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      Wheat Allergy Diet for Children

      General guidelines for wheat allergy

      When your child has a food allergy, he or she must follow an allergy-free diet. This means your child can't have the food they are allergic to, or any products containing that food. The items that your child is allergic to are called allergens.

      A wheat allergy is the immune system's abnormal response to the protein found in wheat. Wheat products are found in many foods. To stay away from foods that contain wheat, it is important to read food labels. Foods regulated by the FDA must follow the federal Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA). This requires that food labels list wheat in the list of ingredients on products that contain wheat. Some manufactures voluntarily include statements such as "may contain wheat" or "may be made in a facility with wheat."

      The lists below may not contain all food and personal care products that could contain wheat. But they can help guide your food decisions. It is up to you to carefully read all food labels.

      Foods

      Allowed

      Not allowed

      Drinks

      Coffee, tea, fruit juices, decaffeinated coffee, carbonated drinks, all milks, cocoa

      Cereal drinks, coffee substitutes

      Drinks made from wheat products: beer, ale, root beer

      Instant chocolate drink mixes

      Breads & cereals

      Rye crackers, 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, which have no added wheat

      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

      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

      Eggs

      Eggs made any way without wheat products

      Souffles or creamed eggs made with wheat products

      Fats

      Butter, margarine, animal, or vegetable fats and oils, cream

      Salad dressings or gravy made without wheat flour or products

      Any salad dressing or gravy thickened with wheat flour or products

      Fruit

      All fresh, canned, dried, or frozen fruits, and fruit juices

      Strained fruits with added cereals

      Meat, fish, poultry

      Baked, broiled, boiled, roasted, or fried: beef, veal, pork, ham, chicken, turkey, lamb, or fish

      "All meat" hot dogs or lunch meats made 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

      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

      Potatoes & substitutes

      White and sweet potatoes

      Rice

      Scalloped potatoes

      Noodles, spaghetti, macaroni, and other pasta products prepared with wheat or semolina flour

      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

      Sweets

      Corn syrup, honey, jams, jellies, molasses, sugar

      Chocolates, chocolate candy containing malt, candy with cereal extract

      Vegetables

      All fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables, and vegetable juices

      Vegetables combined with wheat products

      Breaded or floured vegetables

      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 Asian food seasoned with MSG, soy sauce

      How to read a label for a wheat-free diet

      Stay away from foods that contain any of the following ingredients:

      • Bran

      • Bread crumbs

      • Bulgur

      • Cereal extract

      • Couscous

      • Cracker meal

      • Durum, Durum flours (a type of wheat)

      • Einkorn (a type of wheat)

      • Emmer (a type of farro)

      • Enriched flour

      • Farina

      • Flour (all purpose, bread, cake, instant, pastry, self-rising, soft wheat, steel ground, whole wheat)

      • Gluten

      • Graham flour

      • High gluten flour

      • High protein flour

      • Hydrolyzed wheat protein

      • Matzoh, matzoh meal

      • Pasta

      • Seitan

      • Semolina (a type of wheat)

      • Spelt (a type of wheat)

      • Sprouted wheat

      • Triticale (a type of wheat)

      • Vital gluten

      • Wheat bran

      • Wheat durum

      • Wheat germ

      • Wheat gluten

      • Wheat grass

      • Wheat malt

      • Wheat protein isolate

      • Wheat sprouts

      • Wheat starch

      • Whole wheat berries

      • Whole wheat flour

      Other possible sources of wheat or wheat products

      Ingredients that may mean the presence of wheat protein include the following:

      • Gelatinized starch

      • Glucose

      • Gum

      • Hydrolyzed vegetable protein

      • Kamut

      • Modified food starch

      • Modified starch

      • Natural flavoring

      • Oats

      • Soy sauce

      • Starch

      • Surimi

      • Textured vegetable protein

      • Vegetable starch

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      • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center
      • Celiac Disease
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