Lunch and Celiac Disease

I have a neighbor that suffers from this and this is the list that she has printed out for herself.
Avoid foods that contain wheat or any of these ingredients:
Bran
Bread crumbs
bulgur
club wheat
couscous
cracker meal
durum
einkorn
emmer
farina
flour (any kind)
Gluten
Kamut
Pasta
Seitan
semolina
Spelt
Triticale
Vital Gluten
Wheat (ANY KIND)
Wheat Grass
Whole wheat Berries
Some of these may indicate the presence of wheat protein:
Flavor (INCLUDING NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL)
Hydrolyzed protein
Soy Sauce
Starch
Surimi

I know it's bit overwhelming but I thought it might help you out :)
C.

My main warning is to be careful of hidden sources of gluten. I have a friend who was just recently diagnosed with gluten intolerance. It is amazing to think where all sorts of hidden sources are -- in dressings, spices, etc.

I don't have celiac disease myself, but have a close friend who does, and here's what I understand of it (obviously, someone who has it herself should chime in, 'cuz she'll know more than me!) She can eat starch from corn, rice, or potato, but not any other grain. So if you get corn tortillas that are ALL corn (check the ingredients, or look for ones marked "gluten free"), they should be okay. Similarly, you should be able to find gluten-free potato chips. If you just get plain meat and fruit and prepare it yourself, you should be fine. Pre-seasoned or pre-prepared meats sometimes have gluten (e.g., I know to be careful when buying frozen hamburgers). The trickiest part is that many preservatives in commercially prepared food include gluten, so either get someone knowledgeable to help you read the ingredients, or stick to things actually marked "gluten free" (which lots of things are, if you look for it), or make things from scratch yourself with safe ingredients. Lots has been learned about this disease in the past few years, and with it there has been a big rise in awareness amongst folks who produce food, so if you look around, you should be able to find plenty of appropriate products. My friend has even found a restaurant that makes gluten-free pizza! Good luck!

Hello A.,

fruits and veggies are OK.

rice (cook it yourself -- seasoned rice contains wheat

here is a simple recipe

--Chicken Cashew Nut--
cook white rice
(1 tbsp olive oil + salt + pinch of garlic powder)
cook some chicken breast(in small pices/cubed?)
season with: onions, garlic, red/green peppers, salt
when done, should have very little liquids
small can of peas (drained)
can of sliced peaches (drained)
cashews

mix cooked rice with chicken
mix in about 1/2 the peas
mix in the peaches
put the cashews on the table for people to add to it (just in case of any nut allergies --otherwise you'd add it to the rice)

one dish and you have your grains, veggies, meat and fruit! it's an indonesian recipe my MIL got in a magazine more than 20 years ago. it's always a hit and easy to make.

when seasoning food use the actual ingredients...stick to onions, garlic, salt and cilantro/parsley
for salads: olive oil and salt + a bit lemon juice

if you want to make desert:
(stay away from caramel -may have wheat products)
sprouts has pamela's cakes and brownies (great!)
for frosting... make sure it doesn't have wheat, malt, barley
I make my own (butter or palm oil + powdered sugar)
fresh fruit and have some condensed milk that you can drizzle the fruit with once on your plate.