Gluten Free Diet Plan - Developing a Gluten Free Diet Plan For You

A Gluten Free Diet Plan which is both healthy and successful requires understanding the mistakes most people make when they first start their gluten-free diets. I will cover three essential beginner's mistakes so that you can begin your gluten free diet plan right.

Gluten Contamination of Gluten-Free Foods

A common mistake for new Celiac Disease patients is to allow remnants of gluten-containing foods to contaminate their gluten-free foods, thus rendering futile thier entire gluten free diet plan. I suggest you keep a set of utensils, pots and pans separate from those used to cook gluten containing foods for others in the household.

One particular difficulty, especially when you're traveling or if must eat in a shared kitchen (like an office kitchen), are microwaves, toasters and toaster ovens. I suggest keeping your own microwave-safe containers separate from anyone else's (different drawer or cabinet shelf).

For toasters and toaster ovens, you can buy reusable toaster bags (which you may have not realized even existed). A couple more common brands are Toast It Reusable Toaster Bags and Toastabags.

Gluten Substitutions For Standard Recipes

Now you need a base of flour and gluten substitutes for your overall gluten free diet plan. The following flours make excellent substitutes. Read towards the end of this article for where to go to learn how I leverage these substitutes for different recipes: bean flour, brown rice flour, white rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch flour.

The key ingredients that can help you replace the texture and consistency of gluten in your gluten free diet plan are the following. Xanthum Gum (from Zanthomonas campestris) makes an excellent yeast substitute in baked goods recipes. Guar Gum (from the Cyamopsis tetragonolobus plant) helps foods retain the elasticity provided by gluten. For example, guar gum keeps your gluten-free cookies from crumbling too easily.

Stay Gluten-Free While On-the-Go

The last basic you need to master your gluten free diet plan is keeping handy foods for snacks and for when you or your children are on-the-go. Here is a list that should help you get in the right mind frame for what to keep around: dried fruits (for example, raisins), energy bars which are explicitly labeled as gluten-free (I love Lara Bars), gluten-free crackers, fresh fruit, peanut butter, rice cakes.

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