Best Meal planning service for those who hate to cook but need to do gluten free

[Anonymous]

or savingdinner.... they don't seem to have a gluten free option, but they do have this 30 day paleo challenge

http://30daypaleochallenge.com

I know that you are looking for gluten free, not paleo -- but I think paleo by definition will exclude all gluten.

[Anonymous]

OP here again.

Thank you all for the recommendations.

And to be clear - we have been GF for a year+, so are good at making substitutions. So it's not an issue of knowing how to make a meal gluten free, it's more the mental effort in meal planing / grocery store planning that I'm trying to streamline.

Basically if I can make the process of cooking involve as little brain power as possible I'll be happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Starches: (*cook quickly)
*rice noodles
*cellophane/mung bean noodles
*corn and it's many variations--polenta, grits, hominy
rice: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/rice-varieties_n_1189560.html#s593614&title=White_Rice
*rice paper wrappers
*taco shells, taco chips, soft corn tacos
potatoes
sweet potatoes
quinoa
*gluten free waffles and do breakfast for dinner with scrambled eggs

If you don't find a service, I think it's easier than you think. So many recipes are already gluten free. Know your flour thickener substitutes like cornstarch, arrowroot, tapioca and what ingredients to avoid.

PP had it right--protein, starch, vegetable. And if you don't like to cook, do double duty cooking.

Make a batch of slow cooker chili then have baked potatoes topped with chili later in the week or in the month with extra chili that you froze. Check out America Test Kitchen's slow cooker recipes--they generally use tapioca powder not flour.

Make Cuban rice and beans. Use leftovers for taco night later in the week.

Cook two pork loins. Do a Chinese 5 spice or curry rub on one and serve with rice noodles and blanched broccoli. Use the second pork loin later in the week for BBQ with corn-on-the-cob and green salad.

"One pot"/baking sheet meals:
Polenta or risotto with wilted spinach is a one-pot meal. Grits with shrimp. Roasted chicken or fish with potatoes, and veggies
Paella

Agree with this. I have Celiacs and have found that substitutions are pretty easy to do once you get the hang of what has gluten and what doesn't. I think you might be overthinking all of this a bit and making it harder than it needs to be.

[Anonymous]

Here's 5 weeks of Paleo dinners and links to recipes....http://www.paleomomrx.com/2011/07/13/45-day-paleo-challenge-menu-grocery-list/

[Anonymous]

Paleo poster here again with one last idea.... tried to find something not Paloe for you!

Haven't ever tried it but this looks decent:

http://emeals.com/meal-plans/gluten-free/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here again.

Thank you all for the recommendations.

And to be clear - we have been GF for a year+, so are good at making substitutions. So it's not an issue of knowing how to make a meal gluten free, it's more the mental effort in meal planing / grocery store planning that I'm trying to streamline.

Basically if I can make the process of cooking involve as little brain power as possible I'll be happy.

Well, the six o clock scramble and saving dinner websites both have meal plans that you can adapt to make gluten free. I think saving dinner in particular involves less cooking and more putting together type meals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about six o clock scramble?

to this PP - have you used it? Did you like it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here again.

Thank you all for the recommendations.

And to be clear - we have been GF for a year+, so are good at making substitutions. So it's not an issue of knowing how to make a meal gluten free, it's more the mental effort in meal planing / grocery store planning that I'm trying to streamline.

Basically if I can make the process of cooking involve as little brain power as possible I'll be happy.

Well, the six o clock scramble and saving dinner websites both have meal plans that you can adapt to make gluten free. I think saving dinner in particular involves less cooking and more putting together type meals.

Thank you - will look into both of those. Have you used either of them / have thoughts on which is better?

[Anonymous]

I've used them both, but it was a while ago. Saving dinner was before we had kids eating table food. six o clock scramble was pretty good and I think the kids often liked what I made. It is real cooking. I can't remember why we stopped, but I think it must have been because of some weird diet problems with my family. Sorry I can't be more help.

[Anonymous]

http://www.learnvest.com/knowledge-center/4-meal-planning-services-that-will-plan-your-dinner-tonight/

[Anonymous]

Here's another chart, OP

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2012/07/10/product-review-meal-plans/

The Fresh 20 scores 3/5 for ease of preparation of meals (5 is easiest). Saving dinner scores 5/5 so that means their recipes would be easier than Fresh 20.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's another chart, OP

http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2012/07/10/product-review-meal-plans/

The Fresh 20 scores 3/5 for ease of preparation of meals (5 is easiest). Saving dinner scores 5/5 so that means their recipes would be easier than Fresh 20.

oops, I mean 6 o'clock scramble.