Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Lunch Time Ideas?

casi198920

Recommended Posts

casi198920 Rookie
casi198920
Posted

I have just started a gluten free diet and do not think there is going to be much problem with dinner ideas but I am not sure what kind of things I can eat for lunch.

Yesterday I grilled some fish with vegetables and a few gluten free crackers but I am not sure what i can have quickly when i am in a rush. I used to eat things like sandwiches or oatmeal for lunch. Is there anything quick that doesn't really require cooking that I can eat for lunch?

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
Posted

I just eat leftovers from the previous night's dinner most of the time.

maximoo Enthusiast
maximoo
Posted

ypu can still have sandwiches on gluten-free bread. Or have gluten-free pizza crust in yr fridge slap on the sauce & cheese-- Voila! A fresh gluten-free pizza in 10 mts. Progresso has some gluten-free soups. Theres tuna, all sorts of salads, cheese & gluten-free crackers. Any meat with rice/vegetables & yr oatmeal is still a choice.

Your repetoire will evolve. We just started too so I'm sill figuring meals out as well.

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
Posted

ypu can still have sandwiches on gluten-free bread. Or have gluten-free pizza crust in yr fridge slap on the sauce & cheese-- Voila! A fresh gluten-free pizza in 10 mts. Progresso has some gluten-free soups. Theres tuna, all sorts of salads, cheese & gluten-free crackers. Any meat with rice/vegetables & yr oatmeal is still a choice.

Your repetoire will evolve. We just started too so I'm sill figuring meals out as well.

It's recommended that you not do oats for the first 6 months to a year. Since a small percentage of celiacs react to even gluten-free oats and it takes a while to learn the diet and eat without getting cc'd, it's just better to avoid oats in the beginning and then try them when you are sure you are felling better. However there are lots of other hot cereals you can do if you like things like that: Quinoa, Grits, corn polenta, cream of buckwheat or buckwheat groats, cream of rice or even just leftover rice re-heated with raisins and brown sugar.

love2travel Mentor
love2travel
Posted

- Smoothies are delicious. I use lots of fruit, yogurt and flaxseeds for crunch and fibre.

- Lots of egg dishes - scrambled, poached, frittatas, shirred or boiled. Sometimes with bacon, sometimes deviled with yummy stuff such as sour cream and chives or truffle oil if I am feeling decadent. Love eggs benedict on my gluten-free biscuits.

- When we grill anything we do extra potatoes. Roasted potatoes make excellent potato salad (nicer than boiled). Oven fries are good with potatoes or sweet potatoes. Make a quick aioli or dip.

- I make gluten-free focaccia and dip it in oil/balsamic or use as a panini.

- I also make quick breads (i.e. banana chocolate chunk or lemon poppyseed cakes or orange buttercream muffins).

- gluten-free pancakes are simple to make. I like to make various syrups for them such as chokecherry, rum and butter, maple vanilla...

- Baked sole with lemon juice (or other white flakey fish).

- Homemade gluten-free flatbreads simply brushed with herb-infused oil or used as pizza crust.

- I really enjoy Greek salad. Also when I buy fresh mozzarella I like to make Salad Caprese with tomatoes and basil from the garden.

- French toast with maple rum syrup.

- Scones with lavender jelly/other preserves or a compound butter.

- I marinate feta cheese with sundried tomatoes, fresh herbs, whole toasted coriander that I grind, lemon zest and pink peppercorns topped with extra virgin olive oil. So yummy as a topping on flatbreads, crackers, even pasta.

To add to any of the above I add lots of fruit and/or nuts. I just love roasted walnuts with rosemary or spicy almonds. SO easy to do.

CarolinaKip Community Regular
CarolinaKip
Posted

Keep it simple at first and it will be easier, you won't feel so overwhelmmed. In time you will be thinking of and making some yummy stuff! Just think of it this way...I will eat three meals a day, does not matter what they are called. A lot of us eat leftovers for breakfast, breakfast for lunch, or dinner. When I know time will be short, I cook ahead. I keep clean or cut fresh fruit on hand to grab, boiled eggs, slice chicken breast and leafy green salads. Love deviled eggs too! It depends if you can do dairy etc also. Yougurt with fresh fruit is a good one. I don't do grains much, but others eat gluten-free granola as well. You can get a lot of ideas for meals by reading the "What you're cooking tonight" thread. Hope I got the name right. I know I have! Tip...make sure you carry a shelf stable item with you in case you get stuck with no food. Hang in there!

sb2178 Enthusiast
sb2178
Posted

I tend to do a large pot of bean/lentil/veg soup at the beginning of the week to cover lunches.

Also:

spring rolls

onigiri (rice balls)

baked sweet potato with black beans and salsa

baked beans

creamed tuna

nuts, gluten-free crackers, and fruit

rice pilaf with veg

risotto (packaged...homemade awesome but not something you turn out in 10 minutes)

tabouli/grain salad with rice or quinoa instead of bulgur

bean salad

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


casi198920 Rookie
casi198920
Posted
  • Author

I have just started a gluten free diet and do not think there is going to be much problem with dinner ideas but I am not sure what kind of things I can eat for lunch.

