{"id":3646,"date":"2011-08-28T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-28T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3646"},"modified":"2011-08-28T11:17:04","modified_gmt":"2011-08-28T15:17:04","slug":"everything-spelt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3646","title":{"rendered":"Everything Spelt"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wlWriterHeaderFooter\" style=\"float:none; margin:0px; padding:4px 0px 4px 0px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/widgets\/like.php?href=http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3646\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; width:450px; height:80px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Spelt is not gluten-free.&#160; Why am I writing this post?&#160; Education.&#160; Spelt is <strong>not safe<\/strong> for those with Celiac Disease to consume. Spelt is a species of wheat.&#160; Wheat is gluten.&#160; 2 + 2 = 4.&#160; More on <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spelt\">spelt from Wikipedia<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><b>Spelt<\/b> (<i>Triticum spelta<\/i>) is a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hexaploid\">hexaploid<\/a> species of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wheat\">wheat<\/a>. Spelt was an important staple in parts of Europe from the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bronze_Age_in_Europe\">Bronze Age<\/a> to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_Ages\">medieval times<\/a>; it now survives as a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Relict\">relict<\/a> crop in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Europe\">Central Europe<\/a> and northern Spain and has found a new market as a health food. Spelt is sometimes considered a subspecies of the closely related species <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Common_wheat\">common wheat<\/a> (<i>T. aestivum<\/i>), in which case its botanical name is considered to be <i>Triticum aestivum<\/i> subsp. <i>spelta<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I have heard may people tell me that I should try spelt pretzels or spelt bread.&#160; No, it isn\u2019t gluten-free.&#160; I have read about people following the gluten-free diet eating spelt &amp; promoting it as gluten-free.&#160; No, it isn\u2019t gluten-free.&#160; I overheard some people talking about spelt being gluten-free the other day and wasn\u2019t in a position to chime in.&#160; This type of situation can be sticky, as I don\u2019t want to come off as preachy, but I would hate for someone to unnecessarily get sick or feel bad because they were not aware.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Nothing anybody says is going to make spelt safe to eat for those who have Celiac Disease.&#160; If you happen to be following the gluten-free diet for some other reason (gluten intolerance, autism, allergy, etc) and choose to eat spelt, that is your own prerogative, but it still isn\u2019t gluten-free.&#160; LOL\u2026.I think I have made my point!&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Starting the gluten-free diet can be very intimidating.&#160; You are getting information from all different directions and trying to figure out what is what.&#160; For this reason, it is important to make sure that the information you are getting is correct.&#160; Consulting a website like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.celiaccentral.org\/\">The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness<\/a> helps to ensure the information is right.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>There are so many wonderful gluten-free flours out there that once you get acclimated to the diet and know what is what, things will be much easier.&#160; There are really many more things out there that we can have, than can\u2019t.&#160; <\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=3646\"><\/div>\n<script><!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_div_class=\"linkwithin_hook\";\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 135270;\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts with Thumbnails\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spelt is not gluten-free.&#160; Why am I writing this post?&#160; Education.&#160; Spelt is not safe for those with Celiac Disease to consume. 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