It’s important to understand what gluten is and where to look to establish a gluten-free lifestyle. As more people are diagnosed gluten intolerant more pre-made products will become available making choices much easier. I plan to write some posts on the Gluten-Free lifestyle in the coming months. Below is a short list of items and ingredients you can eat.
The Information is taken from Gluten Freedom by Alessio Fasano, MD. Founder and Director of the Center for Celiac Research at Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School.
Gluten is found in common foods such as breads, cereals, baked goods, and pasta. Because it’s used in processed foods as an additive or preservative, gluten is also found in a wide variety of foods and nonfood items from prescription medications to Play-Doh. If you are a food shopper in the family, you must learn to read labels very carefully to comply with a gluten-free diet.
Things You Can Eat on the Gluten-Free Diet
Gluten-Free Grains, Flours, Seeds and Starches
- Amaranth
- Arrowroot
- Buckwheat
- Cassava
- Corn
- Flaxseed
- Nut Flours
- Millet
- Montina
- Gluten-Free Oats
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sago
- Sorghum
- Tapioca
- Teff
- Wild rice
Safe Ingredients List
- Vinegar except for malt vinegar
- Distilled alcohol
- Carmel color
- Citric acid
- Spices
- Monosodium glutamate
- Maltodextrin
- Mono- and diglycerides
- Artificial flavor and color
- Natural flavor and color
While struggling with Lyme Disease, every time I saw my doctor he would encourage me to go Gluten-Free. I couldn’t do it, probably more like didn’t want to.
I think there’s a ramp-up in going gluten-free, cold turkey may be too much at one time.
Melinda
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