On September 4th of this year it will be 3 years since I’ve been on a mandatory Gluten Free diet.
There are 2 products that did not exist when I was first diagnosed, and thank you General Mills and Kellogg’s, your products are very much appreciated. The other two products did exist.
I thought I would give those who come to the Newburyport Blog looking for help on Gluten Free (weirdly there are now 1000’s of people who land here – and as a btw, welcome to the Newburyport Blog) a heads-up on what has helped make a gluten free life much more normal and enjoyable, because Gluten Free can be such a maze to figure out.
Gluten Free Chex Cereal
Gluten free Chex Cereal has been a total game changer. Before they first created mainstream gluten free cereal, I had come up with a Cream of Rice (tasty) concoction, but was so relieved to have a “normal” breakfast. The Chex Cereals are now being advertised on TV, and believe you me, every gluten free human being out there is mucho grateful. (My personal favorite is their Corn Chex.)
Almond Meal – Flour Cookies
The almond meal cookie recipe that I came up with was one of the biggest game changers (1000’s and 1000’s of people come to the Newburyport Blog looking for almond meal cookies, and now weirdly, at the moment, it ranks high on Google for “almond meal cookies,” go figure).
Gluten Free processed snacks taste gross. The almond meal-flour cookies are quick and easy to make, and they taste delicious and “normal,” as well as being really good for you. I use Bob’s Red Mill, which can be found in Newburyport at Natural Grocer and Market Basket. The recipe can be found here.
Kellogg’s Gluten Free Rice Krispies
One would think that Rice Krispies would be gluten free, but they were not until recently. Recently Kellogg’s has make a gluten free version (thank you Kellogg’s).
Put the gluten free Rice Krispies into a plastic bag and pulverized them with a rolling pin. The Rice Krispies are an amazing substitute for breadcrumbs, not easy to find if you are gluten free.
They make an incredible coating for things like chicken and fish, and are fantastic as a filler for things like meatloaf and meatballs. It rivals, and in some ways surpasses regular, normal, traditional breadcrumbs or crackers. I don’t know what Kellogg’s does, but it’s a game changer. A recipe for fish (which is also amazing with chicken) can be found here.
San-J Gluten Free Tamari Sauce
Regular soy sauce has wheat in it (an awful lot of things do). San-J makes a Gluten Free Tamari Sauce which is a lot like soy sauce and can be used in making Chinese and Japanese dishes, but its subtle flavor makes it even more versatile. I use it in place of worcestershire sauce (which could be gluten free, and also contains other things that for some, may or may not be digestible) and it makes eating life, again, more normal and enjoyable.
San-J Gluten Free Tamari Sauce can be found at Natural Grocer and Market Basket in Newburyport.