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IDreamInColor · Post by **IDreamInColor** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:28 pm

I am pretty well housebound with health issues and I'm unable to go out shopping. I am trying to make a list of all the regular everyday type of gluten free foods that are found in most grocery stores, not expensive specialty GF free foods. I know that fruits, veggies and meats are safe. So far I have learned that Chex cereal (except wheat) is safe. Please add all the foods that you can think of. How about gluten free peanut butter brands?...or mayonaise? Or how about spaghetti sauces/pasta sauces (is prego safe?) What about ice cream brands, or puddings? Certain corn tortillas that might be safe? I don't suppose their are any gluten free crackers? Are there any breakfast sausages that are safe? How about Bob Evans Links? Yogurt? What about snack items?..Potato chip brands? Fritos? Just anything you can think of that will help me make a grocery list that will make it easy on hubby to shop for me. I'm new to this gluten free diet, and it's been overwhelming, if you could list your everyday safe foods it would help me and other newbies so much.
I'll keep checking back and adding to my list with everyones suggestions.

Post by **tex** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:15 pm

Hi,

Since I'm kind of short on time, these days, how about rather than giving you a fish, I'll teach you how to fish.

Most major manufacturers provide online lists of their products that are free of gluten. If you are sensitive to casein, and/or soy, of course, then you will have to avoid them also, because in that case, avoiding gluten alone, will not bring remission. Here, for example, is an up-to-date list of Frito-Lay's products which are gluten-free, and casein-free:

http://www.fritolay.com/your-health/us- ... asein.html

Yes, Bob Evans sausage links are GF:

http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic ... s-sausage/

All yogurt is gluten free, but it contains casein.

Edward and Sons makes GF crackers, and so does Diamond.

http://www.edwardandsons.com/es_shop_snaps.itml

All the corn tortillas that I've ever seen, are GF.

Here is a listing of gluten-free products manufactured by Kraft, but, of course, most of these do contain dairy products:

http://www.kraft.com.au/HealthyLiving/S ... oducts.htm

Check out the other major manufacturers, for similar listings.

Tex

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:54 am

I have yet to find a GF corn tortilla except sprouted ones from the health food store. :-( I left them in the freezer so long that I threw them out. I hope that Earth Fare will carry some.

Post by **tex** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 9:29 am

Joan,

Are you sure you're not looking at flour tortillias? Here in Tejas, there are jillions of brands to choose from, and I've read the labels on virtually all of them, and none of the corn tortillas that I've encountered contain any gluten. All of the flour tortillas do, of course, since they're made from wheat flour.

Tex

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:00 am

Positive. That's why I got the sprouted stuff. DH can vouch for it. LOL

Post by **tex** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:07 am

That's mighty depressing. I don't believe I could live, where the tortillas are polluted. That's a cardinal sin.

Tex

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:28 am

Maybe a Mexican grocery might have them......

Post by **tex** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:11 pm

Do you have Guerrero Brand in that part of the world? Wallymart sells them here in Texas.

Tex

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:12 pm

Thanks, I'll check our Wally World again.

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:26 pm

Checked at Wallyworld and all they had were flour tortillas. I looked in the regular section and the refrigerator section.

Post by **tex** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:33 pm

That's a heck of a note. I guess when you get far enough away from Mexico, they assume that no one knows what a corn tortilla should be.

Do you want me to send you some?

Tex

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:33 am

Thanks for the offer. I'll check the Mexican stores around here one of these days. Corn doesn't seem so appealing any more because of Dogtor J...........

Post by **tex** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:46 am

Joan wrote:Corn doesn't seem so appealing any more because of Dogtor J...........

I hear you.

Tex

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:48 pm

A Mexican store in my town sells El Milagro corn tortillas (made in Chicago) for 25 cents a dozen. They can hardly keep them in stock and they buy boxes and boxes of them. They contain nothing but corn and lime. I only buy them as a backup because I prefer to make my own using white corn flour without the lime. I think white corn flour is softer and has less fiber. It doesn't seem to bother me at all.

I looked in several stores when I was in Utah for a similar corn tortilla and wasn't able to find any except in a health food store. They were over $2 for a dozen. I'm going to Utah in two weeks and will be bringing my own this time.

Gloria

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:30 pm

You should buy corn (masa) flour and tortillas that include lime. This is the time-honored technique of latin american countries that makes corn more digestible. I read here the Nixtamalization process may also decrease the lectins in corn. Unfortunately, few corn chips and corn products here include corn treated with lime, but many tortillas do. I often make my own, but I love Guerrero's hard tostadas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixtamalization