Re: Fruity Pebbles

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If the box doesn't say, e-mail the manufacturer's customer service.

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From: Cara <cara@...>

bayareaceliacROCK ;

Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 10:52 am

Subject: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Can anyone tell me if the fruity pebbles from Post are GF?

[Guest guest]

Both fruity and cocoa pebbles are gluten free

From: Cara <cara@...>Subject: [ ] Fruity PebblesbayareaceliacROCK , Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 10:52 AM

Can anyone tell me if the fruity pebbles from Post are GF?

[Guest guest]

Yes, Fruity and Cocoa Pebbles are GF. We eat them all the time without a

problem. We use them to make crispy treats, too, and they're awesome!

>

> Can anyone tell me if the fruity pebbles from Post are GF?

>

[Guest guest]

Hi all, I try my best not to comment on most of these posts. On this one I can't help myself. Fruity Pebbles and other cereals like them are some of the worst "food" on the planet. It has high fructose corn syrup, dyes, genetically modified grains and is basically NOT food. Some of the foods listed on the Costco post are really bad as well.

Everyone on this list has at least one health issue, being the effects of gluten. Many on this list have more than one health issue. Do you really want to be eating chemicals that cause more harm to your body than good? Feeding this stuff to your kids is even worse! This is the first generation of kids that is expected to live a shorter life expectancy than their parents! These large companies will not change what they put into the food unless we don't buy it.

If you would like to learn about the food you are eating and what it does to you, please watch Oliver's Food Revolution or The movie Food Inc. by Pollen. Be well and try to cook at home as much as possible, it is healthier.

Dana Hoppe, Owner

Gluten Free Gourmet, LLC

408-887-6141

www.gluten-free-gourmet.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-CA/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-LLC/238175996382?ref=mf

http://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/

From: Harper <flatcat9@...> Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 11:08:27 AMSubject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

If the box doesn't say, e-mail the manufacturer' s customer service.

-----Original Message-----From: Cara <caradeurioste (DOT) com>bayareaceliacROCK; Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 10:52 amSubject: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Can anyone tell me if the fruity pebbles from Post are GF?

[Guest guest]

I’m with you Dana.  I always bite my tongue on those posts too…untilsomeone else brings it up of course ; ) I feel like I’m already a little “broken†so why would I put theGMO, chemically, scary stuff in my body.  I feel like all that crap in food iswhat got me to this point in the first place.  However, it is to each his/herown.  I just wish the masses would stop buying stuff with no nutritional valueand force the change in the market to a healthier place. - From: [mailto: ] OnBehalf Of Dana HoppeSent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles Hi all, I try my best not to comment on most of theseposts. On this one I can't help myself. Fruity Pebbles andother cereals like them are some of the worst " food " on theplanet. It has high fructose corn syrup, dyes, geneticallymodified grains and is basically NOT food. Some of thefoods listed on the Costco post are really bad as well. Everyone on this list has at least one healthissue, being the effects of gluten. Many on this list have more thanone health issue. Do you really want to be eating chemicals thatcause more harm to your body than good? Feeding this stuff to yourkids is even worse! This is the first generation of kids that is expectedto live a shorter life expectancy than their parents! These largecompanies will not change what they put into the food unless we don't buy it. If you would like to learn about the food you are eating andwhat it does to you, please watch Oliver's Food Revolution or Themovie Food Inc. by Pollen. Be well and try tocook at home as much as possible, it is healthier. Dana Hoppe,OwnerGluten Free Gourmet, LLC408-887-6141www.gluten-free-gourmet.comhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-CA/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-LLC/238175996382?ref=mfhttp://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/ _._,___

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It's interesting because growing up we were forbidden processed foods, grew our own fruits and veggies, weren't allowed to eat refined sugar, had mostly raw foods, ate meat from small family farms and when I was old enough to buy my food the first thing I bought was a box of Cap'n Crunch. My parents overzealousness and refusal to let me at least try the things the other kids were eating lead me to crave junk food in an almost obsessive manner.

While the foods aren't ideal and shouldn't comprise even a regular part of our diets, many of use make informed choices about food but don't feel like we're causing permanent damage if we buy a box of fruity pebbles once in a great while. I actually have a box on our fridge that we bought 3 months ago. I've had one bowl and my daughter has had one bowl.

