Republican Ted Cruz vows ban on gluten-free meals to Celiac sufferers in the military.

If elected president, GOP candidate Ted Cruz will not provide gluten-free options to members of the military that suffer from Celiac Disease or wheat/gluten allergies. Cruz made this decision because he feels anything related to gluten-free food propagates political correctness.

Here's what he said:
“That’s why the last thing any commander should need to worry about is the grades he is getting from some plush-bottomed Pentagon bureaucrat for political correctness or social experiments—or providing gluten-free MREs (meal, ready-to-eat).

My Two Cents:

My head is seriously spinning right now. As a Celiac (diagnosed in 2011), I am nothing short of angry and hurt that a human being would deny a Celiac food that is needed for survival. Those of us with Celiac Disease can tell you that this is no fad. We have a legitimate illness, and if we eat ANYTHING containing gluten, we get very sick. Some Celiacs have even died (RIP Joe C.) from Celiac Disease.

Our brothers and sisters with Celiac Disease that are in the military deserve respect. They are fighting for your a**, Mr. Cruz. I hope to God you are never elected President. You are a disgrace. I hope you never have to watch a family member die from this illness.
I've written many times before about this, but, my grandmother (1926-2007) had Celiac Disease. It nearly killed her. She was bedridden because of the disease. It was heartbreaking to watch her suffer during a time when there was no gluten-free food available. She used to be a healthy and vibrant woman. When I was a young kid, we would run in the fields and climb trees. After she got sick, she never left her bed.

If you have any respect for our military, you will respect the dietary needs of not only Celiac sufferers, but those with gluten/wheat allergies, other food allergies, those who require kosher meals, and those who are vegetarian/vegan/lactose intolerant. They are fighting for your life.

I could not find the exact number of Celiacs in the military. As of 2008, there were at least half a dozen. I'm pretty sure that it is scores more now.

I don't like getting political on this specific blog (I save everything for Blurbal Vomit), but, as Celiacs, we cannot back politicians who don't have our backs. We are in an election year, and we need to elect a president that won't cause us, or our fellow Americans, any harm. Please do not vote for Ted Cruz.

Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate is now gluten free!

Many of us in the Celiac community have mixed emotions about the popularity of the gluten free diet to non-Celiacs. The one truth that we cannot deny is that we have a ton of food available to us because of how popular gluten free food has become. However, not all new gluten free food has been easy on our GI tract (*cough* Cheerios *cough*), but we have had some marvelous additions to our pantries.
The latest addition is one that will garner some mixed reviews as well: Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate.
According to Post, they run the product through rigorous testing to ensure that the cereal tests at 10ppm, or lower. Once cereal has been processed, they are sampled and held until test results come in.

Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate (Gluten Free) is available nationwide.

My thoughts:

After last year's Cheerios incident, I do experience mixed emotions whenever a new product comes out and is labeled 'gluten free.' We Celiacs need to be very careful with these products. We do not want to put ourselves in danger of complications (and we all know what those complications are, and how scary they are).
My advice is, don't try anything that isn't backed by the Celiac Disease Foundation.

Those of you who suffer from gluten intolerance or wheat allergies, I don't see this cereal being a problem for you. I do suggest that you exercise some level of caution, just in case you do have an allergic reaction.