Gluten

You may have heard of celiac disease, or maybe you or someone you know has it. Celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction to eating foods containing wheat, rye or barley. The treatment for the disease is complete avoidance of these foods, also known as a gluten free diet.

This is both easier and more complicated than it sounds. French fries are gluten-free, unless they happen to come from a certain yellow-arched eatery that serves billions and billions, as their fries contain wheat (and milk and added flavor). Corn tortilla chips are gluten-free, unless they come from a certain fast-food outlet loosely based on Tex-Mex cuisine and a hollow metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck, which puts wheat in the recipe to help hold the chips together.

The things you learn being married to someone who is gluten intolerant. This week, we'll take a look at gluten.

TTFN, Fred.

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Gluten