The Gluten Free diet

The hard part about having Coeliac disease is knowing what you can and cannot eat. Reading the labels at the supermarket can be a big chore and sometimes the labels do not tell all. Eating out can be a HUGE problem since sauces are sometimes filled with gluten and you don’t know.

Here is a list of foods to avoid if you have Coeliac disease:

Prepared meals

Breads

Oats

Wheat 

Barley 

Rye

Soya sauce

Tomato sauce

Cereals (unless labelled gluten free)

Flour (unless labelled gluten free)

Cake mixes and fresh cakes/slices

Pizza bases

Pastas

Packet sauces

Wheat biscuits

Chocolates

Malt

Custard powder

Crumpets and muffins

Foods to include:

Food for Health Gluten Free Muesli and Muesli Bars (sorry couldn’t help myself!)

Flours: besan, buckwheat, brown rice flour, quinoa flour, soy flour.

Grains: sorghum, rice, millet, popcorn, amaranth.

All fruits and vegetables

Gluten free bread (Bodhi’s Bakehouse, Country Life)

Pulses, legumes and corn

Gluten free soya milk 

Rice noodles