Wednesday 25 March 2015

What not to eat

Are you new to eating gluten free. Challenging isn't it?  Even though this list is about what not to eat - just so that you have a list.  I would suggest you concentrate on what you can eat.  It took me a long time to realise that there are so many things I can eat, but in my mind it was all about 'well you can't eat this, that, and the third thing' when in reality there are so many things that are naturally gluten free that it should not be an issue.
So here is the main list, copy it and keep a copy with you until you are comfortable with it  :-

You need to avoid any food that contains the protein from wheat, rye, or barley. Here is a list of these foods:
  • Atta (chapatti flour)
  • Barley (flakes, flour, pearl)
  • Beer, ale, lager
  • Breading and bread stuffing
  • Brewers yeast
  • Bulgur
  • Communion wafers
  • Couscous
  • Croutons
  • Dinkel (also known as spelt) *
  • Durum *
  • Einkorn *
  • Emmer *
  • Farina
  • Farro or Faro (also known as spelt) *
  • Fu **
  • Graham flour
  • Hydrolyzed wheat protein
  • Kamut *
  • Malt, malt extract, malt syrup and malt flavouring
  • Malt vinegar
  • Malted milk
  • Matzoh, matzoh meal
  • Modified wheat starch
  • Oatmeal, oat bran, oat flour and whole oats ***
  • Pastas
  • Rye bread and flour
  • Seitan ****
  • Semolina
  • Spelt (also known as farro or faro, dinkel) *
  • Triticale
  • Wheat bran
  • Wheat flour
  • Wheat germ
  • Wheat starch
* These are all types of wheat
** Fu is a dried gluten product derived from wheat that is sold as thin sheets or thick round cakes. Used as a protein supplement in Asian dishes such as soups and vegetables.
*** Oats are contaminated with wheat and barley, unless they are specially grown, harvested and processed. More information.
In my next blog I will post a list of flours that are safe to use and some links as to where to buy them facebook.com/decadencenb