Oats are almost guaranteed to be cross-contaminated, which is why the "gluten grains" lists often contain oats, as well. Unless they're certified gluten free, you can pretty much bet they're going to have gluten in/on them, and if you're sensitive enough, even the certified ones might still trigger it (the certification allows for up to 2ppm, which can still set off those who are super-sensitive). Then there's also the fact that most foods are made on shared equipment, so even if that particular product doesn't have a thing in its ingredients, it doesn't mean it hasn't picked up traces of a common allergen in the act of making it.

I generally just make it easy and don't do grain-containing stuff in general. Saves having to think about which ones are safe or not, or whatever (and saves having to juggle carbs). If I do something with grains, I usually just stick to rice (my current WOE kind of builds all this in, but when I was doing more standard LCHF, it's what I would do).

Try doing jerky for emergencies, instead. Or make your own bars, that way you know exactly what's in them.

The nice thing about low carb, though, is that "for emergencies" can become quite few and far between if you can get over the mental barrier of having to eat every few hours, and "emergency" becomes something more along the lines of "my car broke down in the middle of Montana and the nearest human being is 20 miles away and there's no cell service out here," instead of "I last ate at 9am and I'm not going to have access to (compliant) food until 3pm."

I agree. It's the oats or just a contaminated line.

AngInCanada wrote: »

It just surprised me because usually even items that contain oats usually just say "this item may contain traces of wheat". I've never actually seen a warning about wheat without there actually being an actual wheat item in there.

I'd love to do jerky but I have TMJ disorder and have had jaw surgery so anything chewy is out. I used to keep a quest bar in my truck, but I my wallet cries a little every time I buy one lol.

Check out pemmican, then. You can probably make little "power cubes" of it and it keeps for a really long time, and isn't chewy, but has a mix of fat and protein.

My favorite emergency is macadamia nuts. Perfect balance of carbs and fats for me.

AngInCanada wrote: »

KnitOrMiss wrote: »

My favorite emergency is macadamia nuts. Perfect balance of carbs and fats for me.

I find I still get bouts of hypoglycemia if i haven't eaten in a few hours which is why the Atkins bars seemed to work well. I find with nuts it doesn't really help quickly. Maybe macadamian nuts will be better than almonds?

They are close to equal on fats and carbs, so maybe. The sweetest nut is cashews...so another option if you've the carbs.