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"then you should consider reducing or eliminating the following foods in addition to eliminating wheat. * Cornstarch and cornmeal--cornmeal products such as tacos, tortillas, corn chips, and corn breads, breakfast cereals, and sauces and gravies thickened with cornstarch * Snack foods--potato chips, rice cakes, popcorn. These foods, like foods made of cornstarch, send blood sugar straight up to the stratosphere. * Desserts--Pies, cakes, cupcakes, ice cream, sherbet, and other sugary desserts all pack too much sugar. * Rice--white or brown; wild rice. Modest servings are relatively benign, but large servings (more than 1/2 cup) generate adverse blood sugar effects. * Potatoes--White, red, sweet potatoes, and yams cause effects similar to those generated by rice. * Legumes--black beans, butter beans, kidney beans, lima beans; chickpeas; lentils. Like potatoes and rice, there is potential for blood sugar effects, especially if serving size exceeds 1/2 cup. * Gluten-free foods--Because the cornstarch, rice starch, potato starch, and tapioca starch used in place of wheat gluten causes extravagant blood sugar rises, they should be avoided. * Fruit juices, soft drinks--Even if they are "natural," fruit juices are not that good for you. While they contain healthy components such as flavonoids and vitamin C, the sugar"