Gluten Free Casein Free Diet

fitnwhole

Hello all!

I'm putting my son on a gluten free/casein free diet and hoping to transition the rest of the family as well. Are there any products you can recommend or just love? I'm taking a trip to Whole Foods and would like some suggestions on what to buy (sandwich breads, pizza crust, bagel, sandwich rolls, etc)

Shanna_Inc86

My sister has celiacs disease so she's not suppose to eat gluten....

It's difficult to find bread that's gluten free and taste good...she usually avoids it all together and focuses on eating lots of veggies, fruits, and lean meats.

chex cereal is gluten free
Quinoa
A majority of Amy's frozen meals are gluten free
corn tortilla's obviously

Best of luck with all of that; I hope he's not a picky eater...I think my nephew would starve if she had to switch him to gluten free b/c the kid HATES fruits and veggies, yet my niece, LOVES them ....kids haha

bpayne78

I am in the process of trying to get myself tested for a wheat/gluten allergy and have been trying different gluten free things in the meantime.

My husband found pasta made by SamMills at Kroger that is a corn pasta. It was pretty good. We also found that Trader Joe's makes their own line of corn pastas and those are good too. There's also a GF bread at Trader Joe's by the name of Udi's. They have hamburger buns, bread, bagels. I also found some gluten free tortillas there too.

I also found a company online called GF Harvest. They are a family owned business and have three generations with Celiac. They have oats, granola and flour that is all GF. Their website is www.glutenfreeoats.com and have lots of size options of each and seem pretty reasonable on prices.

So far I haven't tried anything that is 'horrible'. Yes, you might have some trial and error trying to find things that match specific tastes but in this day and age, there's lots of options.

The most important thing is to READ LABELS!!!!! I found that Twizzlers have 'enriched wheat flour' in it.....grrrrr, I LOVE Twizzlers.

Good Luck!

Edit to add: You can also find LOADS of recipes online just google it. Allrecipes.com and Food.com have a lot w/pics.

vjrose

Udi's or Rudi's gluten free breads are the best, don't bother with the Ener-C stuff for kids, isn't tasty.
Daiya cheese substitute is casein free and yummy, best when melted. I make a killer mac n cheese.
Coconut milk will likely appeal more than almond or rice but likely best get all three, but the quarts in the non-refrigerated aisle, none of them are terribly expensive and that way you can figure out which flavor appeals to him, make sure they are cold first.
That's a start.
Glutino has tons of products that are really tasty and with the number of kids on restricted diets there are tons of gluten free options targeted specifically at them these days. Amazon sells lots of gluten free products if you can't find them in your local store. Coop stores are great resources too.

Gluten free goddess is a great food blog and she has amazing recipes.

gregpack

I would search paleo/primal because it has similar dietary guidelines, but they do not allow legumes either.

fitnwhole

I am in the process of trying to get myself tested for a wheat/gluten allergy and have been trying different gluten free things in the meantime.

My husband found pasta made by SamMills at Kroger that is a corn pasta. It was pretty good. We also found that Trader Joe's makes their own line of corn pastas and those are good too. There's also a GF bread at Trader Joe's by the name of Udi's. They have hamburger buns, bread, bagels. I also found some gluten free tortillas there too.

I also found a company online called GF Harvest. They are a family owned business and have three generations with Celiac. They have oats, granola and flour that is all GF. Their website is www.glutenfreeoats.com and have lots of size options of each and seem pretty reasonable on prices.

So far I haven't tried anything that is 'horrible'. Yes, you might have some trial and error trying to find things that match specific tastes but in this day and age, there's lots of options.

The most important thing is to READ LABELS!!!!! I found that Twizzlers have 'enriched wheat flour' in it.....grrrrr, I LOVE Twizzlers.

Good Luck!

Edit to add: You can also find LOADS of recipes online just google it. Allrecipes.com and Food.com have a lot w/pics.

Thanks

fitnwhole

Udi's or Rudi's gluten free breads are the best, don't bother with the Ener-C stuff for kids, isn't tasty.
Daiya cheese substitute is casein free and yummy, best when melted. I make a killer mac n cheese.
Coconut milk will likely appeal more than almond or rice but likely best get all three, but the quarts in the non-refrigerated aisle, none of them are terribly expensive and that way you can figure out which flavor appeals to him, make sure they are cold first.
That's a start.
Glutino has tons of products that are really tasty and with the number of kids on restricted diets there are tons of gluten free options targeted specifically at them these days. Amazon sells lots of gluten free products if you can't find them in your local store. Coop stores are great resources too.

Gluten free goddess is a great food blog and she has amazing recipes.

Wow!! Thanks for the info. I just purchased Udi's bread and bagels. I ordered Gluten free Mamas Almond and Coconut Blend flours as well as her pizza crust mix. We'll see how it taste...

sophiamour

My biggest recommendation would be to cook as much from scratch as you can.

So many pre-packaged items have gluten and casein in them, that you have to scan the labels carefully and it can be a little frustrating to say the least. Find a good recipe site for gluten free and cooking makes it very easy to maintain these healthy changes.

Also, beware of all your proteins. If you do have some substitute proteins, I'd try a variety from hemp to soy to rice so you get a good mix. Like others mentioned, I like Rudi's products. Earth Balance butter alternative is very good.

Maybe try different types of cuisines. Many (chinese for example) do not use cheese and favor rice to wheat so you can find a lot of inspiring new meals to try. Good luck!! Let us know what you find that works and is worth trying, and what's better to skip.