What To Watch Out For

[bod116]

I just got diagnosed in February..... what are the things to stay away from on labels of food?

[IronedOut]

Check out the home page of this site for the a geat list of the stuff not to have. There is also a list of lots of mainstream products that are gluten free.

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More stuff than you ever thought you'd need to be wary of. I was so overwhelmed at first, but things have evened out a little. Still have my mistake moments, though.

Browse through the section on products. It will give you a good idea of the do's and the do not's.

And when you're uncertain or down, check in with this gang. So much knowledge and it's all gluten free!!

[elonwy]

https://www.celiac.com/st_main.html?p_catid...-46106001680.ff

This has ingredient lists and forbidden things, its a bunch of good info, from this site.

i printed these out and walked around with them at the grocery store for the first couple months, now I don't need them because I remember, but its helpful when trying to figure something out, and somewhat smaller than the entire delphi lists.

The Delphi lists are super handy too though.

Elonwy

[flagbabyds]

The forbidden list is really helpful. ALso with the new labeling lay, that helps a lot with the wheat but

just remember that wheat free does not mean gluten free there are so many just wheat free products with barley as their main ingredient. Just take the forbidden lists with you and look around. If you are not sure, you can always call the company and they should be able to tell you .

[plantime]

The labeling law helps cut my shopping time a bit, since I can look for wheat in bold print before reading the rest of the label.

[Guest cassidy]

A couple of tips that helps speed up my shopping:

I keep the forbidden list in my purse.

On the back I have a list of the companies that don't hide gluten (you can search and find it on several posts here).

I also write down products that I verified are gluten-free but only use occasionally, and may forget that I already checked on them.

When I'm making my grocery list I write the gluten-free brands next to a product if it is something that I don't get often.

Also, when I'm walking throug a store if there is something that I want to check on, I write the name on my current grocery list. When I get home, I check the product's status and write it on my next list if it is safe.