Gluten-Free Casein-Free (GFCF) Card

Gluten sensitive patients often cannot tolerate dairy products. Read more about the reasons behind this here. If gluten wasn't tough enough to explain, having to discuss casein as well can be quite tricky. I finally put together GFCF cards that I can use at restaurants:


I HAVE CELIAC DISEASE and must adhere to a special diet, or I can become ill. I would be most grateful for your help in choosing a meal I can safely enjoy.

1. I CANNOT EAT
WHEAT, RYE, BARLEY, OATS or foods made from them like: flour, bread, pasta, pancakes, flour tortillas, pastries, breaded or battered foods, croutons and oatmeal. Surprisingly, these also contain wheat: white and malt vinegar, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and beer.*

MILK or foods containing milk like: cheese, butter, yogurt, ice cream and whey. The casein protein may be added to imitation dairy products such as soy cheese in the form of caseinate.

2. PLEASE CHECK
These foods in particular MAY contain ingredients from section #1. PLEASE CHECK with the chef and read labels*: dressings, marinades, sauces, stews, meat and egg substitutes, processed meats (e.g. sausage), bouillon, packaged broths and packaged spice mixes. If the ingredients are unknown, please do not serve it to me.

3. I CAN EAT
most foods not made with items from section #1. For example: fresh meat, rice, corn, potatoes, eggs, fresh vegetables and fruit, beans, nuts, oil, salt, sugar, tofu and pure spices, just to name a few!

IMPORTANT:
I can also get sick from cross-contamination. If a utensil, preparation or cooking surface is used for foods I can’t eat, please clean it before using it for my food. Also, if water or oil is used to cook foods I can’t eat, please do not use it to cook my food.

* Please also avoid these ingredients, which may be derived from wheat, rye, barley or oats: any form of malt, food coloring, artificial flavorings, or modified food starch.




ESTOY ENFERMO DE CELIAQUÍA y debo seguir una dieta especial o me puedo enfermar. Por favor ayúdeme a preparer una comida que no me haga daño.

1. NO PUEDO COMER
TRIGO, AVENA, CEBADA, CENTENO ni nada preparado con estos alimentos, incluyendo*: harina, pan, pasta, hotcakes, tortillas de harina, pastels, comidas empanizadas o capeadas, crutones, avena ni, aunque parezca extraño, vinagre, salsa de soya, teriyaki o cerveza,*

LECHE o alimentos que contengan lácteos como: queso, mantequilla, yogurt, helado y suero.

2. POR FAVOR CHEQUE
Estos platillos en particular PODRÍAN contener ingredients que no puedo comer. POR FAVOR CHEQUE con el chef: aderezos para ensaladas, salsas marinadas, salsas, estofados, substitutes de carne y huevo (“fillers”), embutidos (salchichas), caldos enlatados y en polvo, y especias pre-enpaquetadas. Si no está seguro de que algún ingredient no me vaya a hacer daño, por favor no utilice el ingrediente.

3. PUEDO COMER
casi cualquier alimento no preparado con los ingredientes arriba especificados. Por ejemplo: carne fresco, arroz, maíz, papas, huevos, vegetales y frutas frescas, frijoles, nueces, aceite, sal, azúcar, tofu, y especias puras, por mencionar algunos.

IMPORTANTE: Si utilize las mismas superficies de trabajo o utensilios de cocina para preparer alimentos que no puedo comer, por favor lávelos bien antes de preparer mis alimentos. Por favor no utilice la misma agua o aceite que usó para preparer alimentos que no puedo comer.

* Por favor evite también los ingredientes siguientes ya que pueden derivarse del trigo, la avena, la cebada o el centeno: cualquier clase de malta, colorants y saborizantes artificales, almidones no identificados.