I'm a "breadaholic" so I have some kind of Udi's gluten-free bread ever morning along with Yoplait Light Yogurt. I have a lot of different things for lunch from leftovers, to cheese, summer sausage and Crunchmaster gluten free crackers, to sandwiches or a salad. Dinner is the meal I have the least problem with because we don't cook fancy in this house, just plain old salads, with a chicken or meat dish. Since I'm new to gluten-free since April because of a wheat allergy, I'm still experimenting with oriental foods and bbq sauces. I'm finding lots of good gluten free desserts to make, so that isn't a problem.

Feel free to send me a friend request and you'll be able to see food diary. Good luck on this new journey.

Gramanana

Breakfast - Two egg and veggie scramble. This morning was just eggs with a 1/2 cup of fresh pico de gallo. On weekends, bacon is generally included. Or sweet potato pancakes if I'm craving something sweet.

Lunch - Big a** salad. 3 cups of greens, grape tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and homemade garlic, lemon & olive oil dressing with choice of protein (typically moose, chicken breast or fish).

Dinner - Choice of protein, 2-3 cups of vegetables, and either rice, squash or potatoes.

Dessert - Apples and/or berries with pecans or walnuts warmed and spiced with cinnamon or Dark Chocolate.

Snacks - Rice crackers with hummus, guacamole or fresh pico.

In addition to being gluten free, I also limit my intake of corn to less than once a week and I have a dairy allergy so I'm working towards being 100% dairy free. Cheese has been the hardest to give up, but I'm getting better at it. I'm going cold turkey until Christmas and hoping that will be enough to break the desire to have it.

Well here's an unusual breakfast - I just didn't feel like eggs today. So this morning after my workout I had...

Coho salmon, rice and fresh pico de gallo.

Breakfast - for me this is the hardest meal of the day. This week I have been eating a low fat, GF muesli made with rice flakes however it seems to be causing some issue. Back to looking for breakfast ideas........

Lunch - Baked chicken breast and salad, small amount of french dressing and depending on how my daily calories look I sometimes add some good vintage cheese.

Dinner - Pretty basic, usually lean meat of some sort and baked vegetables.

Snacks - Raw almonds, fruit (mainly apples and bananas) vintage cheese (1 serve a day sometimes two), tin tuna in spring water.

I learned a while ago to be OK with simple food and I enjoy eating the same thing for lunch every day. Like I said breakfast is where I struggle most because I find a plain old boiled egg on it's own a little too simple. Looking forward to seeing other peoples ideas

For breakfast, I really like Bob's Red Mill Rolled Oats with some raisins, tiny bit of cinnamon and brown sugar and almond milk. Everything is GF. Dunno if that helps at all. =]

Didn't quote in the reply I had just posted... Still kinda new to the site!

this weekend i tried the two ingredient pancakes- 1 banana mashed add 2 eggs and mix. very very good. cant say it gets more gluten free!

I have been introduced to persimmons and all I can say is YUM! They are in season now and can get a big container of them for $5-6 at Sams Club

I had yogurt with 2 slices of bacon
Lunch I had GF Mac and Cheese with bacon also
Dinner I haven't decided on yet. Also I had 4oz of pepsi. Whoops, needed a little sugar.

Lunch at Blackeye peas..... Salad with blue cheese dressing..... Grilled chicken and season rice. tea....

Sorry to be a downer but blue cheese is not GF. They spread flour paste on the cheese to promote the mold growth when it's being made. This is a sneaky one! I can't tell you how many times restaurants have offered me a gluten free menu with blue cheese stuff on it.

Welcome to GF, it can be daunting but trust me it gets better! Stick with it!

Oh and some advice - emergency foods. Sometimes you get stuck out somewhere with very few food options, or you're starving and can't cook for whatever reason. Find some easy to prep emergency foods. I keep a stash of Amy's GF frozen meals at home for when I'm in a pinch, and Think Thin bars. I have one for breakfast every work day and have extras stashed in my desk at work, my purse, and my gym bag. I always bring several when travelling too. They've saved me many a time.

Good luck!

Allison (GF 4 years)

There's a ton to learn and it's really overwhelming, I know! I get the bars from Amazon, since I go through a lot of them it's more cost efficient for me to buy in bulk. The local health food stores have them and so does our local Kroger chain and WalMart Neighborhood Market stores. You mentioned Trader Joe's, I'm sure they have them but we don't have TJ so I'm not sure. They're high in protein (20g each), GF, and surprisingly tasty. I like the espresso one, brownie crunch, crunchy peanut butter, and white chocolate chip. The Crunch varieties are good too, I got an apple cranberry that was delish!

Feel free to ask any questions, I've been at this a while now and I'm happy to share advice. You can expect to be really obsessed with food and "what the heck am I gonna eat tomorrow?" for about a year (I say that from personal experience and from others I have talked to), then suddenly you relax and it gets a lot easier. I don't even think about it much anymore.

Oh and sorry, I didn't answer your original question!

Breakfast - coffee or tea and a Think Thin bar during the week. On weekends, bacon & eggs with added veggies like kale, tomato, green onion, and avocado.

Lunch - Usually whatever was leftover from dinner the night before. On weekends I tend to skip lunch with that huge breakfast, and feel great doing it!

Dinner - a protein (I try to do mostly fish, sometimes chicken or turkey and trying to cut back on beef. I don't like pork), and as many veggies as I can get. On rare occasions, a starch too like quinoa or rice, but I don't do that often.

Dessert - I ADORE ice cream but I just can't do that anymore. Lately I have pureed frozen bananas, sometimes with a spoon of peanut butter, or cocoa powder, or honey mixed in. Almost like ice cream.

Snacks - I'm not much of a snacker. I usually take an apple and celery sticks to work but I don't always eat them.

Occasional treats - cauliflower pizza (YUM!), GF pasta, GF beer, GF bread (Udi's or homemade).