FOOD FOR YOU
GUIDE TO EXCLUDING WHEAT PRODUCTS
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NOT ALLOWED |
ALLOWED |
| BREAD | |
| Bread, pitta bread, naan bread, some poppadoms, chapattis, pizza, breadcrumb coatings | 100% Rye bread, Rice bread, specialist wheat-free breads, Pumpernickel bread |
| CRACKERS | |
| Any containing wheat | Rye crackers (make sure not coated with wheat), Oatcakes (check labels), Rice cakes, Corn cakes |
| FLOUR | |
| Wheat flour, bread flours, strong flours, etc. Bulgar, durum | Spelt (if tolerated), Rye, Oatmeal, Barley, Buckwheat, Chestnut flour, Gram flour, Maize meal, Millet flour, Potato flour, Rice flour, Sago flour, Soy flour, Tapioca |
| CAKES & PASTRIES | |
| Cakes, biscuits, buns, scones, teacakes, crumpets, muffins, cookies, pasties and pies | Cakes and pastry made with Rye flour, Rice flour, Potato flour etc. You will also need to use a wheat free baking powder if baking. |
| PASTA | |
| Spaghetti, tagliatelle, macaroni, egg noodles, pasta shells and bows, vermicelli | Corn spaghetti, Corn shells, Rice spaghetti, Rice noodles, Rice pasta, Rice and Millet spirals, Vegetable and Rice spirals. |
| CEREALS AND GRAINS | |
| Wheat flakes, All-bran, bran flakes, Weetabix, Puffed Wheat, Shredded Wheat, Shreddies, Cheerios, Corn Pops, Clusters, etc. Muesli, Couscous, Bulgar wheat, Semolina | Home made muesli using allowed grains, dried fruits and nuts, Cornflakes, Puffed Rice, Puffed Millet, Porridge (check labels) etc. |
| PANCAKES | |
| Wheat, Semolina | Buckwheat pancakes, etc |
| ALCOHOL | |
| Beer, Lager, Whiskey | Cider, Rye Whiskey, Gluten Free Beer |
| HIDDEN SOURCES OF WHEAT PRODUCTS | |
| The vast majority of processed foods contain wheat in some form or another, including sausages, beef burgers, sweets, chocolate, fruit yogurts etc. It is essential to read all labels carefully. | The task of finding alternatives is now a great deal easier as many supermarkets now have 'wheat free' counters and health food shops provide a further source of specialist products. |
| Many tablets contain wheat as a bulking agent, including most vitamin tablets and so does glue on envelopes, postage stamps and sticky labels (but don't stop any drugs without discussing with your doctor). | |
| LABELLING - other names for 'Wheat' | |
| Look out for names such as 'flour', 'cereal binder', 'cereal filler', 'cereal protein', 'cereal starch', 'cornstarch', 'edible starch', 'food starch', 'modified starch', 'MSG or monosodium glutamate', 'rusk', 'special edible starch', 'starch', 'thickener', 'vegetable protein'. All these surprisingly contain wheat. | |