| When you're considering starting a wheat and | | | | - food starch |
| dairy free diet you can feel overwhelmed at first. | | | | - maltodextrin |
| Knowing where hidden sources of wheat and | | | | - dextrin |
| dairy are lurking will help you be certain that | | | | - flavoring |
| you're eliminating these foods from your diet | | | | - emulsifiers |
| completely. | | | | You also have to be on the lookout for hidden |
| If you're starting a wheat free diet because you | | | | sources of dairy in your foods. Here are some |
| have an intolerance for gluten I want to make | | | | diary containing |
| sure you understand that gluten isn't just in | | | | ingredients.wheylactosecaseincaseinate |
| wheat. There are other grains that contain this | | | | When you're shopping read labels thoroughly to |
| protein. They are rye, barley, kamut, spelt and | | | | check for red flag ingredients. Eat as little |
| oats because of contamination with these grains | | | | processed foods as possible. When you cook your |
| in processing. On a gluten free diet you need to | | | | own foods from scratch you have more control |
| avoid all of these grains not just wheat. | | | | over the ingredients and are less likely to have |
| Start by looking through all of the foods you | | | | dairy and gluten sneak into your food. |
| already have in your kitchen to see which foods | | | | Plan meals ahead of time. When you're on a |
| contain ingredients you can't have. You may want | | | | specific diet you'll need to put a little more thought |
| to put the items you can't eat all together in one | | | | into eating then you did before. Planning your |
| off-limits cabinet if you're doing this diet for a | | | | meals before hand can make sticking to your diet |
| limited amount of time. If you're planning on | | | | a lot easier. You can cook meals in advance and |
| staying wheat and diary free you may want to | | | | keep them in the freezer for heating up later. |
| throw those foods away or give them to | | | | Keep wheat and dairy free snacks on hand. When |
| someone. | | | | hunger strikes you need to be sure you have |
| Many packaged foods have gluten or diary | | | | something delicious that you can eat that fits into |
| containing ingredients in them. Here are some | | | | your new diet. There are many gluten and dairy |
| ingredients you should be on the lookout for when | | | | free cookies and breads available in health food |
| trying to eliminate gluten from your diet. | | | | stores or online. I suggest snacking on nuts and |
| - isolated vegetable protein | | | | dried fruit. |
| - hydrolyzed plant protein (HPP) | | | | Cooking your own foods and checking food labels |
| - vegetable protein | | | | thoroughly will help you get the best tasting food |
| - hydrolyzed vegetable protein | | | | that fits into you new wheat and dairy free diet. |
| - modified food starch | | | | |