What foods should I avoid if I'm allergic to wheat?

Monday, January 30, 2012

The following foods contain wheat:

Beverages and formula:

• Postum
• Beer, gin, and some whiskeys

Dairy products:

• All dairy products thickened with wheat flour or wheat starch

Eggs, meat, fish, and poultry:

• All breaded meats with wheat flour or wheat starches
• All meats with wheat flour or wheat starch thickeners

Fruits:

• All fruits, canned or frozen, with breading or thickened with wheat flour or wheat starch

Vegetables:

• All vegetables canned or frozen, with breading or thickened with wheat flour or wheat starch

Breads, cereals, and pasta:

• Commercial breads and rolls made with wheat flour
• All hot wheat cereals
• All cold cereals made from wheat grains
• All wheat crackers
• Teriyaki rice cakes
• Flour tortillas
• All wheat pasta and noodles

Soups:

• Any soups with noodles or pasta and thickened with wheat flour or wheat starch

Fats:

• Salad dressings thickened with wheat flour or starches
• Packaged gravies, dips, and sauces with wheat thickeners

Desserts:

• All candy or other desserts with wheat flours or wheat starches
• Commercial cakes, cookies, donuts, pies and pie filling, or mixes with wheat flours
• Custards and pudding with wheat flour or starch
• Licorice (modified food starch [MFS])
• Most packaged frostings (MFS)
• Peanut M&Ms

Note: In the U.S. most modified food starch is made from corn; however, check with the manufacturer to verify it does not contain wheat.

Condiments:

• Soy sauce

Miscellaneous:

• Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
• Pure vanilla