There are a few things you might want to pick up if you are gluten free and/or dairy free. These things are sort of staples for me to replace the old crap I used to eat. I will only list things that are just about identical to the real versions because I don't just eat things because they are free of gluten and dairy. It HAS to taste like the real thing or I am just not interested. So a little shopping list.....
Wegmans garlic and thyme basting oil. This could be made at home with fresh herbs and cold pressed olive oil but this stuff is super delicious and I have no time so it works for me.
It is made with grape seed oil.
Earth balance buttery spread...any kind. The yellow and red one are my favorite. This is the ULTIMATE stand in for butter. The best part about it is that there is nothing fake about it. its all natural healthy oils turned into butter and loaded with omega 3-6. which is great because i dont eat much seafood so this is a good way to get the healthy fats. It stands in exactly for butter in every way. Same measurement to regular and same taste if not better. They also make fantastic buttery sticks for baking and they work sooo good.
Any bread made by UDI'S gluten free. They make an excellent stand in for "white" bread. It's udi's multigrain sandwich bread. It's great because they use whole grain ingredients like brown rice. I am entirely against anything made from white rice..yes yes it's gluten free but like white flour is just an unhealthy filler. The brown rice products taste better anyhow. They make delicious hot dog buns and hamburger rolls also.
For morning toast however I like a crunchier more heartier bread. Glutino has a great couple of loaves. There is corn which I am also not a fan of because it's a nutritional zero, fiber bread kind which is my all time favorite, and they make an excellent flaxseed bread too.these loaves can be frozen for A LONG TIME. They definitely need to always be refrigerated as well as the above mentioned UDI'S brand breads. The reason is because gluten free pretty much means preservative and chemical free, so these things need to be refrigerated to keep for a duration. The glutino bread should never be eaten without toasting....trust me, it's not good. Toasted it is wonderful. Great for sopping up eggs and also I use them for croutons. Toast em up and voila, nice crunchy croutons that really hold their crunch long after the dressing is on.
Toffutti vegan cream cheese. This is so close to cream cheese it's crazy!! The best part is that is non hydrogenated and has a fraction of the calories, fat, and sodium. Remember it comes plain so find ways to add chives for morning bagels(again udi's makes good ones) berries, garlic, salsa, get creative. I personally use it plain to make Alfredo sauce. Recipe coming soon.
Raw agave syrup. Again another stand in that is almost exactly the same as sugar. while its not the best to go crazy with any sugar even agave, it is sugar from the tequila plant. the GREAT thing is that is a low glycemic food. This means that regular sugar spikes your blood sugar and makes it harder to lose weight,stores unneccessary calories turning them into fat, and makes you actually crave more sugar. Low glycemic means that is slowly absorbs into the blood stream without a spike to your blood sugar. This is also an acceptable sugar for diabetics. It tastes fantastic. A little carmel, a little brown sugar is what it tastes like. I haven't used "fake sugar" in a lot of years. I will not even go into what poisons they are. I have tried the naturals truvia and stevia but to be honest they taste like shit!! Bad aftertaste and just gross. Agave can be substituted for sugar in pretty much everything but, it is A LOT sweeter than sugar so you always need 2/3 less than a recipe calls for table sugar.
Larabars. These powerhouse delicious little snack bars are to die for and have literally saved my life a few times. They roughly contain around five or less ingredients and could not be more of a whole food. They are usually in the health section with all the other power bars. The best ones are apple pie, coffee chocolate, cashew cookie, peanut butter cookie, and cherry pie. They are wonderful for a small meal replacement at work, traveling and on the go. I always bring one anywhere in case I can't eat or there isn't much to order at a restaurant. Literally they have saved my life.
This is just a small portion. To be continued.............
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