i am going to try a gluten free diet b/c of an allergy to see if it gets better.
what should i expect? i'm kind of lost b/c this is all new to me…
If you're going to follow this diet, you will either need to go Paleolithic or become an expert in reading labels.
Gluten is the protein found in wheat, rye, barley and a few other closely related grains. It's also found in 95% of all processed foods (maybe I'm overstating this a little), including things you may not expect: like low fat yogurt. It's used for a number of purposes (apart from the obvious pastry and bread): to mask a high fat content, to replace the creaminess lost in producing a low fat version of something, to thicken gravy etc, and to add bulk.
Many medicines contain gluten, for example to make the tablets/capsules a reasonable size - tiny tablets are easily lost - or to thicken a liquid mixture.
These foods contain no gluten if they are unprocessed: meat, fish (but not seafood sticks and processed fake seafood), cheese (but grate your own, as shop-bought grated cheese is coated in modified starch), eggs, dairy products (but read the label carefully), fruit, dried fruit (but watch that they are not coated in modified starch), vegetables, nuts, rice, millet, corn, quinoa, oats.
The problem with oats, even though they do not contain gluten, is that they are often contaminated by being processed alongside other grains that do. Buy oats labeled gluten free, which will have been processed in a gluten free facility.
Start the easy way, by buying some steak and serving it up with some potatoes and vegetables - hey presto, a gluten free meal without even thinking about it.
Basically, avoid food coated in batter, crumbs or sauce. Watch out! some frozen products like roasting potatoes are coated, which may not be obvious. You will need to make your own using gluten free ingredients if you want these.
Watch out for malt and derivatives, modified starch and soy sauce. Soy sauce is made with wheat! There are glutenfree varieties available, but these are very expensive and not usually found in your local store.
The golden rule (I call it my mantra) is: Check the Label Every Time You Buy - remembering that manufacturers change recipes without warning, if price/availability changes.
Hope this helps
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