Celiac Advice on Wheat Bread

We went to the grocery store today. Aside from the usual grocery store issues, we had a unique experience. Being not quite sure how to answer a question from a fellow shopper is a new experience for us. After all, we are the Masters of Gluten-Free. We're foodies and, if there's a bizarre question, we'll usually know the answer. But, in this instance, we were at a loss for words.

The lone gluten-eater at our house still gets a few items that contain wheat - spaghetti, bread, and beer to name a few. These are some of the few remaining wheat items that he gets to eat. That's what happens when the rest of your family is gluten-free. However, he never turns down our homemade gluten-free bread, rolls, or pizza. And let's not count the number of gluten-free cookies he eats.


On this particular shopping trip, we were buying wheat bread. He should feel privileged that we continue to allow wheat bread in the house. Right? We had previously asked him for his opinion of the different brands available at the grocery store, so we could purchase what he liked. How would we know which wheat-based bread is best?

As one of us approaches the bakery section of the grocery store, we spy a fellow shopper. We begin checking the expiration dates on the loaves of bread. The other shopper turns and asks a simple, yet difficult to answer question, "What's the difference?" Well, instead of launching into an insane tirade about being gluten-free, which no one really wants to hear anyway, a moment of how-do-I-answer-this-question passed and a decent answer was given, or so we hope.

"Well, this one costs $1.89, while that one costs 99 cents. My dad prefers this brand (the more expensive loaf of bread), but that's his opinion." We simply shrugged, took our loaf, and continued shopping. The other shopper decided on the cheaper brand. Why were we going to confuse someone? There was no good reason to explain why we couldn't eat bread. But, we must have looked like a deer in the headlights when she asked her simple, innocent question.

After leaving that section of the store, we found this exchange incredibly hilarious. It was funny to think about a gluten-free person answering a question about wheat bread. Had this been almost anything else in the store, we'd have been able to answer without a moments hesitation. It's one of those events that makes you laugh, especially 99 cents for a loaf of bread..

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