Easy Gluten Free Living

Archive for April, 2010

I had a newly diagnosed reader ask me if there was any food straight off the store shelf that she could eat.  So I decided that I would post some regular food products that I use regularly.

• Meat:  Poultry, Fish, Canned Salmon, Canned Chicken, Canned Tuna, 100% Ground Beef, Pork, Turkey, Chicken
• Prego Spaghetti Sauce
• Joan of Arc Kidney Beans
• Canned Tomatoes / Dei Fratelli Seasoned Diced Tomatoes
• Hormel Pepperoni and Hormel Turkey Pepperoni
• Any and all fresh fruits and vegetables
• Frozen Vegetables (Not packaged with sauces)
• Potatoes both white and sweet
• Pure Rice – Brown, white, basmati, (Not Rice a Roni or such, it has wheat pasta mixed in)
• Corn Tortilla Shells / Corn Taco Shells
• Ortega Brand Taco Seasoning Mix
• Quaker Plain Rice Cakes (not the flavored ones)
• Salsa
• Cereals – Chex Brand, Corn, Rice (or any with the new Gluten Free Label), Cream of Rice, Grits
• Eggs
• Milk – Cow, Soy, Rice, Goat
• Real Cheese (such as mozzerella, cheddar, and such), Velveeta Cheese, Philadelphia Cream Cheese (plain), Cheeze Whiz
• Sour Cream (not light or reduced calorie or fat free, they can contain fillers that could have wheat in them)
• Butter
• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter brand Margarine (there may be others but this is the only brand I know for certain)
• Yoplait, Breyers, Yogurt, (check ingredient label, not all flavors are gluten free) 
• Cracker Barrel Cheeze
• Kaukauna Cheese
• Beans and Bean Flours
• Lay’s Potato Chips
• Dorito’s Cool Ranch Tortilla Chips
• Cheeto’s Brand corn snacks
• Salted or Plain Nuts and Seeds (as long as they are not seasoned)
• Nut Flour
• Heinz ketchup
• Kraft Miracle Whip Salad Dressing
• All Vinegars except Malt Vinegar
• Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce (in the United States)
• French’s Yellow and Spicy Brown Mustard
• Guldens Spicy Brown Mustard
• Pickles
• Pickle Relish
• Be Wary of Soy Sauce there are some gluten free brands but you need to check labels.
• Most of Kraft Salad Dressings

Just remember to read labels.  All labels.  If you have any favorites that are not listed here feel free to leave a comment letting me know what I’ve missed.

Just as an addendum, my husband bought a bag of Snyder’s of Berlin Potato Chips the other day.  Snyder’s of Berlin Potato chips are not gluten free.  They say right on the bag that they are processed in a factory that also processes wheat products.

So please be sure to check package labels, always.