GF diet featured in a sitcom tonight! and my new addiction

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:12 pm

Prepare to be horrified, I'm sure...

Tuesday, 8:30pm EST on ABC-TV, "Man Up."

Episode Summary - The whole family goes on a gluten-free diet after discovering Nathan is allergic.

And BTW, I just bought GF Cinnamon Chex and I am totally ADDICTED. So are my kids. They are basically rice chex with 1/2 of them coated in a cinnamon/sugar mixture. They are fabulous right out of the box for a sugar/carb craving. The label says it might contain milk ingredients, but I didn't react at all, and I ate half a box in 2 days!! I found them on sale at Safeway for $2.99. I have to stop for more tonight!

Disclaimer: they are not health food. They have some artificial colors (but not the biggies), and preservatives, and too much sugar. But they will cure your PMS and put a smile on your face!!

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:39 pm

They are my snack of choice Zizzle. Absolutely love them and the cinnamon is good for you & healthy.

Maggie

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:39 am

I missed the show last night, but you can watch online. Here's what someone on my area celiac listserv had to say about it:

Hi All, I've gotten several emails asking for online versions of last night's Man Up show. Here's the link to last night's episode of Man Up on ABC's website....however...i recommend you watch with caution...it's terrible and makes the gluten-free diet look like a total joke. At one point in the show they actually suggest that going gluten-free has the ability to make one grow larger boobs....My husband and I were screaming at the TV for most of the show.

http://abc.go.com/watch/man-up/SH551265 ... -the-keens

Stanz · Post by **Stanz** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:16 am

Yeah, that show was truly horrible, got about halfway through it before I was so ticked off I had to change the channel.

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:18 am

I just watched it. It was ridiculous, but I endured the whole thing. Ironically, someone admits to cheating at the end on potentially GF foods - gummy worms and potato chips!! They made the GF diet seem much more restrictive than it is.

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 2:39 pm

Didn't see it but I can tell you that I ate a gummy spider at Halloween and nearly drained my body of everything in it. Terrible reaction.