There’s a lot of talk about going gluten-free and plant-based these days. You’ve probably been targeted by ads for some sort of snack or meal delivery service that offers gluten-free vegan diet options—enough to make you wonder if there’s something to cutting out regular ol’ bread and pasta.
If random ads, influencers, and members of your monthly brunch group are cutting out gluten, why shouldn’t you? In reality, there are legitimate medical reasons to cut gluten out of your diet, but a gluten-free vegan diet may not benefit you unless you’re one of those people. Let’s dig into why someone might need to go gluten-free, what nutrients you may miss out on, and what’s okay to eat.
What is a gluten-free vegan diet?
If you follow a gluten-free vegan diet, then you don’t eat anything that contains gluten or animal-based ingredients.
Gluten is a type of protein…