Big Lots is one of my favorite places to find gluten free flours, snacks, and cereals at a really reasonable price. The price on these items is much lower than what I would pay at my local health food store. I have found chips, crackers, cookies, granola bars, and bake mixes at these stores.
Shopping at discount stores like these can help you eat gluten free on a budget. We live in an area that has many different ethnic food stores. You can find rice, dried beans, and spices at the Indian grocery stores, rice noodles, rice, and tamari and the Asian grocery stores, and lentils and other items at the Lebanese grocery stores.
It is worth checking out some of these stores to save on these staples. Of course, if you have Celiac Disease, you need to be cautious about the manufacturing practices on these items.
I have also found that my local Kroger and Meijer stores are now carrying more gluten free items. I particularly like going to our Kroger, because they seem to clearance out items from the Healthy Living section pretty frequently. I have seen gluten free cookies, granola bars, and cereal on clearance for a REALLY reduced price.
Aldi is now carrying a line of gluten free items called Live G Free. I just recently picked up the baking mix, and a box of chocolate chip cookies, and both were very good!
Online Shopping : I also use Amazon to buy some gluten free staples that we use frequently. Since I am an Amazon Prime member, the free 2 day shipping is very convenient, and I can usually find what I am looking for at a competitive price.
I use the Subscribe and Save option on items that I know we go through regularly. That simply means that I tell Amazon how often I want a product shipped to me, and when I subscribe to that product, I receive an extra dollar or two off of the item. com is another great site to save on allergy friendly items.
The prices on gluten free and allergen free items are often lower than at the grocery store, plus they often run specials each week — a percentage off, free shipping, etc. Coupons : I find that it is a little bit harder to find coupons that are good for gluten free or dairy free, or allergy friendly items, but there are a few places to find them.
The Peaceful Mom posts a roundup of gluten free coupons each week. When I shop at Whole Foods, I always check out the Whole Deal when I walk in, because you never know what coupons will be included, and there are often allergy friendly product coupons with a high value.
If you shop at Target, it is worth it to use the Target website , or to use the Cartwheel App. All Natural Savings is another nice site that finds current coupons for whole foods and allergy friendly foods.
I hope this was helpful. How do you keep your food bill down when you have to buy allergy friendly foods? They have a large gluten free section, as well as more items scattered about the store. All are clearly marked with a G in a circle on the front of the bottle.
Their texture is terrible. I have found corn tortillas are great for a quick meal the flat, soft kind. Spread them with any combination of refried or black beans, salsa and cheese. Shredded chicken would also be good. I start with refried beans and end with cheese, top with a second tortilla and cook on a dry cast iron skillet until the outside browns.
Cut in quarters and serve with sour cream. be careful of chicken and turkey, if they are injected with a broth, they may not be gluten free, I learned this from the dietician I worked with when going gluten free. Very true, some processed and packaged meats do contain a broth solution.
Best to always read labels! I tried a dairy free diet for weeks with no difference seen so my next stop is to practice gluten free. Your tips on shopping were very helpful and made the shopping experience seem less intimidating.
And what ingredients should I avoid besides wheat, and spelt when reading labels? What are the rules as far as meats go? Any type of summary would be helpful! It might be easiest to stick to the basics at first — vegetables, fruits, rice, meat, dairy, eggs — these are all gluten free.
Meat should not be a problem, fish, chicken, seafood, beef, pork — all are fine. If you feel like you need more carbs, just go with rice and starchy veggies like potatoes to satisfy that urge. Once you get more comfortable, then you could try other grains like millet and quinoa, but it might be easiest to stick to a simple diet at first!
Good luck, I hope it works for you! Tee, your symptoms sound like those of Celiac disease. I have Celiac and have had similar symptoms like yours. I have GF and feel so much better; still have some issues but much better than I was. Hope you are feeling relief.
Hi, thank you so much for this article! Very very helpful! We just found out my son has a sensitivity to gluten as we are on a path of a better diet to help with his ADHD symptoms!
Can I ask how you started your own website? Yours is so helpful I would like to help others as well. These are great tips! You also need to be very careful with nuts, seeds, some beans, dried fruit and some brands of minute rice. Most are processed on shared equipment with gluten containing ingredients.
And I always encourage everyone to read labels! Just saw Big Lots selection og g-free yesturday. Super excited since my area of florida does not have kroger and I am now having to cut out gluten… Thanks for the great information!!
Very helpful. My husband and I went vegetarian 2 years ago on the directions of his doctors, but we have recently been told we now also need to cut out gluten and dairy from his diet as too.
hmmm sounds fun! I probably like you in the beginning have watched my grocery bills almost double, so I really appreciate the tips you provided from a veterans perspective. One thing I am curious about is eating out and take away. I am 7 months pregnant and although I love to cook, I am running out of energy and enthusiasm to spend hours in the kitchen.
Particularly once baby arrives and insomnia cloaks the whole house, we will be more in need of a quick dinner alternatives than ever. I have found that for us, ethnic cuisin is what works best for takeout.
Indian food, Thai food, Mexican food — all usually have something that will work. We have had good luck with Qdoba and Chipotle — I love the rice and bean bowls with salsa and guacamole and grilled vegetables.
Panera has some salad options that may work, and you can look at the full allergy menu in store so that you know for sure what you are getting.
Noodles and Company is the same way. I hope that helps! Best wishes to you and your family! Thank you for deciding to write this! As per KIND bars website : "For all products that make a 'Gluten Free' claim, we complete testing to ensure they meet FDA requirements for 'Gluten Free.
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