On 8 Jun 2017 16:42:04 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2017-06-08, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>
>> Starting with a good sized wedge of iceberg lettuce previously soaked
>> in ice water then spun in a salad spinner. Topping the lettuce with
>> homemade very chunky blue cheese dressing, then finishing off with a
>> goodly amount of diced roma tomato.....
>
>Sounds good. I've been eating more and more salads, of late. Last
>night I had broccoli crowns, iceberg lettuce, tomato, onion, and diced
>cucumber bits topped with some Italian dressing (all organic).
>
>I'm trying to reduce my intake of glyphosate, mostly in the form of
>wheat (that stuff containing gluten). It is now sprayed on wheat
>(only!) jes prior to harvest. It acts as a "desiccant", killing the
>wheat plant and forcing the plant to put its last dying breath into
>greater seed production. This has nothing to do with GMO's. This
>gives the farmer a bigger wheat crop yield while giving the consumer
>more and more glyphosate to ingest. Some call it "non-Celiac disease
>gluten sensetivity". I call it "eating even MORE poison!"
>
>nb

Snopes has a lot to say about this assertion.
http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/roundupwheat.asp
Iffy, iffy, iffy on many levels from the original blogger.
Janet US