Gluten Free Oatmeal

[AlldayLoop]

I noticed in Leo's Retreat Vlog, he eats Gluten Free Oatmeal. My question is (for Leo if he reads this... Or anyone) is it a worthwhile investment to buy Gluten-Free oatmeal? What is the benefit of avoiding gluten even without celiac disease or gluten introlance?

[Emerald]

49 minutes ago, AlldayLoop said:

I noticed in Leo's Retreat Vlog, he eats Gluten Free Oatmeal. My question is (for Leo if he reads this... Or anyone) is it a worthwhile investment to buy Gluten-Free oatmeal? What is the benefit of avoiding gluten even without celiac disease or gluten introlance?

Oatmeal is always gluten-free. Only products that contain wheat have gluten, and oatmeal doesn't have wheat... just oats. The reason why gluten-free is written on the box is because of marketing reasons. People will think that they're getting something special, when they're just getting the usual oatmeal, which is naturally gluten-free.

[pluto]

Oats contain avenin, which is a protein similar to gluten but doesn't really effect people the same way although if you want to be safe, Millet and Buckwheat are excellent alternatives. The reason why oats cannot be labelled gluten free sometimes is because many times they are grown and or packed/processed where wheat, rye and other gluten's are or have been and can become contaminated.

Edited September 4, 2017 by pluto