Anyone eat gluten free?

[figaromeetsmarie]

I need some new "semi budget friendly" recipes that are gf or can be adapted to be gluten free.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I would suggest going to the disABILITIES Forum and look at Post #3 of the disABILITIES FAQs. There is a large section in that post dealing with special dietary needs, as well as many related links. You can get directly to the disABILITIES FAQs by following the link in my signature.

This is a very common topic of discussion in the disABILITIES Forum.

 

[clanmcculloch]

Luckily it's getting easier and easier as more and more gluten free products hit the market. I try to find a balance between buying gluten free specialty food and buying whatever whole fresh foods are on sale and seasonal. For the specialty products, I'm finding that I'm buying the majority on amazon these days. Most of the ones we've found that we like can be purchased using subscribe & save to get an extra 15% off the price and most of them are cheaper than I've found in any of the stores in my area. Join amazon mom's club and you get free Prime which means free shipping on lots of things that aren't covered by subscribe & save (S&S gets automatic free shipping).

The more you can make from scratch, the cheaper it'll be. This really does help offset the increased price for specialty products and specialty flours so that your budget doesn't suddenly double when you switch from regular dining to gluten free.

Take some time to figure out which regular grocery store items are gluten free. You really can't buy many generics (other than at Wal-Mart where they make manufacturers clearly mark gluten in order to continue being the producers of their line which is great) because you never know who manufacturs the stuff, but there are lots of companies that clearly mark gluten. Many companies are publishing gluten free lists and many of these items go on sale and many have coupons that you can find. Betty Crocker's even put out gluten free mixes (cakes, brownies, cookies, bisquick).

What kinds of foods do you like? What types of recipes are you looking for?

 

[crisi]

Yep.

Best budget advice - avoid the gluten free substitute products and packaged products. Go for things that are "naturally" gluten free. i.e. make your sandwiches as lettuce wraps instead of using gluten free bread. Make rice instead of pasta. Make meragine cookies instead of buying gluten free cookie mix - or puddings and custards for desert instead of cake. Eat more fruit and vegetables. Most GF products are half as good as the "real thing" for three times as much money - and is bad chocolate "cake" really worth it?

 

[mrsboz]

I try to stick to the meat, potatoe, vegetable rule as much as possible. This way I can buy "regular" food, which is expensive enough. There are french rolls are Trader Joe's, which are pretty reasonable by comparison. I believe that they are $3.48 for four of them. I use these for sandwiches and hamburger rolls. What kinds of things are you looking for because maybe I can help. I don't tend to buy any flours at all. I don't see the benefit. They have so much out there now that make it easier such as they Betty Crocker and the price tag isn't bad either.

I even found a local pizza place that will make a mean cheese pizza for $10.00.

 

[Frannie115]

I was diagnosed with Celiac disease 7 years ago and it was tough back then. There are many more products now. I find I'm eating more veggies and eggs. Wal-mart sells a gluten-free corn pasta that taste better than the rice pasta. It's about $2 a bag.

Most chex cereal is now gluten free and I just heard Kelloggs is coming out with gluten-free Rice Crispies this month. I can't tell you how excited I am. This was my favorite cereal. When I was diagnosed, the hardest part was finding a gluten free cereal that didn't cost a fortune. They all contain malt.

I wish they wouldn't put wheat in soy sauce. Would love to get some chinese take out once in a while without carrying my own bottle.

Good luck with your new diet.

 

[ZandZsMom]

My dd10 was diagnosed 2 years ago and prior to that we use to eat at relatives alot. As you know, it's not so simple to explain to people what you can and cannot eat so I put together a gluten free cookbook for my family of our former gluten laden recipes that I converted. I'd be happy to share recipes with you. If you want to send me a PM with an idea of what you like, I'll forward what I have to you!

Heidi

PS There are ALOT of great blogs out there with yummy recipes.

 

[My2Pixies]

I pretty much just avoid pasta and bread recipes and added a lot more rice and potatoes as fillers. Instead of sandwiches I use corn tortillas and do cheese roll ups or tuna/chicken salad on rice crackers. My girls eat it up, and it really isn't any more expensive than before we went gf. I just don't buy all the rice pastas and gf baking mixes, partly because of the expense and partly because we didn't care for them when we tried them.

 

[zoemurr]

My family didn't even know the pasta was missing.

1.5 lbs ground beef browned. (I use turkey)
Add one 14oz can diced tomatoes w/garlic and basil
Simmer to cook down (may take up to a 1/2 hr.)
Coat casserole dish w/cooking spray
Place a thin layer of meat on the bottom
spread a thin layer of sauce (use any jar you like)
Drain tomatoes and layer them
Mix 2 eggs a 15oz tub of ricotta and add a layer of that
Repeat all 3 layers
Top w/mozz cheese

Bake uncovered for 45min at 350 until brown and bubbling. Let cool 15min.

Dr. Gott (where this came from) has a book of no flour no sugar recipes. Are you doing this for health or weight issues?

I don't buy many GF products but my whole family likes the Ezekiel (sp?) gluten free cinnamon raisen bread.

Good luck!

 

[curly5]

try the website www.5dollardinners.com She has a big assortment of GF recipes. I think she also wrote a book recently. Hope this helps

 

[3boymthr]

Ex- SIL's Mom had Celiac. Ex-SIL used to make all her cakes and pastries with almond flour (called flour but there's no wheat) for any holidays/parties. She used it as alternative for flour when baking pretty much everything and it was really really yummy and as compared to the GF cake mixes was probably comparably priced. She used to make it herself by chopping almonds but you can also buy it at places like whole foods or trader joes.

 

[laurabelle]

Peanut Butter cookies: 1 egg, I C. Peanut Butter, 1C. sugar, (I use a little less than a cup of sugar, but experimenting with it, I've found the less sugar I use, the less the cookies hold together) mix and bake like any other PB cookie.

 

[laurabelle]

UDI's is the best GF bread we've found. My dd is the only one who has to eat GF (she can't eat dairy either). She doesn't eat much bread, so buying a small loaf and keeping it in the freezer isn't a big deal. I'm used to buying brown rice pasta, but I recently found quinoa pasta. http://www.quinoa.net/145/163.html