GLUTEN FREE

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Stuffed peppers is a great option, or stuffed tomatoes. You could also make zucchini lasagna which is really good (let me know if you want specific recipes, if any of these sound good to you).

I tend to stay away from gluten-free products (the rolls and such) because I just don't find it to be worth eating (but do what you want).

If you are craving a pasta, the only GF kind I like is called ancient harvest quinoa and corn blend (its really the only kind I enjoy, the others I find difficult to cook, especially brown rice options).

Another GF product that I"ve had that is good is bobs red mill brand GF pizza crust. Its really easy to work with, tastes great (even my boyfriend likes it, and hes not into the GF alternatives).

You can cut zucchini into noodle shapes, and have pasta that way. I enjoy that.

Chicken and brown rice is another option in our house, that can be adjusted into stir fry, add lots of veggies on the side or in teh stir fry.

Goodluck!! It was difficult for me at first but now I'm totally used to it. Like I said, I generally stay away from teh GF alternatives, but those are the ones I will occasionally work with.

Really for GF, just dump the pasta and breads. If you really must have it, there are Gf varieties. They are not the same (the bread is drier but tasty) but they still rate good. Just different really. Corn tortillas (mission is certified GF and doesn't jack up their price for it) are actually pretty good and toast really well. (And low cal too so, bonus.) rice quinoa and oats are all ok (as long as you aren't celiac- they can still have traces of gluten from being produced in the same place as wheat). Meats and produce are naturally GF. Most sausages and deli meats, cheese, yogurt, etc are too and have started putting it on the package I guess just in case. Nuts areGF as well as beans. You do have to be careful of canned soups though because they do tend to have wheat in them to make the soup thicker I guess. If its broth based with no pasta or "dumplings" they usually say GF on the back somewhere.

Be careful of "crusted" and "chicken fried" because it's usually wheat based. Check the ingredient list. If it has wheat barley or rye, put it down and back away slowly. Double amen on the beer. Wine and liquor is fine though.

Baked goods is what we've had the hardest time with and we don't eat them much anyway so buying GF bread and waffles don't really kill the budget much. We've been GF for going 10 months now. I don't have any gluten sensitivities, so it hasn't really done anything for me, but hubs is WAY intolerant and he feels a lot better since we figured out that part. You can eat normal food and mostly don't have to make any weird subs for it UNLESS you eat a lot of bread and pasta.

We have had good luck discovering new gluten free foods at http://mealplans4thefamily.com. Yes, it costs $, but have found it well worth it.