Reading Labels for Gluten

A pediatric dietitian offers tips about how to read food labels and avoid products containing gluten. http://www.chop.edu/celiac

Kara Fiegenbaum, RD, CDCES, LDN, of the Center for Celiac Disease at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, offers tips to help families read food labels and avoid products containing gluten.

If your child was diagnosed with celiac disease, you want to do everything in your power to keep them as healthy as possible. One important skill you and your child will need to learn is how to read food labels to avoid food containing gluten, such as wheat, barley and rye.

This video offers a 5-step process you can use when reading food labels to determine if a product is gluten-free and safe for your child to eat.