Maybe it has to do with the guilt that comes when I eat something with food dye, corn syrup or artifical flavors because we were basically taught it was the devil when I was a kid but I did feel defensive when I read the posts. Yes, I know I'm the only one who can control how I feel and we're free to discuss things with others but I have to say that I didn't enjoy the feeling of being lectured to on a board I go to for tips about celiac disease and gluten.

Jasmine

From: Wallace <AWallace@...>Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 2:25 PM

I’m with you Dana. I always bite my tongue on those posts too…until someone else brings it up of course ; )

I feel like I’m already a little “broken†so why would I put the GMO, chemically, scary stuff in my body. I feel like all that crap in food is what got me to this point in the first place. However, it is to each his/her own. I just wish the masses would stop buying stuff with no nutritional value and force the change in the market to a healthier place.

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From: [mailto:celiacbayar eagroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Dana HoppeSent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Hi all, I try my best not to comment on most of these posts. On this one I can't help myself. Fruity Pebbles and other cereals like them are some of the worst "food" on the planet. It has high fructose corn syrup, dyes, genetically modified grains and is basically NOT food. Some of the foods listed on the Costco post are really bad as well.

Everyone on this list has at least one health issue, being the effects of gluten. Many on this list have more than one health issue. Do you really want to be eating chemicals that cause more harm to your body than good? Feeding this stuff to your kids is even worse! This is the first generation of kids that is expected to live a shorter life expectancy than their parents! These large companies will not change what they put into the food unless we don't buy it.

If you would like to learn about the food you are eating and what it does to you, please watch Oliver's Food Revolution or The movie Food Inc. by Pollen. Be well and try to cook at home as much as possible, it is healthier.

Dana Hoppe, Owner

Gluten Free Gourmet, LLC

408-887-6141

www.gluten-free- gourmet.com

http://www.facebook .com/pages/ Saratoga- CA/Gluten- Free-Gourmet- LLC/238175996382 ?ref=mf

http://blog. gluten-free- gourmet.com/

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[Guest guest]

Jasmine – Sorry if you felt you were being lectured.  That’s not where I wasgoing.  I feel I’m able to be open and free to discuss things too.  Ipersonally feel that all the “crap†for lack of a better term played a big partin the development of my Celiac Disease.  I see no harm in that.  No one isright or wrong it’s an opinion that some people share and some people don’t…thatsome people justify or some people don’t.  Please don’t feel that I was tellingyou how you or your daughter should eat, in fact I never even said that.  If I didn’t feel that the over processing of food didn’t have apart in my CD I wouldn’t have even brought it up.  You’re entitled to feel theway you do and so am I. - From: [mailto: ] OnBehalf Of jasmine forcierSent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles Yes, I know I'm the only one who can control how I feeland we're free to discuss things with others but I have to say that I didn'tenjoy the feeling of being lectured to on a board I go to for tips aboutceliac disease and gluten. Jasmine _._,___

[Guest guest]

Please don't feel I was only talking to you I was just piggy backing on the thread.

From: Wallace <AWallace@...>Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 3:01 PM

Jasmine –

Sorry if you felt you were being lectured. That’s not where I was going. I feel I’m able to be open and free to discuss things too. I personally feel that all the “crap†for lack of a better term played a big part in the development of my Celiac Disease. I see no harm in that. No one is right or wrong it’s an opinion that some people share and some people don’t…that some people justify or some people don’t. Please don’t feel that I was telling you how you or your daughter should eat, in fact I never even said that.

If I didn’t feel that the over processing of food didn’t have a part in my CD I wouldn’t have even brought it up. You’re entitled to feel the way you do and so am I.

-

From: [mailto:celiacbayar eagroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of jasmine forcierSent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Yes, I know I'm the only one who can control how I feel and we're free to discuss things with others but I have to say that I didn't enjoy the feeling of being lectured to on a board I go to for tips about celiac disease and gluten.

Jasmine

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[Guest guest]

The email was not meant to lecture but to inform. Don't get me wrong, I am not a perfect eater by any means. However, from what I have watched on the shows in my original email, most Americans, kids included, are having the "junk food" every day for every meal and are not aware that this is bad for them. Anything in moderation is okay, in my opinion.

I am also shocked by how many kids come to my son's school with Mcs for breakfast. They are then having the hot lunch the school serves, which is again, the most unhealthy food you can find loaded with salt, sugar and other crap. I have checked ingredients at my son's school and also watched Oliver's Food Revolution. One wonders if they then go home and the parents make something out of a box for dinner. I am not bashing the parents, I just don't think they are aware of what is in the food we eat.

