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We’re a nation obsessed w/gluten. There, I said it! It’s true, though. Everywhere you turn, you can find gluten. A nation of citizens w/such a pitiful and plentiful “reliance” on processed foods can undoubtedly open their refrigerator, freezer and cabinets to yield a volume of gluten-laced products never before seen in the history of modern society.

I’ve touched on this subject before, but I was recently reminded of this gluten obsession whilst attending an event in which I looked over the spread of food and realized, “Wow, if I had some form of gluten sensitivity, I’d have to eat 1-2 servings of ONE appetizer for the whole night.” Terrible. It’s amazing that more people are not in tune with their bodies to realize that in fact, they may posses gluten sensitivities although they may not exhibit a full list of symptoms. The other issue is why would someone ever assume their list (we’re talking more than 20 people at this particular event) of guests would be OK w/the food selection?

I realize that most hosts will not prepare dishes for each physiological and moral (vegan and/or various forms of vegetarianism) cause their guests may be connected with, but sometimes the NEW (based on current research and just feeling better) default way of thinking can take care of the other issues without any sacrifice to the selection of dishes for the guests.

It’s amazing that information is closer to us now than it has ever been, but there almost seems to be a deliberate attempt to remain ignorant or just lazy BECAUSE at any time we can access information to prove something, but some of us may just feel like it’s not worth even “trying” because of the intense information overload many fall prisoner to. I’m not really sure, but I do wish people would realize we are killing ourselves by just not thinking about basic foods and allowing an industrialized food system make up our minds.

Without further adieu, I’d like to present you with a list of Unsafe Gluten-Free Food List (Unsafe Ingredients) brought to us by Celiac.com and although it seems like the list goes on forever, there are still MANY alternatives to create dishes for yourself or any guests you may host.