Going Gluten FREE??? HELP!!?

A gluten free diet does not mean you can't have great food; I have 2 family members with celiac disease that require a gluten free diet. I assume that b/c this is in the V&V section you are also vegetarian. Here are a few tips/recipe ideas.

1. Look at some of the web communities for advice : http://www.celiac.org/ and http://www.celiac.com/ are two good spots to start.

2. You need to check things like make-up, shampoo etc for gluten as well if you are going gluten free.

3. You can still eat grains such as corn, potato, and rice. There are some oatmeals that claim to be gluten-free but that has not been certified yet.

4. Asian cuisine is your friend. Most Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, restaurants have ample gluten free options as wheat does not tend to be a staple in those cuisines.

5. If you miss bread, then you can try some of the gluten free bread that may be in your stores freezer section. My famiy finds Kinnikinnick foods are very good. This is expensive but for a treat once in a while it works.

6. Eat fresh food. The best way to be gluten free is to make food yourself with real ingredients. Go with fresh fruit, vegetables, and proteins and you probably will not miss the gluten products. For carbs go the potato, rice, corn route. You can make some great sides with things like polenta, risottos, and rice (e.g mushroom risotto, herb polenta, dirty rice, classic student fare of rice and beans).

Good Luck.

Hi Wheat is a grain. We all know that. Gluten is the sticky protein that is found in wheat and other grains such as barley, rye, malt, and - to some extent - oats. Wheat and gluten are related - they come together in a package. Gluten is what binds the dough in breads and baked goods. So if wheat and gluten are not the same thing, but are so closely related, is it possible to have an allergy or intolerance to one and not the other? Well, if you're allergic to gluten, you need to stay away from wheat, since wheat contains gluten. And if you're allergic to wheat, since gluten is part of wheat's make up, then you probably need to avoid gluten as well. But if you're allergic only to wheat, you can still enjoy other grains that have gluten in them. Hope that helps Take care Paul

Without knowing what restaurants you work at or go to it is hard to give some specific ideas but in general here are some.

Meats-- order meat that is grilled not breaded or fried and ask to leave the seasonings and marinades off.

Vegetables-- nothing fried or breaded, use rice and baked potatoes no gravies or sauces.

Desserts-- ice cream

That should get you through a month and if you have to stay on the diet you can learn more and learn how to read labels and find the hidden gluten in things.

First off your life for a month is going to suck. Aside from that just order things that do not contain gluten. This means no bread, breading, some fried foods, anything with flour or thickened with flour (i.e. soups and sauces). If you are having trouble just ask for things that are gluten free and they should be able to give you options. As far as buying things to make you can find some things, the brownies are good, that are gluten free but kinda pricey, sorry.

You can get gluten free pasta, if you can't afford that, then rice and potatoes are both gluten free anyway.

So if you get some potatoes, bacon and some ground beef, some cheese in a block that you grate yourself (packet grated is generally coated in modified starch, which is not ok, unless it says it comes from something like potato), some tins of tomatoes and some garlic and onions you can make all sorts of nice things in very little time.

Jacket potatoes go great with a sauce made from tomatoes and either ground beef or bacon, or just with some grated cheese sprinkled on top.

And if you want it to suck, fine. say it will suck. If you prefer a good life to a moany one, then say it's a challenge.

i disagree with the first person it doesnt suck at all except the prices for the food, i went vegan 5 months ago due to allergies and i feel better, i lost weight and i feel healthier.

there are alot of things from whole foods that are gluten free like rice bread and mochi.......u just gotta look carefully

goodluck

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