GLUTEN-FREE LABELS

After a recent shopping trip to Wal-Mart, I was reminded just how nice it is to shop the "Great Value" brand. So many of these Wal-mart brand products make shopping easy with BIG, BOLD labeling, stating that an item is "GLUTEN-FREE". Be it buying products like honey, canned goods, or apple juice it is nice to be able to make a quick decision on whether or not to make the purchase. In an overly processed-food society, where "hidden glutens" tend to sneak into the strangest of unexpected products, this labeling is a great assistant in living fully gluten-free. "Great Value" does of course still carry some products that are not necessarily labeled "GLUTEN-FREE", but still lack any foreseeable gluten. However, even with this, there is still a great advantage with the significant number of products that do have this extra information on the label. I definitely appreciate any additional labeling I can get, speeding along my grocery shopping, and helping me to not stumble upon an item that randomly contains an unexpected trace of gluten.