My only reason for writing this email is because I care about our food system and the people that are getting sick from it. There is great power for change through groups like this. Look at the progress that is being made with so many gluten free options now on the market. That progress comes from groups like this that make their opinion heard.

Dana Hoppe, Owner

Gluten Free Gourmet, LLC

408-887-6141

www.gluten-free-gourmet.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-CA/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-LLC/238175996382?ref=mf

http://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/

From: jasmine forcier <jazzerita@...> Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 3:04:42 PMSubject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Please don't feel I was only talking to you I was just piggy backing on the thread.

From: Wallace <AWallace@eastonbell sports.com>Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 3:01 PM

Jasmine –

Sorry if you felt you were being lectured. That’s not where I was going. I feel I’m able to be open and free to discuss things too. I personally feel that all the “crap†for lack of a better term played a big part in the development of my Celiac Disease. I see no harm in that. No one is right or wrong it’s an opinion that some people share and some people don’t…that some people justify or some people don’t. Please don’t feel that I was telling you how you or your daughter should eat, in fact I never even said that.

If I didn’t feel that the over processing of food didn’t have a part in my CD I wouldn’t have even brought it up. You’re entitled to feel the way you do and so am I. -

From: [mailto:celiacbayar eagroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of jasmine forcierSent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Yes, I know I'm the only one who can control how I feel and we're free to discuss things with others but I have to say that I didn't enjoy the feeling of being lectured to on a board I go to for tips about celiac disease and gluten.

Jasmine

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for clarifying. I'm sure my gut reaction of defensiveness has to do with the way I was raised. I find myself always wanting to kind of hide my face when I buy fruity pebbles, lol.

From: Wallace <AWallace@eastonbell sports.com>Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 3:01 PM

Jasmine –

Sorry if you felt you were being lectured. That’s not where I was going. I feel I’m able to be open and free to discuss things too. I personally feel that all the “crap†for lack of a better term played a big part in the development of my Celiac Disease. I see no harm in that. No one is right or wrong it’s an opinion that some people share and some people don’t…that some people justify or some people don’t. Please don’t feel that I was telling you how you or your daughter should eat, in fact I never even said that.

If I didn’t feel that the over processing of food didn’t have a part in my CD I wouldn’t have even brought it up. You’re entitled to feel the way you do and so am I. -

From: [mailto:celiacbayar eagroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of jasmine forcierSent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Yes, I know I'm the only one who can control how I feel and we're free to discuss things with others but I have to say that I didn't enjoy the feeling of being lectured to on a board I go to for tips about celiac disease and gluten.

Jasmine

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[Guest guest]

Agreed -- I don't even think of it as edible, any more than I would a gluten item. I would never introduce a child to this cereal or its ilk.

My parents never told us that some people put sugar on their cereal. By the time I found out, sugared cereal tasted really unpleasant. My child feels the same way.

H.

-----Original Message-----

From: Wallace <AWallace@...>

Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 2:25 pm

Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

I’m with you Dana. I always bite my tongue on those posts too…until

someone else brings it up of course ; )

I feel like I’m already a little “broken†so why would I put the

GMO, chemically, scary stuff in my body. I feel like all that crap in food is

what got me to this point in the first place. However, it is to each his/her

own. I just wish the masses would stop buying stuff with no nutritional value

and force the change in the market to a healthier place.

-

From:

[mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Dana Hoppe

Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:10 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Hi all, I try my best not to comment on most of these

posts. On this one I can't help myself. Fruity Pebbles and

other cereals like them are some of the worst "food" on the

planet. It has high fructose corn syrup, dyes, genetically

modified grains and is basically NOT food. Some of the

foods listed on the Costco post are really bad as well.

Everyone on this list has at least one health

issue, being the effects of gluten. Many on this list have more than

one health issue. Do you really want to be eating chemicals that

cause more harm to your body than good? Feeding this stuff to your

kids is even worse! This is the first generation of kids that is expected

to live a shorter life expectancy than their parents! These large

companies will not change what they put into the food unless we don't buy it.

If you would like to learn about the food you are eating and

what it does to you, please watch Oliver's Food Revolution or The

movie Food Inc. by Pollen. Be well and try to

cook at home as much as possible, it is healthier.

