Gluten Free Diets
Written on Sunday, 27 November 2011Gluten free diets are much more difficult for those who eat out or purchase mostly heavily processed foods. Heavily processed foods tend to contain additives and fillers that contain gluten and these may not be obvious. We need to study labels carefully to find them. Much food is processed beyond recognition, so we can eat far healthier if we take a bit more care with our food quality.
If we prepare our own food, we have far more control, because the range of food we can purchase is wide and it is only how we process it that is the determining factor. It is important that during the cooking or preparation that we avoid turning it into a food with gluten that now can’t be eaten.
If we purchase fresh food and process it ourselves, we can safely avoid introducing gluten into the process. We need to be aware that gluten contamination is possible with cooking utensils, food processors, etc.
All fresh fruit and vegetables, all fresh meat, fish and poultry is gluten free. Grains such as amaranth, brown rice, buckwheat, corn, millet, quinoa, and tapioca are all gluten free. There are many other items we can add to this list such as cheese, eggs, tea and coffee, so we have a great choice of healthy food. We may need to try some new types of food, to become gluten free, but grains such as millet and quinoa are easy to prepare and tasty.
Gluten Free Diet Book Reviews
An excellent book that covers the subject with real detail is Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide- Expanded and Revised Edition (Perfect Paperback) by Shelley Case. For many people this may be the only book they need on gluten free diets.
Another book which deals with gluten free recipes, rather than the how to details is Gluten-Free Baking Classics (Paperback) by Annalise G. Roberts. It has comprehensive coverage of cakes, cookies and breads. It is well known for producing tasty recipes.
Finally, Living Gluten-Free For Dummies (Health & Fitness) (Paperback) by Danna Korn is another one. The author, Danna Korn has been living gluten free for many years, so much of the information is from first hand experience.
Additional Gluten Free Diet Resources
- The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide by Elisabeth Hasselbeck (Hardcover). The G-Free Diet is a personal story which may be beneficial to you, but also may not be necessarily what you need to assist your knowledge of the gluten free diet.
- 1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes (Hardcover) by Carol Fenster (Author)
- The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook (Paperback) by Elana Amsterdam
- Recipes for the Specific Carbohydrate Diet: The Grain-Free, Lactose-Free, Sugar-Free Solution to IBD, Celiac Disease, Autism, Cystic Fibrosis, and Other Health Conditions (Healthy Living Cookbooks) (Paperback) by Raman Prasad
- Pamela’s Products Wheat-Free & Gluten-Free Bread Mix, 19-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6)
- Pamela’s Products Amazing Wheat Free & Gluten-free Baking & Pancake Mix 4 Pound Bags (Pack of 3)
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Gluten Free Diet FAQ
Q — What are the benefits of a gluten free diet?
This question is for people who have ever tried the gluten free diet or considering a gluten-free diet. Have you felt different ever since you started the gluten free diet? What does it prevent tell me all the benefits. Also if i do a gluten free diet what can and cannot eat. Please give me gluten free diet cons and pros, Thank you for answering my question.
A — I started a low-gluten/gluten free diet when I got serious about my fitness. I feel lighter after meals and more able to exercise. Plus my muscle/fat ratio is continually improving. Many people are intolerant to some extent without realising it and many digestive issues can be solved by butting gluten out of the diet. Plus, while a gluten-restrictive diet is not necessarily calorie restricted, the fact that more of your calories come from protein and the fact many snacks are off-limits often translates to a lower-calorie diet, which has obvious benefits for weight loss. I wouldn't personally recommend Atkins as a diet plan. I understand using it to lose weight in the short term but I think the macro-nutrient profile of the diet is less than beneficial in the long term. As an alternative I would recommend looking at the Paleo or Primal diet. It's based around fruits, lean meats, root vegetables and so forth. I've been doing that but including dairy products and have seen great results. Stuff that contains gluten includes bread, pasta, rice and most empty/bulk carbs. After a while, you'll get used to checking food labels to see if stuff is gluten free. Good luck!
This question is for people who have ever tried the gluten free diet or considering a gluten-free diet. Have you felt different ever since you started the gluten free diet? What does it prevent tell me all the benefits. Also if i do a gluten free diet what can and cannot eat. Please give me gluten free diet cons and pros, Thank you for answering my question.
A — I started a low-gluten/gluten free diet when I got serious about my fitness. I feel lighter after meals and more able to exercise. Plus my muscle/fat ratio is continually improving. Many people are intolerant to some extent without realising it and many digestive issues can be solved by butting gluten out of the diet. Plus, while a gluten-restrictive diet is not necessarily calorie restricted, the fact that more of your calories come from protein and the fact many snacks are off-limits often translates to a lower-calorie diet, which has obvious benefits for weight loss. I wouldn't personally recommend Atkins as a diet plan. I understand using it to lose weight in the short term but I think the macro-nutrient profile of the diet is less than beneficial in the long term. As an alternative I would recommend looking at the Paleo or Primal diet. It's based around fruits, lean meats, root vegetables and so forth. I've been doing that but including dairy products and have seen great results. Stuff that contains gluten includes bread, pasta, rice and most empty/bulk carbs. After a while, you'll get used to checking food labels to see if stuff is gluten free. Good luck!
Q — If you are on a gluten free diet, what foods do you miss the most, and what have you replaced them with?
I eat a gluten free and wheat free diet, but I really miss fresh white french bread, still warm from the oven. I have replaced this with Sainsburys 'Free From' Part Baked Baguettes, which go some of the way to satisfying my craving. What foods do you miss, and more importanly what have you found you can eat similar, but gluten free, that replaces it?
A — White bread, brown bread, french bread, Irish soda bread, raisin bread, sour dough bread, banana bread, lemon poppy seed bread, potato bread, Indian fry bread, toasted bread, rye bread, povatitsa bread, corn bread, moldy bread, sandwich bread, sweet bread, and communion bread. I've replaced them with EnerG foods rice bread as it's the only one available where I live and it's just nasty. Good Luck and God Bless
I eat a gluten free and wheat free diet, but I really miss fresh white french bread, still warm from the oven. I have replaced this with Sainsburys 'Free From' Part Baked Baguettes, which go some of the way to satisfying my craving. What foods do you miss, and more importanly what have you found you can eat similar, but gluten free, that replaces it?
A — White bread, brown bread, french bread, Irish soda bread, raisin bread, sour dough bread, banana bread, lemon poppy seed bread, potato bread, Indian fry bread, toasted bread, rye bread, povatitsa bread, corn bread, moldy bread, sandwich bread, sweet bread, and communion bread. I've replaced them with EnerG foods rice bread as it's the only one available where I live and it's just nasty. Good Luck and God Bless
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