tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post7364156158383293937..comments2023-11-05T07:04:54.561-05:00Comments on Chronicles of a Country Girl: So what is wrong with wheat?Country Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-63988020997793775462012-02-05T18:23:24.342-05:002012-02-05T18:23:24.342-05:00My book has been shipped!!!
Genetically altered e...My book has been shipped!!!<br /><br />Genetically altered everything bothers me. That is one of the reasons we are At The Farm. Organic as much as we can be, heritage seeds when we can and save our own seeds. Grass fed beef and free range chickens. No pesticides since we have spring water...natural can be hard, but it is well worth the work.<br /><br />I was fortunate to have parents that believed there was a problem before Rachael Carson wrote "Silent Spring".Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-29091726887640884042012-02-04T12:07:13.524-05:002012-02-04T12:07:13.524-05:00Great info. Thanks. I think I am going to go thr...Great info. Thanks. I think I am going to go throw out the rest of my wheat bread right now.Jan's camerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804645068301942243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-64721969493503475412012-02-03T22:31:41.830-05:002012-02-03T22:31:41.830-05:00Just earlier in the week, my husband and I watch &...Just earlier in the week, my husband and I watch "the world according to Monsanto." I was so disturbed after watching that documentary, so your post really hit home with me. Everyone should watch it.<br /><br />And by the way, in 2002, Monsanto applied to grow GM wheat in the US and Canada! There was a big resistance to letting Monsanto do that so it was dropped in 2004.<br /><br />I'm really glad you had the guts to talk about this subject...good for you.tainterturtleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307790480251741661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-7339057880880961292012-02-03T16:02:49.796-05:002012-02-03T16:02:49.796-05:00A great post Kate!A great post Kate!Reenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813380986631007962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-88145387828286649102012-02-03T13:24:34.297-05:002012-02-03T13:24:34.297-05:00I think it's all white food, in general. Know...I think it's all white food, in general. Knowing that doesn't make it easier to adjust though. I'm aware and I choose to eat it anyway.Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-78508022499753542782012-02-03T09:46:12.823-05:002012-02-03T09:46:12.823-05:00Hey its your body and your blog .. so post what yo...Hey its your body and your blog .. so post what you like and eat what you want you owe no one an explanationDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-42144987526212936662012-02-03T07:37:56.565-05:002012-02-03T07:37:56.565-05:00Results speak. Whether you are a wheat farmer or n...Results speak. Whether you are a wheat farmer or not, The truth has to be acknowledged...MANY people are noticing a significant improvement in their health when they eliminiate or reduce wheat in their diet. I am one of them. I lost 20 lbs of belly fat in six months by significantly reducing my wheat intake. I have far less digestive distress, and a feel better over all. My results are typical of many many people doing the same thing. <br /><br /> Whether Wheat is now modified or grown the old fashioned way, it is now used as filler in things you would never think of... we are consuming MORE of it than our ancestors, and perhaps this is why our bodies are rebeling. <br /><br /> Whatever the reason, it's a truth, not a false statement. Thanks for bringing this up, Kate. I was glad to see others views on the issue all around.Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-6975938907386990282012-02-03T06:49:17.392-05:002012-02-03T06:49:17.392-05:00You know my recent story, and I can't thank yo...You know my recent story, and I can't thank you enough for posting about a possible connection between gaining weight/feeling lethargic/depression, etc. to wheat products. In the past several days I've made a conscious effort to significantly reduce my intake. Honestly, I do feel much better and can't thank you enough for posting this info.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-31605229660410872042012-02-02T20:49:27.431-05:002012-02-02T20:49:27.431-05:00To Kim and Randy,
The information used in this pos...To Kim and Randy,<br />The information used in this post was taken directly from Dr. William Davis' NY Times Best Selling book, The Wheat Belly Diet. Dr. Davis also writes a blog called The Wheat Belly Blog, where wheat farmers have written comments concerning modern-day wheat growing practices. This is where I got the information on Round Up. It seems as though this is a controversial subject and Kim points out that much of the information in Dr. Davis' book is inaccurate according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. My problem is that how do we know how accurate the AJCN is? As far as the Roundup application, I'm glad to know that you don't practice this. But I read that some farmers do, specifically Keith Lewis, who is linked in the post and also comments at the end of it.<br />I really don't want this blog to be an argument back and forth against wheat. I don't know who to trust anymore. I just know that my body feels better. So I'm just going to list to that.<br />Thank you for your insightful comments, Kim and Randy.