Celiac Disease Program

“The Celiac Traffic Light Guide”

Now that you’ve mastered the gluten-free diet, it’s time to get to shopping! At first, navigating the grocery store can feel daunting. Fortunately you have this tool to help guide you in selecting foods that are gluten-free. With time, you’ll naturally learn to categorize foods in your mind to make shopping an easier and enjoyable experience!

GO! SLOW! STOP! These foods are gluten-free These foods may be safe These foods are not gluten- and are safe to eat every to eat, but be careful because free and should be avoided! day. You should choose they can’t be guaranteed Eating them may cause foods from this list. to be gluten-free! you to experience mild to severe reactions due to gluten contamination. CHIPS

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CEREAL Breads, Cereals, Flours, and Other Grains

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• Amaranth • Buckwheat flour • Barley • Arrowroot (sometimes is mixed • Bran with wheat flour), pasta, • Buckwheat • and breads • Cornmeal • Cereals • Flavored rice mixes • Corn tortillas • • Flavored snacks • Cream of rice • Crackers (chips, popcorn, etc.) • Flax • Croutons • Oats • Gluten-free cereals • Durum • Oatmeal • Hominy (grits) • Einkorn • Potato bread • Millet • Emmer • Rice and corn cereals • Montina (may contain barley) • Farina • Nut flours (almond, Farro hazelnut, pecan) • Flour tortillas • Plain corn chips • • Plain popcorn • Graham • Plain rice cakes • Granola • Plain tortilla chips • Hydrolyzed • Potato flour vegetable protein • Potato starch • Hydrolyzed wheat protein • Quinoa • Kamut • Rice • Matzo • Rice flours • Modified wheat starch • Rice noodles • Pastas • Rice paper • Pizza • Sorghum • Rye • Soy • Semolina • Tapioca • Spelt • Taro • Stuffing • Teff • Triticale • Wheat and wheat bread • Wheat germ • White bread • White flour Fruits and Vegetables

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• All plain fresh, canned, or • FlavoredCHIPS potato dishes • Baked beans frozen fruits • French fries (often • Fruit desserts • All plain, fresh, cooked in same oil as • Fruit pies canned, or frozen breaded foods)

vegetables CEREAL • VegetablesCEREAL in sauces

• DatesS • Vegetables (i.e. tempura) P • Jams and jellies • Vegetable casseroles • Legumes (beans, • Vegetable soups chickpeas, garbanzo) CEREAL

Be careful with Dairy foods. Some Dairy people with celiac are sensitive to dairy. PleaseCHIPS discuss with your provider.

• Buttermilk CEREAL • CEREALBlended drinks • Cheese sauces S • CheeseP • Booza • Cheese spreads • Cottage cheese • Cotija • Malted milk • Cream cheese • Dulce de leche CEREAL • • Flavored cheeses • Labneh • Flavored • Manchego • Frozen • Plain milk • • Plain yogurt • Queso fresco • Skyr • Some ice creams may • Sour cream have gluten-containing ingredients Meats and Other Proteins

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• Eggs • All canned meats • Breaded (fried) • Peanut, nut and (check ingredients for chicken or meats gluten presence) CEREALseed butters CEREAL • Imitation bacon bits • Deli meats S • Plain chicken • Imitation seafood P • Plain fish • Dry roasted nuts • Sausages • Plain meats • Hot dogs • Seasoned tofu products • Plain nuts CEREAL • Marinated meats (check ingredients) • Plain tofu CHIPS

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• Corn Tortillas • BabaCEREAL ghanoush • Cakes/frostings • Gluten-free specialty • Baking powder • Cookies products (some brands have • Gravies wheat starch) • Guacamole • Malt vinegar • Broths • Honey • Marinades • Candies • • Medications • Fish sauce • Italian ice • Play dough • Furikake • Ketchup • Pies and pastries • Harissa • Pepper • Sauces • Marinades • Popsicles • Soy sauce • Pure herbs and spices • Miso • Roasted seaweed • Mixed Spices • Salsa • Mustards • Salt • Nuoc cham • Sorbet • Pudding • Sugar or sugar • Seasoned nuts substitutes • Seasonings • • Soups • paste • Tapenades • Fats and Oils

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• Butter • CookingCHIPS spray • Oils from a shared fryer CHIPS • Ghee • Salad dressings • Wheat germ oil • Margarine • Sandwich spreads • Mayonnaise • Pure canola oil CEREAL CEREAL • Pure olive oil CEREAL S CEREAL • PSesame oil S • Smen P • Suet

• Tallow CEREAL

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Drinks

• Coffee • Drink mixes • Ale • Diet sodas • Flavored coffees • Beer • Juice and teas • Lager • Kombucha • Soy or rice drinks • Malt and malted milk (may contain barley • Tea malt or rice syrup) • Water/Sparkling water | 02/21 040354 stanfordchildrens.org