When going gluten free, there are a lot of foods to avoid. Wheat, barley and malt are the biggest. But there are a lot of hidden ingredients that may contain gluten.
AVOID: farina, flour, caramel coloring, enriched flour, cereal, malt flavoring or extracts, monosodium glutamate (MSG)-may have wheat gluten in it, modified food starch, emulsifiers, stablizers, distilled vinegar, semolina, durum and titicale.
You'd think that Rice Krispies would be gluten free, but they are not. As are the generic Corn Chex. The problem is that the foods are made in factories that make wheat products, so cross contamination is an issue. Prepackaged Rice Krispie treats have malt flavoring in them, so they're a NO, despite that it says on the box "contains milk and soy" and does not mention wheat.
Foods to avoid that we accidentally used yesterday:
- Kroger Honey Nut Bitz
- Rice Krispie Treats (prepackaged)
Breakfast: generic Corn Chex (from Kroger) with milk. Actual name is Kroger's Honey Nut Bitz, and they contain malt barley, which is a big NO. Actual Corn Chex and Rice Chex say "Gluten Free" on the box. Buy those.
Lunch: 2 hard boiled eggs, 1 string cheese, fruit juice box, Doritos, Rice Krispie Treat (NO-don't do that again. Make your own with Brown Rice Cereal treats), Honey Nut Bitz dry (NO). Not a well rounded meal, I know, but it was my first day.
Snack: Enviro Kidz Organic Crispy Rice cereal bar (expensive), one piece of fruit.
Dinner:Steak and baked french fries, Duncan Hines gluten free cake with chocolate icing
Obviously, the meals weren't all that great, and I'm missing out on the veggies. But it was also my oldest son's birthday, and he's not gluten free. I had to make a cherry pie for him and gluten free cake, so I did my best.
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