SPECIAL EXCLUSION DIETS: AVOIDING WHEAT
To avoid wheat, you have to stop eating foods made entirely or mainly from it:
Breakfast wheat cereals Wheat bran Bread Wheat germ
Pasta Cracked wheat (bulgur)
Most of the following foods are commonly made with wheat;
unless you know for sure they are made totally without wheat, you must avoid them:
Biscuits Breadcrumb stuffing
Crackers Batter
Pastry Battered foods (e.g. fish)
Pies Pancakes
Sausage rolls Waffles
Cakes and bakery Yorkshire pudding
Puddings Dumplings
Breaded food (e.g. fish, chicken legs) Suet puddings
Gravies and mixes Pretzels
Sauces and mixes Snack foods
Stock cubes Croutons
Soups Baking powder
Wheat is commonly used as a cereal filler and thickener in processed foods. Read labels and avoid foods containing the following which are usually wheat:
Cereal binder Cereal protein
Cereal filler Flour
Avoid the following ingredients which are derived either from wheat or corn:
Cereal starch Modified starch
Edible starch Starch
To avoid wheat as an ingredient in processed foods, you may have to avoid the following which often contain it. If not absolutely sure, avoid the food.
Sausages Pastes
Frankfurters Spreads
Luncheon meats Powdered beverages Pates
Wheat is often, with other cereals, a base material for beers, lagers and spirits. Avoid these while excluding wheat.
Wheat is used in tabletting some drugs and home medicines. Take advice from your doctor about avoiding prescribed medicines. Stop taking any home medicines.
Wheat is sometimes used as a glue on envelopes and similar uses. Avoid licking envelopes and stamps.
Communion wafers are made of wheat. It is best to avoid swallowing or licking these if you can. Your minister or priest will be able to advise you on what to do. Holding the wafer in your mouth without touching it, or touching it without licking it, is often a satisfactory solution.
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