OK so many a times we can rush out of the house without a plan to eat and so that is where we fail and eat whatever. I have gotten int he habit of asking what is gluten free and so on the go this is one meal I get. At Chick-Fil-A you can order a grilled chicken wrap. The wrap is gluten free and all of their grilled products are as well to include the seasonings used. You can't do the dressings but I have attached a pdf below of the options. I will say this be careful on the carbs because when coming off of gluten you tend to want more of it.
Ok so how do you identify gluten on a label? This at first felt super overwhelming. FUNNY STORY... ok so like my title is true I broke down in the grocery store (Wegman's) I mean total tears and all. My husband had to come hold me. Mind you I had been so sick I was so through BUT knew the journey to get better would come at a serious cost. I thought it would be super overwhelming and it wasn't. I chose to go cold turkey you may choose to do it a little slower. Any hoo, here is how you read labels. Basically the rule is if you can't understand it don't get it. You should be able to read the label and be familiar. Once you know it it's a second nature kind of thing. I will post soon about how to read food labels but for now you can read below and this CLICK HERE
Terms That Mean Gluten On Food Labels
- Triticum vulgare (wheat)
- Triticale (cross between wheat and rye)
- Hordeum vulgare (barley)
- Secale cereale (rye)
- Triticum spelta (spelt, a form of wheat)
- Wheat protein/hydrolyzed wheat protein
- Wheat starch/hydrolyzed wheat starch
- Wheat flour/bread flour/bleached flour
- Bulgur (a form of wheat)
- Malt (made from barley)
- Couscous (made from wheat)
- Farina (made from wheat)
- Pasta (made from wheat unless otherwise indicated)
- Seitan (made from wheat gluten and commonly used in vegetarian meals)
- Wheat or barley grass (will be cross contaminated)
- Wheat germ oil or extract (will be cross contaminated)
Ingredients That May Contain Gluten
Depending on the source, all of these ingredients potentially can contain gluten. The FDA does require food manufacturers to declare wheat-containing ingredients on their labels. However, other gluten-containing grains potentially could be used to make some of these ingredients.
You'll need to check with the manufacturer to find out for certain whether or not a food that includes one or more of these ingredients is safe on a gluten-free diet.
- Vegetable protein/hydrolyzed vegetable protein (can come from wheat, corn or soy)
- Modified starch/modified food starch (can come from several sources, including wheat)
- Natural flavor/natural flavoring (can come from barley)
- Artificial flavor/artificial flavoring (can come from barley)
- Caramel color (now considered a safe ingredient, but if you're in doubt, check with the manufacturer)
- Modified food starch
- Hydrolyzed plant protein/HPP
- Hydrolyzed vegetable protein/HVP
- Seasonings
- Flavorings
- Vegetable starch
- Dextrin and Maltodextrin (both sometimes made from wheat)
Jane Anderson -Abouthealth.com see more
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