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WHEAT SUBSTITUTE

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Do you have a wheat allergy?  If you do not know whether or not you have a wheat allergy call Monica Levin at 248-656-2505 for food allergy testing  or arrange a distance appointment. Note that a wheat allergy is one of the most common allergies.

If you suspect that you have a wheat allergy try to eliminate wheat from your diet. In order to effectively avoid wheat, please remember that it means avoiding anything that contains any of the following in the ingredient lists:  "flour" (which means wheat flour), "gluten" (which means wheat gluten), whole wheat flour, bran (unless it lists oat bran or rice bran), germ, bulgur, couscous, durum semolina, flour tortillas, seitan, or wheat starch.

Note:  Spelt and kamut are old forms of wheat, so please avoid spelt and kamut too

For wheat-free recipes (including some gluten-free recipes) go to Monica Levin's books.

To help you with wheat substitutes here are some suggestions:

Wheat-Free Flour
Replace wheat flour and "flour" with rye flour, oat flour, barley four, rice four, buckwheat flour, oatmeal, oat bran, or ground nuts.

Wheat-Free Pastas
"Regular" pasta is made of wheat (durum semolina being wheat).  Here are some wheat-free pasta ideas:  view wheat-free pastas

	brown rice pasta, white rice pasta, and 100% rye pasta: From regular stores but more likely health food stores.
	white rice vermicelli, white rice fettuccine, or bean thread noodles: From the Asian food markets.

Wheat-Free Bread

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	rice bread: Rice bread is best toasted and served warm.  Since rice is sweet, the bread is best with sweeter toppings like almond or cashew butter and all-fruit jam.
	millet bread: This bread is often made with rice as well, and is best toasted.
	100% rye bread: Please check the ingredient list to make sure that there is no wheat (often listed as "flour").  Whole rye bread is heavy, dense, and wonderfully flavorful.  Rye bread is best with savory things such as hummus, tomatoes with sea salt and pepper, or cold cuts.
	oat bread: You will have to make this one yourself.  A recipe is in one of Monica Levin's books:  "ENHANCE YOUR HEALTH:  wheat-free, milk-free cookery".

Wheat-Free Crackers

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	100% rye crackers:
	rice crackers: There are a couple of kinds for sale:  small flat ones, and thick rice cake ones.

Wheat-Free Cereals

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	cooked cereal: As you can guess, cream of wheat is now off the menu.  You can have cream of rice, cream of buckwheat, rye flakes, oat meal, or oat bran as your cooked cereals.
	cold cereal: There are cold cereals available that are sweetened with fruit juices or other unrefined sweeteners.  Just be sure that the cereal has no wheat, kamut, spelt, or corn.

Wheat-Free Cookies

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Ready-made cookies are available that do not contain wheat or refined sugar. Please read the ingredient labels carefully, some may still contain "sugar", "brown sugar", "glucose", "fructose", or "dextrose".  Only buy those with unrefined sugars.  

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