Give up Gluten !

Give Up Gluten ! 

If you are thinking about Giving up Gluten for your New Year's Resolution, celiac disease ,gluten sensitivity or for any Health reason ....
It is found in almost everything! 

• Artificial color

• Baking powder

• Caramel color/flavoring

• Citric acid (can be fermented from wheat, corn, molasses or beets)

• Coloring

• Dextrins

• Diglycerides

• Emulsifiers

• Enzymes

• Fat replacers

• Flavorings

• Food starch

• Glucose syrup

• Glycerides

• Maltodextrin

• Modified food starch

• Natural juices

• Stabilizers

• Starch

• Wheat starch  

Complete List of Gluten Free Food

 

Fruit
Fruit is free of gluten in its natural state. Be sure to clean all produce throughly before using

• Acai
• Apples
• Apricot
• Bananas
• Blackberries
• Blueberries
• Cantaloupe
• Carob
• Cherry
• Cranberries
• Currants
• Dates
• Figs
• Grapes
• Guava
• Honeydew Melon
• Kiwi
• Kumquat
• Lemons
• Limes
• Mandarian
• Mangoes
• Oranges
• Papaya
• Passion Fruit
• Peaches
• Pears
• Pineapples
• Plantains
• Plums
• Persimmons
• Quince
• Raspberries
• Strawberries
• Tamarind
• Tangerines
• Watermelons

Vegetables

Vegetables are also naturally free of gluten

• Acorn
• Agar
• Alfalfa
• Algae
• Arrowroot
• Artichoke
• Arugula
• Asparagus
• Avocado
• Beans
• Broccoli
• Brussel Sprouts
• Cauliflower
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Celery
• Corn
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Garlic
• Green Beans
• Kale
• Lettuce
• Mushrooms
• Okra
• Onions
• Parsley
• Peas
• Peppers
• Potatoes (white and sweet)
• Pumpkins
• Radish
• Spinach
• Squash
• Turnips
• Watercress

Meats

Meats are always gluten free unless processed breaded or fried with breadcrumbs unless its gluten free flour for the batter. Avoid gravy as most gravy has gluten in it

• Alligator
• Beef
• Buffalo
• Chicken
• Duck
• Goat
• Goose
• Lamb
• Pork
• Rabbit
• Snake
• Turkey
• Quail
• Veal
• Venison

Eggs and Diary Products

• Butter (be sure it has no additives)
• Casein
• Cheese
• Cream
• Eggs
• Milk
• Sour Cream
• Yogurt- plain and not flavored
• Whey

Flour, Grains, and Wheat

This is where you have got to be very careful and really pay attention!

• Almond Flour
• Amaranth
• Arrowroot
• Bean flour
• Besan
• Brown rice
• Brown rice flour
• Buckwheat
• Cassava
• Corn flour
• Corn meal
• Corn starch
• Cottonseed
• Dal
• Flaxseed
• Millet
• Pea Flour
• Polenta
• Popcorn – without coating
• Potato flour
• Quinoa
• Rice
• Sago
• Soy Flour
• Tapioca Flour
• Taro Flour
• Tef
• Yeast
• Yucca

Other gluten free foods

• Alcohol (most but not beer unless its gluten free)
• Baking Soda
• Herbs
• Honey
• Jam
• Jelly
• Juice
• Nuts
• Oils
• Seeds
• Spices (most)
• Syrup
• Vanilla
• Vinegar
• Vitamins
• Wine
• Xanthan Gum

Just starting out with the New Year going Gluten Free can be tough but it is a process that eventually you will adapt to your new life style of eating.

 Thought I share for beginners if you have a Kindle there are so many free resources for Gluten free information & recipes ...

 Free Ebooks Kindle Edition Go to http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss… 

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