Op, there are GF options for everything, you just have to find your favorites. The absolute best rice pasta is by Jovial (hard to find, but you can't tell the difference from the floury stuff), second best is Lundberg. Don't waste your money on anything else! Bread - Genius Bread by Glutino, much better than their regular sandwich bread. Blue Diamond make tasty crackers from nut "Nut Thins" in many flavors (I can't eat them due to a sulfite sensitivity and they contain potato starch). If you spend some time at the grocery store examining the options you'll find LOTS of options. I haven't found a Glutino product that I don't like yet. Lastly, I can eat Mexican food at restaurants, but not too much (as in too many days in a week) because of the cross contamination. I had a bad experience at PF Chang's, they definitely serve me a GF dish. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:I will be gfree two years at the end of this month! I have a cooking blog that while it is not a gluten free cooking blog, all of these recipes can be made gluten free. Please feel free to check it out at GoodBetterBestFood.blogspot.com and I also have a facebook page.

This is unhelpful. Starches aren't bad for you--polenta and risotto are delicious. So someone who is going gf for health reasons doesn't your weird veggies and protein diet advice.

You obviously have not looked at my entire blog and all of the recipes and entries. All of the recipes on here include whole grains; it is one of the foundations of my blog. All of the whole grain recipes can be adapted gluten free. I have never once on my blog said that starches were bad so anyone.

I also went gluten free for health reasons two years ago as I have serious autoimmune diseases so I do know what I am talking about. I am only doing a cleanse for two weeks and will continue back with whole grains this weekend.

If you don't like my blog after reading the entire thing...hey...don't read it. But I am trying to help the OP...

PP...I wish you the Best!

Anonymous wrote:I will be gfree two years at the end of this month! I have a cooking blog that while it is not a gluten free cooking blog, all of these recipes can be made gluten free. Please feel free to check it out at GoodBetterBestFood.blogspot.com and I also have a facebook page.

This is unhelpful. Starches aren't bad for you--polenta and risotto are delicious. So someone who is going gf for health reasons doesn't your weird veggies and protein diet advice.

Anonymous wrote:I like the roll ups idea too, but watch out for the brands, some are not gluten free since they might use caramel coloring for the turkey breast (for example).

Apple gate brand is good.

hormell is available in most supermarkets:
http://www.hormel.com/products/Variety.aspx?ID=2&RecipesOnly=False

Also Trader Joel's has quite a few gf items. You can check the list on their website.

I will be gfree two years at the end of this month! I have a cooking blog that while it is not a gluten free cooking blog, all of these recipes can be made gluten free. Please feel free to check it out at GoodBetterBestFood.blogspot.com and I also have a facebook page.

Lists of Ingredients

Unsafe: http://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1/Unsafe-Gluten-Free-Food-List-Unsafe-Ingredients/Page1.html

Safe: http://www.celiac.com/articles/181/1/Safe-Gluten-Free-Food-List-Safe-Ingredients/Page1.html

There is also a guide to Gluten Free Shopping - might come in handy.

Rice noodles, mung bean noodles delicious. Corn tortillas for quesadillas or enchiladas.

Fyi, i like rudi's raisin bread for toast and against the grain bread (found at Lilit cafe in Bethesda) for sandwiches.

Also saw this and thought of you:
http://www.examiner.com/gluten-free-in-washington-dc/2012-gluten-free-events-the-dc-area

Just remember the basics, no wheat, barley, or rye.
The barley can be the problem in non-bread foods, such as the caramel coloring

I like the roll ups idea too, but watch out for the brands, some are not gluten free since they might use caramel coloring for the turkey breast (for example).