Gluten Free For Health
Here are a Few Tips to jump start your Gluten Diet:
Always read the label
The key to understanding the gluten-free diet is to become a good label reader. Don’t eat foods with labels that list questionable ingredients unless you can verify they do not contain or are not derived from prohibited grains. Labels must be read every time foods are purchased. Manufacturers can change ingredients at any time.
Be a food detective
Call First. Find out what’s in the food you eat. You can verify ingredients by calling or writing a food manufacturer and specifying the ingredient and the lot number of the food in question. State your needs clearly – be patient, persistent and polite.
If In Doubt, Go Without
Don’t eat a food if you are unable to verify the ingredients or if the ingredient list is unavailable. Regardless of the amount eaten, if you have celiac disease, damage to the small intestine occurs every time gluten is consumed, whether symptoms are present or not. So don’t risk it, in the end it’s not worth it.
Wheat Free Is Not Gluten Free
Products labeled wheat free are not necessarily gluten free. They may still contain spelt, rye or barley-based ingredients that are not gluten free. Spelt is a form of wheat. So be careful.
Keep in mind
Starting the gluten-free diet before being tested for celiac disease makes an accurate diagnosis difficult. Find out from your doctor first.
Gluten-Free for Health is here to provide you with gluten free foods and information about Celiac disease. Our gluten free products are 100% Gluten and Wheat-Free and help fight the prevalence of Celiac Disease in approximately 3 million Americans.
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