Saturday, June 4, 2016

Day 1 Of 2 Looking For Gluten

Now that you need to eat gluten free, you need to educate yourself and learn to read labels.  You have been recently been told you have Celiac disease, it is important to eliminate gluten from our diet.  This new lifestyle change will take time and practice till it feels normal.  Some tips to find and look for gluten and hidden gluten.

1.  Educate, educate and educate yourself some more.  Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, rye and triticale.  It is found in many baked goods and food.  It is also found in licorice, soy sauce and some over the counter medicines.

2.  Only eat products containing oats if they are labeled gluten free.  Oats are grown next to wheat, and can be contaminated unless properly cleaned and labeled gluten free.

3.  Read food labels-  Look for the words gluten free on package.  The FDA does not require gluten free foods to display the symbol. 

4.  Read the product ingredients list, especially if the product is not labeled gluten free.  Check the allergen warning list for wheat.   Some gluten containing ingredients to avoid are malt, malt flavor, malt extract, malt vinegar, brewers yeast, and wheat, rye and barley.

5.  Some ingredients you don't need to avoid are caramel color, malto dextrin, and maltose.  These are all made from corn.  

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