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CHAPTER EIGHT

Restraint: Avoiding the Poison

“What is food to one, is to others bitter poison.”

—Lucretius (96-55 BC)

De Rerum Natura

Avoiding gluten is not always easy. We would never pretend that it is.

There are constant temptations to cheat. There are countless items that most of us, including us authors, are shocked to learn contain gluten.

Gluten is in almost every aspect of life: from food, to office, to daycare....

Here’s a list of possibly gluten-contaminated things you might want to avoid:

For those who love BBQ sauces, be on the lookout for BBQ sauces made with beer, unless it’s GF beer. Yes, GF beer is made in the U.S. and Canada by several breweries. Regular beer is made from wheat, barley, or rye. So are a lot of liquors that should, likewise, be avoided.

Vanilla extract is usually made with grain alcohol. Does the gluten remain after the vanilla is distilled? Is the grain alcohol safe? Same question should be asked about vinegar.

Imitation crab is nine times out of ten made with wheat flour.

Some cheeses have gluten fillers.

Some lunch meats have fillers or injections of gluten-rich broth.

Delis, buffets, and potlucks can provide lots of chances for cross-contamination as utensils are switched quickly between different foods and dishes. One minute, a serving spoon is in GF potatoes; next minute, it’s deep in gluten-saturated macaroni.

Bakeries and pizza parlors have wheat-flour dust that can remain in the air for twenty-four hours or more.

Glue on envelopes can have gluten. So can the adhesive on stickers and postage stamps.

Play dough is more often than not made with wheat flour.

Dentists give out toothpastes that may contain gluten—be sure to ask.

Some medications use gluten as a binding agent or filler.

Some candy is dusted with wheat flour to keep it from sticking when packaged.

Some seasonings contain wheat flour/gluten to help eliminate clumping.

Some cosmetics, lotions, creams contain wheat/flour gluten, too—be sure to check their labels.