Foods Celiacs should Avoid

[Jumkie31]

First off I want to say how horrible it is to have to have to be in this room, it takes a long time to get used to cooking/eating/being Celiac,
A few years ago when my son was about 3, he was having some problems and the dr and I thought he might be Celiac sooo I had to learn about it, and get him on "the diet", very hard for a 3 yr old who knows what he wants, but can't have it anymore. That lasted about 4 months, when he had a full scan and showed he doesn't have it. Thank goodness, as he has enough stuff. any how, heres some No NO's, and I'll post a yes yes post next.


Never take anything for granted when shopping, manufacturers change their ingredients often.
You will often find gluten in the ingredients of your favorite commercial foods hidden under words like modified food starch, natural flavorings, spices, and caramel coloring; however, gluten
is actually derived from the following grains.

Barley
Spelt
Rye
Wheat
The following grains do not contain gluten, but they are sometimes on the avoid list for most celiacs, because of possible cross contamination. Cross contamination is when two grains are grown in the same field using a rotation method and/or they are milled or processed on the same lines as a glutinous grain. Example: Wheat and Buckwheat are often grown in the same field and you may get cross contamination from one crop to the next. Make sure you check with the manufacturer about the type of field rotation and processing they use before consuming these grains.

Amaranth
Buckwheat
Millet
Teff
Oats (Quaker and McCain's Oats are not gluten free, because of cross contamination)

