What Foods Can I Eat With Yeast & Barley Allergy?
February 5, 2010 by admin
Filed under Allergy Questions
I was just diagnosed this week with an allergy to both yeast and barley. I am having problems finding foods to buy in the store because it seems that everything I usually buy has some form of yeast or barley (mostly yeast). Could anyone help with some suggestions?
Hi
Rice cakes…oh joy! (said very sarcastically).
They do not taste the greatest, but, when you are starting off on this road, it helps to be able to put the food on SOMETHING when you want peanut butter or something like that of which you usually spread on bread.
I use the “lightly salted”…but read the ingredients.
Also, CORN tortilla chips–the crispy crunchy kind–to make like some nachos with–again, read the ingredients. –my local large food store has a decent store brand of these.–also not bad for when you need to add something to a meal for a carb/starch or just need a snack. (make sure it is NOT FLOUR tortilla’s)
(gluten free food is EXPENSIVE)
While you really probably do not need to go totally gluten free, you will be quite near there with the dilema you are in.
RICE PASTA….if you can not do regular pasta—the one I would recommend is tikyada brand–spelling may be slightly off….but it is close.
It is brown rice pasta, and very good. (again, double check the ingredients, but should be ok for what you listed to avoid.)
This has just a slightly different texture than normal pasta, but it cooks well….a bit pricy, but tastes the best. my favorite is the longish noodles–they cook the best of all of them–like the linguini
Mashed potatoes–again, read read read to find a brand for yourself…get non-flavored, and then kick them up with some shredded cheese or something.
Good luck to you…..
ps–I cut out gluten for 2 years, felt GREAT!! Did well….only ran into a problem last year when they gave me a few food allergies to contend with too…..
That made trying to juggle gluten free as well as more food allergies WAY limiting….it is very difficult now….and since my gluten is a milder problem….well…..I do try to limit the gluten though.
Fruits, veggies, meat, potatos, pasta, almost anything but barley (in some soups and stews) and yeast (in most bread products, and in beer). You will have to start reading labels before you buy stuff. And watch out for stuff like “hydrolyzed yeast protein” because you may be allergic to that also.
how about cheese and dairy products. Do tortillas have yeast? I think that bread products that’s don’t require a rising stage are free of yeast but not sure about barley.
I hope you’re not a beer drinker…that would suck!
You can eat home made biscuits. You can eat any breads made with baking powder. Watch out for soups, some of them contain barley.
Salad.
Not sure
Actually, most stores have a ‘free-from’ section. Just ask. If not, there are quite a few online sites u can order from.