Comment on "Gluten Free" has officially gone too far.
MagnyusG@lemmy.world 6 months agoIt’s important for children with celiacs or allergies as even a tiny amount of exposure can have catastrophic effects. They don’t need to consume it, even touching it can affect them.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m not annoyed. I was amused. I’m still amused at the idea of gluten-free sand. All sand is gluten-free. It’s sand.
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
This is KINETIC sand, a special compound that is either made with polymers, starch or flour. It isn’t just sand.
And if you spend any amount of time with children, you’ll know they put anything in their mouth.
Maybe listen to people who are parents and have legitimate concern of products containing gluten being problematic for their offsprings.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 months ago
As I said to someone else, no one needs to buy kinetic sand, it’s incredibly easy to make. If an allergy is an issue with that sort of thing, they can make it themselves. Same with play-dough. Why are they trusting someone else to do it with stuff so easy to make they literally have kids make it themselves in things like Girl Scouts.
morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
What’s your problem with something adequate for children with health issues being available off the shelf anyway? I know how to make many things, but I’m not cooking strawberry marmelade or baking bread every time I have breakfast either.
Little scenario:
Grandma wants to bring a little present for her grandkid and pop at the shop, sees something that’s marketed gluten free and remembers that they are allergic, so they buy it. Grandkid has fun, grandma is happy, gluten free kinetic sand brand has made a sale.
Or do you suggest that grandma should look up the recipe online, then go to home depot to buy sand and to walmart to get starch, beforehand?