The Evils of Hidden Gluten

See these disturbing evil eyes above?  Well, they aren't nearly as unsettling as all the hidden gluten I have encountered in the past week.  I guess I didn't fully realize the gravity of my decision to give up gluten until I found out just how many food products contain hidden gluten.

Mustard, most salad dressing, soy sauce, blue cheese, grain alcohol, corn starch, baking powder and curry powder are just a few sneaky glutinous items.  May I add they are also all things I love to digest?

I have a renewed admiration for people who have to navigate their entire lives gluten-free.  It isn't always the most pleasant or easiest of experiences.  That said, the world is becoming increasingly sensitive to people with gluten-free diets.  Even here in interior Alaska, gluten-free products have their own strong hold in Safeway and Fred Meyer.

I now consider myself better informed and constantly on the lookout for the hidden enemy.