Allergy & Asthma Specialists, P.C. www.njallergydoctors.com

Leonard Silverstein, M.D. Ruth L.K. Gold, M.D. Jennifer A. Sherman, D.O. Niya Wanich, M.D. 82 E. Allendale Road, Ste 7 51 Route 23 South Saddle River, NJ 07458 Riverdale, NJ 07457 Ph: (201) 236-8282 Ph: (973) 831-5799 Fx: (201) 236-0138 Fx: 973) 831-7422

Allergy Elimination Diet Gluten Free Diet

This diet excludes all products containing gluten. Gluten is in wheat, rye, oats, and barley. These grains are products contain these grains must be omitted from the diet. Gluten may also be present as an incidental ingredient. It is important to read all the labels. Omit any food or seasoning that lists the following as ingredients; hydrolyzed vegetable protein; flour or cereal products; vegetable protein; malt and malt flavorings; and starch, unless specified as corn or other allowed starch. Flavorings, vegetable gum, emulsifiers, and stabilizers may be derived from or contain wheat, rye, oats, or barely. Foods of unknown composition should be omitted or the manufacturer contacted for complete ingredient information. When dining out, choose foods prepared simply, such as broiled or roasted meats, plain vegetables, and plain salads. Since flour and cereal products are often used in the preparation of foods, it is important to be aware of the methods of preparation as well as the foods themselves. For this reason, all breaded, creamed, or escalloped foods, meatloaf, and gravies are omitted. If these foods are prepared at home using the allowed grains and flours, however, they may be consumed.

Types and Amounts of Food Include Omit Soups as desired Homemade broth and Noodle soup, canned soups, unthickened vegetable soups *bouillon, dehydrated soup Cream soups prepared with mixes cream, cornstarch , rice, potato, or soybean flour Meat and Meat Substitutes Fresh meat, poultry, seafood, Prepared meats that contain 3 or more servings plain un-breaded frozen meats, wheat, rye, oats, or barely, fish, poultry such as sausage, * wieners, Fish canned in oil or brine *bologna, *luncheon meats, Swiss cheese, cream cheese, *chili, *meatloaf, cheddar cheese, Parmesan *hamburger with cereal cheese, pure peanut butter, filler, *sandwich spreads, plain dried beans or peas *pasteurized cheese spreads Eggs *Canned Baked Beans Soufflés unless prepared with allowed flours *Cottage Cheese

Potato and potato White potato, sweet potato, Creamed or escalloped substitutes yams, rice, hominy potatoes unless prepared 1 or more servings with allowed flours Macaroni, noodles, spaghetti, lasagna, vermicelli Commercial potato salads, *packaged rice mixes Vegetables All plain, fresh, canned Breaded, creamed, or 1 or more servings (include a dark-green or escalloped vegetables deep-yellow vegetable daily unless prepared with for a source of Vitamin A) allowed flours *Commercially prepared vegetables or salads Breads Bread or muffins made All bread and bread 3 or more servings from: rice flour, corn starch, products containing wheat, tapioca flour, potato flour, rye, barley, oats, bran, or soybean flour, and/or graham, wheat germ, malt, arrowroot flour millet, kasha, or bulgur Rice wafers or sticks All crackers, Ry-krisp, (usually available at rusks, zwieback, pretzels Oriental specialty stores) Bread or cracker crumbs Pure corn meal tortillas, Wheat Starch gluten-free bread mix Cereals Only puffed rice, pure corn Snack cereal foods, bran 1 or more servings meal, rice, hominy grits or cereals, cream of wheat, hominy, cream of rice, farina, Grapenuts, oatmeal. Kellogg’s Puffed Rice, Shredded wheat, puffed Post’s Rice Krinkles, wheat, Ralston, wheatena, Nabisco Rice Honeys pablum, wheat germ, buckwheat, Rice Krispies, *corn flakes Cereals with malt added Fats as desired Butter, cream, margarine, Commercially prepared vegetable oil, vegetable salad dressings and *gravies shortening, animal fat, pure containing gluten stabilizers mayonnaise, homemade or thickened with gluten salad dressings and gravies containing flours prepared with allowed Nondairy creamers ingredients Bacon Fruits Fresh, frozen, canned or Fruits prepared with wheat, 2 or more servings dried fruits and fruit juices rye, oats, or barely (Include 1 serving citrus fruit or juice daily for a source of Vitamin C) Desserts as desired Homemade cakes, cookies, Commercial cakes, cookies, pastries, pies, puddings pies, doughnuts, pastries, 9cornstarch, rice tapioca) pudding, pie crust, ice prepared with allowed cream cones, prepared ingredients mixes containing wheat, Gelatin desserts, meringues, rye, oats, or barely custard, fruit ices, whips Icings mixes, ice cream and *sherbets containing gluten stabilizers Milk Fresh, dry, evaporated, or Malted milk, some 2 or more cups condensed milk, sweet or commercial chocolate sour cream drinks, *yogurt Ovaltine

Beverages as desired Sanka, pure instant coffee, Fruit punch powders, cocoa coffee, tea, carbonated powders, ale, beer, gin, beverages, fruit juices (fresh whiskey, root beer, Postum, or frozen), pure coca *instant coffee powder, frozen lemonade concentrate Miscellaneous Salt (iodized), sugar, honey, Chili seasoning mix, gravy jelly, jam, molasses, pure extracts, starch, *malt, cocoa, coconut olives, pure natural flavoring (may fruit syrup, herbs, extracts, contain malt), hydrolyzed food coloring, cloves, vegetable protein, *chewing ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, gum, *catsup, *mustard, corn starch, yeast, sodium *soy sauce, *curry powder, bicarbonate, cream of tartar, *horseradish, vegetable nuts, dry mustard, gum monosodium glutamate, *Emulsifiers and stabilizers, cider vinegar, wine vinegar, may be derived from or pure chili pepper contain wheat, rye, oats and barley Vinegar, malt vinegar, *distilled vinegar *Pickles *Chili Powder

*some may be used if checked with manufacturer and found to be gluten-free