| When having to start a wheat free diet due to | | | | 2. Quinoa [keen-wah] (the nutty flavor of this |
| health reasons, many often wonder what will be | | | | grain is a hit with my dinner guests); |
| left to eat. It's a good question since wheat | | | | 3. Rice crackers; |
| ingredients are in numerous processed foods and | | | | 4. Gluten-free flour makes for excellent breads; |
| are not always labeled clearly as "wheat." | | | | 5. Amaranth (a grain that has a thick consistency |
| For instance, I didn't know MSG or soy sauce | | | | good for stews and puddings); |
| contained wheat ingredients. A few other | | | | 6. Millet (a buttery-colored grain that tastes great |
| surprising wheat-containing items I've seen on | | | | with cinnamon and stevia or sugar); |
| ingredient lists include: hard duram flour, high gluten | | | | 7. Millet or rice bread (this can be found in health |
| flour, and hydrolyzed vegetable protein. | | | | food stores and offers a good substitute to |
| When "wheat" comes in so many forms, it's hard | | | | regular wheat breads); |
| to avoid it. That can make shopping at the | | | | 8. Rice crusts can be used for pizza; |
| grocery or eating out a difficult endeavor. | | | | 9. Polenta (made from corn) can also be used to |
| When you start looking for ingredients to replace | | | | make crusts. |
| similar items that contain wheat, you can use the | | | | Not being able to eat wheat is quite a challenge. |
| list below to help. Numerous delicious foods can | | | | As you begin to find more items you or your |
| take the place of wheat, including: | | | | loved ones can eat, the whole process becomes |
| | | | easier. |
| 1. Rice (brown basmati is especially tasty); | | | | |