Dana Hoppe,

Owner

Gluten Free Gourmet, LLC

408-887-6141

www.gluten-free-gourmet.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-CA/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-LLC/238175996382?ref=mf

http://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/

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[Guest guest]

I'm sorry you felt lectured. I assume you're using the term to mean criticized, rather than informed. It didn't seem to me that anyone, including me, criticized you.

If you come to a site only for reinforcement, for ideas that are like those you already have, you aren't likely to learn as much as if you are open to hearing many points of view.

Any of us here -- you, included -- should be able to give our thoughts on nutrition freely. If bashing and hatefulness came into play, that would be a very different matter.

I think people are simply profering information that they believe to be essential.

H.

-----Original Message-----

From: jasmine forcier <jazzerita@...>

Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 2:54 pm

Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

It's interesting because growing up we were forbidden processed foods, grew our own fruits and veggies, weren't allowed to eat refined sugar, had mostly raw foods, ate meat from small family farms and when I was old enough to buy my food the first thing I bought was a box of Cap'n Crunch. My parents overzealousness and refusal to let me at least try the things the other kids were eating lead me to crave junk food in an almost obsessive manner.

While the foods aren't ideal and shouldn't comprise even a regular part of our diets, many of use make informed choices about food but don't feel like we're causing permanent damage if we buy a box of fruity pebbles once in a great while. I actually have a box on our fridge that we bought 3 months ago. I've had one bowl and my daughter has had one bowl.

Maybe it has to do with the guilt that comes when I eat something with food dye, corn syrup or artifical flavors because we were basically taught it was the devil when I was a kid but I did feel defensive when I read the posts. Yes, I know I'm the only one who can control how I feel and we're free to discuss things with others but I have to say that I didn't enjoy the feeling of being lectured to on a board I go to for tips about celiac disease and gluten.

Jasmine

From: Wallace <AWallaceeastonbellsports>

Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 2:25 PM

I’m with you Dana. I always bite my tongue on those posts too…until someone else brings it up of course ; )

I feel like I’m already a little “broken†so why would I put the GMO, chemically, scary stuff in my body. I feel like all that crap in food is what got me to this point in the first place. However, it is to each his/her own. I just wish the masses would stop buying stuff with no nutritional value and force the change in the market to a healthier place.

-

From: [mailto:celiacbayar eagroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of Dana Hoppe

Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:10 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Hi all, I try my best not to comment on most of these posts. On this one I can't help myself. Fruity Pebbles and other cereals like them are some of the worst "food" on the planet. It has high fructose corn syrup, dyes, genetically modified grains and is basically NOT food. Some of the foods listed on the Costco post are really bad as well.

Everyone on this list has at least one health issue, being the effects of gluten. Many on this list have more than one health issue. Do you really want to be eating chemicals that cause more harm to your body than good? Feeding this stuff to your kids is even worse! This is the first generation of kids that is expected to live a shorter life expectancy than their parents! These large companies will not change what they put into the food unless we don't buy it.

If you would like to learn about the food you are eating and what it does to you, please watch Oliver's Food Revolution or The movie Food Inc. by Pollen. Be well and try to cook at home as much as possible, it is healthier.

Dana Hoppe, Owner

Gluten Free Gourmet, LLC

408-887-6141

www.gluten-free- gourmet.com

http://www.facebook .com/pages/ Saratoga- CA/Gluten- Free-Gourmet- LLC/238175996382 ?ref=mf

http://blog. gluten-free- gourmet.com/

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[Guest guest]

Yes, today I bought potato chips (the second time in five years) and a box of Junior Mints, the first in probably ten years. I felt -- um, embarrassed. But I bought them. And I will enjoy them. I think. Maybe not as much as I expect to.

Incidentally, my father always had a big box of popular candy bars and a case of soft drinks in the house; he was raised poor. We children were free to help ourselves any time, but we almost never did. We thought they were boring, kind of nasty-tasting. So -- some percentage of us rebel against what we knew as children, while another group seeks to recreate childhood patterns and tastes. Go figure!

H.

I find myself always wanting to kind of hide my face when I buy fruity pebbles, lol.

-----Original Message-----

From: jasmine forcier <jazzerita@...>

Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 6:39 pm

Subject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Thanks for clarifying. I'm sure my gut reaction of defensiveness has to do with the way I was raised. I find myself always wanting to kind of hide my face when I buy fruity pebbles, lol.

