[muir_redwoods]

I love gluten. Its a valuable protein that has supported a big piece of humanity for centuries. This hysteria reminds me of the big flap about MSG which, by the way, is found naturally in every piece of meat or fish you’ve ever eaten

[jjsheridan5]

I love gluten. Its a valuable protein that has supported a big piece of humanity for centuries.

I wouldn't call it a valuable protein. It is relatively cheap to produce in mass quantities, but as proteins go it is far inferior to animal proteins. The real value in wheat was that it provided a labor-intensive (think slave labor, or serf labor) form of bulk calories. Nutritionally, the best thing you can say is that it keeps you alive. I have no problem having wheat products, as long as they are made with animal fats. But they are for taste only. For nutrition, it is meat and vegetables.