Comments on: Wheat for Man

By: danithew

danithew — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:35:42 +0000

Julie, thanks for the correction. I have made the mistake of thinking that carbs=grains which isn’t wholly true. I just know that my wife kind of frowns at me when I reach for the bread.

By: Julie in Austin

Julie in Austin — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 02:36:00 +0000

Danithew–

I’m a South Beach fan (when I’m not pregnant, anyway) and I don’t see a WoW conflict: whole grains are fine. There’s nothing in the WoW that demands the use of refined grains and sugar.

By: diogenes

diogenes — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 01:16:20 +0000

Quite a number of people I know have gluten allergies.

Probably celiac sprue, actually — not an allergy, but an autoimmune reaction.

In which case, give the wheat to the ox and eat the corn yourself. Or tef, or quinoa, or buckwheat, which aren’t mentioned anymore than rice or millet.

By: D. Fletcher

D. Fletcher — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:57:44 +0000

A family in our Stake all have the gluten allergy. They provide their own sacrament bread to the priests, who bless it in its own tray.

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 23:58:41 +0000

This reminded me of an article I read about a little girl being denied her first communion due to a wheat allergy.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/19/communion.denied.ap/

By: danithew

danithew — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:57:53 +0000

I’ve kind of wondered how we should square the Word of Wisdom suggestions/prohibitions with the South Beach Diet. As far as I can tell, carbs are very much a part of what is allowed by the WoW. Maybe I could obey both by drinking a low-carb “small” beer … :)

By: D. Fletcher

D. Fletcher — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:49:47 +0000

Quite a number of people I know have gluten allergies. No wheat for them.

By: Kaimi

Kaimi — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:41:19 +0000

So really tough Mormons have to resort to wheat mush, straight up, no sugar or milk.

I don’t know, Danithew. That’s got water in it too. I don’t see anything about water in verse 17. (Unless, of course, you’re making your wheat mash with mild beer — then it’s okay).

By: Bryce I

Bryce I — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 22:35:10 +0000

Apparently, Mark B. is not Scottish.

Oats,â€”a grain which is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.â€”Samuel Johnson: Dictionary of the English Language.

If human beings would quit eating Cheerios, the custodians of the church songs of praise would be drowned out by the cacophony of petulant children wondering why they are being asked to sit quietly against their pure nature.

BTW, didn’t the Church get rid of custodians in favor of “member involvement” a while ago?

By: Mark B

Mark B — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:32:58 +0000

If human beings would quit eating oats and their illegitimate offspring, oatmeal and Cheerios, we would have long since been spared having to see Wilford Brimley hawk the inedible junk on television, and the custodians of the church would join together in singing praises:

Let the mountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud; and all ye seas and dry lands tell the wonders of your Eternal King! And ye rivers, and brooks, and rills, flow down with gladness. Let the woods and all the trees of the field praise the Lord; and ye solid rocks weep for joy! And let the sun, moon, and the morning stars sing together, and let all the sons of God shout for joy!