From: Wallace <AWallace@eastonbell sports.com>

Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 3:01 PM

Jasmine –

Sorry if you felt you were being lectured. That’s not where I was going. I feel I’m able to be open and free to discuss things too. I personally feel that all the “crap†for lack of a better term played a big part in the development of my Celiac Disease. I see no harm in that. No one is right or wrong it’s an opinion that some people share and some people don’t…that some people justify or some people don’t. Please don’t feel that I was telling you how you or your daughter should eat, in fact I never even said that.

If I didn’t feel that the over processing of food didn’t have a part in my CD I wouldn’t have even brought it up. You’re entitled to feel the way you do and so am I.

-

From: [mailto:celiacbayar eagroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of jasmine forcier

Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:54 PM

Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Yes, I know I'm the only one who can control how I feel and we're free to discuss things with others but I have to say that I didn't enjoy the feeling of being lectured to on a board I go to for tips about celiac disease and gluten.

Jasmine

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[Guest guest]

I remember 30 years ago when I was a kid watching Saturday morning cartoons, there would always be commercials for cereals. They would show something like the cereal surrounded by juice, milk, eggs, and toast. Did you ever notice that the cereal never claimed to be nutritious? They always said, "A delicious part of this nutritious breakfast." I have always thought of this when making food choices for myself and my family. Especially now that I've learned so much about the damage to the small intestines caused to us for years by gluten. We do have sweet treats, but not for breakfast.

Debbie Dietz

From: Wallace <AWallace@eastonbell sports.com>Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 3:01 PM

Jasmine –

Sorry if you felt you were being lectured. That’s not where I was going. I feel I’m able to be open and free to discuss things too. I personally feel that all the “crap†for lack of a better term played a big part in the development of my Celiac Disease. I see no harm in that. No one is right or wrong it’s an opinion that some people share and some people don’t…that some people justify or some people don’t. Please don’t feel that I was telling you how you or your daughter should eat, in fact I never even said that.

If I didn’t feel that the over processing of food didn’t have a part in my CD I wouldn’t have even brought it up. You’re entitled to feel the way you do and so am I. -

From: [mailto:celiacbayar eagroups (DOT) com] On Behalf Of jasmine forcierSent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: RE: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

Yes, I know I'm the only one who can control how I feel and we're free to discuss things with others but I have to say that I didn't enjoy the feeling of being lectured to on a board I go to for tips about celiac disease and gluten.

Jasmine

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[Guest guest]

My daughter and I are both vegetarians, we exercise regularly, and are at our

ideal weights. My whole family uses the 90/10 rule. We eat very healthy 90% of

the time, and use the other 10% for treats. I don't think a few Fruity Pebbles

once a month will kill us.

As we all know, celiac kids have to forgo so many treats that their friends are

having. It's important to my daughter to be able to eat a few things that her

friends are also eating. It's not like I feed it to her everyday. We all know

that it's not an ideal food, I don't think we need anyone else to " inform " us of

that.

>

> I’m with you Dana. I always bite my tongue on those posts too…until

someone else brings it up of course ; )

>

>

>

> I feel like I’m already a little “broken†so why would I put the GMO,

chemically, scary stuff in my body. I feel like all that crap in food is what

got me to this point in the first place. However, it is to each his/her own. I

just wish the masses would stop buying stuff with no nutritional value and force

the change in the market to a healthier place.

>

>

>

> -

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>

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> From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of Dana Hoppe

> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:10 PM

>

> Subject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

>

>

>

>

>

> Hi all, I try my best not to comment on most of these posts. On this one I

can't help myself. Fruity Pebbles and other cereals like them are some of the

worst " food " on the planet. It has high fructose corn syrup, dyes, genetically

modified grains and is basically NOT food. Some of the foods listed on the

Costco post are really bad as well.

>

>

>

> Everyone on this list has at least one health issue, being the effects of

gluten. Many on this list have more than one health issue. Do you really want

to be eating chemicals that cause more harm to your body than good? Feeding

this stuff to your kids is even worse! This is the first generation of kids

that is expected to live a shorter life expectancy than their parents! These

large companies will not change what they put into the food unless we don't buy

it.

>

>

>

> If you would like to learn about the food you are eating and what it does to

you, please watch Oliver's Food Revolution or The movie Food Inc. by

Pollen. Be well and try to cook at home as much as possible, it is

healthier.

