Wheat v. Sugar – Which is More Despicable?

That is a question I have been asking myself for a few months. The other day the answer hit me. I can’t stand wheat. It drives me crazy. It makes the best bread, the best cake, the best pizza crust. And it makes my family sick. And most of America for that matter.

Avoiding wheat is hard. Just two slices of bread and lunch becomes so much easier. Eating it leads to swelling sinuses and faces, old injuries become inflamed, and blood sugar gets jacked up.

Sugar, on the other hand is easy to avoid. Just give me some raw honey and problem solved.

So, what is a person to do? Go on the Whole 30 and get rid of the grains and the sweeteners. We are starting the Whole 30 Saturday morning in an effort to seriously tackle Colson’s sneezy allergies – and it just seems like a fantastic idea in general.

Comments

[Maria Droujkova]

It was hard for us, initially, to avoid wheat, but sorghum is a decent substitute. However, I am now learning that grains must be fresh, and either freshly hulled and ground (within days!) and then fermented, or whole and sprouted, but not whole and ground... Except white rice and corn, because they are radically different. That explains the diet we eventually gravitated to! We pretty much only eat potatoes, white rice and corn for our "bread-type" stuff.