7 Places Where Gluten Can be Hidding.

1. Thanksgiving dinner can be an uneasy
time for those with gluten sensitivity.
Unless you have hand cooked
everything yourself, it is difficult to know
if a dish is truly gluten free.
Of course there are the usual suspects
like dinner rolls, croutons and pies but
gluten can also hide in food items that
we would not normally suspect.
Let’s take a look at the top 7 food items
with hidden gluten at your thanksgiving
table.

2. 1. Gravy
Turkey and mash potatoes covered in gravy
is a staple in most thanksgiving dinners.
Unfortunately. the thick creamy texture of
gravy is obtained by adding a flour
containing roux.

3. 2. Cranberry Sauce
The sweet and tangy flavour of cranberry
sauce is a great contrast to the otherwise
savoury pallet of a thanksgiving meal.
Thankfully, most cranberry sauces are
gluten-free. But there is a chance that the
bin of sugar used for the cranberry sauce
was also used in baking, thus having cross-
contamination (ex: spoon shared between
flour and sugar).

4. 3. Soup
Soups are a great starter to any meal
but is also one of the main culprits of
hidden gluten.
Cream based soups are almost always
thickened with flour. Broth based soups
may also contain gluten as things like
packaged stock and bouillon are often
added for flavouring.

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6. 4. Wine
Wine is a great alternative to beer for those who
are sensitive to gluten.
However, some winemakers use wheat to seal
wooden barrels in which wine is aged. The
gluten in the wheat can leak into the wine
through the process and may cause a reaction
for those that are very sensitive.
Good news is that most winemakers are moving
away from wooden barrels to stainless steel!

7. 5. Salads
A common side dish in most
thanksgiving meals, salads are often
overlooked when weeding out dishes
that may have gluten.
But beware because salads with
dressings are a source of gluten as the
contain thickening agents labeled as
“modified food starch”.

8. 6. Turkey
Like most people, we believed that the
star of meal would be the safest choice
when it comes to choosing a gluten
free food item.
Alas, the turkey can be heavily
contaminated with gluten, whether
through the marinade containing soy
sauce or the stuffing filled with pieces
of bread.

9. 7. Pie filling
No matter how much your aunt insists,
know that removing the crust and
eating just the filling does NOT get rid
of the gluten.
Once the filling has been baked in a
gluten containing crust, the entire pie
is contaminated with gluten protein.