THIS IS NOT A GLUTEN FREE SHOPPING LIST. Someday I will publish a list that will enable shoppers to identify gluten free products in their local store by consulting a one-page document.. This is a draft copy — which almost certainly contains omissions and errors — which I am sending out to the celiac community for corrections and suggestions.
IT IS NOT YET A RELIABLE SHOPPING GUIDE. I understand that capitalization is the high-tech equivalent of shouting and that is exactly what I am trying to do. This list is a work-in-progress. Please don’t rely on it for shopping purposes.
My plan is to divide my list into three sections:
Red ———- for foods that are totally inappropriate in the gluten free diet.
Yellow —— for questionable items / additional information is needed.
Green——– for foods that are gluten free
Please study this list and share your insights with me. Leave a comment at the end of this article or send me an e-mail at gfceliac@gmail.com. Thanks for your help. When this list is finished, it should be beneficial to the entire gluten free community.
++++++ RED LIST ++++++
items totally inappropriate for those living gluten free
Barley, malt, bulgar, couscous, dinkle, durham, einkorn, edible starch, farina, kamut, seminola, spelt, triticale, vital gluten, rye
++++++ YELLOW LIST ++++++
questionable / more information needed before choosing
some brands may be acceptable
boullion, blue cheese, broth, croutons, dextrin, filler, hydrolyzed plant or vegetable protein, maltodextrin, matzah, modified food starch, miso, modified food starch, mono-diglycerides, mustard powder, brown rice syrup, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, oats
++++++ GREEN LIST ++++++
“safe” foods for those living gluten free
unprocessed fruits, nuts, meats, and vegetables; frozen fruits and vegetables not in a sauce; distilled alcohol, amaranth, arrowtoot, buckwheat, chickpeas, cornmeal, dextrose, gelatin, flax, grits, masa, millet, montina, nuts, oils, polenta, quinoa, rice, sesame, silicon dioxide, sorghum, tamari, tapioca, teff, vinegar (except malt vinegar), yogurt without fillers.
Again, let me emphasize that this is not a finished product. Items may need to be added or moved from one category to another. I need to publish information about exactly how someone makes a decision about foods on the “yellow list”. Send me an e-mail at gfceliac@gmail.com or leave a comment at the end of this article. I’ll publish information as I receive it.
Published 07/16.08
Good start.
I would move croutons, matzah and soy sauce to the red list. The likelihood of finding gluten free variants (apart from in the gluten free section of the store) is very low. Also modified food starch of unspecified origin must be assumed to come from wheat, since that is what is most likely.
Maltodextrin has bad effects on me, but maybe that’s just me.
I would also add semolina to the red list.
I would move yogurt to the yellow list, as it very often contains flour, especially the low fat varieties.