Gluten Free & Dairy Free Holiday Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What happens when you cut out gluten and dairy? ›

Starting a gluten-free and dairy-free diet can improve your health, reduce inflammation, manage food sensitivities, and help fight chronic diseases.

A gluten-free casein-free diet (GFCF diet), also known as a gluten-free dairy-free diet (GFDF diet), is a diet that does not include gluten (found most often in wheat, barley, and rye), and casein (found most often in milk and dairy products).

The best way to ensure that your diet is gluten and dairy-free is to eat whole foods. Fruits, vegetables, meats, and grains like quinoa, rice, and buckwheat are all naturally gluten and dairy-free. Planning your meals in advance can help you avoid the temptation to eat foods that contain gluten and dairy.

Other naturally gluten and dairy free foods include rich animal proteins, when in their plain and uncooked states, as cooking and flavoring can lead to cross contamination. So, you're safe to eat animal meat, like grass-fed beef, chicken breast, eggs or salmon, as long as you're cooking with no dairy or gluten present.

For many people with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, the answer is almond milk or some other type of nut milk. Fortunately, these nut milks are growing in popularity, so there's a generous handful now from which to choose. You can even make some nut milks at home in a juicer.

Gluten stays in your system for one to two days. After that, any undigested gluten that remains in your body is excreted along with other waste products. That doesn't necessarily mean that you will feel 100% better once that happens, though.

So, how long does gluten stay in your system? Individuals without a gluten intolerance, wheat allergy, or celiac disease have a gluten transit time of up to 4 hours in the stomach, 6 hours in the small intestine, and 59 hours in the colon. Therefore, it takes 2-3 days for your system to eliminate gluten entirely.

Notably, along with other dietary elements, gluten may contribute to the development of inflammatory intestinal disorders, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as well as functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) and concur in symptom exacerbation, although its exact role is still under investigation.

Cocoa Libre Triple Indulgence - Vegan, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Gluten-Free Chocolate Bars - Honeycomb, Raspberry, Orange & Ginger, 3 x 100g.

What is gluten belly? ›

Gluten belly, also known as wheat belly, is a common phrase that refers to stomach swelling after eating gluten as a result of bloating. Along with bloating, one may also develop symptoms such as stomach pain, flatulence, or irregular bowel movements.

Eggs are classified as poultry products, not dairy products. Poultry products include chicken, duck, and turkey eggs, while dairy products are made from the milk of mammals. Eggs are considered to be a separate food group, distinct from dairy products.

Yes, pure, uncontaminated oats are gluten-free. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration considers oats a gluten-free grain under its gluten-free labeling regulations and only requires that packaged products with oats as an ingredient contain less than 20 parts per million of gluten overall.

If you're vegan or have a dairy intolerance, we have good news: peanut butter is both dairy-free and gluten-free! Most peanut butter is made from peanuts, salt, palm oil, or hydrogenated vegetable oil (Processed peanut butter may contain some added sugars, too).

Yes, meat is naturally gluten-free.

Plain, fresh cuts of meat, including beef, poultry (chicken, turkey, etc), rabbit, lamb and fish/seafood meat, are all gluten-free.

Yes, people with celiac disease frequently have lactose intolerance, especially upon diagnosis. Once a gluten-free diet is followed and the intestine heals properly, some people are able to produce the lactase enzyme that breaks down lactose, and tolerate dairy foods again.

Mayo is a permanent emulsion. The lecithin in egg yolk is an effective emulsifier that keeps it together. Dairy refers to products that are made from the milk of other mammals, such as cows, sheep, and goats. Mayonnaise doesn't have any milk products in it, so that means it doesn't have dairy.