Gluten (gluten) is a complex protein found in certain types of cereals (wheat, rye, barley, oats). In case of individual intolerance to the product, allergic reactions, as well as hereditary autoimmune diseases, a gluten-free diet is prescribed. Its goal is to reduce the intensity of the manifestations of the symptoms of the disease, to improve the patient's health.
Gluten-free diet rules
A gluten-free diet is prescribed for medical reasons. His main rule is to exclude gluten-containing products from the menu. These can be products that contain pure gluten (cereals: oats, rye, wheat, barley), and as additives (sweet yogurts, ice cream, canned food, fast food, pastries and so on).
Gluten-free food is based on the consumption of proteins and fats of animal origin (meat, poultry, fish, dairy products), complex carbohydrates (vegetables and fruits), certain types of cereals, legumes. Sugar and honey are allowed.
You need to eat often 4-5 times a day. The amount of food should be small 250-300 g. In case of an acute feeling of hunger, you can snack on permitted foods (fruits, natural juices, dairy products). The last meal must be no later than 18: 00.
Grocery list
Gluten-free diet - list of allowed foods:
- Baking of soy, chickpeas, buckwheat, rice flour;
- Soybeans and legumes;
- Olive, sunflower, soybean, corn oil;
- Butter;
- Natural dairy and fermented milk products;
- Meat (beef, veal, rabbit, pork);
- Poultry (chicken, turkey, duck, goose);
- Fish and seafood;
- Eggs (chicken, quail);
- Millet;
- rice;
- Corn;
- Millet;
- Buckwheat;
- Vegetables;
- Fruits;
- Honey;
- Amaranth and quinoa (Latin American cereals);
- Natural tea and coffee (cooked).
Gluten-free diet - List of prohibited foods:
- Wheat;
- Rye;
- Oats;
- Barley;
- semolina;
- Pearl barley;
- Fast food;
- Ice cream;
- Sausages;
- Snacks;
- Crab sticks;
- Purchase of yogurt, cottage cheese, cottage cheese;
- Packaged juices;
- Instant coffee;
- Cornflakes;
- Sweets;
- Breaded dishes;
- cocoa;
- Sauces (mayonnaise, tomato), mustard.
Menu for the week
Menu of gluten-free diet for the week (breakfast, lunch, snack, dinner):
Monday
- Omelet of two eggs with tomato;
- Chicken soup with pieces of meat. Buckwheat bread;
- Fruit salad;
- Mashed potatoes. Greek salad. "Fried fish.
Tuesday
- Fresh cheese with sour cream and berries;
- An ear with pieces of fish. Rice cakes;
- Orange, grapefruit;
- Millet porridge. Turkey fillet baked with vegetables.
Wednesday
- Rice pudding with honey;
- Bouillon. Roasted fish with vegetables;
- Kefir;
- Beef cutlets. Buckwheat. Cucumber and tomato salad.
Thursday
- Fried eggs. Apple;
- Cream of mushroom soup. Cooked chicken breast;
- Ryazhenka. Soy biscuits;
- Beef pilaf. White cabbage salad.
Friday
- Buckwheat porridge with milk;
- Salmon baked with potatoes and cheese in the oven;
- Low-fat cottage cheese with 1 tsp. honey;
- Veal meatballs in a creamy sauce. Baked potato. Carrot salad.
Saturday
- Pumpkin porridge with milk;
- Okroshka. Roasted chicken fillet;
- 1 hard boiled egg. Compote;
- Roast rabbit with vegetables. Cucumber rolls.
Sunday
- 2 soft-boiled eggs. Orange;
- Veal borscht with pieces of meat. Gluten-free baked goods;
- Sir. Kefir;
- Beef steak. Vegetable stew.
It should be borne in mind that the last meal should not be later than 18: 00. If you feel hungry, you can snack on any of the foods allowed on a gluten-free diet.
Recommendations for children
Gluten-free diet for children is prescribed when the young organism is immune to plant proteins of some cereals (wheat, oats, rye, barley).
Indications for prescribing a gluten-free diet:
- Individual intolerance and allergic reactions;
- Celiac disease is an inherited disease that affects a disorder of the gastrointestinal tract and leads to intestinal atrophy, causing the body to be unable to absorb food;
- With intoxication of the body (including helminthic invasion);
- In the treatment of diathesis;
- autism;
- Schizophrenia;
- Neurological diseases;
- Autoimmune diseases.
A gluten-free diet is prescribed to children exclusively for medical reasons, and it has been recognized that it alleviates symptoms and improves health. Parents should control the nutrition of their child not only at home, but also in educational institutions (kindergarten, school).
When buying a product, you should definitely get acquainted with its composition. The fact is that many manufacturers add gluten to their products to improve their structure. It is important to note that some manufacturers disguise gluten as a "modified dietary starch", a "hydrolyzed protein". Gluten is often added to fast food, ice cream, sweets, so they should be excluded from the child's diet.
Gluten-free diet for children - Allowed meals on the menu:
- Natural dairy and fermented milk products without additives and impurities;
- Meat, poultry, fish, eggs;
- Porridge: buckwheat, rice, millet;
- Vegetables, fruits, berries;
- Bread and pastries made of buckwheat, rice or corn flour.
- Sweets (marmalade, marshmallow, jam) are allowed, but gluten-free.
Gluten-free diet - One day menu for children:
- Breakfast: buckwheat porridge with milk and a piece of butter.
- Lunch: pea soup. Mashed potatoes. Cooked chicken fillet.
- Afternoon snack: casserole of curd with raisins. Compote.
- Dinner: rice porridge. Beef meatballs. Grated carrot salad.
Gluten-free diet for weight loss
A gluten-free diet for weight loss involves switching to a proper diet. The fact is that gluten, in addition to cereals (oats, rye, wheat and barley), contains flour products, bakery products, fast food, sausages, canned food, instant coffee, tea bags and yeast. Avoiding this high-calorie food will reduce daily calorie intake, improve metabolism and cleanse the intestines of toxins and toxins.
A gluten-free weight loss diet has a varied and balanced menu. For effective results, you should eat small meals 4-5 times a day. The last meal must be no later than 18: 00. During the day you should drink at least 1. 5 liters of still water. The use of brewed tea and coffee is allowed, but sweeteners can be used without additives and sugar. Dietary salts should be kept to a minimum so that excess fluid does not accumulate in the body.
Gluten-free diet for weight loss - menu for one day:
- Breakfast: cottage cheese spiced with natural yogurt 200 gr;
- Lunch: soup 150 gr. Cooked chicken fillet 150 gr;
- Snack: 2 green apples;
- Dinner: roasted turkey with vegetables 250 gr.
Weight loss on a gluten-free diet will be gradual but stable. Adhering to a month of proper gluten-free diet, you can lose 3-5 pounds of excess, cleanse the body, normalize the work of the gastrointestinal tract, improve complexion, skin, hair and nails. With regular physical activity, the result of keeping a gluten-free diet will be much more effective.