Gluten Free Food Suggestions

For Christmas, I gave my mother in law  1,000 Gluten-Free Recipes , and she gave me a gluten free brownie mix. To me, the hardest part to remember is that the texture is a little different in gluten free things, but it’s not bad, just different from what I am used to.  So, when I get past the texture and go for the taste, I can be a better judge of gluten free baked goods.  Other things are gluten free naturally – like peanut butter, so you can use them the same in any recipe.  Then there are items we substitute for something else in our recipes, these things will help out the gluten free way of living without having to discard those meals you love.   Here are some gluten free suggestions for this week.

Nana’s gluten free cookies (also vegan) – These cookies are more cakelike than other cookies, but have a decent taste.  My husband and kids tasted and thought they were delicious also.  Nana’s Cookie Company prides itself on Nana’s No’s – a list of ingredients that will never be found in Nana’s baked goods: No Dairy, No Refined Sugars, No Eggs, No Cholesterol, No Trans Fats, No Hydrogenated Oils, No Preservatives, and No GMO’s. Nana’s Cookies are vegan and kosher.

Nana’s Cookie Company has the following products:

• Nana’s Originals – A delicious and healthful treat created to provide energy and not weigh you down. Available in 7 flavors.
• Nana’s Cookie Bars – Healthier than a Cookie…Tastier than a Bar.™  All natural ingredients plus 12 vitamins and minerals in a bar-shaped cookie. Available in 6 flavors including No Gluten.
• Nana’s Cookie Bites – perfect for smaller appetites, satisfying a sweet tooth, and school lunchboxes.  Available in 6 flavors including No Gluten.
• No Gluten – for those with special food needs, allergies and other sensitivities.  Made on special "No Gluten" Days.  Available in Original, Cookie Bars and Cookie Bites.
• "O"Mega-Fiber Cookie Bars – 5 grams of dietary fiber, 10 grams of whole grains per serving, zero trans fat, and only 125 calories, contain 250 milligrams of plant-based omega-3, 600 milligrams of omega-6 and 800 milligrams of omega-9 fatty acids – an important part of a daily diet. The line also meets the California SB-12 school nutrition requirements

All of Nana’s Cookies are now available on the snack shelves of Whole Foods Market nationally, as well as regional outlets such as Hannaford, Hy-Vee, and Earth Fare, supermarkets, mainstream grocery, specialty, and natural food stores worldwide. Learn more about Nana’s Cookies and Nana’s Cookie Company by visiting www.nanascookiecompany.com

Thai Kitchen Noodles – Instead of looking for noodles around the other pastas, search in the asian food section.  Rice noodles are gluten free and can be substituted for other types of flat noodles easily in your recipes.  I made turkey and noodles using my Thai kitchen rice noodles the other day and it was delicious.  Be careful when using stock or broth to make sure it is gluten free, some use wheat thickeners.  I made up a stock from the turkey carcass my sister in law cooked for Thanksgiving.  I put turkey and the stock into individual containers  and froze them.  When I want a quick turkey and noodle dinner, I heat up the stock and turkey, add the noodles and then some frozen veggies and voila – dinner is ready.  Thai kitchen can be found in the supermarket in the asian food section or online at amazon Thai kitchen noodles.

Pamela’s Chocolate Brownie Mix – This is the brownie mix my mother in law gave me for Christmas to try out.  I made it for us to snack on and we enjoyed it a lot.  It has a nice chocolatey flavor and uses the same baking process as other brownie mixes. Pamela’s Products are available in natural food such as Whole Foods, Sprouts, Wegman’s, and more as well as many grocery stores such as Safeway, Fred Meyer, Kroger, Winn Dixie and Publix, throughout the United States, Canada and other countries. They can also be found online at amazon.com. Pamela’s Chocolate Brownie Mix 

 The Green Daily – had a slide show with some really great gluten free recipe suggestions today that they got from Gluten Free Girl.  Gluten Free Girl is Shauna James Ahern and the author of Gluten-Free Girl: How I Found the Food That Loves Me Back…And How You Can Too.   Her blog is really filled with recipes with gorgeous pictures.  If you need to go gluten free, then this is the place for you.