Gluten Free Oats
I started ordering Gluten Free Oats a few months after I went on a gluten free diet. I love Oats and when I found out there was gluten in oats, I got a little depressed. After reading the labels on all of the cereals in the supermarkets and realizing that all of them had gluten, I thought that I would never be able to eat cereal or oats every again. At the beginning, I was confused as to why Oats would have gluten. Gluten is a "protein found in wheat and related species, including barley and rye"( Wikipedia ). After reading that line you would think that oats suppose to be gluten free but sadly, it isn't. The reason why oats have gluten is from contamination . According to Diana Gitiq Ph.D., she stated that "pure oats are safe for most, but not all, people with celiac. Since oats can easily be contaminated with wheat during harvest, storage, or other stages of processing, it has been stressed that the oats be certified as pure." I found some gluten free oats a...