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Which grains and starches should you avoid—and which are safe?

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Gluten Free "Safe" Grains & Starches

Grains

• Amaranth
• Buckwheat
• Corn
• Finger millet (Ragi)
• Job’s tears
• Millet
• Montina (Indian rice grass)
• Quinoa
• Rice
• Sorghum
• Tef (or teff)
• Wild rice

Starches

• Arrowroot
• Beans (such as: black, navy, pinto, soy, lentils)
• Cassava
• Flax
• Nuts (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts)
• Peas
• Potatoes
• Sago
• Seeds
• Tapioca
• Yucca

Unsafe Grains & Starches

All of the terms below refer to wheat products that contain gluten and must be avoided on a gluten-free diet

• Bromated flour
• Bulgur
• Durum flour
• Enriched flour
• Farina
• Flour
• Gluten flour
• Graham flour
• Phosphated flour
• Plain flour
• Self-rising flour
• Semolina
• White flour

Online Sources of Gluten Free Foods

• The “Gluten-Free Mall” at www.celiac.com
• www.gluten-free.com
• www.glutensolutions.com

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