What Foods Are Allowed in a Wheat Free Diet?
With careful label reading you can find foods allowed on a wheat-free diet. wheat image by Artur Ciba from Fotolia.com Avoiding wheat for health or personal reasons requires the adoption of a wheat-free diet. Wheat appears in several different foods besides the obvious breads and pastas. Avoiding this hidden wheat ensures that your diet remains wheat-free. Careful label reading tells you that packaged foods are free of wheat because producers must label the item if it contains wheat, or if it contacted wheat during its manufacturing. Do not confuse wheat-free with gluten-free. Gluten protein is found in other grains besides wheat but it is the primary protein in wheat, according to The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. Starches Serve rice as a safe wheat-free grain alternative. rice image by alri from Fotolia.com Look for grain products made from wheat alternatives such as rice, barley, corn, rye, oats, amaranth, tapioca and quinoa. Substitute flours from these grains for wheat flo
