Just because a food is labeled “gluten-free” doesn’t make it nutritious. It’s the SnackWell Effect all over again. People read “gluten-free” and think they’re home free. These days, we find ourselves in a similar situation with gluten. We thought not having fat in our food was the answer, yet that was the decade when the American waistline seriously swelled up. To illustrate the point, remember in the ’90s when America was in the grips of a fat-free frenzy, stuffing SnackWell cookies down our throats at an unprecedented rate? The overindulgence (ten cookies in a sitting instead of two) actually prompted something called “The SnackWell Effect,” which is a term for how people go overboard when they think they’re being given a free pass. Everything from frozen waffles to protein bars dangle before us the glittering allure of a gluten-free world. Walk down any grocery aisle in America and you won’t get more than two feet before your eyes are bombarded with an excess of gluten-free packaging. These days it seems as if everyone is jumping on the gluten-free train. The Paleo Vegetarian Diet: A Guide For Weight Loss And Healthy Living Chapter 3 A Primer on Why No Grains, Why No Beans (and Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions on Other PV Foods)
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