Childen's Hospital Boston  300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 355-6000
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Clinical Services (Celiac Disease Program and Support Group):
Celiac Patient Education Information:
Safe & Unsafe Foods for Celiac Patients
bread Grains, flours, breads & starches
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Grains & Flours Amaranth, Arrowroot, Bean Flour (Lentil, Romano, Garbanzo, etc.), Buckwheat, Carob Flour, Chickpea Flour, Corn Flour, Corn Meal, Cornstarch, Job's Tears Kasha (Roasted -Buckwheat), Kudzu Root Starch, Maize, Maize Waxy, Masa Flour, Millet, Montina Flour (Indian Rice Grass), Nut Flour (Almond, Chestnut etc.), Pea Flour (Chickpea, Besan, Cowpea etc.), Potato Flour, Potato Starch, Quinoa, Ragi, Rape, Rice Flour (White, Brown, Sweet, Bran), Sago Flour, Sorghum, Soy Flour, Tapioca, Flour, Tarrow Root, Teff Flour, Yam Flour Safe flours in bulk bins in stores.

Groats can be from either safe or unsafe grains.

Soba Flour is usually buckwheat but may contain wheat as an ingredient.

Barley (Malt, Pearl, Grass etc.), Bleached Flour, Bran, Bread Flour, Brown Flour, Farina Graham, Fu (dried wheat gluten), Gluten Flour, Graham Flour, Granary Flour, Groats (Barley, Wheat), Harina, Malt, Matzo Semolina, Oats, Rye, Semolina, Spelt, Wheat (Semolina, Sprouted, Durum, Starch, Bulgar, Kamut, Grass, etc.), Whole-Meal Flour Wheat Germ
Breads Breads and mixes using only allowed flours, (100% corn, rice, soy etc). Gluten-free breads and mixes made in a non-dedicated facility. All breads and bread products made with flours and grains not allowed.
Cereals Hot and cold cereals made from the allowed grains, Cream of Rice, Cream of Buckwheat, Grits Corn, Hominy Grits Commercial cereals made in a non-dedicated facility Hot and cold cereals containing a grain not allowed. Cereals made with malt or malt extract.
Pastas, Potatoes & Other starches Pastas made from allowed grains, Rice including white brown and wild, Corn tacos and corn tortillas, Potatoes, Saifun (bean threads), rice noodles Commercial rice and pasta mixes, French Fries, Fried restaurant foods (gluten contaminated grease), Polenta All pastas made from grains not allowed, Couscous, Tabbouleh, Soba Noodles
Crackers & Snack foods Corn Tortillas (plain), Potato Chips (plain), Popcorn (plain), Nuts (plain), Crackers made with grains are allowed. Flavored tortillas and chips, Flavored rice cakes, Rice Crackers, Roasted Nuts, Rice Cakes, Microwave popcorn All containing grains not allowed, Pretzels, Flour Tortillas
Dairy
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Dairy Products Milk dry, evaporated and condensed milk, Cream, Yogurt (plain), Aged Cheeses Whipping Cream, Flavored Yogurts, Milkshakes, Flavored milk, Ice-cream, Frozen Yogurt, Soy and Rice milks, Cottage Cheese, American Cheese, Cheese Spreads, Cream Cheese, Low Fat and Fat Free Cheese, Ricotta Cheese, Imitation Cheeses, Sour cream, Veined Cheese (Blue, Gorgonzola). Dairy products containing ingredients not allowed, Malted Milk, Chocolate milk with malt.
Meat
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Meat & Other Proteins Fresh 100% meat, beef, pork, and poultry, Eggs, Tuna Fish canned in oil or water, Tofu-Soya Curd, Nuts (plain), Legumes (beans, peas and lentils) Soybean and other meat substitutes, Sausages, Meat Imitations, Seafood Imitations, Egg Substitutes, Tuna canned in broth or brine, Meats and fish containing HVP or HPP, Deli Meats, Peanut Butter, Products that contain broth. Processed meat products containing ingredients not allowed, Seitan
Fruits, Vegetables & Soup
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Fruits & Fruit Products Fresh Fruit, Pure Fruit Juices Thickened or prepared fruits and pie fillings, Dried fruit mixes, Jelly and Jam  
Vegetables Fresh, frozen and canned plain vegetables without additives, Legumes, Peas Beans and Lentils. Tomato paste, sauce, and puree, Vegetables in sauces or contain additives, Baked Beans Battered dipped vegetables
Soups Commercially prepared gluten-free soups and stocks. Commercially prepared soups and stocks, Beware "home made" statements. Bouillon cubes and Powder. Any soup containing ingredients not allowed.
Nuts & Seeds
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Nuts & Seeds Nuts (plain), Seeds (plain), Soybeans, Coconut Dry roasted nuts, Flavored or sweetened nuts, Nuts in bins, Flavored or sweetened coconut Wheat Nuts
Fats & Sweets
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Fats Butter, Oils (vegetable, canola, olive etc), Shortening, Crisco Margarine, Low fat butter spreads, Salad Dressing, Mayonnaise Packaged Suet Wheat Germ Oil
Desserts Gluten-free cakes, cookies and baking mixes, Pure Cocoa, Gluten-free ice cream cones Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, Sherbet, Pudding/Custard, mixes, Candy, Frozen Desserts, Icing, Ices, Meringues Cakes, cookies and other baked goods made with unsafe grains, Ice Cream Cones, Licorice
Beverages
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Beverages Tea (black, green and white), Coffee (plain), Pure Fruit Juices, Cider Soy & rice beverages, Instant tea and coffee, Flavored tea and coffee, Hot Cocoa, Hot Chocolate, Soda, Sports Drinks, Nutritional Supplements Malted Beverages, Ground coffee with added grains
Alcohol Hard Cider, Wine, Sake, Sherry, Champagne, Tequila, Cognac, Brandy, Rum, Kaluha, Gluten-free Beer Alcohol distilled from grains, Vodka, Whiskey, Bourbon Beer, Ale, and Lager
Condiments
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Condiments Salt, Pepper (black, white and red), Pure Herbs, Pure Spices, Pure Flavoring Extracts, Wheat Free Soy Sauce, Cream of Tartar, Pickles, Honey Ground Spices, Seasoning and Spice mixes, Gravy Cubes and Mixes, Bouillon Cubes and Powder, Ketchup, Mustard, Mustard Powder, Worcestershire Sauce, Salad Dressings, Soy Sauce, Teriyaki Sauce, Relish Most Soy Sauces contain wheat
Other
Food Item Allowed To Question Not Allowed
Misc. Seaweed (algin, algae, alginate), Alfalfa, Aspic Yeast, Yeast Flakes, Bicarbonate of Soda, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, Powdered Sugar, Molasses, Rice Paper, Confectioner Sugar Communion Wafers, Brewer's Yeast
Non-Food   Lotions, Creams, Cosmetics, Lip Gloss, Lip Balm, Sunscreen, Toothpaste, Mouthwash, Products used in Dental Offices, Medications: Prescription and over the counter (many contain gluten), Laxatives, Vitamins, Stamps, Envelopes, and Gummed Labels, Play Doh, Paper Mache