I'm watching the morning news over a cup of coffee, when this commercial came on.
It's so nice to have "gluten-free" becoming mainstream...
Friday, January 28, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
The worst kind of mistake.
Went grocery shopping yesterday - you know, the usual stocking up on miscellaneous items for the week.
Out last stop on the coupon-saving, buying extravaganza was the grocery store.
Our local Safeway store has a Gluten-Free section - big signs that say Gluten-Free and many GF products all placed on those shelves. It's in the health section, right next to the toothpaste and cough syrup.
Now, being the marketers dream customer that i am, I saw Mi-Del had a new product sitting right there on the shelf. Graham Crackers! My excitement was further amplified when I picked up the box and felt how heavy it was . If you are a glutard like me, then you are used to boxes of goodies being light, containing maybe 50% product than a comparable gluten-filled box.
This is where most people would think: "if it's too good to be true, then it probably is, so i should double-check it." But i was blurry-eyed and desperately wanting to get home. Into the cart it went, and off the hubbie and I went.
Fast forward to today, Sunday.
I was craving a snack. Something sweet, but not too sweet. Oh! The Mi-Del graham crackers. Opened up the box and immediately started chomping away. Though, much to my chagrin, these graham crackers were less than sweet, they were ... 100% whole wheat.
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Why, for someone who is so careful to ALWAYS read the box labels did I make that kind of HUGE mistake? It all comes down to trust, and I fell right smack into the trap of trying to fit into society. I trusted that grocery store personnel would not shelve a whole-wheat product on a shelf marked gluten-free.
This was not a product of misplacement.
Oh yes, I enjoy that little fun joke that people enjoy placing the bag of wheat gluten on the shelf with the gluten-free products. [sarcasm]
No, this was purposely stocked on this shelf. I also failed to remember that Mi-Del Cookies makes both gluten-filled and gluten-free products. When I see Mi-Del, I think of their yummy gf animal crackers...
Grrr. 8 years of being a celiac, and I still make mistakes.
Out last stop on the coupon-saving, buying extravaganza was the grocery store.
Our local Safeway store has a Gluten-Free section - big signs that say Gluten-Free and many GF products all placed on those shelves. It's in the health section, right next to the toothpaste and cough syrup.
Now, being the marketers dream customer that i am, I saw Mi-Del had a new product sitting right there on the shelf. Graham Crackers! My excitement was further amplified when I picked up the box and felt how heavy it was . If you are a glutard like me, then you are used to boxes of goodies being light, containing maybe 50% product than a comparable gluten-filled box.
This is where most people would think: "if it's too good to be true, then it probably is, so i should double-check it." But i was blurry-eyed and desperately wanting to get home. Into the cart it went, and off the hubbie and I went.
Fast forward to today, Sunday.
I was craving a snack. Something sweet, but not too sweet. Oh! The Mi-Del graham crackers. Opened up the box and immediately started chomping away. Though, much to my chagrin, these graham crackers were less than sweet, they were ... 100% whole wheat.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why, for someone who is so careful to ALWAYS read the box labels did I make that kind of HUGE mistake? It all comes down to trust, and I fell right smack into the trap of trying to fit into society. I trusted that grocery store personnel would not shelve a whole-wheat product on a shelf marked gluten-free.
Oh yes, I enjoy that little fun joke that people enjoy placing the bag of wheat gluten on the shelf with the gluten-free products. [sarcasm]
No, this was purposely stocked on this shelf. I also failed to remember that Mi-Del Cookies makes both gluten-filled and gluten-free products. When I see Mi-Del, I think of their yummy gf animal crackers...
Grrr. 8 years of being a celiac, and I still make mistakes.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Dinner Disaster
Was going to make Vegetarian Fried Rice tonight and put the frozen spinach in a glass bowl to defrost in the microwave.
This is what happened:
I've put these glass bowls in the microwave before. What went wrong?!?
Trying to figure out plan B for dinner.
This is what happened:
I've put these glass bowls in the microwave before. What went wrong?!?
Trying to figure out plan B for dinner.
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