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-47052547059635710782012-02-02T20:19:22.991-05:002012-02-02T20:19:22.991-05:00Your statement that today's wheat has been gen...Your statement that today's wheat has been genetically modified is totally inaccurate. There is no GMO wheat in food production in the world. There is some grown in laboratories. Maybe in 10 years there will be some grown for food production, but it's not available now. I believe there are many benefits GMO wheat could provide, but at this time, it's not even available. Roundup is not used on wheat because it would kill it. <br /><br />Randy, a Kansas wheat farmer and a board member for Kansas Association of Wheat GrowersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-86413020324385556482012-02-02T20:07:51.421-05:002012-02-02T20:07:51.421-05:00Hi Kate, Well done on making this change for the b...Hi Kate, Well done on making this change for the better. It takes discipline and I really wish you the best with it. (I have got to get in shape for our traveling season and hauling all my 30 lbs of gear around. I re-signed at the gym today and hired a personal trainer. Doesn't hurt that he's young and pretty cute. :))<br /><br />xo – gGeorgiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298718026210625558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-13789509757863864002012-02-02T20:06:37.587-05:002012-02-02T20:06:37.587-05:00I am a recent follower to your blog. I can’t remem...I am a recent follower to your blog. I can’t remember how I “found” you, but I have returned because of your beautiful photography. After a great deal of reflection, I can’t let your Wednesday post about the wheat diet go by without commenting. My husband and I farm in Kansas. He is a fourth generation Kansas farmer, and in my birth family, we are on the sixth generation of farmers here in Kansas. Wheat is our primary crop, though we also raise sorghum and alfalfa and also have a cow/calf operation. <br /><br />I believe anyone has the right to choose how to eat. If you choose to exclude wheat from your diet, that’s your choice. If someone prefers to eat only organic foods, that’s their individual right. I don’t agree with your choice, and I believe much of the information in the book is inaccurate, a point of view substantiated by scientific data from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. That being said, you have the right to choose.<br /><br />However, I feel I must address some inaccuracies in the information you provided. The truth is that genetically modified wheat is not present in the food stream. There are a myriad of GM foods in the food stream, but wheat is NOT one of them. Personally, I don’t have an issue with technical advances that help farms grow the crops necessary to feed the world. Some of those advances allow us to have grapes or tomatoes or other produce in the store year ‘round. I guess I don’t understand why agriculture is supposed to practice like it did 100 years ago when we embrace modern advances in every other arena of life. I wrote about this in a blog in October 2010. http://kimscountyline.blogspot.com/2010/10/sow-frustrating.html<br /><br />In 1900, approximately 80 percent of the U.S. population made their living in agriculture. Today, it's approximately 3 percent. Technological advancements have made it possible for 3 percent of the population to feed the other 97 percent of U.S., plus export grains and meat to feed people all over the world. We also can't feed the world without advancements in crop genetics and the application of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides. FYI: Roundup is NOT used on wheat because it would kill the wheat plant. <br /><br />I don't have a problem with farmers who have made this their niche market. I understand there is a market for organically-grown food and that "local" food is all the rage right now. If consumers want to spend the extra money for organically-grown produce and free-range chickens, that's their business. And power to the producer who is making a living doing it!<br /><br />But the general public needs to realize that if all of the U.S.'s food was grown this way, America's farmers wouldn't be producing as much food. And with lower production, prices at the grocery store would rise astronomically. And people in some parts of the world would starve because we wouldn't have food to export to them. <br /><br />I apologize for this lengthy comment. But I thought it was important for you to actually hear from a modern day wheat farmer. <br /><br />My best to you and yours.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030884632849692028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-70201485889209702912012-02-02T14:56:48.592-05:002012-02-02T14:56:48.592-05:00What one resource would you recommend for someone ...What one resource would you recommend for someone trying to eat less wheat? My grandmother ate gluten free for the last 1/4 of her life - and I am type II diabetic. I have been cutting out all white and enriched flour but am now wondering about wheat as well.<br /><br />What do you eat in place of wheat? Rice products? If you could point me to some resources I'd love you forever for it.michellehttp://www.typicallibra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-45492607125644444242012-02-02T14:17:21.094-05:002012-02-02T14:17:21.094-05:00Have you been reading my Facebook wall?? This is a...Have you been reading my Facebook wall?? This is a hot topic with me right now, as I investigate food sources. Our bodies are not designed to process the modified wheats, nor all the processed food, incl processed wheat, sugar and everything that comes in shiney plastic wrappers. It is killing us.