WHAT YOU SHOULD
KNOW
Gluten is a protein found in wheat and many other grains.
An intolerance to gluten can lead to celiac disease, an
intestinal inflammation that causes bloating, gas, and
diarrhea.
Celiac disease is rare; it strikes only 1 of every 2,500
people. If you have it, however, the cure is simple: just avoid
all gluten-containing foods.
WHAT YOU SHOULD
DO
Check the labels of all foods you buy. Don't eat anything
that contains wheat or the other grains listed below. (Rice,
corn, and soy are OK. They do not cause symptoms for most
people.) Remember that a variety of seemingly harmless products
may contain grain derivatives and gluten. Here are the items to
watch out for:
BREADS and CEREALS to
Avoid
-
Bulgur
-
Creamed or scalloped
potatoes
-
Gluten bread
-
Graham flour or
crackers
-
Kasha
-
Mixes for biscuits,
cornbread, muffins, pancakes, waffles
-
Packaged rice or noodle
mixes
-
Pretzels
-
Wheat bran or
germ
-
Breads, cereals, crackers,
baked items, or pastas made with the following
ingredients:
-
-
Wheat
-
Oats
-
Rye
-
Barley
-
Semolina
-
Buckwheat
-
Durum
-
Millet
-
Triticale
BEVERAGES to
Avoid
-
Beer, ale, malt
liquor
-
Cereal beverages
(Postum®, Ovaltine®)
-
Chocolate milk with cereal
added
-
Chocolate drink and hot cocoa
mixes
-
Drinks made from grains:
whiskey, vodka, gin
-
Instant coffee made with
wheat
-
Malted milk
drinks
-
Non-dairy
creamers
MEAT, FISH and POULTRY Products
to Avoid
-
Breaded meat, fish, or
poultry
-
Casseroles containing
flour
-
Dishes with macaroni,
noodles, or pasta
-
Prepared meats with flour
(cold cuts, hot dogs, sandwich spreads, sausages and canned
meats)
VEGETABLES to
Avoid
-
Breaded
vegetables
-
Canned baked beans (check
labels)
-
Cream soups
-
Creamed vegetables with
flour
-
Vegetable soups with
noodles
SWEETS and DESSERTS to
Avoid
-
All cookies, pies, pastries,
and cakes made with flour
-
Fruit pies thickened with
flour
-
Puddings, ice creams, frozen
yogurts (check labels)
-
Ice cream cones
FOOD LABEL INGREDIENTS to
Avoid
-
Caramel flavoring or
coloring
-
Emulsifiers
-
Flour
-
Gluten
stabilizers
-
Fillers
-
Hydrolyzed, hydrogenated, or
texturized vegetable protein
-
Hydrolyzed plant
protein
-
Malt or malt
flavoring
-
Modified food
starch
-
Stabilizers
-
Vegetable gum or
protein
-
-
These ingredients are
found in:
-
Processed
cheeses
-
Soups
-
Gravies
-
Sauces
-
Chili
sauces
-
Seasoning
mixes
-
Pickled
items
-
Mustard
-
Catsup
-
Vinegar
-
Chip dips
-
Steak
sauces
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