Nutrition Nutrition Gluten Free Diet Gluten-free cooking and baking hints Best Gluten Free Recipes Gluten Free Recipes The following table is courtesy of National Institutes of Health FOOD GROUPS FOODS ALLOWED FOODS NOT ALLOWED Dairy Milk, buttermilk, chocolate milk, aged cheese, american cheese, cottage cheese, some yogurts. Malted milk, some commerical chocolate drinks; some non-dairy creamers. Any cheese containing oat gum. Meat or Substitute Any plain meat, fish, poultry, or legumes. Breaded or creamed meat, fish or poultry, meatloaf, filled meats. Some prepared meats such as sausages, hot dogs, bologna, tuna in vegetable broth, chili con carne. Eggs All None Potato or Substitute Plain white or sweet potato, rice, gluten-free noodles, french fries, potato chips. Potato or rice products containing gluten. Regular noodles, spaghetti, macaroni. Vegetables All plain vegetables Creamed, breaded, or fried vegetables such as eggplant, french fried onion rings, escalloped vegetables. Fruit & Fruit Juices All fruits and juices Thickened or prepared fruits. Pie filling. Breads & Cereals Gluten free cornbread, cream of rice, grits, puffed rice, sugar pops, rice wafers, popcorn. All other breads, muffins, rolls, doughnuts, cereals, bran, wheat germ, malt, buckwheat, millet. Fats Butter, margarine, oil, cream, some mayonnaise and salad dressings. Salad dressing and mayonnaise made from ingredients not allowed. Beverages Tea, coffee, decaffeinated coffee, carbonated beverages, koolaid. All others. Soup Broth, bouillon, chicken and rice, french onion (no coutons). Most canned soups and soup mixes. Bouillon cubes with hydrolyzed vegetable protein. Desserts/Sweets Gelatin, custard, fruit ice, some ice creams. Cakes, cookies, pies, ice cream made with oat gum. Miscellaneous Salt, pepper, sugar, jelly, honey, syrup, pickles, rice, cider and wine vinegar; MSG, corn starch Distilled white vinegar, some dry seasoning mixes, some catsup and mustard. Most soy sauce, wheat starch. SUGGESTED MEAL PLAN Breakfast Lunch Dinner Juice Plain Meat or Substitute Plain Meat or Substitute Grits or Puffed Rice Plain Potato or Substitute Plain Potato or Substitute Egg or Substitute Plain Vegetable Plain Vegetable` Gluten Free Cornbread Salad with Gluten Free Dressing Salad with Gluten Free Dressing Margarine Fruit Fruit or Allowed Dessert Jelly Gluten-Free Bread Gluten-Free Bread 2% Milk Margarine Margarine Beverage Beverage 2% Milk     Beverage