Celiac Digest PAGE FIVE September 2005 WWW.SouthernArizonaCeliacSupport.org By MICHELLE WARNER listed in parenthesis, i.e.: “natural sage, Blue Bonnet, Brown N’ Serve, flavors (barley).” Butterball, Chef Boyardee, Cook’s, When diagnosed with Celiac Unilever (1-800-735-3554). Maker Country Line, Crunch n’ Munch, Disease in May 2005, I was com- of the following brands: Cuturelle, DAVID, Dennison’s, pletely unprepared (as I am sure are Bertolli, Brummel and Brown Eckrichs, Egg Beaters, Fernando’s, most newly diagnosed Celiac pa- Spread Made with Yogurt, Shedd’s Firecracker, Fleischmann’s, tients) for the increased expense and Spread Country Cook, Hellmann’s, Gebhardt, Gilardi Foods, Gilroy, calorie content of most “gluten- I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!, Golden Cuisine, Gulden’s, Healthy free” foods. As a result, I began to Lawry’s, Lipton, Knorr; Promise, Choice, Hebrew National, Hunt’s, search for mainstream brands, found Ragu, Skippy, Take Control, Wish Hunt’s Snack Pack, JHS – J. Hun- at regular grocery stores, that hap- Bone, Imperial, Best Foods gerford Smith, Jiffy Pop, Kid Cui- pened to make gluten-free food. sine, Knotts Berry Farm, La Choy, In calling companies, I found sev- Lamb Weston, Lamb Weston Inland eral that not only told me the prod- Valley, Libby’s, Lightlife, Long- uct about which I was calling was mont, Louis Kemp, Luck’s, Lunch gluten-free but also that the com- Gluten-free Makers, MaMa Rosa’s, Manwich, pany had no hidden sources of Margherita, Marie Callender’s, Me- gluten in their product labeling. ridian, Move Over Butter, Orville Being informed of such news has made Redenbacher’s, PAM, Parkay, been a God-send, as learning the Patio, Pemmican, Pemrose, Peter companies that have no hidden Pan, Ranch Style, ReadyCrisp, sources of gluten has removed the easier Reddie-wip, Ro*Tel, Rosarita, Sin- unknown factor for many main- gleton, Swiss Miss, Squeeze ‘N Go, stream products and has allowed me (and cheaper!) The Max, Van Camp’s, Wesson, to do much more of my shopping in Wolf, Wolfgang Puck’s regular grocery stores. Member and newly diagnosed While many veteran Celiacs are Celiac, Michelle Warner, took Some additional tips: control of her life, diet and health probably already aware of the com- All Pace Picante Sauces (1-800- immediately upon being diag- panies that indicate all sources of nosed. Here is a list of 433-PACE) are gluten-free. gluten on their labels, I wanted to ‘supermarket’ foods that are ade- Arizona Brand Table Corn Tor- go ahead and share the information quately labeled and contain no tillas (602-273-7139) are gluten- I have gathered for the benefit of hidden sources of gluten. free. (I believe that Arizona Brand newly diagnosed Celiacs. Please Michelle, a ballet dancer, feels makes the best corn tortilla I have note: because manufacturer infor- well enough now that she will be ever had. They are sweet and soft, mation is subject to change, I rec- performing in the Southwest Nut- and they work well as a bread sub- ommend verifying the information cracker this Dec.. Say ‘hello’ to stitute for sandwiches.) given in this article. Please also note her at the Sept. Potluck. Pinnacle Foods Corp (1-877-852- that for the purposes of this article, I 7424). The following are gluten- am only focusing on whether or not Kraft (1-800-222-2323). Maker of free: the ingredients themselves are glu- the following Brands: Vlasic Pickles, Sauerkraut, Peppers ten-free, not whether or not a dedi- Oscar Mayer, Nabisco and Log Cabin Country Kitchen cated line is used for the produc- Jif Peanut Butter (1-800-283- syrup and Duncan Hines regular- tion of an item. 8915) sized frostings. When I called the following compa- Nestle (1-800-358-1971). Maker of The following Francesco Rinaldi nies between June 2005 and August the following brands: (www.francescorinaldi.com) pasta 2005, I was told these companies TOLL HOUSE, CARNATION, sauces are gluten-free: list any gluten-containing ingredi- LIBBY’S, ALBER’S Francesco Rinaldi Meat Sauce, ents in the ingredient statement on Con Agra (1-800-988-7808). Francesco Rinaldi Mushroom Sauce the package label. So, for example, Maker of the following brands: Francesco Rinaldi Traditional if the label says “natural flavors,” if ACT II, Andy Capp’s, Angela Mia, Sauce, Francesco Marinara Sauce any of these natural flavors contain Armour, Award, Banquet, Banquet Francesco Tomato & Basil Sauce, gluten, that gluten source will be Homestyle Bakes, Big Mama Sau- Please see GF Foods Page 6 .