What is a gluten-free diet?

This diet is the maximum exclusion from the diet of food containing gluten (gluten). Initially, it was intended only for people with protein intolerance (for reference: gluten - a protein found in some cereals, such as wheat, rye, oats and barley). And now those who want to lose weight sit down on it, and, eating full-fledged food. Now gluten-free diet is one of the first places in popularity. Many stars, thanks to it, look great. Demme Moore, Miley Cyrus, Victoria Beckham and many others adhere to this food system.


The gluten-free diet itself is not just an exception to the gluten protein from the diet. This affects all aspects of your life, including those related to the need to have dinner or dinner in the company. At first, the menu of such a diet is slightly upset, you will find out how many usual products contain gluten. But over time, demonstration and creativity, find suitable nutritional analogues and provide yourself with a balanced diet. And all this is due to the fact that the gluten-free diet is quite sparing and does not define a clear diet. The main thing in it is the rejection of certain group products. And all other permitted products can be safely combined and consumed in any quantity and in a convenient order to you.

Going to a diet is a huge change in your eating habits, and like everything new, it takes a certain amount of time to get used to. At the beginning, you will feel the limited restrictions of such a diet. Nevertheless, do not be discouraged, focus your attention on the products that you can eat. You will be pleased to learn how many available substitutes contain gluten-free bread and pasta. Many manufacturers have already indicated on the packaging information about the content or absence of gluten in the product. And since you decided to sit on a gluten-free diet, be sure to check with a nutritionist who can answer your questions and give advice on how to cure gluten in your food, but at the same time have a healthy balanced diet.

While you are going to a dietician, we will point out the products that need to be excluded from the menu in a gluten-free diet: by itself, cereals - wheat, rye, barley and oats (farewell, oatmeal!) - and flour products from them - buns, cookies, pies; any canned food - fish and meat, as well as canned vegetables and fruits; kvass and beer; ice cream, yogurt; sausages, sausages, sausages. Forget tea in sachets and freeze-dried coffee, caramels.

Do not worry, after reading this list. But you still have meat in boiled, stewed, parenweed, it can also be baked. Soups are allowed on a weak meat broth, use gluten-free cereals - rice, buckwheat, millet, potatoes and corn are allowed. Instead of wheat flour for bread, use flour made from rice, buckwheat, corn. Fish, eggs, milk and sour-milk products, butter and vegetable oil, fruits, vegetables, honey, leaf tea ... It immediately becomes clear that choosing a gluten-free diet is a choice of a healthy lifestyle!

In cereals, there are many vitamins and nutrients. People who adhere to a gluten-free diet, but with a monotonous menu, are likely to develop a deficit of iron, calcium, riboflavin, thiamine, niacin, fiber. Consult a specialist, your diet should be varied and contain all the necessary nutrients and minerals.

Maintaining a balanced diet for weight loss does not require ascetic abstinence. You can eat low-calorie dishes that do not contain gluten. Moreover, it is cheaper and healthier than using packaged products or delicious desserts. A little imagination - and you will have such a tinge of such goodies that saliva will flow. Hamburger wrap the leaf mix, for a sandwich take corn tortillas, spaghetti make an Asian rice noodle. And you want to pamper yourself with sweet - instead of cake or biscuits, try fresh fruit, pudding or a small piece of chocolate.