A common question I get is what is a gluten free diet plan? That’s what this podcast will cover, along with why is it a better option and some of the possible consequences of eating gluten, so I think you’ll find out a few things about gluten.
I often recommend following a gluten free diet because it always seems to make such a big difference to peoples health and how they feel.
Gluten Filled Grains
The 3 main types of glutenous grains are wheat, barley and rye.
Wheat and derivatives of wheat such as durum, semolina, graham, spelt, kamut, and tritricale and also things like hydrolyzed wheat protein, wheat starch, or wheat germ, couscous, bulgar, and semolina.
Barley contains gluten – and anything containing malt as it is a derivative of barley.
Rye contains gluten.
Other Names that gluten can come under
Gluten is found in many processed and packaged foods, tinned goods, sauces, condiments, and hidden in many things.
Always read the labels and look for these things as well:
- vegetable protein
- seitan
- hydrolized vegetable protein
- modified food starch
- other food starches
- artificial food colouring
- food stabilisers
- malt extract
- dextrins
- food emulsifiers
Options for a Gluten Free Diet Plan
Focus on eating gluten free whole grains such as:
- Brown rice
- Wild rice
- Amaranth
- Quinoa
- Buckwheat
- Corn
- Millet
- Teff
- Sorghum
- Coconut flour
- Arrowroot
- Tapioca
- And almond meal
I hope you find this podcast and info helpful
Jedha
Nutrition & Health Coach
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Amy
( London )
Are 100% whole grain oats considered gluten free?
Not really. If you’re gluten intolerant or celiac you can get gluten free oats. Sometimes oats can be contaminated with other grains because they are processed on the same machines as other grains. Whole grain will be a better choice, steel cut even better, and then finally “gluten free oats” the best.