Gluten-free Products
This
page is meant to be a help to those who just got to know that they ought to live
gluten- free.
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Months ago my son got “Zöliakie” and I have to switch the food and way of
cooking totally.
At
first I saw a problem in realizing it.
So
I searched for information about this illness in the internet and tried to find
out which products he still can eat and which not. When I went for shopping I
noticed that gluten- free products in health
food shops are quite expensive. Especially fresh food as e.g. bread, rolls and
cake. Furthermore the choice is very limited.
So
I decided to do as many gluten- free products own my own as I can.
These
informations I want to spread to everybody who is in a similar situation.
What
is “Zöliakie” ?
I
couldn’t find the English expression of this illness so I had to stick with
the German one.
Zöliakie
is also named Sprue. It is a chronical illness of the small intestine. The root
of this illness lies in the indigestibility of the gluten which can be found in
wheat, rye, oats, barley and unripe spelt grain.
What
do I have to do ?
All
products containing those corns and everything containing gluten may not be
eaten.
This isn´t too easy because gluten can´t just be found in brea, rolls and cake
but also in souces, soup, sweets, drinks, and many more.
As
replacement maize/ american corn, rice, bukwheat, Quinoa and millet can be used.
Today one can lean on a variety of gluten- free products which eases the diet.
On all those products the symbol of being gluten- free is shown as a crossed-
out ear.
Today
one can do a lot of things on his own. At first I wrote to some companies which
produce food to receive a list of products which are gluten- free. There is also
a list of producers which already put such a list of gluten- free products on
their homepage.
Unilever
Bestfood
(Knorr, Pfanni, Mondamin)
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