, everything in a can is "edible" without cooking Not Ruth Sep 2017 #16

More for me. hunter Sep 2017 #17

Same here! sandensea Sep 2017 #23

Don't the conventional versions of the same products contain a lot of salt? crazycatlady Sep 2017 #44

Sure - at least as much. sandensea Sep 2017 #46

I've been sensitive to nitrates since I was a kid crazycatlady Sep 2017 #47

I love fresh raw tofu, heated to about body temperature, in the liquid with hot sauce Not Ruth Sep 2017 #34

Tofurky Italian Sausages with peppers & onions on a roll, melted Mozzarella irisblue Sep 2017 #19

That's pretty funny. nt cwydro Sep 2017 #20

That's a pretty telling photograph, isn't it? MineralMan Sep 2017 #21

Maybe. Mariana Sep 2017 #30

What surprises me is that the rest of the refrigerables are gone Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #26

Houston area population: 5 million. Igel Sep 2017 #39

True enough, and I'd especially forgotten those who already had generators Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #40

Some folks should lighten up.. LakeArenal Sep 2017 #27

My kid thinks it may have been staged. Mariana Sep 2017 #32

French toast is not vegan and people preparing for any disaster want their French toast Warpy Sep 2017 #28

Mmmmmmm French toast.. mmmmm LakeArenal Sep 2017 #33

Now that you've mentioned French toast... aikoaiko Sep 2017 #42

Vegan French Toast recipe MLAA Sep 2017 #49

I gravitate to this small section in every store, peacebuzzard Sep 2017 #41