want to know about wheat alergy?!
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The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid giving your child the foods or products containing the food he/she is allergic to. The items that your child is allergic to are called allergens.
A wheat allergy is an abnormal response of the body to the protein found in wheat. Wheat products are found in many foods. In order to avoid foods that contain wheat, it is important to read food labels.
FOODS
ALLOWED
BeveragesCoffee, tea, fruit juices, decaffeinated coffee, carbonated beverages, all milks, cocoa
NOT ALLOWED
BeveragesCereal beverages, coffee substitutes
Beverages made from wheat products: beer, ale, root beer
Instant chocolate drink mixes
Breads & Cereals Allowed
Ry-Krisp, rice wafers
Pure corn, rice, arrowroot, barley, potato, or rye bread made without wheat flour or wheat products
Cornmeal, cornstarch, soybean, flour, barley flour, oat flour, rice flour, potato starch, arrowroot flour
Oatmeal cream of rice, puffed rice, or other cereals made from pure corn, oats, or rice to which no wheat has been added
Not allowed
Whole wheat, enriched, or white bread, rolls, or bread crumbs
Graham or gluten bread
Donuts, sweet rolls, muffins, french toast, waffles, pancakes, dumplings, bread stuffing, rusk, popovers
Prepared mixes for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, breads, and rolls
Cornbread, potato, or soybean bread unless made without wheat flour or wheat products
Cereals made from farina, wheat, or those with wheat products or malt added
Pretzels, crackers
Semolina, spelt, or triticale
DessertsAllowed
Custards, Bavarian creams
Oatmeal, arrowroot, rice, or rye cookies made without wheat products
Cornstarch, tapioca, or rice puddings
Water or fruit ices, meringues
Gelatin
Not Allowed
Cakes, pastries, commercial frosting, icing, ice cream, sherbet, ice cream cones
Cookies, prepared mixes, or packaged pudding containing wheat flour
Graham crackers, donuts
ALLOWED Eggs
Eggs prepared any way without wheat productsSouffles or creamed eggs made with wheat products
FatsButter, margarine, animal, or vegetable fats and oils, cream
Salad dressings or gravy prepared without wheat flour or products
Any salad dressing thickened or gravy with wheat flour or products
Fruit All fresh, canned, dried, or frozen fruits and fruit juicesStrained fruits with added cereals
Meat, Fish, PoultryBaked, broiled, boiled, roasted or fried: beef, veal, pork, ham, chicken, turkey, lamb, or fish
"All meat" wieners or luncheon meats prepared without wheat flour fillers or wheat products
NOT ALLOWED
All breaded or floured meats, meats containing filler such as meatloaf, frankfurters, sausage, luncheon meats, bologna, or prepared meat patties
Milk & Milk ProductsMilk, buttermilk, yogurt, cheese, some cottage cheese
NOT ALLOWED
Malted milk, milk drink containing powdered wheat cereal or products
Cottage cheese with modified starch or other wheat containing ingredients
ALLOWED
Potatoes & SubstitutesWhite and sweet potatoes
Rice
NOT ALLOWED
Scalloped potatoes
Noodles, spaghetti, macaroni, and other pasta products prepared with wheat or semolina flour
ALLOWED
SoupClear bouillon, consommé, or broth
Homemade soups made without wheat products
Cream soups unless made without wheat flour
NOT ALLOWED
Soups with noodles, alphabets, dumplings, or spaghetti
Soup thickened with wheat flour
ALLOWED
SweetsCorn syrup, honey, jams, jellies, molasses, sugar
NOT ALLOWED Chocolates, chocolate candy containing malt, candy with cereal extract
ALLOWED
VegetablesAll fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables, and vegetable juices
NOT ALLOWED
Vegetables combined with wheat products
Breaded or floured vegetables
ALLOWED MiscellaneousSalt, chili powder, condiments, flavoring extracts, herbs, nuts, olives, pickles, popcorn, peanut butter
NOT ALLOWEDMalt products, Worcestershire sauce, gravies thickened with wheat flour
Monosodium glutamate (MSG), meat tenderizers containing MSG, prepared oriental food seasoned with MSG, soy sauce
Source(s):
http://www.lpch.org/diseaseHealthInfo/HealthLibrary/allergy/wheat.html
You must be very careful when it comes to a wheat allergy. You must aviod all foods that contain wheat in them. A wheat allergy can turn into celiac disease. There are lots of people with advice and lots of internet sites you can go to. The bottom line is that every thing you eat you must check the ing. In the ing. you want to avoid anything that has the word wheat or whey. These other ing. also have wheat in them so you will want to avoid these: Z-Trim, Nutra-Flora, BAking powder, Binders, Chappatis, Couscous, Cracker meal, Dextrins, Edible starch, Farina, Filler, Food starch, Gnocchi, Grain alcohol, Gum base, Kamut or kamut flour, Manna, Miso, Modified food starch, Monosodium glutamate (msg), Muesli, Natrual flavoring, Powdered sugar, Quorn fillets, Quorn ready meals, Rusks, Spelt flour, Starch, Bouillon, Tamari, Tartar sauce, Tortillas, Triticale, Vegetable gum, Vegetable protein. I know it sounds like a lot and it is; you will find most of all the food you eat contains some form of wheat. Just look at is as a new way of eating. A healthier way of eating!
Some doctors believe that wheat allergies (actually the gluten) are the reason people gain weight. Site below will help you.
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parenting.ivillage.com
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