What Are Your Favorite Naturally Gluten Free Foods?

[Mtndog]

I remember when I first started on the diet, I subsisted on Skippy peanut butter and Pamela's cookies. Wow!

So I thought it might help people getting started on the diet to list your favorite foods that are naturally gluten free.

Mine would be POTATOES....fry 'em, 'boil 'em, roast 'em with garlic and rosemary, mash 'em. Yum!

And chicken. Could live on potatoes and chicken with garlic and rosemary.

[Guest nini]

Pot Roast! Either beef or pork roast with red potatos, onions, baby carrots, garlic and mushrooms and whatever spices you are in the mood for! I usually do mine in a roasting bag with added water and YUMMMMM or you can do it in a crock pot till the meat is falling apart!!!

Nachos! Corn chips, shredded cheese, refried beans (I use Ortega or Old El Paso), and salsa and sour cream!

Popcorn, especially fresh air popped popcorn or the classic popped in oil! (I also like Orville Reddenbachers movie theater butter microwaveable popcorn

Rice. Rice. and More Rice! I love Rice! Brown rice, white rice, sushi rice, arborio rice, even wild rice (not really a rice but a grass)

Big stuffed baked potatoes with steamed broccoli, melted Velveeta, butter and sour cream!

A big ol fat juicy steak (grilled on a clean grill and not marinated in gluten)

[Mango04]

blueberries, kiwi, bannanas, strawberries, mangos, carrots, spinach (I know, I'm weird, but I really like spinach lately ), lentils, rice, garbanzo beans (mostly in the form of hummus), chicken, cashews, almonds, avocado, cucumbers....

I don't think I truly appreciated any of these foods until I stopped eating gluten, but now just looking at my list makes me hungry

Oh and here's a great list:

Open Original Shared Link

Out of those 130 foods, there only five we can't have (oats, rye, spelt, whole wheat and of course, watch the soy sauce )

[jerseyangel]

Steak

Potatoes

Bananas

Almonds

Bacon

[key]

Mission corn tortillas

crunchy tacos

potatoes

brown rice

avocadoes

bananas

peanut butter

beans

eggs

soups

I wouldn't know what to do without Pamela's pancakes, Kinnikinnick breads and Tinkyada pasta! These are a must for a vegetarian diet with kids!

[tarnalberry]

Chicken - you can grill it, bake it, stir fry it, sautee it, broil it, microwave it; you can use it in salads, casseroles, soups, plain, sandwhiches; you can spice it ten ways to heaven. It's just truely versatile, and doesn't have to be expensive.

Beans - also very versatile, and, when in a can, fast.

Apples - good for cooking (pies, in muffins, whole), eating raw, putting in hot breakfast cereal, having with peanut butter (or cheese if you do dairy), and always available

Hummus - 'cause I love it.

[Mtndog]

Mmmmmm...Oscar Meyer Center cut bacon.

Oh yeah- Cascadian organic hash browns.

apples

al Fresco chicken suasages

mmmmm...pot roast!

Pirate's Booty

carrots ith butter and brown sugar

parmesan and asiago cheese (cheese )

Haagen daaz vanilla ice cream

Chebe pizza crust (it's basically a Portugese cheese bread)

risotto with shrimp and mushrooms and lots of garlic

homemade chicken ith rice soup

popcaorn

frito's

reese's peanut butter cups

Classico pasta sauces

Lundberg southwestern rice mix

beef stew

Sunshine organic veggie burgers

salmon

asparagus

Boar's Head turkey cold cuts

pork chops baked with glazed maple syrup

Oh yeah- my mom's french Canadian meat stuffing for turkey- I lb ground pork, 1 lb ground beef, 1 egg, Bell's saesoning and salt and pepper fried up in some butter. YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

diet Coke

margaritas

good white wine

plain corn nuts

quinoa pasta

corn tortillas

Snickers bars

Snickers ice ceam bars

honey dew melon

strawberries

Starbuck's frappucinos

crab meat

salad with Trader Joe's champagne muscat vinagrette

Veggie crisps by Snyder's of hanover

lay's potato chips

Thai Kitchen products (read labels0

[bmzob]

apples with peanut butter and fajitas on corn tortillas...normally i get it without any seasoning and it's still ohhh so good!

[dlp252]

Steak

Potatoes

Bananas

Almonds

Bacon

Ditto! I'd add apples and peanut butter to my list!

[TriticusToxicum]

Ditto! I'd add apples and peanut butter to my list!

...and Chocolate Bumble Bars?

[dlp252]

...and Chocolate Bumble Bars?

Oh yah, I was just trying to stay natural, lol. By-the-way, still haven't been able to find those darned things, but may have found something just as good.

[jerseyangel]

Yep Bev--the Oscar Mayer Center Cut

I have to add pot roast--thanks for reminding me

[TriticusToxicum]

nuts - Cashews, Almonds, macdamias, sun flower seeds anything quick and salty!