Yesterday I grilled some fish with vegetables and a few gluten free crackers but I am not sure what i can have quickly when i am in a rush. I used to eat things like sandwiches or oatmeal for lunch. Is there anything quick that doesn't really require cooking that I can eat for lunch?

thanks for all the ideas. sounds like there is a lot actually.

Poppi Enthusiast
Poppi
Posted

For my lunches I usually have:

hot dog on an Udi's bun and some raw veggies

Leftovers

Quesedilla on corn tortillas

Baked potato topped with Campbell's Chunky Homestyle Chili and sour cream

Pizza on a kinnikinnick crust (I make my own pizza sauce and always have cheese in the fridge as well as things like ham, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives etc)

Fruit and a protein shake (Apparently I'm not allowed to mention the brand, it changes to "lame Advertisement") :rolleyes:

love2travel Mentor
love2travel
Posted

Thought of just a couple more things I like to make for lunch - omelettes of all kinds and quiche. Strata is delicious, too.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      130,995
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Itzeliimon
    Newest Member
    Itzeliimon
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.4k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Sarawiththeceliac
      Untreated celiac

      By Sarawiththeceliac · Posted

      I take a vitamin called 21 century it has everything magnesium potassium b12 and it's just a full supplement for the day ,then I have one that my mom brought which are gummies and then I tried centrum ,I also have range of different irons (iron sulphate,iron glyciatnate and others . My problem is that I live with my aunt and due to the circumstances in my home country ( war ) we live all in a small house and they don't cook food that is rich in food and I am not comfortable in cooking for my self like meat or something like that they get mad ,that I ate everything.so I mostly eat what they eat in the day which is just a big meal and then I make small snacks that i could eat I wanted to buy moringa powder or things that I can mix easily and put them in a water bottle.my family don't take things serious about celiac they just believe I am small because I eat rice which doesn't make you get fat as they believe.they also make fun of me when I say I am gonna eat alone due to your contamination I really struggle with them.also I have vitamin D ( it was the most absorbable vitamin for me ) my blood test went from 21 to 34 after i took 50000um I guess every week and that's it .can you recommend me vitamins I can buy from Amazon or anywhere 
    • Wheatwacked
      Progesterone pills - are they gluten free??

      By Wheatwacked · Posted

      Elevated estrogen or fluctuations in estrogen can contribute to leaky gut and cause elevated anti-gliadin IgG in people with celiac disease who are on a gluten-free diet,  High levels of progesterone have been shown to decrease gut permeability. Talk to your doctor about a vacation from the estrogen, from your decription it looks to be the culpret.  How is your vitamin D?
    • Wheatwacked
      Untreated celiac

      By Wheatwacked · Posted

      The very reason you take supplements is because you absorb poorly due to the villi inflammation.  You need these vitamins to heal and get stronger.  Could you give us a list of what you are taking and quantity? Iron supplements cause a lot of people discomfort.  Better to get iron and folate from food.  Heme iron sources rom animal products like red meat, poultry, and seafood with raise your iron. Some blood tests like magnesium, potassium, the body has a homeostasis level that they must be in the nomal range.  So don't worry about the ones in normal range. As an example from myself.  I started taking 10,000 IU of vitamin D in 2014.  It only took a few weeks until I really felt the benefit.  I was very deficient.  In 2019 my blood level of 25(OH)D was one 47 ng/ml (=117 nmol/L).  Two more years to get to 80ng/ml (=200 nmol/L) the homeostasis level for vitamin D. Whuch ones make your side hurt?  Perhaps there is an alternate.   What vitamins are you concerned about?
    • Treen
      Paying for my own Celiac screening at WalkInLab so a positive result doesn’t become part of my medical history

      By Treen · Posted

      Hello. My younger sister was just diagnosed with Celiac disease. My older sister is type 1 diabetic. I suspect my mother had Celiac. I have suffered with gastrointestinal problems my entire life. I want to get tested, but I’m self employed and I purchase my insurance through the ACA marketplace. Thanks to the Big Beautiful (Terrible) Bill, the enhanced subsidies are set to expire at the end of 2025. The Republican legislature did not renew the enhanced subsidies. I will lose my health insurance at the end of 2025. I’m concerned that if I test positive for Celiac, I will not be able to find insurance coverage due to this pre-existing condition. So, I’m hoping to purchase my own test through WalkInLab (they offer the complete screen for $159). This way I’ll at least know if I have the disease. I won’t tell my doctor since there’s nothing he can do to help me anyway. Then I’ll cut gluten from my diet entirely, which will be easy. I hardly eat at all anymore. I just hope my insurance can’t somehow find out about the results of this screen, if it comes back positive. I’d be paying in full with a credit card.    Do any of you have any thoughts or advice?  Thanks for reading either way. 
    • trents
      Gluten found in Bob's Red Mill TVP using Elisa Technology test

      By trents · Posted

      Welcome to the forum, @Janet McAlpin! Using the gluten-free label doesn't mean there is 0 gluten in a product. It means there is <20ppm of gluten according to FDA standards. So, it is not surprising that there is some gluten in this product. What is the sensitivity of the ELISA test you are using? And the NIMA device has a reputation for giving erratic results.
×
×
  • Create New...