Replacement Foods

As the wheat unions would call them Scabs, but they are food that are almost like the original. Some things are so close unless you had the original next to the replacement you would not know, others are so far from close that you wonder how they can call it the same.

The best way to look at this, is try to find out what you can eat, and look to those foods as a primary diet, OK well that's is a perfect world. But there are times when you want some "normal" food. Here are a few ideas that can help you.

Spaghetti-Everyone loves pasta with a thick sauce, a bit of garlic and fresh herbs, good news you can still have it. Yes as it turns outs pasta is just a vehicle for the sauce. We have tried a few different blends of noodles. Quinoa, Corn, Rice, and blends of each all taste about the same, their cost availability varies, but most local super markets stock them in their organic or regular aisle.
cost $2-$3 a standard box

Bread- Nothing compares to the Wonder Bread, what we do have is a dry dense never spoiling bread thing. It is not good, but can be eaten. It is best when toasted lightly with butter. But I do not recommend a sandwich, garlic bread with cheese is as good as it can get. Brown Rice Bread is from Trader Joe's, and Gluten Free Bread is from Whole Foods both are about same price $3 a loaf.

Mac & Cheese- Annie's Rice Pasta and Cheese is 80% of Kraft flavor and is good for a afternoon snack. about $2.50 a box so 4 times the price of Kraft. Is it worth it??? yes and no.

Pizza- Gluten Free Dough from Whole Foods about $5 a pizza, a decent replacement for pizza but it is a stronger flavor than normal pizza dough. A easier option is Rice tortillas done with a double layer taste very similar to Domino's double layer pizza without a crust. Not the same as a nice deep dish but close.

Soy Sauce- The primary ingredients is Soy, wheat and water. So a wheat free soy sauce is actually called TAMARI it has a bit stronger flavor. La Choy makes a soy sauce that is wheat free i think, but it has salt water flavor. Why do I care so much about Soy Sauce, well the answer is simple. Sushi. one of the few places you can go out to eat and be free of wheat.