Thursday, December 6, 2007

The Gluten Free Casein Free Pantry

Every child is going to have different preferences and dietary restrictions, but I thought it would be useful if I told you what we keep as staples in our home and where we buy it. Please make sure that you read the ingredients for yourself in case your child is sensitive to things mine is not.

Here is our Must list everyweek:

Shelton's Gluten Free Nitrate Free Turkey and Chicken Hot Dogs (we purchase at Lassens Health Foods, they are also available although $2 more at Whole Foods Markets)
Shelton's Gluten Free Turkey Sausage Patties (Whole Foods Markets)
Food For Life Gluten Free Yeast Free Brown Rice Bread- toasted its GREAT! (Whole Foods Markets)
Trader Joes Marinara Sauce in a can (Trader Joes)
Namaste Sugar-Free Gluten Free Pizza Dough mix (Whole Foods Markets)
Namaste Sugar-Free Waffle and Pancake Mix (Lassen's Health Foods)
Spectrum Organic Non-Hydorgenated Vegetable Shortening- we add salt and use this as a margarine that is soy free (Whole Foods Markets)
Zacky Farms ground turkey and Chicken Breast/Thighs (Sam's Club)
Trader Joe's Organic Apple Juice
Trader Joe's Brown Rice Cakes
Thompson Organic Raisins (Trader Joe's)
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Organic when possible)
And for treats:
Breads from Anna bread and pie crust mixes - (www.glutenevolution.com) or if you live in the midwest you can probably get it in your grocery store - The banana bread is the best gluten free thing ever - you can cook it in a cake pan for birthday cakes - our non gfcf friends love it.
Ener-C- Gluten free pretzels - ONLY if YOUR CHILD CAN HAVE SOY AND YEAST - we no longer are able to have these but they were a favorite when we started the diet.

Believe it or not this is all it takes to create a varied diet that my child loves and thrives on.

Stay tuned for GFCF recipes using the above indredients!

No comments: