| It can be difficult to both start and maintain gluten | | | | out for rice flour or potato flour in your diet |
| free diets. The following tips can help you make | | | | baking. |
| the gluten free diets transition a little easier. | | | | 8. If you are not sure whether or not something |
| 1. When you can, buy certified foods. A special | | | | truly is uncontaminated, contact the company |
| seal on the box will indicate that they are truly | | | | that sold it and ask them if it is, or for a full list of |
| free of the protein. | | | | ingredients. |
| 2. A good diet cookbook such as Paleo Cookbook | | | | 9. Becoming constipated on this form of diet is |
| can help you expand your diet choices | | | | common. If this happens to you, increase your |
| 3. Some junk foods are okay. Plain potato chips | | | | water intake every day. |
| are fine, but watch out for flavored chips as they | | | | 10. Fruits and vegetables are safe to eat, but |
| may contain it. | | | | wash them well first because the sprays used in |
| 4. Always check the list of ingredients. Companies | | | | supermarkets are often contaminated. |
| will sometimes change the list of ingredients in | | | | 11. Switch up your diet often and introduce new |
| their foods. | | | | foods so that you will not become bored with |
| 5. Brown rice is an excellent source of fiber for | | | | eating a very limited selection of foods. |
| people living with this diet. | | | | This list includes only some of the things that you |
| 6. An ingredient that is often overlooked is red | | | | need to keep in mind when grocery shopping for |
| food dye. Red food dye contains gluten, so be | | | | a diet of gluten free foods. The most important |
| careful. | | | | thing is always check the labels and keep yourself |
| 7. Instead of wheat flour in your baking, swap it | | | | educated at all times. |