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Foods to Avoid
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What foods do I avoid on the gluten–free diet?
Following a gluten–free diet means you should remove all foods that have gluten from your diet. Foods that contain gluten are “red–light foods” for anyone with celiac disease.
Ways to get rid of “red–light foods” from your diet:
- Remove grains that contain gluten from your diet. You shouldn't eat any food that contains wheat, barley, rye, or tritical. Keep in mind that wheat has many forms. Avoid products that include bulgur, durum, graham, kumut, spelt, and semolina. These are all forms of wheat!
- Avoid all obvious sources of gluten such as bagels, breads, beer, cakes, candy, cereals, crackers, cookies, dressing, flour tortillas, gravy, ice cream cones, licorice, malts, rolls, pretzels, pasta, pizza, pancakes, sauces, stuffing, soy sauce, veggie burgers, vegetarian bacon/vegetarian chicken patties (many vegetarian meat substitute products contain gluten) and waffles. Please note this is NOT a complete list.
- Look for “hidden” sources of gluten. Avoid foods that have gluten–containing ingredients listed such as ale, barley, beer, bleached flour, bran, bread flour, brewer's yeast, brown flour, brown rice syrup, bulgur, couscous, dextrin (unless the source gluten-free), durum, farina, farro, hydrolyzed vegetable (wheat) protein, gluten flour, graham flour, granary flour, groats, harina, kumut, malt, malt extract, malt syrup, malt vinegar, matzo, modified starch (unless the source is gluten-free), rye, orzo, semolina, self–rising flour, spelt, smoke flavoring, soy sauce, wheat germ, wheat and white flour, whole meal flour, and vegetable gum.
What’s important to know about barley?
Barley contains gluten and frequently is used to make malt. As a general rule, you should avoid natural or malt flavorings. If a food has “natural” or “malt” flavorings listed on the ingredient list, contact the company because it’s possible these flavorings came from a non–gluten source.
Do I need to avoid oats?
Oats may contain gluten because they're often processed in the same factories as wheat. It's best to check with your health care provider to see if you can eat oats. While you are new to the gluten-free diet and still healing, it's best to avoid oats. To find out if your favorite brand of oatmeal is gluten–free, call the company or check their website. When eating out or when in doubt, avoid oats.
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Updated: 8/1/2011
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