The 17 Day Diet (44 page)

Here is partial list of gluten-free foods:

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Milk (nonfat dry milk)

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100-percent vegetable juices

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Fresh fruits and vegetables that are not coated with a wax or resin that contains gluten

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A variety of single-ingredient foods: eggs, lentils, seeds like flax, tree nuts like almonds, no gluten-containing grains like corn, meats, fresh fish and fresh shellfish

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Gluten-free foods such as bread, pastas, and special cereals

Foods that are not gluten-free include:

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Barley, common wheat, rye, spelt, kamut, triticale

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Farina, vital gluten, semolina, malt vinegar

As for oatmeal, no one agrees yet whether people with celiac disease can eat it or not eat it. Research data suggests that the majority of people with celiac disease can tolerate a daily intake of a limited amount (e.g., 50 grams) of oats that are free of gluten from wheat, rye, barley or their crossbred hybrids.

By the way, if you’re on a gluten-free diet, you can easily follow the 17 Day Diet by making food substitutions to include gluten-free products.

Keep those cards and letters coming … and visit me on the 17 Day website,
www.the17daydiet.com
, for more help and advice on how to live the diet and stay healthy and fit.

Resources

Much of the material in this book comes from computer searches of medical databases of abstracts, medical news reports in both popular and specialized publications, as well as published scientific reports in peer-reviewed journals.

Chapter 1
: Just Give Me 17 Days

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Chapter 2
: Burn, Baby, Burn

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Chapter 3
: Cycle 1: Accelerate

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Chapter 4
: Cycle 2: Activate

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Chapter 5
: Cycle 3: Achieve

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Chapter 8
: The PMS Exception Diet

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Chapter 10
: Family Challenges

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Chapter 11
: Surviving Holidays

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Chapter 13
: Shift Work on the 17 Day Diet

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