Shopping Tips
Shopping for food allergies and intolerances can be challenging and expensive. Below
are some ready-made and packaged food items that we have tried and loved. We've
also added some "tried and true" non-food items that we've found to make life a bit
easier. We are always searching for the best, so check back soon for new additions!
Recommended Foods Trader Joe's - store locations Navan Foods is an excellent site when buying foods for sensitivities, diet restrictions. Nice feature: at Seans Food is an online bakery specializing in gluten, sugar, casein free foods. www.seansfood.com/ Recommended Non-Food Items Whupabug is an all-natural insect protection product that contains no DEET or harmful chemicals.
In A Store Near You…
Whole Foods - store locations
Gluten Free Pantry mixes
Bob’s Red Mill mixes
365 Mixes – great sandwich bread mix- easy and don’t require a bread machine
Nature Highlights pizza base
Glutino pizza base
NRG brand foods
Gluten Free Waffles (frozen section)
Rice pasta
Canned lentil soup good
Corn crust Greek pizza in ready to bake/eat section
Draegers – store locations
Glutino – gluten free breads (refrigerator section)
Kinnikinnick – gluten free frozen products (freezer section)
Gluten Free Section:
Gluten Free Pantry brand mixes
Kinnikinnick brand mixes
Pasta - rice and quinoa
Canned Soups - Amy's brand
NRG Bread
Safeway - (everywhere)
Nut Thins
Rice Crisps
Online Food Shopping....
Celiac.com gluten free products www.celiac.com/catalog/index.php Celiac.com
Gluten Free Trading Company carries a wide variety of gluten-free products. Prices are very
competitive, some items can be purchased in bulk and shipping prices are more reasonable than some
other sites. “Gluten Free Pantry - French Bread & Pizza Crust Mix” is excellent!
www.food4celiacs.com/index.htm
the right hand side of each page you will see a black box titled “search by dietary requirement”, select
this box for a pop-up window that allows you to narrow your search by any/all food restrictions
(gluten, casein, sugar, peanuts, etc). www.navanfoods.com/
Other Helpful Food Shopping Tips....
NEW! Gluten Free Flour Tips! Before heading out to the grocery store, read this helpful guide to
gluten-free flours on care2.com. The article outlines the benefits and best uses for some of the
popular GF alternatives http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-gluten-free-flours.html
Body Ecology Blender Bottle. Say goodbye to lumpy protein, supplement and green drinks! This bottle is
a new twist on the old supplement shaker because it includes a top chef's secret, the whisk! Only
$8.49 (plus shipping), well worth it! https://shop.bodyecology.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BE0BB
Clan Thompson sells food and drug “smartlists” to help identify foods that are gluten-free, vegetarian.
These smartlists can be purchased in book or software format. Software is downloaded to your
PC and can be synched with your phone. Comes with a 1 year subscription with regular updates.
Very useful for everyone, especially newbies! www.clanthompson.com/celiacstore/
www.whupabug.com
"Cure Unknown: Inside the Lyme Epidemic" A book by Pamela Weintraub at Amazon.com
"Coping with Lyme Disease – A Practical Guide to Dealing with Diagnosis and Treatment"
by Denise Lang with Kenneth Liegner, M.D. at Amazon.com
More to come, check back soon!
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