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mxmom Newbie

I live in north carolina :) does anyone know were i can get gluten free food from


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Welcome to the forum, mxmom.

I don't know anything about North Carolina, but most supermarkets everywhere have either a gluten free section or a list of gluten free foods; health food stores have gluten free flours and other stuff like cookies and pasta; asian markets if you have any are often a source of gluten free things like tamari sauce, etc; if you have a Trader Joes or Whole Foods you will be in hog heaven. If not it may take a bit of searching. And of course, most of the outside of any supermarket is gluten free :lol: , veg, fruit, meat, fish, most yogurt and dairy.

hannahp57 Contributor

hello! i also live in north carolina

what area are you in?

near fayetteville (where i live) there are two apple crates close by and the harris teeter has a good selestion. even the Fort Bragg commisary has stuff which completely shocked me :lol: in a good way

then there are a couple whole foods in raleigh and in cary... maybe in charlotte. i know there is a health store in charlotte but i cannot remember if its a wholefoods or some other chain.

i'll let you know i think of (or remember) any more

luck with shopping

hannah

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Open Original Shared Link has one of the best selections of gluten-free food I've seen in a regular grocery store. I rarely even go to Whole Foods anymore because I can get everything I would buy there at Ingles. They have a store brand list and a name brand gluten-free list. Even the small rural stores have tons of stuff and if you're looking for something they don't carry ask the manager if they can order it - they are totally committed to us.
Gfresh404 Enthusiast

I'm also curious.. Where are you in NC? I'm currently going to school at Elon University.

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