Gluten-Free Diet Information - 5 Common Foods You Must Avoid at All Costs

Gluten-Free Diet Information - 5 Common Foods You Must
Avoid at All Costs by Chelsea Jans

prepared foods. Gluten is like the glue that gives the nice chewy texture in bread and
thick consistency in soup. Its important to become familiar with food labels and how
to read them (since most food that does contain gluten is not labeled as gluten). I've
gone ahead a made you a quick jump start gluten free information guide and below is
a sample.

Here's a list of 5 common ingredients and foods that do contain gluten (so avoid
them)

• All forms of wheat including: spelt, kamut, triticale (a combination of wheat and
rye), couscous, malt, rye, barley, seitan, semolina, wheat, durum, einkorn, farina,
cake flour, matzo (or matzah), bran

• Ingredients that have "wheat" in the name such as: wheat starch, modified wheat
starch, pregelatinized wheat protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein (Buckwheat, which is
gluten free, is an exception.

• Breaded or floured meat, seafood, poultry and vegetables. As well as meat, poultry
and vegetables when they have a sauce or marinade that contains gluten, such as
soy and teriyaki sauces.

• Barley malt, which is usually made from barley, including: malt syrup, malt extract,
malt flavoring and malt vinegar.

• Imitation crab meat, licorice, beer (since most is made of barley)

When you first begin your GF diet it may be difficult just like anything new. If you are
a newly diagnosed celiac, you'll instantly begin to notice a decrease in painful
(sometimes embarrassing) symptoms we commonly suffer.

About The Author

Chelsea Jans

The best GF diet information comes from people who have conquered the gluten free
lifestyle and no longer worry about what not to eat but rather enjoy a healthy upbeat
life. To learn more about how to safely transition to a gluten free diet get "Your
Gluten Free Diet Secrets" at .

Its amazes me that most people
searching for gluten free diet
information have celiac disease or
gluten intolerant for a number of
years before they begin to take
charge of their lives. The first thing
you need to know about a GF diet is
which foods you must avoid at all
costs. Although it may seem simple
to just cut gluten out of your diet and
continue a normal life, 99% of the
time its not.

Unfortunately most food
manufactures more often than not
do use gluten as an additive in

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