Whole Foods Help

[siNdreAd]

Hi all - I know this has been discussed somewhat but I'm still looking for help as I'm only a few weeks into this.

I've been shopping at Trader Joe's and they have a gluten free list online and also printed me one out at the store so it was very easy shopping there!

Tomorrow I am going to Whole Foods but am having trouble finding a list as detailed as what I found at Trader Joe's.

Can anyone share with me some of the more prepared food products that are gluten free and available at Whole Food's. I believe one person mentioned they have an entire gluten free section? That would be cool.

I've also looked for a place that shows us what gluten-free prepared products we might find at a typical store. Things such as cornflakes or something that might already be on our diet and are available anywhere. This seems like it would be a really great resource but I can't find it, does it exist?

Thanks all, have a great day .

[happygirl]

When you go to the Whole Foods website, select which store you would like to visit. Once you are on the site for your store, on the left hand side, under "Welcome", click on special diets. Then, click on gluten free.

Yes, Whole Foods has their own gluten free bakery (not in the store!) that makes their own line of gluten free bread products. Here is more info: Open Original Shared Link (and for info on their products, on the right hand side, look for more links under the heading "gluten free bakehouse)

Giant, Safeway, Wegman's, etc., also carry gluten free products in the area.

[hannahp57]

There list has been taken down temporarily for all allergens. I would go and ask for customer assistance. most of them are very knowledgeable and won't mind at the very least, pointing you in the right direction

[Takala]

Regular normal cornflakes will have malt in them that is made from barley, and thus is a no- no. So are regular rice crispies. Regular oatmeal has a very high risk of cross contamination, and some people react to oat proteins anyway. There is now special gluten free oatmeal in a few brands.

Really, about the only safe cereals are those that are specifically marked "gluten free." Those manufacturers are going through extra precautions to guard against contamination. I found some decent gluten free rice crispee type cereals on sale at a health food store last month, for the first time, and should have bought more than 4 boxes, but in case they were duds I didn't want to risk it. Erewhon, I think the brand is called. Rice chex is now gluten free, but you MUST read the labels constantly because ingredients can change at any time with these larger mainstream manufacturers.