<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> On Tue, 3 Oct 1995, Lynn Worden wrote: > Maybe I am hopelessly out in left field, but I just don't understand this > obsessive preoccupation with gluten contamination in packaged foods. Most > of those foods are over processed, over packaged, over advertised, and thus > horribly over priced. I don't consider most of them fit for human > consumption. ... > > Just forget all that packaged stuff. Get cookbooks that teach you how to > prepare basic foods, like meats, fish, eggs, diary(if you can tolerate it, > legumes, potatoes and sweet potatoes, yams, squashes, nuts, seeds, > vegetables and fruits. There is such a world of truly good, nutritious and > wholesome foods available. Who needs that other stuff? We only think we do > because we see too many commercials!!!!! I agree, Lynn! A sense of adventure in eating allows you to try new things. I just used a cornbread recipe to make a brown rice and tapioca quick bread; it was exciting to discover a new flavor. Roast beef and roast chicken are so easy to make in the oven; the prepackaged versions are slimy, salty, and loaded with nitrates/nitrites. A robust salad (skip the bland lettuces) of broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, celery, and red bell peppers (not the hot ones) is so sweet, crunchy, and flavorful it really doesn't need a lot of dressing. If some batchelor-guy like me who's all thumbs in the kitchen (and never follows a recipe correctly) can get compliments from dinner guests, you can cook from scratch too! Ron in Seattle, [log in to unmask]