Discovering Gluten-Free Joy: Safe and Delicious Foods You’ll Love

Living a gluten free lifestyle due to gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivities, and celiac disease does not mean an end to eating safe and delicious foods you love. In fact, discovering gluten-free joy can be as near as your computer or local grocery store if you know where to look.

Instead of thinking of your dietary choices as being restricted, throw off those chains and flip the script by realizing that the sky is the limit! With a little creativeness and inventiveness, mealtimes can be more exciting than ever before. Are you in?

Going Gluten-Free Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Having to Say Goodbye to All Your Favorites

One of the most common misconceptions of eating a gluten-free diet is that you will have to give up all your favorites. While it may mean giving up a certain brand of your favorite eats, it does not have to mean doing away with them altogether. In an increasingly gluten-free friendly society, there are so many options for creating and purchasing safe versions of food you don’t want to leave behind.

For example, if your favorite treat is a delicious blueberry muffin, don’t rule it out. Find a reputable certified gluten free bakery online or in your neighborhood grocery store that offers certified gluten free blueberry muffins and enjoy that treat without fear!

For those who prefer French toast as their luxury breakfast of choice, just because it is bread based doesn’t mean it can’t be made into a delicious gluten-free version. French toast is often made of bread that is sturdy and thick so that it soaks up all the egg and flavored goodness. Fortunately, gluten-free bread is typically coarser and denser, which makes it ideal for soaking up all those same ingredients. Bon Appetit!

For recipes that require more than a simple substitution, get creative in the kitchen and know that every fail puts you closer to a win. By using brands of gluten-free flour that work as a cup for cup substitution for regular flour, complicated recipes may still be possible in gluten-free form. Just spend a little time researching some of the most common complications so that you can be ahead of the game in knowing key tricks that might make your baking endeavors more successful.

Safe and Delicious Gluten Free Foods You’ll Love All Day Long

Many people embarking on a gluten-free diet find that there are plenty of foods that are inherently gluten-free that can be paired with specially made items. If you aren’t sure exactly where to start, we can help with that.

Here are some of our favorite gluten free meal ideas that can help you enjoy eating while avoiding discomforting side effects:

Breakfast

• Scramble a couple of eggs with salt and pepper and then top with cheese. Pair this protein with one of our gluten free English muffins or blueberry muffins and a side of bacon or fresh fruit.
• Top some Greek yogurt with mixed nuts, berries, and a drizzle of honey. Then serve it up with one of our gluten free muffins or a slice of delicious pumpkin bread.
• Enjoy some overnight oats made from gluten-free oatmeal, Greek yogurt, milk, chia seeds, and various flavor combinations that can make for a different experience every day of the week.

Lunch

• Buy your favorite gluten-free hotdog brand and pair it with one of our gluten-free hot dog buns. Top it with your favorite gluten free condiments and garnishes. This can be enjoyed with homemade potato fries or a side of watermelon chunks and can be followed with a savory gluten free chocolate chip cookie.
• Use our English muffins to create a one-of-a-kind BLT with crispy bacon, lettuce, and tomato. Serve it up with fresh fruit, gluten-free macaroni and cheese, or your favorite brand of gluten-free chips. Snickerdoodle cookies can make for a delicious, sweet treat at the end of your meal.
• Make a fantastic summer salad with your choice of mixed greens, a gluten-free protein source like chicken or shrimp, and tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, and cheese. Top it with your favorite gluten-free balsamic vinegar dressing. You can even use gluten-free bread to make your own croutons.

Dinner

• Go big or go home with your favorite cut of steak. Cook it on the grill and serve it with a sweet potato and asparagus spears. Top the potato with a little maple syrup for an added touch of sweetness.
• Roast a whole chicken in the oven and serve it up with a side of carrots, squash, and new potatoes. Be heavy handed with your favorite gluten-free seasonings to give the meal an extra kick and optimum flavor.
• Enjoy a piece of salmon topped with your favorite gluten-free honey Dijon mustard, brown sugar and pecan bits and serve it up with fresh green beans and a side salad.

No matter what you choose for dinner, our lemon pound cake makes for a lovely dessert, especially when topped with fresh whipped cream and berries. This is one of our favorites!

Just remember, when making any of the above meal ideas or those of your own, ensure that every single ingredient used is gluten-free.

When living the gluten-free lifestyle, you can let it define you or you can bend it to enhance your own lifestyle. We prefer to live our best life while having our gluten free cake and eating it too!

Whether you plan on discovering gluten-free joy via safe and delicious foods you’ll love at your local grocery store or by ordering directly from us online, we want to help you take back your kitchen and your joy of food.