Wheat Allergy Diet for Children
General guidelines for wheat allergy
The key to an allergy-free diet is to avoid giving your child the foods or products containing the food to which he or she is allergic. The items that your child is allergic to are called allergens.
A wheat allergy is an abnormal response of the body to the protein found in wheat. Wheat products are found in many foods. In order to avoid foods that contain wheat, it is important to read food labels.
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Foods |
Allowed |
Not allowed |
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Beverages |
Coffee, tea, fruit juices, decaffeinated coffee, carbonated beverages, all milks, cocoa |
Cereal beverages, coffee substitutes Beverages made from wheat products: beer, ale, root beer Instant chocolate drink mixes |
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Breads & cereals |
Ry-Krisp, rice wafers Pure corn, rice, arrowroot, barley, potato, or rye bread made without wheat flour or wheat products Cornmeal, cornstarch, soybean flour, barley flour, oat flour, rice flour, potato starch, arrowroot flour Oatmeal, cream of rice, puffed rice, or other cereals made from pure corn, oats, or rice to which no wheat has been added |
Whole wheat, enriched, or white bread, rolls, or bread crumbs Graham or gluten bread Donuts, sweet rolls, muffins, French toast, waffles, pancakes, dumplings, bread stuffing, rusk, popovers Prepared mixes for pancakes, waffles, biscuits, breads, and rolls Cornbread, potato, or soybean bread unless made without wheat flour or wheat products Cereals made from farina, wheat, or those with wheat products or malt added Pretzels, crackers Semolina, spelt, or triticale |
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Desserts |
Custards, Bavarian creams Oatmeal, arrowroot, rice, or rye cookies made without wheat products Cornstarch, tapioca, or rice puddings Water or fruit ices, meringues Gelatin |
Cakes, pastries, commercial frosting, icing, ice cream, sherbet, ice cream cones Cookies, prepared mixes, or packaged pudding containing wheat flour Graham crackers, donuts |
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Eggs |
Eggs prepared any way without wheat products |
Souffles or creamed eggs made with wheat products |
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Fats |
Butter, margarine, animal, or vegetable fats and oils, cream Salad dressings or gravy prepared without wheat flour or products |
Any salad dressing or gravy thickened with wheat flour or products |
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Fruit |
All fresh, canned, dried, or frozen fruits, and fruit juices |
Strained fruits with added cereals |
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Meat, fish, poultry |
Baked, broiled, boiled, roasted, or fried: beef, veal, pork, ham, chicken, turkey, lamb, or fish "All meat" wieners or luncheon meats prepared without wheat flour fillers or wheat products |
All breaded or floured meats, meats containing filler, such as meatloaf, frankfurters, sausage, luncheon meats, bologna, or prepared meat patties |
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Milk & milk products |
Milk, buttermilk, yogurt, cheese, some cottage cheese |
Malted milk, milk drinks containing powdered wheat cereal or products Cottage cheese with modified starch or other wheat-containing ingredients |
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Potatoes & substitutes |
White and sweet potatoes Rice |
Scalloped potatoes Noodles, spaghetti, macaroni, and other pasta products prepared with wheat or semolina flour |
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Soup |
Clear bouillon, consomme, or broth Homemade soups made without wheat products |
Cream soups unless made without wheat flour Soups with noodles, alphabets, dumplings, or spaghetti Soup thickened with wheat flour |
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Sweets |
Corn syrup, honey, jams, jellies, molasses, sugar |
Chocolates, chocolate candy containing malt, candy with cereal extract |
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Vegetables |
All fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables, and vegetable juices |
Vegetables combined with wheat products Breaded or floured vegetables |
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Miscellaneous |
Salt, chili powder, condiments, flavoring extracts, herbs, nuts, olives, pickles, popcorn, peanut butter |
Malt products, Worcestershire sauce, gravies thickened with wheat flour Monosodium glutamate (MSG), meat tenderizers containing MSG, prepared oriental food seasoned with MSG, soy sauce |
Information for using wheat substitutes
1 cup wheat flour equals:
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1 cup rye meal
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1 to 1 1/4 cups rye flour
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1 cup potato flour
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1 1/3 cups rolled oats or oat flour
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1/2 cup potato flour plus 1/2 cup rye flour
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5/8 cup potato starch
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5/8 cup rice flour plus 1/3 cup rye flour
How to read a label for a wheat-free diet
Be sure to avoid foods that contain any of the following ingredients:
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Bran
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Bread crumbs
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Bulgur
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Cereal extract
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Couscous
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Cracker meal
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Durum
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Einkorn
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Emmer
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Enriched flour
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Farina
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Gluten
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Graham flour
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High gluten flour
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High protein flour
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Matzoh, matzoh meal
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Pasta
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Seitan
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Semolina
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Spelt
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Sprouted wheat
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Vital gluten
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Wheat bran
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Wheat germ
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Wheat gluten
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Wheat grass
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Wheat malt
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Wheat starch
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Whole wheat berries
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Whole wheat flour
Other possible sources of wheat or wheat products
Ingredients that may indicate the presence of wheat protein include the following:
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Gelatinized starch
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Gum
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Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
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Kamut
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Modified food starch
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Modified starch
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Natural flavoring
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Soy sauce
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Starch
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Surimi
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Vegetable starch
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