Gluten-free recipes

Hi there and welcome! I wont be much help on the sugar but I am also a Celiac so I can help you there.

It is VERY overwhelming at first, but just remember it gets easier! Especially now...I was diagnosed 10 years ago and there was not nearly many options as now.
Let's see...for flour substitutes, Bobs Red Mill All Purpose Gluten Free Baking Mix is my absolute favorite. I use it for ALL substitutions and it works awesome. You really can take almost any recipe and use this flour as a sub, add some xantham or guar gum (like 1 tsp per cup of flour) and you are good. Here's a link, I get it at Sprouts and most grocery chains carry it.
http://www.bobsredmill.com/gf-all_purpose-baking-flour.html

For pasta, my favorite is the Ancient Harvest Quinoa pasta...its a mix of corn and quinoa, it DELICIOUS. My gluten eating husband and kid love it more than their pasta. Now from a low calorie/diet perspective, I've been not eating it much, but using spaghetti squash instead, which is really yummy and GF.

For sandwich bread, the bread that is the absolute BEST is Udis brand. http://udisglutenfree.com/ After about 9 years of never having sandwiches because all the GF bread was so dense and heavy, this bread is awesome!!

I hope this helps some, let me know if you have any questions! There is a gluten free group on here somewhere...search in motivation board.

my sons girlfriend has gluten allergies so I am learning some new things myself. I know that having gluten allergies is not quite as severe as having Celiac disease.

She can eat Aunt MIlle Brand light potato bread. Its 35 calories per slice and is actually very good and now all that I buy. I have also made chicken for her that is breaded in crushed up rice krispies.

The protein pancakes found on this site are also very good at gluten free. All it is is three ingredients blended togther. Its equal parts of 1% low fat cottage cheese, eggs whites and oatmeal.

I do notice the grocery stores starting to carry a lot more gluten free stuff. And, I have heard that some companies are changing their products so that they can market it as gluten free ie..cereals.

Also there is a fried rice chicken helper (hamburger helper) that is gluten free and also very good.

I'm gluten intolerant and diabetic. It's really hard at first but it does get better. I try not to ever shop in the middle of the store, that's where all the processed foods are. My favorite sweetner is splenda and you can use it just like sugar. If your grocery store doesn't offer gluten free or sugar free stuff do some research online about products then go to the store manager and ask him if he would be willing to stock them. I'm positive there are others in your town with gluten intolerance. With both of the conditions just remember that fresh is always the best and safest way to go. Good luck!!

WOW! Thank you Heather, that blog is AWESOME!