Where to get gluten?

[nanette1985]

My daughter's new sister-in-law is a wacky food nut. At thanksgiving she complained about everything there was to eat. Of course she's a vegetarian (the vegetable dishes weren't trendy enough), and my son-in-law is a bowhunter, and she didn't approve of the turkey, and she went bonzo about the deer sausage.

My daughter is a very good cook, and carefully made gluten-free bread for the new relative. But the bozo had a fit that the bread wasn't labeled gluten-free. No, it was made from scratch with ingredients that did not include gluten.

Anyway, daughter wants to get lots of bags of gluten that are labeled gluten in large letters. Just so that the bozo can have a fit if she ever visits my daughter's kitchen again.

Nothing against vegetarians, but I dislike folks who use gluten-free as some kind of holier-than-thou weapon.

Where do we get gluten?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Grocery stores, health food stores and, restaurant supply.
It's easier to tell her to sit down, shut up and, eat her meal though.

It makes it much easier to make good bagels though.

 

[rudeguy]

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/hig...ogleShopping&gclid=CPbeiqn0lLsCFes-MgodAFkAAQ

 

[NoCreativity]

Buying a bag of flour and writing gluten on it is about as close as you will ever get. If food is not labeled gluten free it probably has gluten in it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten

edit: ha, didn't realize they actually labeled flour as gluten. Learn something new every day.

 

[Platypus]

sister-in-law sounds classless but your daughter's response sounds about as childish as the original incident.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Acutally, I add gluten to some of my bread recipes that use wheat flour since it's not loaded with as much as white flour.

Unfortunately, "Vital Wheat Gluten" as it's called is typically in a small box....


If they don't have Celiac Disease (gluten alergy), they are nuts. Gluten free diets aren't as fun as you'd think. People with gluten alergies typically are malnourished and suffer from a lot of health problems as a result of their condition. Those who jump on the gluten free bandwagon are probably only doing so because of the stigma that paying more for a specialty product makes them more trendy or that they know something the rest of us don't.

 

[bradley]

What you are looking for is vital wheat gluten, which is basically almost pure gluten. It's usually added (in small amounts) to baking flour to give it a bread flour consistency.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/vital-wheat-gluten.html

However, if this person truly has celiac disease, then giving them gluten is similar to giving peanut butter to someone who is allergic.

 

[NoTine42]

I still chuckle every time I hear gluten-free. Years back, when a local bakery added a gluten-free kitchen, a TV news gal told the story of a "Glutton-free" bakery (as if it were one of the 7 deadly sins)


Her problem (if she has one) may not really be gluten:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/healthyeating/10430422/The-great-gluten-free-scam.html
“People tell us all the time I can’t eat factory bread, but when I go to France or Italy and shop at the little bakers, I have no problem.”

 

[Scarpozzi]

However, if this person truly has celiac disease, then giving them gluten is similar to giving peanut butter to someone who is allergic.

Yeah...I should have said that. It's can actually mess with thier digestive system for quite a while after exposure.

If you aren't gluten sensitive, be glad you aren't. Most tasty baked goods require gluten....like bagels, donuts, beer, and pizza.

 

[rudeguy]

Here's what you do:

Next time she is over, tell her you read an interesting article on gluten free diets. She will be interested. Edge her on, then tell her the article said; "Did you know that you can eat a gluten free, organic diet without telling the world about it every damn day?!

 

[Schfifty Five]

What you are looking for is vital wheat gluten, which is basically almost pure gluten. It's usually added (in small amounts) to baking flour to give it a bread flour consistency.

http://www.bobsredmill.com/vital-wheat-gluten.html

However, if this person truly has celiac disease, then giving them gluten is similar to giving peanut butter to someone who is allergic.

My fiance has celiac disease and it sucks. I feel bad for her and anyone with a true gluten allergy. Even a small amount of gluten can cause her to puke all night long.

For those who are trying out a gluten free diet b/c they think it's trendy...well, I think that's just flat out retarded.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

My fiance has celiac disease and it sucks. I feel bad for her and anyone with a true gluten allergy. Even a small amount of gluten can cause her to puke all night long.

For those who are trying out a gluten free diet b/c they think it's trendy...well, I think that's just flat out retarded.

Yup, but the world is full of "special " people. We all know folks who've never ever ordered something straight off a menu without altering it in some way.

 

[Puppies04]

Why does everyone have to have a bloody "allergy" these days?

