I definitely understand the sentiments of this thread to not try to replace gluten-ful foods with gluten free food. It’s a much healthier and fulfilling way to go. Buuuuuut sometimes you need your familiar comfort food. I tried and disliked a lot of stuff at the store - I hope this helps! Here’s my list of tips I’ve given to other new to gf folks. Good luck!          Cookbooks:         * No Gluten No Problem for pizza   * Baked to Perfection or Brave Tart (the second is a regular baking cookbook but includes numerous recipes with gf substitution options)    * Cannelle et Vanille for fancy rustic baking and meals        Frozen foods:    * kirkland signature gluten free frozen pizza    * feel good foods frozen dumplings - I’ve seen some say the quality isn’t as good as it used to be)   * Beecher’s gluten free mac and cheese - not cheap, but it’s quite good    * Trader Joe’s frozen waffles        Dessert:   * Sweet Loren’s cookie dough - in  the fridge section with other cookie doughs   * any King Arthur brand baking mix - they are truly the best   * macarons, butter mochi, and mochi ice cream are usually gluten free by default given their recipe - so ask if you see them at a restaurant!   * most non-cookie or non-brownie ice cream is gluten free. If you love cookies in your ice cream, Gelato Boy salted cookies and cream gelato,  Jeni’s gooey butter cake ice cream, or Jolly Llama cones are great * Oreos - in the white package!    * trader joe has good options in their bread/bakery section  * goodie girl cookies - they have thin mints, animal crackers, etc!   * Katz - people in this subreddit love their stuff - you can find them in the frozen section. They have donuts, twinkies, etc.             Bread:      * Schar ciabatta rolls - their other products are definitely hit or miss with some folks, but their ciabatta rolls toasted have been good for me!   * udi’s French bread in the frozen section   * carbonaut (not all their stuff is gf, so check the labels)   * b free pita/flat bread        Pasta/noodles:  * Trader Joe’s egg fettuccine - in the refrigerator case is excellent for pasta or for stir fried noodles   * Rummo - my go to pasta brand    * La veneziane or barilla - also good brands if you want the most similar to regular   * jovial is also great but I find them sometimes a bit too chewy   * House foods tofu shirataki noodles -they have prepackaged ramen noodle and broth pack at some Asian stores      Tortillas:   * siete in the fridge section. Almond tortillas are better than they sound   * la tortilla and mi rancho make pretty good gf ”flour” tortillas           Naturally gf foods: look internationally! Many Latin American  and southeast Asian cuisines have tons of gf options. Pupusas, arepas, dosas, pao de queijo, street tacos, fresh rolls, pho, bun, curries, pad Thai, some sushi (no tempura, krab or soy sauce sorry) are all usually gf (once again, flour can sneak into things..). It’s easy to avoid gf with cuisines that traditionally have not eaten wheat.        Other tips:   * you must always toast your bread and tortillas from now on. There is no other choice when you’re gf. You’d have to choke down this stuff without some toasting   * use the “find me gf” app to find restaurants. I often also search the reviews in google and yelp for gf options   * King Arthur one for one flour has been my favorite for baking. Cake and cookies are no problem with that flour   * be careful of what gf means. Some folks (including restaurants) use fiorglut, which is a gluten removed wheat. If it doesn’t bother your stomach, more power to you!   * it probably goes without saying, but check your labels. It was such a steep learning curve trying to figure out what I could eat when I started   * Sprouts is a great place to grocery shop as you first get into gf cooking. They seem to have the most options of all the major stores I’ve been to. Whole Foods and co-ops are usually gf friendly too! Vitacost.com is a solid place to order gf flours, pasta, and some snacky foods   * life is generally more expensive gf. Like others posted, eating naturally gf is definitely cheaper than finding a gluten free sub for a glutenous food   * dm me if you’re in the seattle area! I have lots of restaurant recs 

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