Question from a vegetarian....

[leezurd]

Hello :wave: - I am newly diagnosed type 2, and have been reading Dr Bernstein's book. Since I am a strict vegetarian, I rely on Soy products for my protein. With the exception of eating tofu, most vegetarian soy products (ie: tofu dogs, boca burges, soysage, etc...) have wheat gluten in them. Since Dr. Bernstein says to not eat any grains, I was wondering (and hoping) that wheat gluten is ok to eat. Does anyone know?

[ardentluma]

You know, I am not sure about wheat gluten. Some say yes, some say no. It really depends on your body. I am sorry for your illness and I hope low-carbing will help you get better. There is a vegetarian low-carber forum in this site and they, being experienced veggie lovers, may be able to assist you better than I.

[Paleoanth]

I actually don't know anything about Bernstein's plan.

Here is a site that has an explanation of what gluten is and that might help:

http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/gluten.html