Best gluten free foods?

iRun4wine

I have been having some medical issues lately- apparently I have an abnormal thyroid and TERRIBLE stomach issues that seem to be directly related to bread. Until I get tested, the doctor wants me to basically eat a gluten free diet. I've found that I can have gluten in small doses, and don't have to be as careful as some folks do, but certainly have to stay away from bread, pasta, pizza, and stuff like that at least until I'm tested for Celiac's.

Anyone here gluten-free? Can you give me some feedback on good gluten free products? Thanks :flowerforyou:

ivykivy

http://www.celiac.com/articles/181/1/Safe-Gluten-Free-Food-List-Safe-Ingredients/Page1.html
This may help. I try to stick to meats and veggies most of the time. Beans I can tolerate in small doses 1/4 cup dry every 2 days.

Sorry. I just try to stay away from processed foods all together. I eat Yoplait yogurt, oikos and chobani yogurt and quaker oats. I'll eat candy bars like snicker & twix. every now and then I'll have a toastchee or nekot cracker and potato chips but not often.

iRun4wine

Thanks :flowerforyou:

Do you have any specific foods or brands that you can recommend to me?

nicolee516

I am completely gluten free. They have soooo much stuff out there. For example, they have rice pasta by Tinkynada. I make my own gluten free bread. There is bread from Kinnikinnick, glutino,etc. that you can buy. They have gluten-free cereals too. Look for rice and corn in ingredients. You are safe with those. Also....I don't know if your doctor mentioned this, but Soy is REALLY bad for the thyroid! It acts like and estrogen in our system! Bob's Red Mill has gluten-free mixes to make your own stuff. Any natural food store has a gluten-free section as well.

I hope that helps! IF you have any more questions, feel free to send me a message.

slieber

En-Er-G (I think that's how they write it) has loads of really good, high fiber gluten-free foods. The trouble with rice-based products is that they can be very binding, and that creates more bloat and pain. There are alternatives to the sorts of pastas mentioned - like Quinoa, for example.

It could be Ener-G Foods. I use their Corn Loaf (bread). Tastes like sourdough bread and is very yummy!

iRun4wine

I am completely gluten free. They have soooo much stuff out there. For example, they have rice pasta by Tinkynada. I make my own gluten free bread. There is bread from Kinnikinnick, glutino,etc. that you can buy. They have gluten-free cereals too. Look for rice and corn in ingredients. You are safe with those. Also....I don't know if your doctor mentioned this, but Soy is REALLY bad for the thyroid! It acts like and estrogen in our system! Bob's Red Mill has gluten-free mixes to make your own stuff. Any natural food store has a gluten-free section as well.

I hope that helps! IF you have any more questions, feel free to send me a message.

I just bought some of the Tinkynada pasta tonight. My grandma is making Mac and Cheese for my Dad's birthday and she's all upset that we just found out that I can't have any, so I'm going to have her make me some with the rice pasta- I hope it's good.

And no, doctor didn't mention a lot about specifics because he isn't positive yet about the thyroid- he's waiting for the results of the 2nd blood test. Thank you so much for you help. I'm adding you as a friend for future reference! Do you have thyroid issues, too? Also are you gluten free by choice or necessity, just out of curiosity? :flowerforyou:

ShellyLee

My step father (very odd to say since he just became that when I was like 22) can't eat gluten at all. Through an off topic day on another board some suggested this site: http://www.samisbakery.com/products/millet-and-flax/ They have a wide variety of breads, buns, even brownies that are made without gluten in them which are supposed to be pretty good.
Also most of the organic stores (Whole Foods and Earth Fare) have lots of gluten free stuff. I also noticed that all my local Harris Teeters carry lots of gluten free stuff now as we;;. There are a ton of gluten free pastas out there.. and I honestly can barely tell a difference.
According to Jonathan, and probably most of the gluten free people, the thing he really miss and have a hard time find a good replacement for is bread... lots of gluten free breads are just bad. If my mom makes gluten free rolls/bread it's actually pretty good, but I've been told the packaged store bread can be pretty bad. I will also point out that my mom and Jonathan live in Scotland, where there are entire gluten free sections and most all prepackaged food will state if contains gluten (or diary, or whatever else), not yet the case here..

iRun4wine

Very interesting, and I'll check on that website. Thanks, Shelly :flowerforyou: Maybe I should move to Scotland! :laugh:

nicolee516

I found out by trial and error that I don't tolerate gluten. I feel so much better when I don't eat it. I can tell immediately if something has wheat in it!

ShellyLee

I found out by trial and error that I don't tolerate gluten. I feel so much better when I don't eat it. I can tell immediately if something has wheat in it!

Wheat isn't the only thing that contains gluten. Gluten is a special type of protein that is commonly found in rye, wheat, and barley. Therefore, it is found in most types of cereals and in many types of bread. Not all foods from the grain family, however, contain gluten. Examples of grains that do not have gluten include wild rice, corn, buckwheat, millet, amaranth, quinoa, teff, oats, soybeans, and sunflower seeds.

You're main issue is that LOTS of packaged food contains gluten.. even things you wouldn't think of like sausage links, baked beans, salad dressings, soups, and toothpaste. USE the internet.. there are many good site out there to help.

July24Lioness

I have been having some medical issues lately- apparently I have an abnormal thyroid and TERRIBLE stomach issues that seem to be directly related to bread. Until I get tested, the doctor wants me to basically eat a gluten free diet. I've found that I can have gluten in small doses, and don't have to be as careful as some folks do, but certainly have to stay away from bread, pasta, pizza, and stuff like that at least until I'm tested for Celiac's.

Anyone here gluten-free? Can you give me some feedback on good gluten free products? Thanks :flowerforyou:

Meat (Chicken, pork, beef)
Nuts
Seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds)
Fruit
Veggies
coconut oil (good for people that have gluten issues)

Sorry, I can't recommend any "boxed" or pre-made stuff as I know longer eat it and won't advocate eating it to another human being.

I am sorry you are having to go through this..............Just another reason I see as to why our bodies are not built to eat stuff made from grains.