>

>

> Dana Hoppe, Owner

>

> Gluten Free Gourmet, LLC

>

> 408-887-6141

>

> www.gluten-free-gourmet.com <http://www.gluten-free-gourmet.com/>

>

>

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-CA/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-LLC/238175996382?r\

ef=mf

<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-CA/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-LLC/238175996382?\

ref=mf>

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> http://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/ <http://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/>

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[Guest guest]

We tried them and my daughter got a tummy ache.  She is very

sensitive and we usually only eat foods from dedicated facilities so my hunch

is there truly is a bit of cross contamination which in our case caused a

reaction.

From:

[mailto: ] On

Behalf Of joekatybrie@...

Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 7:55 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Fruity Pebbles

My daughter and I are both vegetarians, we

exercise regularly, and are at our ideal weights. My whole family uses the

90/10 rule. We eat very healthy 90% of the time, and use the other 10% for

treats. I don't think a few Fruity Pebbles once a month will kill us.

As we all know, celiac kids have to forgo so many treats that their friends are

having. It's important to my daughter to be able to eat a few things that her

friends are also eating. It's not like I feed it to her everyday. We all know

that it's not an ideal food, I don't think we need anyone else to

" inform " us of that.

>

> I’m with you Dana. I always bite my tongue on those posts too…until

someone else brings it up of course ; )

>

>

>

> I feel like I’m already a little “broken†so why would I put the

GMO, chemically, scary stuff in my body. I feel like all that crap in food is

what got me to this point in the first place. However, it is to each his/her

own. I just wish the masses would stop buying stuff with no nutritional value

and force the change in the market to a healthier place.

>

>

>

> -

>

>

>

> From:

[mailto: ]

On Behalf Of Dana Hoppe

> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:10 PM

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> Subject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

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> Hi all, I try my best not to comment on most of these posts. On this one I

can't help myself. Fruity Pebbles and other cereals like them are some of the

worst " food " on the planet. It has high fructose corn syrup, dyes,

genetically modified grains and is basically NOT food. Some of the foods listed

on the Costco post are really bad as well.

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>

> Everyone on this list has at least one health issue, being the effects of

gluten. Many on this list have more than one health issue. Do you really want

to be eating chemicals that cause more harm to your body than good? Feeding

this stuff to your kids is even worse! This is the first generation of kids

that is expected to live a shorter life expectancy than their parents! These

large companies will not change what they put into the food unless we don't buy

it.

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> If you would like to learn about the food you are eating and what it does

to you, please watch Oliver's Food Revolution or The movie Food Inc. by

Pollen. Be well and try to cook at home as much as possible, it is

healthier.

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> Dana Hoppe, Owner

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> Gluten Free Gourmet, LLC

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> 408-887-6141

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> www.gluten-free-gourmet.com <http://www.gluten-free-gourmet.com/>

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> http://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/

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[Guest guest]

I'm embarrassed at having written so hoity-toity yesterday. I'd returned from a day of errands and chores tired to the point of idiocy. I woke up after more than 12 hours of sleep, wishing I'd thought twice before writing. Sorry.

H.

-----Original Message-----

From: Cara <cara@...>

Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 8:13 am

Subject: RE: [ ] Re: Fruity Pebbles

We tried them and my daughter got a tummy ache. She is very

sensitive and we usually only eat foods from dedicated facilities so my hunch

is there truly is a bit of cross contamination which in our case caused a

reaction.

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Behalf Of joekatybriesbcglobal (DOT) net

Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 7:55 AM

Subject: [ ] Re: Fruity Pebbles

My daughter and I are both vegetarians, we

exercise regularly, and are at our ideal weights. My whole family uses the

90/10 rule. We eat very healthy 90% of the time, and use the other 10% for

treats. I don't think a few Fruity Pebbles once a month will kill us.

As we all know, celiac kids have to forgo so many treats that their friends are

having. It's important to my daughter to be able to eat a few things that her

friends are also eating. It's not like I feed it to her everyday. We all know

that it's not an ideal food, I don't think we need anyone else to

"inform" us of that.

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> I’m with you Dana. I always bite my tongue on those posts too…until

someone else brings it up of course ; )

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>

>

> I feel like I’m already a little “broken†so why would I put the

GMO, chemically, scary stuff in my body. I feel like all that crap in food is

what got me to this point in the first place. However, it is to each his/her

own. I just wish the masses would stop buying stuff with no nutritional value

and force the change in the market to a healthier place.

