Over 100,000 people are unable to eat foods from grains such as wheat, barley, rye and oats. Others may also react to millet and buckwheat. This condition is known as Celiac Sprue Disease and is basically a problem of malabsorption. The primary treatment calls for the omission of any product that contains certain proteins, namely gluten. An added bonus is that it s also fat, sodium, and cholesterol free.
Rice comes in many forms including white and brown rice, flours, rice bran, and rice oil.
If you are following a special allergy diet, remember to read labels carefully. Ingredients often change from one product to another, and even from batch to batch from the same manufacturer. For a copy of our brochure, Basic Rice Recipes for Those with Allergies click here . More information on allergies can be found at the Food Allergy Network . When wheat and wheat flour are not used in baking recipes the final product tends to be coarser and denser.