July GF Newbies notes

cereals: 

--Nature's Path quinoa and amaranth

--make sure to use oats that are certified GF

breads:

--Schar cibatta bread or french loaf

--Udi's

--Rudi's

--canyon house bakery

Apps to help with GF shopping:

--Ipitt

--shopwell

Places to shop:

Trader Joe's

--GF list available online

HyVee

--Lori Graff (HyVee at Railroad and Grand) is super helpful and eats GF

--Health Market: GF list available online

Whole Foods

Campbell's Nutrition

Other info:

--Brenton crackers makes GF crackers

--Betty Crocker makes GF all purpose flour

--Pillsbury GF cookie dough, pizza dough & pie crust

--watch out for gluten in make-up (especially lipstick); lotion, etc.--Whole Foods carries GF make-up.

Grilling:

--Grillmates (McCormick) Montreal steak seasoning

--make sure to clean grill/or BBQ your items in foil if you need to

Label Reading:

--modified food starch made in US is OK

--caramel color-OK if made in the US

--watch for dextrin!

--hydrolyzed veg. protein--most made from corn or peanuts

--maltodextrin: foreign maltodextrins can be made from wheat--but if it's made in US it's OK.

--vinegars: most are OK; but NOT malt vinegars