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> From:

[mailto: ]

On Behalf Of Dana Hoppe

> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 1:10 PM

>

> Subject: Re: [ ] Fruity Pebbles

>

>

>

>

>

> Hi all, I try my best not to comment on most of these posts. On this one I

can't help myself. Fruity Pebbles and other cereals like them are some of the

worst "food" on the planet. It has high fructose corn syrup, dyes,

genetically modified grains and is basically NOT food. Some of the foods listed

on the Costco post are really bad as well.

>

>

>

> Everyone on this list has at least one health issue, being the effects of

gluten. Many on this list have more than one health issue. Do you really want

to be eating chemicals that cause more harm to your body than good? Feeding

this stuff to your kids is even worse! This is the first generation of kids

that is expected to live a shorter life expectancy than their parents! These

large companies will not change what they put into the food unless we don't buy

it.

>

>

>

> If you would like to learn about the food you are eating and what it does

to you, please watch Oliver's Food Revolution or The movie Food Inc. by

Pollen. Be well and try to cook at home as much as possible, it is

healthier.

>

>

> Dana Hoppe, Owner

>

> Gluten Free Gourmet, LLC

>

> 408-887-6141

>

> www.gluten-free-gourmet.com <http://www.gluten-free-gourmet.com/>

>

> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-CA/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-LLC/238175996382?ref=mf

<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Saratoga-CA/Gluten-Free-Gourmet-LLC/238175996382?ref=mf>

>

> http://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/

<http://blog.gluten-free-gourmet.com/>

>

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[Guest guest]

I really enjoyed hearing both sides of this. It has really got me thinking about

what I eat (more than I already think about it-- which is constantly since I was

only diagnosed a couple months ago!). I appreciated the gentle reminder to eat

healthy... Although I think instead of saying " you shouldn't eat this food " it

would have been less lecturing to say something along the lines of " I personally

choose to not eat that food because of these reasons " . It's great to learn new

information about nutrition but I'd feel defensive too if I was being judged on

everything I ate!

I am part of the generation that is expected to live a shorter life than their

parents. I grew up eating more than my share of processed and unhealthy junk

food. Thats not to say that my mom didnt also make healthy meals, but she did

not teach me to limit my intake of junk food. I could always eat as much ice

cream as I wanted. Everyday. My house was the place all my friends wanted to

come too for junk food snacks. I was always given a lunch for school with

healthy foods AND cookies or chips. Guess what I choose to eat as a child? Half

my sandwich, no fruit or veggies AND always the cookies or chips. My mom is

really overweight and I wish that she would watch what she eats more. I also

wish that I was taught healthy eating habits as a child. I believe part of

healthy eating is not completely ruling out fruity pebbles and indulging once in

awhile. It is true we have to limit so much of what we eat, we should be able to

have something within reason once in awhile! I like the 90/10 rule... I wish I

had learned that as a child and maybe I wouldn't be struggling with both celiac

disease AND making healthy eating choices.

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> Jasmine, don't feel bad for taking offense at " being lectured to " . Whether

> that's how it was intended or not, that's how it came out. This thread

> reminded me a lot of the Wal-Mart threads from a while back. It's nice to

> get information from people, but when someone is doing it " for our own

> good " , it almost always comes off as lecturing, and is almost always

> resented. This site is great for sharing things, and for getting new

> information. The people on here are good people. Some have hang-ups others

> don't have. I mostly just ignore the ones who are " helping " me more than I

> want to be helped. I'm only sending this so you will know you aren't alone

> in your reaction.

>

[Guest guest]

I agree with you Dana.  After years of focusing on being gluten-free I began to research the raw foods movement.  It was like a light bulb going off once I started to learn more and experiment with it.  All of a sudden I went from having a focus on being " sick " to a focus on becoming " healthy " .  What a world of difference.  I am not saying we all need to only eat raw but having a diet based on fresh fruits and vegetables is something our bodies understand more than the chemicalized packaged products we are being sold.

I am more concerned that we are losing the choice to eat in a healthy way with the ban on the sale of raw almonds in 2008, and now they are trying to make it illegal for farmers to save seeds from their crops so they will be forced to only buy genetically modified seed.  Sometimes I can't help but feel that we are " prey " for big business at the cost of our freedoms.  And they have the money and power to get our government to support their adgenda.

Sorry for the rant.  Maia

[Guest guest]

Thank you Dana. Over endulging in sodas, sugared cereals, sweetened fruit

juices is bad in general. I think we're all here to share and learn. That's the

main point.

Steve