Near West Suburban Celiac Group (NWSCG)

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Concentrate on what you CAN eat
All Fresh Veggies
All Fresh Fruits
All Fresh Meats
All Fresh Fish
All Fresh Poultry
Most Dairy (including most (not all) Cheeses)

Start by finding out if ten of your favorite foods are Gluten Free - then go from there. Learn to adapt your former recipes to Gluten Free recipes using Gluten Free ingredients.

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Buy Cecelia's Marketplace Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping Guide! This easy to use book includes 20,000+ gluten-free products and can fit in your purse or briefcase! www.ceceliasmarketplace.com

Be aware of cross-contamination. NWSCG recommends a totally Gluten Free kitchen when possible. If not feasible, store all food containing gluten in a separate cabinet and store in sealed plastic containers or bags. Label all foods containing gluten with the non-celiac person's initials. Do not use the same utensils for Gluten Free food as you do non-Gluten Free foods, i.e. when spreading jellies, peanut butter, butter, etc. Other notations - use separate counter space for food prep, buy new cutting boards, discard pans with scratches for Gluten Free food, and buy a dedicated toaster. Consider new kitchen linens. Have someone who is not a celiac clean the drawers, cabinets, and counters to eliminate stray crumbs.

COMMON FORBIDDEN FOODS
barley, bran, couscous, wheat flour, kamut, malt, malt vinegars, matzo, pasta, rye, seitan, semolina, soy sauce*, spelt, spouted wheat or barley, teriyaki sauce*, tabbouleh, tritcale, udon, wheat. *GF types are available

Possible hidden sources of Gluten
Modified food starch, hydrolyzed vegetable or plant protein, flavorings, fillers, seasonings, bouillons and others

Possible hidden sources of Gluten in NON FOOD ITEMS
Be conscious of non-food items that may gluten - makeup, soaps, hand creams, shampoos, hair dyes, mouthwash, toothpaste, household cleaning products, etc.

- - WHEAT FREE DOES NOT MEAN GLUTEN FREE - -

Information for the newly diagnosed - www.myceliacguide.com

"One molecule is as bad as 10,000".

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