More than 2 million people in the United States have celiac’s disease (approximately 1 in 133 people). The only cure / treatment for celiac’s disease is a gluten-free lifestyle, wherein you avoid foods that contain wheat, rye, and barley. You’d be surprised how many foods contain gluten (beer, waffles and so much more)! Foods to avoid for a gluten-free lifestyle include:
- 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 (There are a few Gluten Free Beers on the Market Now)
- 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
- Chili Seasoning Mix
- 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 Snack)
- 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)
- Soy Sauce
- 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