Emily Sachs from Triumph Dining sent me a copy of The Essential Gluten Free Grocery Guide, 2nd Edition. This book is a very good starting place for someone new to the gluten free diet. It is a straight-forward list of things you can buy in regular grocery stores that are gluten free.
Here is what Emily wrote in the letter she sent me along with the book:
“…The goal of this guide is not top replace thoughtful label reading, but to provide shoppers (particularly the overwhelmed, newly diagnosed) a starting poing to find the right products. By helping people safely and efficiently allocate their label-reading time, we hope they can focus more on friends, famiy, and all the other things that make life special…”
The guide is set in sections that correspond to the different grocery aisles, and include Dairy & Eggs; Beverages; Baking; Canned & Packaged Goods; Packaged Sides, Meals, & Meal Helpers; Condiments, Sauces, & Dressings; Cereal & Bread; Snacks & Convenience Foods; Baby Food & Formula; Frozen Foods; and Meats.
The products are listed in alphabetical order by brand. It is very easy to find the products you are looking for by name. If you don’t know what brand is gluten free, just look up the item you want to find, such as Soup, then look at that page to see what your choices are. Easy peasy!
If you would like to win this book, leave me a comment or send me an email at fabgrandma @ gmail dot com, by September 15. I will choose a random name to win. Be sure I have your email address so I can contact you if you win.
Oh, me, me, me, me! I will have to look this up – I was sick 3 days from that darn garlic salt. We have bought it before, so I didn't even think to read the ingredients again. After the third day of being sick, I added it all up and the only common factor from the 3 days was the garlic salt. Looked at the ingredients, and sure enough, modified food starch!
Boy this would be a great prize! I envy your lifestyle. I wish I could convince my better half to sale everything and hit the road. Really enjoy your blog.
Michael B mlbinca@yahoo.com
I think this would be good tool to have in my arsenal. I have an autistic son and have thought about putting him (and us) on a gluten free diet to see if that might help with some of the focus and concentration issues he has.
Walt whuntsman@gmail.com