| It sounds pretty simple, avoid wheat, rye and | | | | specialty area of your grocery store or health |
| barley, for a gluten free diet. Well it's not quite | | | | food store. |
| that easy. Let's start out with the basics of what | | | | **These are spices usually found in a specialty |
| you can eat. | | | | area of your grocery store or health food store. |
| Some Foods Naturally Don't Have Gluten | | | | ***This is a starch found in a specialty area of |
| - Meat | | | | your grocery store or health food store. |
| - Tofu | | | | There are endless combinations of meals and |
| - Seeds | | | | snack you can derive from the list above.Just |
| - Poultry | | | | note some of the exotic grasses, seeds and |
| - Fruits | | | | flowers listed above may cause a slight reaction |
| - Berries | | | | when first trying them. This is not a gluten |
| - Fish | | | | reaction because they are 100% gluten free. |
| - Vegetables | | | | What Foods To Avoid |
| - Eggs | | | | Avoiding wheat, rye and barley is a start. |
| - Seafood | | | | However, there are many foods with other |
| - Nuts | | | | ingredients that are derived from these grains. |
| Grains and Starches That Are OK | | | | Keep in mind if a product at the store says |
| - Beans | | | | "wheat free" it doesn't necessarily mean it's free |
| - Sorghum* | | | | of gluten. When shopping avoid the following: |
| - Mesquite* | | | | - Beer |
| - Legumes | | | | - Imitation Seafood |
| - Soy | | | | - Bread and Biscuits |
| - Quinoa* | | | | - Couscous |
| - Flax | | | | - Licorice |
| - Sago*** | | | | - Cereal |
| - Buckwheat | | | | - Marinades |
| - Corn | | | | - Pasta |
| - Tapioca | | | | - Any baked goods made with flour |
| - Amaranth** | | | | - Cornbread |
| - Potatoes | | | | - Pretzels |
| - Millet | | | | - Pizza Crust |
| - Arrowroot | | | | - Crackers |
| - Rice | | | | - Soy Sauce |
| - Montina* | | | | - Croutons |
| - Teff* | | | | - Stuffing |
| Snacks and Treats | | | | - Gravies |
| - Totilla Chips | | | | For beer lovers who can't see living without it, |
| - Popsicles | | | | there is an alternative. Bard's Beer (100% no |
| - Potato Chips | | | | gluten) has a website where you can locate it's |
| - Chocolates | | | | closest distributor. Another great site for gluten |
| - Soda | | | | free food is Gluten Free Mall which has a wide |
| - Ice Cream | | | | selection. |
| - Candy | | | | Living gluten free isn't as hard as it may seem. It's |
| - Dried fruits and nuts | | | | a matter of adjusting certain items and moving |
| - Cream Cheese | | | | forward accordingly. If you aren't sure whether |
| - Popcorn | | | | you are gluten sensitive, try eating the basic |
| - String Cheese | | | | foods listed above for a week and see how you |
| - Yogurt | | | | feel. If you notice a difference than perhaps |
| - Juice | | | | continuing gluten free will be the answer to better |
| - Hummus | | | | health. |
| * These items are most likely in the organic or | | | | |