Comments on: Gluten-Free AND Plastic-Free? http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/ Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:04:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: Eco-Vegan Gal http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-32424 Eco-Vegan Gal Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:35:09 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-32424 I don’t eat gluten and I buy mainly foods in bulk or from the produce section – my diet is very varied, even as a vegan!

]]> By: jason http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11921 jason Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:15:28 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11921 I second the buying club idea. If you cook from scratch, it will become your best friend. My only complaint is that I can only order once a month.

We buy millet, hulled sunflower seeds, golden flax, buckwheat groats, and rolled oats (only one person is GF in the family) in 25 lb bags. We also have quinoa in a bag. I think it’s about 12 or 15 lbs.

Millet used to be a once-in-a-while food for us because it cost more than rice. But buying like this, I can get organic millet for the same price as non-organic brown rice at the grocery store.

Finding a buying club can be a little tricky. Look for local food resources in your area, or do some searching online. UNFI and Azure Standard are two big companies that do buying clubs. You can call them to find out if there is a club in your city.

]]> By: Cecile http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11865 Cecile Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:37:10 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11865 I love the idea of the bulk bins, and I do use them with my little cloth bags, but the problem is that I’d like to know how old the stuff in them is. This is mainly because any flour, nuts, seeds or cereals will oxidize quite rapidly when in contact with the outside air, and then the very good omega 3s they contain turn to unhealthy components (they basically become rancid, which even though they may taste fine, means they are starting to be unhealthy).

]]> By: Jenna http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11713 Jenna Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:20:09 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11713 Like several others, I have celiac… so gluten had to go. So far, the best way I’ve found to reduce the plastic is buying in bulk and making pretty much everything I eat anymore from scratch. I also grind most of my own flours – so while I can’t risk scooping out of the bulk bins at the store… I just pick up the whole unopened container!

Added bonuses? I’ve lost 65+ pounds (no more fast food, and little junk food adds, or rather subtracts FAST) and my wallet is in better shape too!

]]> By: rebecca http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11683 rebecca Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:49:55 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11683 Oh and for Condo Blues, there are quite a few good GF beers on the market now. Even my beer snob of a husband thinks they are quite good. And plastic free, too.

]]> By: rebecca http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11682 rebecca Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:48:25 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11682 I try and reduce the amt of plastic by buying GF flours in the largest bags I can find, rather than multiple little bags. But I won’t risk the bulk bins, its not worth it for me. We do what we can.

]]> By: Condo Blues http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11658 Condo Blues Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:37:32 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11658 I’m not gluten free but I’m a foodie and will try just about anything one to see if it tastes good. I’ve added a lot of “weird food” as one of my nieces calls it to my diet that way – fine by me!

I tried a gluten free craft beer at a craft beer tasting once. It was wretched. I’d rather run sandpaper over my tongue than drink it again. Fortunately trying other gluten free fare like quiona was a much better experience.
.-= Condo Blues´s last blog ..One Small Change: Switch to a Cast Iron Griddle =-.

]]> By: Emily http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11655 Emily Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:17:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11655 Beth – you are so lucky to live in a place with such copious bulk bins!

When I first started bulk-binning at Whole Foods, I remember seeing ‘Gluten Free’ on many of them. Then, ironically there was a bin of gluten too. Insensitively, I know, I thought that was hilarious… gluten free…gluten free…. all gluten!!!! Then I noticed that bin of gluten dissappeared . Then, I noticed that they stopped labeling foods in the bins ‘gluten free’. Must be because of the reasons you point out.

]]> By: Beth Terry http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11654 Beth Terry Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:49:21 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11654 Let this be a lesson to all of you! I may not respond to each and every comment like some bloggers do (where do they find the time?) but I read them all and remember. You never know when a comment left here will come back to haunt you. :-)

]]> By: SavvyChristine http://myplasticfreelife.com/2010/03/gluten-free-and-plastic-free/comment-page-1/#comment-11653 SavvyChristine Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:43:46 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/?p=1933#comment-11653 Wow, thanks for quoting me from way back when! It still holds true, unfortunately — and I’m sorry that going gluten-free didn’t help you the way you hoped!
.-= SavvyChristine´s last blog ..Another Bike Shop Story =-.

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