Wheat Allergy Diet
Wheat Allergy Diet
General guidelines for wheat allergy
The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid all foods or products containing the food to which you are allergic. A wheat allergy is an abnormal response of the body to the protein found in wheat. Wheat products are found in many foods. In order to avoid foods that contain wheat, it is important to read food labels.
FOODS | ALLOWED | NOT ALLOWED |
|---|---|---|
Beverages | Coffee, tea, fruit juices, decaffeinated coffee, carbonated beverages, all milks, cocoa | Cereal beverages, coffee substitutes Beverages made from wheat products: beer, ale, root beer Instant chocolate drink mixes |
Breads & Cereals | Ry-Krisp, rice wafers Pure corn, rice, arrowroot, barley, potato, or rye bread made without wheat flour or wheat products Cornmeal, cornstarch, soybean flour, barley flour, oat flour, rice flour, potato starch, arrowroot flour Oatmeal cream of rice, puffed rice, or other cereals made from pure corn, oats, or rice to which no wheat has been added | Whole wheat, enriched, or white bread, rolls, or bread crumbs Graham or gluten bread Donuts, sweet rolls, muffins, French toast, waffles, pancakes, dumplings, bread stuffing, rusk, popovers Prepared mixes for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, breads, and rolls Cornbread, potato, or soybean bread unless made without wheat flour or wheat products Cereals made from farina, wheat, or those with wheat products or malt added Pretzels, crackers Semolina, spelt, or triticale |
Desserts | Custards, Bavarian creams Oatmeal, arrowroot, rice, or rye cookies made without wheat products Cornstarch, tapioca, or rice puddings Water or fruit ices, meringues Gelatin | Cakes, pastries, commercial frosting, icing, ice cream, sherbet, ice cream cones Cookies, prepared mixes, or packaged pudding containing wheat flour Graham crackers, donuts |
Eggs | Eggs prepared any way without wheat products | Souffles or creamed eggs made with wheat products |
Fats | Butter, margarine, animal, or vegetable fats and oils, cream Salad dressings or gravy prepared without wheat flour or products | Any salad dressing or gravy thickened with wheat flour or products |
Fruit | All fresh, canned, dried, or frozen fruits, and fruit juices | Strained fruits with added cereals |
Meat, Fish, Poultry | Baked, broiled, boiled, roasted or fried: beef, veal, pork, ham, chicken, turkey, lamb, or fish "All meat" wieners or luncheon meats prepared without wheat flour fillers or wheat products | All breaded or floured meats, meats containing filler such as meatloaf, frankfurters, sausage, luncheon meats, bologna, or prepared meat patties |
Milk & Milk Products | Milk, buttermilk, yogurt, cheese, some cottage cheese | Malted milk, milk drink containing powdered wheat cereal or products Cottage cheese with modified starch or other wheat-containing ingredients |
Potatoes & Substitutes | White and sweet potatoes Rice | Scalloped potatoes Noodles, spaghetti, macaroni, and other pasta products prepared with wheat or semolina flour |
Soup | Clear bouillon, consomme, or broth Homemade soups made without wheat products | Cream soups unless made without wheat flour Soups with noodles, alphabets, dumplings, or spaghetti Soup thickened with wheat flour |
Sweets | Corn syrup, honey, jams, jellies, molasses, sugar | Chocolates, chocolate candy containing malt, candy with cereal extract |
Vegetables | All fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables, and vegetable juices | Vegetables combined with wheat products Breaded or floured vegetables |
Miscellaneous | Salt, chili powder, condiments, flavoring extracts, herbs, nuts, olives, pickles, popcorn, peanut butter | Malt products, Worcestershire sauce, gravies thickened with wheat flour Monosodium glutamate (MSG), meat tenderizers containing MSG, prepared oriental food seasoned with MSG, soy sauce |
Information for using wheat substitutes
1-cup wheat flour equals:
1 cup rye meal
1 - 1 1/4 cups rye flour
1 cup potato flour
1 1/3 cups rolled oats or oat flour
1/2 cup potato four plus 1/2 cup rye flour
5/8 cup potato starch
5/8 cup rice flour plus 1/3 cup rye flour
How to read a label for an wheat-free diet
Be sure to avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:
Bran
Bread crumbs
Bulgur
Cereal extract
Couscous
Cracker meal
Durum
Einkorn
Emmer
Enriched flour
Farina
Gluten
Graham flour
High gluten flour
High protein flour
Matzoh, matzoh meal
Pasta
Seitan
Semolina
Spelt
Sprouted wheat
Vital gluten
Wheat bran
Wheat germ
Wheat gluten
Wheat grass
Wheat malt
Wheat starch
Whole wheat berries
Whole wheat flour
Other possible sources of wheat or wheat products
Ingredients that may indicate the presence of wheat protein:
Gelatinized starch
Gum
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Kamut
Modified food starch
Modified starch
Natural flavoring
Soy sauce
Starch
Surimi
Vegetable starch
