Foods That Are Gluten & Dairy Free

As people become more educated about allergies to wheat and other forms of gluten, along with dairy intolerance, finding gluten and dairy free foods is more important. These are some ways to switch to a gluten and dairy free diet.

Significance

Over 30 percent of people who suffer from celiac disease, or the inability to digest gluten, are also allergic to milk proteins.

Potatoes and Rice

Rice and potatoes are the main starches that are gluten free, so dinners can be designed around these elements.

Breakfast Foods

Traditional breakfast foods are packed with wheat and served with dairy, but eggs, fruit and oats that are not processed in a factory with wheat are all fair game.

Rice Flour

Recipes that call for flour can usually have rice flour substituted without adverse affects. This makes the result gluten-free.

Eating Out

Many restaurants have menus full of flour-based entrees or use flour to thicken sauces or bread meats. Thai food, because of its focus on rice and rice noodles, is almost entirely gluten and dairy free.

References

• Volta U, Antibodies to dietary antigens in coeliac disease. Scand J Gastroenterol 21(8), 935-940 (1986)

Resources

• Gluten and Dairy Free