Alcohol (derived from gluten based products such as wheat, barely, malt, rye, etc.)
Ale
Artificial Color (check with manufacturer, could contain gluten)
Artificial Flavoring (check with manufacturer, could contain gluten)
Baking Powder (check with manufacturer, could contain gluten, Clabber Girl is G.F.)
Barley Grass
Barley
Barley Malt
Beer
Bleached Flour
Blue Cheese (generally made with bread, that is wheat based)
Bran
Bread Flour
Brewer's Yeast
Brown Flour
Bulgar Wheat or Nuts
Buttermilk (some contains modified food starch)
Bouillon Cubes & Prepackaged Broth
Calcium Caseinate (Contains MSG, check with manufacturer))
Cakes & Cake Mixes
Cake Flour
Candy (always check with manufacturer, often dusted with flour to prevent sticking)
Canola Oil (Canola is G.F. but can have a laxative effect in some individuals)
Caramel Color (some types contains gluten, call manufacturer)
Cereal (most contain gluten, Health Valley makes several G.F. Varieties)
Cereal Binders, Extracts, and Fillers (usually contain gluten, verify with manufacturer)
Cheese (shredded cheese is often dusted with flour to prevent sticking)
Chilton
Chocolate Syrup (read label, contact manufacturer)
Chorizo (most contain cereal fillers, check label, contact manufacturer)
Chow Main Noodles
Citric Acid (in the U.S. it is gluten free, but outside U.S. it can be made from wheat or corn)
Cocoa (Check with Manufacturer, Hersheys and Nestles are G.F.)
Cookie Mixes
Couscous
Cracker Meal
Croutons
Dextrins (Check with manufacturer, made from a variety of starches including wheat)
Distilled Vinegar (Check with manufacturer, most apple cider, balsamic, white wine are G.F)
Doughnuts
Durum
Durum Flour
Edible Starch
Einkorn Wheat
Farina Graham
Filler
Fish (some processed fish contains gluten. Ex. Gorton's Grilled Fish & Imitation Crab Meat)
Flavorings (check with manufacturer, could be gluten based)
Flavored Prepackaged Rice (check with manufacturer, Rice A Roni IS NOT G.F.)
Flavored Prepackaged Pasta (rice or corn pasta makes a great substitute)
Flavored Instant Coffee (check with manufacturer)
Flavored Instant Tea (check with manufacturer)
Flour Tortillas
Food Coloring - (Check with manufacture, Walton's and McCormicks are G.F.)
Food Starch (check with manufacturer, can be wheat based)
Frozen Dinners (check with manufacturers, Amy's & Whole Food have some G.F. dinners)
Fu (dried wheat gluten)
Gelatinized Starch (check with manufacturer)
Germ
Glutamate
Gluten Flour
Graham Flour
Granary Flour
Gravy & Gravy Mixes (check with manufacturer)
Groats (barley, wheat)
Ground Spices (check with manufacturer. McCormick's and Frontier make G.F. Spices)
Guar Gum (this is gluten free, but has a laxative effect on some individuals)
Gum Base (check with manufacturer)
Hamburger Patties (when purchasing or eating out make sure it contains no fillers)
Hard Wheat
Hydrolyzed Oat Starch (gluten free, but could have cross contamination)
Hydrolyzed Plant Protein (HPP, check with manufacturer, often contains wheat)
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP, check with manufacturer, often contains wheat))
High Protein Flour
Ice Cream (some contain gluten, check with manufacturer)
Ice Cream Cones (Their are a couple of gluten free brands on the market currently)
Inulin (Usually made from chicory, but best to check with the manufacturer)
Kamut (Pasta wheat)
Ketchup (contains vinegar, check with manufacturer. Heinz is gluten free)
Laxatives (Most contain gluten. Check with manufacturer, read label. Metamucil is G.F.)
Liquor (many are made from glutinous grains, check with manufacturer)
Malt (check with manufacturer, generally wheat/barley based)
Malt Extract
Malt Syrup
Malt Flavoring
Malt Vinegar
Mayonnaise (contains vinegar, check with manufacturer. Hellmans, Dukes, Best Buy, Kraft are GF))
Marshmallows (check with manufacturer)
Marshmallow Creme (check with manufacturer)
Millet (gluten free, but beware of cross contamination)
Miso
Matzo Semolina
Matzo Meal
Modified Food Starch (check with manufacturer)
Modified Starch (check with manufacturer)
Mono and Diglycerides (Check with manufacturer, could be wheat based)
MSG (Made outside USA can be made from wheat. US MSG usually from corn))
Muffins & Bread Mixes
Mustard Powder (check with manufacturer, Coleman's is not gluten free)
Natural Flavoring (check with manufacturer)
Non Stick Cooking Sprays. (some contain flour or grain alcohol. Pam & Wesson have a G.F. spray)
Oats (oats are gluten free, beware of cross contamination. McCains & Quakers are not G.F.)
Oat Bran (oats are gluten free, beware of cross contamination)
Oatmeal (oats are gluten free, beware of cross contamination)
Oatrim (oats are gluten free, beware of cross contamination)
Pancakes
Pasta
Pearl Barley
Pies (this includes the filling that is often thickened with flour)
Popovers
Pop Tarts
Powdered Sugar (contact manufacturer)
Pretzels
Potato Chips (the seasoning usually contains wheat. Contact manufacturer)
Prepackaged Mixes & Spice (example taco mix. McCormick taco mix is G.F)
Pudding (check with manufacturer. Kozy Shack is gluten free & very good)
Restaurant Grills & Fryers ( be very careful of cross contamination)
Rice Malt (Usually contains barley or Koji, contact manufacturer)
Rice Syrup (contact manufacturer, some contains barley, Lundberg Farms is G.F.)
Rice Paper (contact manufacturer)
Rye
Sausage (most contain fillers, check with manufacturer)
Seitan
Semolina
Semolina Triticum
Shoyu (soy sauce, check with manufacturer)
Small Spelt
Soba Noodles
Soft Wheat
Sodium Caseinate (Contains MSG, check with manufacturer)
Soy Sauce (most contains wheat, try San-J wheat free Tamari)
Spirits (check with manufacturer)
Spelt
Sprouted Wheat or Barley
Starch (in the U.S starch is generally made from corn, contact manufacturer is unsure)
Steak Sauce (check with manufacturer)
Stock Cubes (check with manufacture, generally contain wheat)
Strong Flour
Suet
Taco Mixes (check with manufacturer)
Tabbouleh
Teriyaki Sauce
Textured Vegetable Protein - TVP
Triticale
Udon ( wheat noodles)
Vanilla & other Extracts (contact manufacturer, could contain alcohol made from gluten)
Vegetable Starch (check with manufacturer usually contains gluten)
Vegetable Gum (check with manufacturer)
Vinegar (check with manufacturer)
Vitamins (check with manufacturer)
Wheat
Wheat Bran
Wheat Gum
Wheat Berries
Wheat Nuts
Wheat, Abyssinian Hard triticum durum
Wheat, Bulgur
Wheat Durum Triticum
Wheat Triticum mononoccum
Wheat Starch
Wheat Germ
Wheat Grass
Whole-Meal Flour
Whole Wheat Flour
Whiskey
Waffles
Wieners (check with manufacturer, usually contains fillers)
Zwieback Cookies

[pinkperson]

I want to add my list too. This is in continuation to my post from a similar thread.

anything with wheat, rye and barley of course.

breaded items
those prepared with bread crumbs
creamed food

bread, cereal or dessert products made from wheat, rye or barley and oats; wheat starch; low gluten flours; commercially prepared biscuits, cornbread, muffins, pancakes, cakes, cookies or waffles, bran; pasta; macaroni and noodles; malt; pretzels; wheat germ; doughnuts; ice cream cones; matzo

beer, ale, certain whiskeys (canadian rye); alcohol-based extracts; cereal beverages; rootbeer; commercial salad dressings containing gluten stabilizers; soy sauce; soups containing ingredients not allowed; products made with hydrolyzed vegetable protein

[loubear]

What is a celiac? Please pardon my ingnorance.

[pinkperson]

Celiac disease is an intestinal disorder where your body becomes very sensitive to certain proteins in grains, particulary wheat, rye and barley. People with celiac disease must refrain from eating any food with gluten. Gluten is the protein found in wheat.