Please Help With My Grocery List

[momandgirls]

Hi - Ok, just got the formal diagnosis for my daughter this morning. I've done a bit of reading already - given that I knew that Celiac was going to be a possibility for her. I've tried to remember what people have said in terms of what their favorite brands were. I do remember that lots of people have said that Tinkyada has the best pasta, for instance. I'm going to Whole Foods today (I've realized that Whole Foods is much better for gluten free products than any of the other grocery stores around me). Can you help me figure out what to buy? Just to complicate things a little, she also can't have dairy. I'd appreciate any help or suggestions. Thank you so much!

[teankerbell]

Hi,

I can't have dairy either. So it was a little tricky. All of WF 365 brands are gluten-free, so most of what I bought was that brand. Depending on the store, each is different, there will be either a gluten-free section or each shelf will be labeled with gluten-free items.

I go for Lundberg items for Rice, Rice Cakes, Rice Chips (taste like doritos), Risotto. I use Barbara's cereals, Corn Flakes and Rice puffs.

I buy 365 Rice Milk or if they have Lundberg Rice Milk. I bought Canola Mayo which is gluten-free and Dairy Free.which tastes pretty good - I use it for my tuna. EarthBalance for a butter substitute, it tastes very good!

If you go on Whole Foods website, they have a gluten-free list you can print out. Just be sure to read the labels to make sure no dairy is in the ingredients.

I hope this helps.

:-)

[Guest nini]

initially, I would suggest sticking to things that are just naturally gluten-free, not any replacement products. Keep her menu very very simple for a while until you can get the hang of the diet.

Tinkyada pasta is absolutely the best pasta

I don't really know of much that is dairy free as well, since we are just gluten-free here.

I think I would keep her diet down to things like fresh fruits and veggies, simple meats like baked chicken seasoned with just salt, pepper and garlic, rice, potatoes, things like that... don't spend a lot of money on replacement products. Try ONE product at a time because she may absolutely HATE them!

[jenvan]

Some of my favs: (I can't have dairy either so these are all dairy free (cf) )

pasta-Tinkayada

cookies- enjoylife snickerdoodles are really good; my fav cookies are nana's bar cookies ie. nana banana, berry

mixes-Blondies (namaste-makes several cf/gluten-free mixes); fav choc chips (I add to blondies) Tropical Source; you can make some gluten-free pantry mixes cf by using cf "butter, milk"

breadsticks, pizza crust-Chebe

cereal-Erewhon makes a rice krispies equivalent, one plain, one sweetened, one with fruit-yummy; also envirokids-guess a lot of folks like those, they're chocolaty (not sure if those are cf--haven't cked)

rice milk-I use pacific, but Whole Foods has a brand that is tasty too

"butter"-earth balance-df/cf

bread-Kinnikinnick

snacks-whole foods has lundberg rice chips, love those or a brand of gluten-free puffy potato chips--can't remember the name!; kettle valley also makes some great fruit snacks--or there is fruit leather too

fries--we love alexia, there are several w/o dairy but ck label

I'm sure there's a lot more I could think of--but can't at the moment Good luck--Whole Foods has a ton!

[StrongerToday]

I would also have to recommend keeping it simple. Don't go over board on gluten-free products quite yet, just get a couple to try them. (They are also very expensive!). Other then bread and some occasional cookies, I look for things that are regularly gluten free - lean meats, veggies, rice, potatoes... Be prepared for your shopping trip to take twice as long as you need to read every single label. You may want to buy a gluten-free soy sauce, BBQ sauce and soups to have on hand as staples. I buy Progresso Wild Rice in the microwave cup - I have at least one on hand everywhere I go so I know there's something for me to eat.