Cocoa Pebbles (natural? )

Grilled Chicken

Pork roast (in crock pot = wonderful pulled pork!)

Nutella

M&M's (I have a huge weakness for chocolate)

Craisins and most other dried fruit - pineapple is really good

[Green12]

Oh and here's a great list:

Open Original Shared Link

Out of those 130 foods, there only five we can't have (oats, rye, spelt, whole wheat and of course, watch the soy sauce )

Great link Mango!

I would have to go with rice (all varieties), potatoes (all varieties) and other root vegetables, beans and lentils, nuts and nut butters (check labels of course), seeds, all fruits and vegetables, avocadoes, chicken, turkey, and beef.

[PreOptMegs]

red potatoes, brown rice and peas, cheese, and DOVE bars....wait, those aren't natural are they....lol

[almostnrn]

When I first went gluten-free it was back to hard core basics...meat and a carb (yippee for rice and potatos) and fresh veggies. But my all time favorite when I wanted to feel like I was eating the old food is as follows:

In a little olive oil cook up some shrimp, fresh garlic and parsley.....toss into Tinkyada penne pasta and top with some fresh grated parmasean and romano.....YUMMM. It was one of the few quick items I could whip up that didn't taste like cardboard, lol.

[Mtndog]

red potatoes, brown rice and peas, cheese, and DOVE bars....wait, those aren't natural are they....lol

They make not be natural but they are NATURALLY GLUTEN FREE

[jkmunchkin]

I remember when I first started on the diet, I subsisted on Skippy peanut butter and Pamela's cookies. Wow!

LOL!!! I think for the 1st month I was gluten free I consumed more Skippy Peanut butter than I'd had in all 27 years before being diagnosed.

I love:

Blueberries, bananas and strawberries with sour cream (or without, but this is a snack I love)

Apples and Peanut Butter

Rice

Whole Foods Shrimp Bisque Soup

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream (Pistachio, Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia)

Seafood Risotto

London Broil

Oh boy, I think I could keep going!!!

[Sweetfudge]

My staples, even now, are:

Mexican food - tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, nachos, taco salad

Potatoes (love them every way!) - baked, fried, twice baked, with sour cream, with cheese, with bacon, with Hormel chili

Spaghetti (tink pasta)

Pizza w/ hormel canadian bacon, a string cheese, fresh basil and spaghetti sauce

Soup-right now I am obsessed with Tuscan Tomato soup - I'll post recipe tomorrow if I remember....

I love to make salads with lots of chicken and tomatoes

Rice crisp cereal - Erwhon has a good gluten-free kind, also really like New Morning cocoa crisps - i love to make rice crispy treats with half of each

Also, I have a hard time digesting beans, but I LOVE THEM! So I use beano...it's gluten-free and I like the liquid drops, I just add them to my first bite, and it really keeps the gas to a minimum.

Great post idea!

[Sweetfudge]

i think this post is a good one, and just thought i'd refresh it for all who are interested

[Mtndog]

Thanks Sweet fudge- great name!

I thought of some more:

Shepherd's pie with beef, corn and mashed potatoes. I mix cheddar cheese into the potatoes and then sprinle some on the top.

Lay's potato chips (plain)

chicken rice soup

French-canadian meat stuffing (1 lb ground pork, 1 lb ground beef, Bell's seasoning, salt and pepper)

salmon baked with maple syrup and chipotle pepper

peantu butter cookies (penut butter, eggs, and butter!)

Honeycrisp/fuji apples

Shrimp shrimp and more shrimp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[katrinamaria]

i'm going to have to go with potatoes also... great everyway. i love tates and i grew up on them anyway because no one knew how to feed a vegetarian kid! yum!

on a side note (sorry!): mtndog-- would you mind sharing your recipe for chicken rice soup? would it be ok to leave the chicken out?? i used to make a really good one before going gluten-free (& just left the chick out) but it is made with cream soup and also rice packet that has gluten in the seasoning... thanks!

[Michi8]

I'm afraid my list would just be too long! My favourite naturally gluten free meals are:

anything with any kind of potatoes

shepherd's pie

beef stew

chili (on rice)

indian curry dishes w/papadums

sauteed cauliflower, onions and carrots

buckwheat with onion and bacon

cabbage rolls

chicken & corn hash (served w/poached eggs)

homemade chicken soup w/rice

turkey w/cranberry relish and mashed potatoes

BBQ pork tenderloin w/skewered veggies (zucchini, peppers and onions)

Chicken souvlaki over rice w/roasted potatoes & lemon

fresh salmon w/rice, spaghetti squash and zucchini

Okay, this list could get too long too.

Michelle

[wonkabar]

Wow! What a great thread! This is *exactly* what I was looking for! Confirming what I'm already doing is a good thing and new ideas is even better!

Thanks!!!!!

[Guest ~jules~]

Fruit ( I love it! )

Meat, beef, chicken then pork

Potaoes, any way I can get them!