February 5, 2013

Is Oatmeal Gluten-Free?

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Gluten-Free Diet with Oatmeal

Based on Nutrition Service Journal of Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008, pure oatmeal is naturally gluten-free. However, most oats brand often contaminated with avenin in wheat or other grains that you need to avoid if you have gluten intolerance, even if you can find some sources of uncontaminated oats available on the market, but I’m not sure that 100% gluten-free oats guaranteed. If you would like to try and see, you are free to do so.

Oatmeal Gluten-Free
Gluten is a type of plant protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. People with gluten intolerance usually due to the celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder in small intestine, can’t digest gluten properly. Actually, the tiniest bit of gluten even damage their small intestine and makes them feel bad, often resulting in weight loss and nutrient deficiencies.

People with gluten intolerance usually show some common signs and symptoms, such as abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea, fatigue, irritability, and short memory loss.

This really a big problem since people with celiac disease is untreated, unless they can find or make a gluten-free diet which is the only lifetime cure for this disorder. 

How Do I Know a Tolerated Meals with a Gluten-Free Diet?

There are some substitutes like rice flour, almond meal flour, coconut flour, and potato flour, that you can use for home baking, plus buckwheat flour to create your own gluten-free bread, and combine with peanut butter and a glass of milk. Well, that all sounds good for your gluten-free breakfast ideas. Some alternate breakfast ideas can also provided by the daily mix of fruits, eggs, dairy products, and nuts.

You may say goodbye to your branded sandwich for lunch, if you don’t want to make some by yourself using either wheat-free or gluten-free bread. Good combination of cheese, chicken or meat, salad with fish, and avocado slices may be an option for your weekly lunches menu.

You may not miss your snack, too.  Cheese with fruits and mix yogurt can be a good options.

Your dinner time can be colorful with a great combination of some wheat-free carb products, such as potatoes, rice, quinoa, legumes, fruits, milk or yogurt; and meals like protein of fish, meat or seafood, poultry, butter fats, olive oil and avocado.

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