I'm actually lucky in that my local store has a ton of affordable gf options, so I haven't ordered from these sites in awhile. I can't speak to the prices, but I seem to remember them being fairly reasonable:

Kinnikinnick.com - they used to have a flat-rate $10 shipping fee, no matter how much your order, so I would get boxes of stuff.

Ener-g Foods - they were the gold standard back in the 80s when I was about 7 years old and nobody knew what the hell celiac disease was. Their stuff hasn't seemed to keep up with the times, but might be worth a look.

Dietary Specialties - same deal, they've been around for a long time, but I think have done a better job than Ener-g at updating products to keep them tasty.

Or, Whole Foods? Though I'm sure they're pretty pricey.

Good luck!

Red bob mills sells on amazon too.

Vons aka Safeway - believe it or not - has been VERY good at adding lots of GF foods as of late....

I order mine from Bobs Red Mill or from Amazon. Amazon has some great deals where if you sign up to have certain products delivered every few months (you can choose how often) you get a discount. Also, Amazon Prime often has free or cheaper shipping if you're ordering things online pretty often. I get Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free flour delivered to me every 3 months and it ends up being pretty reasonably priced. Lots of times Amazon has sale on GF stuff as well. Best of luck to you and your mom!

Hey GFers

Story time! And maybe helpful?

My mom lives way (way) out in the country and tells me constantly that she can't find any sort of GF foods besides raw foods. Seems like a common complaint.

Where do you get your specialty stuff? Like coconut flour? And how much?

I have been using that vine.com site up until now but it seems expensive. After the coupon (I keep putting "GETHEALTHY" in at checkout, seems to never expire) it knocks 20% off and gives me free shipping BUT the coconut flour is still 5 bucks for the bob's brand.

Are we seriously paying 5 bucks for flour? Do any of you have any secret places where I can get this stuff down to a reasonable price? Or a better coupon for vine?

My mom's fibromyalgia has only gotten worse over time and the doc just recommended GF, so it would be nice to find somewhere that's not going to break the bank since this is going to be long term.

I WISH I could pay $5 for coconut flour. I pay $12/bag, which has maybe 3 cups of flour in it. $12.00. The only place to find it in our town is our privately owned health food store.

One forgotten source of gluten free flours can be ethnic grocery stores or import shops - particularly Indian import/grocery stores, as they often carry things like rice, garbanzo, and various pea and bean flours, as well as tapioca starch and flour for very reasonable prices. I've found coconut there before, however, finely shredded, coconut flour seems to be a very particular niche. You can also find unadulterated spices for a good price, and some interesting frozen products and fresh produce. Also some cooking items like ghee and coconut oil.

Similarly, Asian import stores carry various gluten free noodles - rice, but also sweet potato, and those refrigerated kunjac noodles. You can also find some gluten free flours here - rice flour, rice starch, tapioca flour, tapioca starch, sweet potato starch. You can also find fresh seafood here for a good price, as well as fresh produce of the more exotic variety. Obviously, be wise here - don't buy the "regular" soy sauce (look for tamari from a known brand like Kikkoman), but if you want Siriacha in huge bottles, here's the place to find it.

Granted, if you leave in a small rural area without a more diverse population, it could indeed be difficult - so, like the others I'd highly recommend looking online. Vitacost also sells coconut flour - a few different brands for about $5 a pound.

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