Question by oramijustbadluck: Celiac Disease: What Glutton free food to eat?
My mom just found out she had this disease, no idea how to spell it, but it’s where she can’t eat glutton… It’s not that she’s allergic to it, but her body can’t use it correctly or something.
What foods, and brands of food, can she eat, without having to worry about glutton. Apparently glutton is in wheat, so pretty much anything with wheat in it will have glutton, right?
Also, she heard that she can’t eat cream cheese, because it has vinegar in it, is this true?
Any info helps!
Thanks.
yes, yes, Gluten, I was wondering why it looked so funny. lol. Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by Nancy
Celiac Disease has to do with the little thread like hairs on the vili in the small intestines; their job? absorb nutrients from the digested food that you have eaten; when your body doesn’t recognize gluten as a food, but it attacks the body, it mows down these little hairs and the body can no longer absorb nutrients.
Gluten is the protein found in wheat, barley, rye and a few other glutinous grains. I was devestated when I first learned my daughter had the disease when they handed me a list of ‘forbidden’ foods; that was very long; I thought they would say, ‘do not eat, pizza, breads, cereals’ – I was not prepared for that – and looking at the list, ‘what the hec CAN she eat?!’
First, fruits and veggies, milk, most cheeses, unmarinated meats, regular rice [not coucous or pilaf]: bean, potato, rice and tapioca flours, and corn meal are safe-
There are many companies out there now that cater to gluten free – I do not know where you shop, but if you go to celiac.com or .org, you will find listings of such stores and brands… here are a few that I like –
tinkyada – [rice pasta], glutino and enviro kids make great cereals and bars, notta pasta, gluten free pantry and nomasta [bread, muffin, scone, brownie mixes…], Blue Diamond, Mariani, and found some in Walmart – gf nuts – [becareful w/nuts, french fries], Walmart carries foods that will say, ‘gluten free’ – including some lines of sausages, bacon, and etc. Hormel – puts out delicious cold cu ts, pepperoni, and hams that say, gluten free on the back,
Look into ethnic foods, sometimes I find delicious mexican and asian foods that I can prepare meals with that everyone enjoys, like tacos w/100% corn hard shells- Go to specialty foods sections or natural food markets; I purchased my first gf bottle of soy sauce at the market, and vanilla by McCormick at the grocery store.
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misspurrl says:
April 4, 2014 at 6:52 pm (UTC 0)
you mean Gluten, not glutton. glutton is a person who can never get enough of something, usually food or other sustenance.
i heard that you cant eat pasta because it has flour (wheat) in it.
i would suggest talking to your doctor or looking up more information about the disease online. sometimes even doctors use information online to give to patients. just make sure it’s from a credible source.
Keri says:
April 4, 2014 at 7:09 pm (UTC 0)
Im a cook at a daycare and one of the kids there has celiac. Its not just wheat that she cant have it wheat barley rye rolled oats any of that but she can have corn and rice so that’s a good thing kroger usually has a good supply of gluten free items you can also go to celiac.com and it will give you a whole list of things that she can have the good news is she can still have cream cheese as long as it doesn’t have MALTED vinegar she cant have anything malted but regular vinegar the white distilled is fine just because she has this doesnt mean that shes not going to be able to eat some of the same foods there is still a lot of the same stuff. they have a lot of sites about celiac disease you can also try google thats another good site and it can pretty much answer your questions I hope this helps
sailor says:
April 4, 2014 at 8:06 pm (UTC 0)
Several things come to mind that need to be done so that she can become healthy and stay that way.
First of all, she should educate herself on the foods she can and cannot have. She needs to do that not by hearsay but actual looking at lists of permitted foods. Another thing that will have to be done is go through the kitchen and clean it and all the pots and pans thoroughly to get rid of any gluten residue and also take all the flours, pastas, breads and foods containing gluten out and store them separately or make a space that separates them from the gluten free foods. Another thing that needs to be done is that YOU need to be tested for celiac disease since it is an inherited disease. You should be tested now and regularly (1-3 years) after this since it can develop at anytime.
Get a support group. If there is a local group maybe the doctor knows of it or you can look online through http://www.csaceliacs.org. Also yahoo has Sillyaks for a support group.
Here is my recommendation for the easiest way to get started on a gluten free diet and I continue this after many years. Concentrate on the foods that are naturally gluten free and then add in substitutes for gluten containing foods you are specifically craving. Almost the entire fresh fruit and vegetable section in the grocery store should have a giant gluten free sign over it. So eat fresh fruits and veggies. Also fresh unprocessed meats, fish, chicken are gluten free. Eat eggs, block cheese except for blue cheese, milk and you will be fine. Use rice and potatoes for starches and all that gives you a solid foundation without really having to read labels. Avoid commercially prepared sauces and gravies unless the label says gluten free- especially until you learn to read labels.
Most major grocery stores have a gluten free section now. I use Krogers and Whole Foods.
After you get that established and have a chance then you can start reading labels and adding to foods you eat. But be careful, manufacturers can and do change ingredients from time to time.
I am adding some web pages for you to help you and your mother. Good luck and if I can answer anything contact me through here or post more questions– there are several very knowledgeable people on celiac that will answer.
knocked up says:
April 4, 2014 at 8:13 pm (UTC 0)
Celiac Disease has to do with the little thread like hairs on the vili in the small intestines; their job? absorb nutrients from the digested food that you have eaten; when your body doesn’t recognize gluten as a food, but it attacks the body, it mows down these little hairs and the body can no longer absorb nutrients.
Gluten is the protein found in wheat, barley, rye and a few other glutinous grains. I was devestated when I first learned my daughter had the disease when they handed me a list of ‘forbidden’ foods; that was very long; I thought they would say, ‘do not eat, pizza, breads, cereals’ – I was not prepared for that – and looking at the list, ‘what the hec CAN she eat?!’
First, fruits and veggies, milk, most cheeses, unmarinated meats, regular rice [not coucous or pilaf]: bean, potato, rice and tapioca flours, and corn meal are safe-
There are many companies out there now that cater to gluten free – I do not know where you shop, but if you go to celiac.com or .org, you will find listings of such stores and brands… here are a few that I like –
tinkyada – [rice pasta], glutino and enviro kids make great cereals and bars, notta pasta, gluten free pantry and nomasta [bread, muffin, scone, brownie mixes…], Blue Diamond, Mariani, and found some in Walmart – gf nuts – [becareful w/nuts, french fries], Walmart carries foods that will say, ‘gluten free’ – including some lines of sausages, bacon, and etc. Hormel – puts out delicious cold cu ts, pepperoni, and hams that say, gluten free on the back,
Look into ethnic foods, sometimes I find delicious mexican and asian foods that I can prepare meals with that everyone enjoys, like tacos w/100% corn hard shells- Go to specialty foods sections or natural food markets; I purchased my first gf bottle of soy sauce at the market, and vanilla by McCormick at the grocery store.