EAT LESS CRAP
Level Two - No Sugar, No Gluten
Gluten Free Foods:
fruits and vegetables
beans
seeds
legumes
nuts
potatoes
eggs
dairy products
oils and vinegars
corn
rice
fish
lean beef
chicken
seafood
For Cooking/Baking Purposes:
amaranth
arrowroot
buckwheat
cassava
millet
quinoa
rice
sorghum
soy
tapioca
Foods That Contain Gluten;
Wheat
Wheat germ
Rye
Barley
Bulgur
Couscous
Farina
Graham flour
Kamut Matzo
Semolina
Spelt
Triticale
The Following Foods Often Contain Gluten:
malt/malt flavoring
soups
commercial bullion and broths
cold cuts
French fries (often dusted with flour before freezing)
processed cheese (e.g., Velveeta)
mayonnaise
ketchup
malt vinegar
soy sauce and teriyaki sauces
salad dressings
imitation crab meat, bacon, etc
egg substitute
tabbouleh
sausage
non-dairy creamer
fried vegetables/tempura
gravy
marinades
canned baked beans
cereals
commercially prepared chocolate milk
breaded foods
fruit fillings and puddings
hot dogs
ice cream
root beer
energy bars
trail mix
syrups
seitan
wheatgrass
instant hot drinks
flavored coffees and teas blue cheeses
vodka
wine coolers
meatballs, meatloaf communion wafers
veggie burgers
roasted nuts
beer
oats (unless certified GF)
oat bran (unless certified GF)
Ingredients That Are "Code Words" For Gluten:
Avena sativa Cyclodextrin
Dextrin
Fermented grain extract
Hordeum distichon
Hordeum vulgare
Hydrolysate
Hydrolyzed malt extract
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein
Maltodextrin
Phytosphingosine extract
Samino peptide complex
Secale cereale
Triticum aestivum
Triticum vulgare
Tocopherol/vitamin E
Yeast extract
Natural flavoring
Brown rice syrup
Modified food starch
Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
Hydrolyzed soy protein
Caramel color (frequently made from barley)
Level One - No Sugar
Where do we find Sugar?
Here are the obvious places:
Soda (12-39g sugar per can)
Coffee drinks (12+g per drink)
Energy drinks (30+g per can)
Candy, desserts, and other refined carbs
Where else does Sugar sneak up on us?
Meats: sausages, bacon and lunch meats
Salad dressings, 4-5g per tbsp
Condiments: BBQ sauce, 13g; ketchup, 10g
Beef jerky, 10 grams
Cereal, 20 grams
Bread, 6 grams per slice
Yogurt, up to 10 grams per container
Pasta sauce, 12g per ½ cup
Granola/protein bars, up to 16 grams
Alcohol mixers, 50-60 grams
Non-dairy milks, 10g
Nut butters, 9g
Protein powders, up to 15g
Supplements, especially gummy vitamins
Most restaurant foods and all fast foods
Where does Sugar hide?
Any ingredient ending in –ose: sucrose, galactose, glucose, fructose, lactose, dextrose, etc.
Any syrup: tapioca syrup, brown rice syrup
Any malt: barley malt
Maltodextrin
Nectar
Corn sweetener, corn solids
Raspadura or Panela
Sorghum
Cane juice crystals
Caramel
High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)