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034694477287343258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-37906808741295345512012-02-02T13:36:33.189-05:002012-02-02T13:36:33.189-05:00My friend years ago told me that anything white in...My friend years ago told me that anything white in your diet was bad. (sugar and flour)<br /><br />She is healthy, active and in very good shape.The JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860982258621823529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-70263752167605810352012-02-02T12:32:17.914-05:002012-02-02T12:32:17.914-05:00Great post, very informative. Now just to find a w...Great post, very informative. Now just to find a way to get away from wheat in my diet. Should help with weight loss too.. double bonuse!MaggieGemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956579207914268895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-38436426585881467282012-02-02T11:52:20.665-05:002012-02-02T11:52:20.665-05:00glad you posted this...I'll have to look into ...glad you posted this...I'll have to look into it - so smart, you are - makes sense to me....<br /><br />happy horseshit HA - that cracked me up :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-40787417636435316932012-02-02T08:11:05.382-05:002012-02-02T08:11:05.382-05:00You are so right...there is so much GMO crap out t...You are so right...there is so much GMO crap out there. And it's killing us.Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-5339179360038351092012-02-02T03:17:51.098-05:002012-02-02T03:17:51.098-05:00Oooooh.... You've run up a couple of red flags...Oooooh.... You've run up a couple of red flags for me in your blog today Kate!! <br /> <br />Roundup...<br /><br />the evils of Big Food.....<br /><br />but as this is a comment box and not a thesis box I will move right along to wheat products. I should most certainly eat less wheat products (is there wheat in chocolate?) but I don't think it will happen this week or even next.<br /><br />And as for all that happy horseshit, shouldn't you hold that over till summer and apply it liberally to the vegetable garden??<br /><br />Ms Soupalphabet souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744905399607433764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-51514514361267726522012-02-02T01:11:41.122-05:002012-02-02T01:11:41.122-05:00Hi Kate, I am following your blog thanks to CBW. I...Hi Kate, I am following your blog thanks to CBW. I love the poetry and your exquisite photos. I am a fan of George as well. You may have heard this a zillion times, but I was watching the 80's movie "Down & Out in Beverly Hills", and the dog in the movie, named "Matisse", could have been George's twin.<br />RE wheat gluten matters, and healthier eating for you & your husband both--it takes some work, but you do not have to give up much at all !! If you are near a Trader Joe's and especially near a Whole Foods, you will find gluten free items in both stores. The freezer at Whole Foods has great bread by Rudi's, and there are crackers, pastas, pancake, pizza dough and french bread mixes. I do dairy free as well as wheat free and it is not difficult. Good luck to you, it is well worth how much better you will feel!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-24927286065660380922012-02-02T00:16:38.217-05:002012-02-02T00:16:38.217-05:00I'm allergic to something. If I have to cut ou...I'm allergic to something. If I have to cut out bread, I will die, I'm sure of it. No, you say? I've often thought of wheat...oh, here we go!! George, where are you??Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639676240116407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-73513102082245508722012-02-01T22:53:11.164-05:002012-02-01T22:53:11.164-05:00You are spot on Kate. The foods our grandparents ...You are spot on Kate. The foods our grandparents and great grandparents ate look nothing like the high yield genetically modified foods of today. I can only speak from my own experience and that is that organic, transfat free, and non genetically modified foods are the reason I am here and doing well today. Thankfully I found a doctor who put me on the path to eating the way our grandparents once did. I'm sure that her grandfather would be appalled at the way food is grown today and how big commercial farms have almost completely shut down the family farmers who tried to keep things done the healthy way, not just the profitable way.<br /><br />KatLow Tide High Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494078916477622322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-22482193459844409602012-02-01T22:37:05.193-05:002012-02-01T22:37:05.193-05:00All very interesting points you bring up Kate. I&...All very interesting points you bring up Kate. I'm frightened by what else we will find out about the effects of GMO foods. xo ~LiliLilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003968489244660242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-21506417822265492942012-02-01T22:16:44.369-05:002012-02-01T22:16:44.369-05:00I've cut waaay back on eating wheat, fats, che...I've cut waaay back on eating wheat, fats, cheese, etc. in the past two weeks. Already my brain feels less foggy and I don't feel bloated. <br /><br />I lose followers whenever I say what I think about an issue on my blog, and sometimes when I give my true opinion on someone else's blog which is the case this week. Ask me if I care.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4296284051502496327.post-85201971581961554382012-02-01T22:02:51.247-05:002012-02-01T22:02:51.247-05:00I can cut down, but don't think I can give it ...I can cut down, but don't think I can give it up entirely while I am dealing with this headache.<br />Geesh......<br />I definitely can cut down though.<br />I can't repeat what MY father used to say.<br />Yikes.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com