20 yrs ago I had to go gluten free. GF has come a long way since then! Here are foods I have actually tested and have made the cut for everyday life. Buon Appetito!
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The Sweet Stuff
Breakfast
Frozen Section
Snacks
Misc.
Heat & Eat
The Sweet Stuff
I have a serious sweet tooth and losing a majority of my go to's was hard. GF has come a long way in recent years and my sweet tooth is much happier!
This is a miracle! Trust me, chop up a tart apple (honeycrisp, cosmic crips, pink lady, granny) mix in a bowl with cinnamon, brown sugar and butter roll it up in this bad boy and BAM! delicious and easy dessert.
Puff Pastry
You can't go wrong with any flavor. Period.
Sweet Loren's Cookie Dough
20 seconds in the microwave. Your welcome.
Veggies Made Great
Trying new GF cookies is always a 50/50 chance of wasting money. I really like the birthday cake flavor.
Partake Gluten Free Cookies
Breakfast
From sausage to donuts and everything in between here are the foods my family eats.
Yep, they're gluten free. Let's just not talk about the glyphosate…
Cheerios
All of her flavors are phenomenal
Purely Elizabeth
There isn't one Applegate offering that I haven't liked.
Breakfast Sausage
So easy to add to a bugge breakfast or a simple heat and go.
Chicken and Maple Breakfast Sausage
Again, you can't go wrong with any of these offerings.
Savory Turkey Breakfast Sausage
SO much better than the Bisquick brand. Trust me.
King Arthur Gluten-Free Pancake Mix
Better than all the rest and at this price point it better be! Perfect for german/finnish pancakes (custard like)
Gluten Free Pancake & Waffle Mix
Please don't come for me but the donut holes are WAY better than the full donuts. They don't dry out.
Glazed Donut Holes
easy, fast & high protein. Why pay $$ at Starbucks? (you can get egg bites at costco as well!)
Three Bridges Egg Bites - 10 Delicious, Healthy Flavors
yes!
Breakfast Sandwiches | Red's All Natural
Tiredof egg bites? These are a great alternative. Heavier on the carbs and salt…beware…but still yum
Cheddar & Chive Potato Bakes - Three Bridges
Frozen Section
TT be fair, I'm not a huge frozen section girlie but these are my top Gluten Free finds in the Frozen Section of Target. You also can't go wrong with any of Amy's entree's either.
Just when you thought your bar food days were over here comes Realfood with a great Chicken Strip (watch the time closely on this one. They can get dry quick like!)
Breaded Chicken Strips
I am only recommending the ones I have tried. With that, I don't think you can go wrong with any of them!
Real Good Foods® General Tso's Chicken Bowl Frozen Meal
Full disclosure; we have only tried the pot stickers and I wasn't mad about it.
Gluten Free Our Products
Snacks
Not always easy to find these in individual bags but when you do find them these are great for any sports game where you are in charge of snack or to donate to your kids' school.
PIRATE'S BOOTY Snacks
Misc.
Not all sauces are safe. Please make sure to read the labels.
Not all BBQ sauces are made the same. Read labels!
Sweet Baby Ray's
All of Applegate's offerings are delicious
Genoa Salami
Heat & Eat
Need to make a meal in a hurry? I've got you covered.
These are great for when you want a decent meal in record time. Most of the time all you need to do is add a carb like rice!
Kevin's Paleo Meals
Not all corndogs are made the same. These are delish
Applegate Naturals ® Gluten-Free Beef Corn Dogs
Finally an edible gluten free chicken nugget the kids will love.
My Spectrum human lived on these, Annies Mac-n-cheese and Applegate Corn dogs for over a year!
Hot Dogs
These are so good! Top with avocado or guac
BIRRIA AND CHEESE PUPUSAS
My Spectrum human lived on Annies (the microwave packet that they no longer make) and GF corndogs/hotdogs for a year. I kid you not.
Gluten Free Rice Pasta & Cheddar Mac
Pasta
This is the only item on the list that I haven't tried so if they suck, I am so sorry!
Gluten Free Frozen 4-Cheese Tortellini Bag - 16oz
The #1 GF pasta brand in Italia. I have used these on so many family occasions to make a Tuscany lasanga with a Bechemel Sauce and it has ALWAYS come out beautifully!
Gluten Free Oven-Ready Lasagne Noodles
The Penne will hold up. The Elbows are great for a home made mac-n-cheese or a hamburger helper type dish. The spaghetti will break up into smaller pieces. The tell tale sign of a GF pasta. For a fab fresh GF pasta take a look at my Trader Joe's list
Gluten Free Pasta
A great alternative to rice for stir fry dishes. I've even substituted this for Ramen for me and my hubby.
Rice Ramen
Baking
They will never know it's GF
Gluten-Free Fudge Brownie Mix
It's either this brand or Namaste. Period
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Mix
If you can find any of their elusive GF products buy them ALL. ExcellenT!
Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Mix
Not bad and to be fair I have imported flour from Italia and pizza crust is just damn hard in the GF space.
Pie crust is another epically hard thing to do GF. William Sonoma had an AMAZING pie crust but they discontinued it during the lockdown. I have tried brand after brand and this one is a close second to my beloved WS mix.
Gluten Free Mama's Pie Crust Mix
Good God they won't last long….
Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Mix - Dessert Mixes
I served this on Christmas morning and no one knew it was GF. This link is for a case but if you have Kroger's you can find this brand there as well.
Gluten Free Crumb Cake Mix
This is an elusive product. If you find it buy it! I get it by the case because I can never find it when I need it. Perfect for trifle and of course all summer long with your fresh strawberries.
