| If you've been diagnosed as celiac or have gluten | | | | - Vegetable protein |
| intolerance, then you know how hard it can be to | | | | - Soy sauce or soy sauce solids |
| manage a gluten free diet. Finding gluten free products | | | | If you can see any of the following words on a label it |
| or ingredients in supermarkets or local shops isn't easy. | | | | is most likely contains gluten and you need to avoid it: |
| Finding gluten free recipes that are easy to make and | | | | - Stabilizer |
| taste good can be even harder. In this article I will | | | | - Emulsifier |
| show you how to avoid gluten recipes - those recipes | | | | - Starch |
| with hidden gluten that you really need to be aware of. | | | | - Hydrolyzed plant protein |
| It is often very daunting for a newly diagnosed celiac | | | | - Flavoring |
| or gluten intolerant to consider a life without wheat or | | | | Oats are a tricky one to know whether to avoid or |
| other grains that contain gluten. It is however essential | | | | not. It is thought oats are safe if you are gluten |
| to totally eliminate gluten from your diet to allow your | | | | intolerant or have celiac disease. However, if oat |
| intestine to heal. Avoiding gluten in recipes can be tricky | | | | products are manufactured in the same area as |
| as it can be difficult to tell if certain ingredients contain | | | | wheat products there can be contamination. The best |
| gluten. | | | | advice is to avoid them for 6 months after being |
| Grains are often used in the making of some | | | | diagnosed, then reintroduce them to your diet gradually. |
| ingredients so as a general rule you should avoid the | | | | It can be difficult to take all this in when you are a |
| following: | | | | newly diagnosed celiac or gluten intolerant. Just |
| - Hydrolyzed vegetable protein | | | | remember to always check the labels on anything you |
| - Vegetable gum | | | | want to eat or before adding an ingredient to your |
| - Flour | | | | recipes. Avoiding gluten recipes does get easier over |
| - Cereal | | | | time. If you're ever unsure, it's better to not have |
| - Malt or malt flavoring | | | | something than to undo all your good work so far. |