On a semi related note, my brothers long term GF is vegetarian and she is an absolute pain in the ass to cook for. My mother decided she wasn't going to do the roast potatoes in goose fat last christmas because of her which meant everyone apart from the veggie was majorly pissed off.

Best part is she isn't vegetarian for any particular reason. I have asked her on numerous occasions and she sas it was because her mother used to cook a lot of chicken when she was younger which she didn't like so she decided to not eat meat anymore as a way to get out of eating it.

 

[mmntech]

Unless you have a gluten allergy, there's absolutely no benefit to eating gluten free. Your daughter just needs to do what a normal family does, don't invite her next year.

When I was growing up, you ate what you were given. It was considered the height of rudeness to complain, especially when you were someone's guest. Exceptions to allergies of course but that was it.

 

[jagec]

My uncle has celiac disease. It does indeed suck. I guess a bright spot about the current trendiness of "Gluten free" is that he gets a LOT more options at the grocery store/bakery/restaurants.

Gluten is great and I'm glad that I'm not nutty enough to voluntarily remove it from my diet.

 

[xanis]

Unless you have a gluten allergy, there's absolutely no benefit to eating gluten free. Your daughter just needs to do what a normal family does, don't invite her next year.

When I was growing up, you ate what you were given. It was considered the height of rudeness to complain, especially when you were someone's guest. Exceptions to allergies of course but that was it.

All of this. :thumbsup:

Coming to my house and bitching about the free food that I'm serving you is a good way to ensure that you never get invited back for anything. If you have dietary preferences (not needs) that would prevent you from appreciating the meal, then either eat before you come over, or don't come over at all.

 

[poofyhairguy]

When I was growing up, you ate what you were given.

Or bring your own.

My wife is just as particular as the woman in OP (or maybe more-so: no meat, gluten, soy, dairy, or alcohol), but she doesn't make a big deal out of it. We inform people beforehand so no feelings are hurt when she doesn't touch anything they make, and she often will just make and bring her own dishes to "share" anytime we are invited to dinner.

It was nice this Thanksgiving because my mom and sister went out of their way to prepare a few dishes that met her standard. But they only did it because they wanted to- there was no pressure just appreciation.

In times when my wife simply can't eat within her standard (like say at a work function at a steakhouse), she will plan to eat beforehand or work out arrangements prior to the event.

 

[zinfamous]

Unless you have a gluten allergy, there's absolutely no benefit to eating gluten free. Your daughter just needs to do what a normal family does, don't invite her next year.

When I was growing up, you ate what you were given. It was considered the height of rudeness to complain, especially when you were someone's guest. Exceptions to allergies of course but that was it.

yep. that in-law should be banned from all future family events. Until she learns to behave like a sociable adult, anyway.

 

[lozina]

Looking for bulk gluten?

 

[zinfamous]

However, if this person truly has celiac disease, then giving them gluten is similar to giving peanut butter to someone who is allergic.

I think you guys are misunderstanding. The obnoxious sister-in-law was complaining about home made gluten-free bread that had no "official" gluten-free labels. She actually had the temerity to complain about someone going out of their way to give her exactly what she wanted.

The daughter wants to find some generic bags that are labeled "Gluten," so that sister-in-law can actually see that none of "that stuff" is being put in her food. Or is it just to taunt her by its presence? :hmm:

Either way, there is no attempt to feed her what she doesn't want.

 

[poofyhairguy]

I think you guys are misunderstanding. The obnoxious sister-in-law was complaining about home made gluten-free bread that had no "official" gluten-free labels. She actually had the temerity to complain about someone going out of their way to give her exactly what she wanted.

Yeah good point.

If she was a real food culture warrior she would know that ONLY homemade items are of any worth and ANY sort of store-bought commercial item could still contain trace amounts of gluten as Gluten Free doesn't mean 0% gluten it just means a low amount of gluten.

So basically not only is she a food snob, she is bad at it. Poser.

 

[biostud]

If she refuses to eat anything, nature will take its course.

 

[jaedaliu]

sister-in-law sounds classless but your daughter's response sounds about as childish as the original incident.

It's a fun little joke. I don't think there's anything wrong with poking fun of family.

but, I do think that your ?daughter-in-law? is stupid. Electing to not eat gluten products for trendy reasons is like choosing to jump off a completely sound bridge onto sharp spikes because the cool kids are doing it. I couldn't do it.

 

[zinfamous]

So basically not only is she a food snob, she is bad at it. Poser.

poseur

 

[sixone]

No need to buy gluten. Just buy a bunch of cheap plastic storage containers, and write GLUTEN on the side facing the front of the cabinet.