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. Below is a short list of items and ingredients you can eat living a Gluten-Free lifestyle.
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
I think there’s a ramp-up in going gluten-free, cold turkey may be too much at one time, go at your own pace. Going Gluten Free is a lifestyle change.
Melinda
Reference:
Gluten Freedom by Alessio Fasano, MD. Founder and Director of the Center for Celiac Research at Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School.
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I can’t go gluten-free. I want real homemade bread. I make it gf for my daughter but can’t do it all the time.
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Gluten-Free, YUCK!
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You made me laugh!
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:)
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This is a good post for those who are gluten intolerant. I tried this years ago, and I stopped when I started to read what is on labels. Tapioca and arrowroot for breakfast. What are those :) And then I realized that a bit of gluten won’t hurt :)
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I’m with you, I’ll take the glutens.
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I went gluten free for about 6 years due to migraines. During that time I didn’t get a single migraine unless I accidentally got ‘glutened’. But it was so difficult and honestly the most miserable time of my life. It was back before all the alternatives were an available. I slowly reintroduced gluten and now eat it again daily. I did have a migraine last night but that was heat stroke.
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Living Gluten-Free is gross to me. I’ll gladly eat my glutens. :)
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Gluten free products often cost more too. Makes it so much harder for those who are gluten intolerant. Love your post on this, thanks
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You’re right about that. You have to shop around to see where you can get the best prices. I’ve heard some buy certain items on- line.
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