Gluten allergy, good lunch food?

Question

i have been recently diagnosed with a gluten allergy i was wondering if anyone has ideas for a nutritious lunch i could bring to school? or just some good salad recipes? it doesn't matter, just anything gluten free :)

Answer 1

Hey, gluten allergy isn't really that bad... I have an allergy to wheat, corn, soy and shrimp and am still able to eat my delicious sandwich every now and then ^_^.

One of the most common problems with gluten is bread... People always get sad becuase they can't eat any bread...

Well, I am allergic to wheat and I personally don't get any problems with "Ezekial Bread"... (has sprouted wheat, not regular wheat)

http://www.foodforlife.com/sprouted-grai...

However, this company also provides a completely gluten-free bread... If you have celiac disease, I would go with the gluten-free bread. If it's just an allergy, try the Ezekial bread and see how it turns out...

http://www.foodforlife.com/gluten-free-w...

-- This company/site provides alot of useful foods... Make sure to look around there for any other foods you might need/want...

http://www.foodforlife.com/

If your looking for more options, DEFINITELY try to find a local Trader Joes near your house... They provide gluten-free pancake mix, gluten-free cookies and brownies mix (mmm), rice sphagetti noodles (take longer to cook, but feel/taste the same as wheat).

Btw, just as info, I also have Eosinophilic Esophagitis along with my allergies... But still, the Ezekial bread doesn't even affect me at all...

Answer 2

You can have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich but put it on tapioca or rice bread and toast the bread. You can find gluten-free breads at whole foods, vitamin cottage or if you have a king soopers in your area they have it in the freezer section. If you cant find it have them show you. At whole food, or at sunflowers there is a lot of gluten free foods for you.I know it is hard to figure this gluten thing out so if you ever need any help you can contact

[e-mail] and maybe I can help you with what ever you may need.

Answer 3

Tuna or chickpea salad (in an insulated thermos to keep it cold), corn thins, an apple.

Brown rice pilaf.

Soup!

"Living Without" magazine has lots of great gluten-free recipes.  You might see if your library will subscribe so that you can read it.  There was a great quinoa salad in it a few months ago.  It would make a great lunch, quinoa is very high in protein and provides complex carbs.

Answer 4

Tinkyada gluten free pasta, Food for life brown rice breads, toasted.

Answer 5

Almost anything you would have eaten before, except sandwiches, but go with the gluten free variety.

Potatoes baked/microwaved in their skins go with a lot of things, even leftovers. Grate your own cheese, though, or you will get glutened.

Gluten free pasta (Orgran is best) is just as good cold as the regular stuff, so long as you don't overcook it.

If you are limited to cold stuff, buy some Corn Thins and take them in to work unbuttered (they go soft otherwise), make up your lunch at work - hopefully you have access to a fridge to keep your spread cold. I did this for a couple of years, and i never got bored. My favorite topping was cream cheese (no butter) and smoked salmon pieces - wow, that's nice. - but any sort of cooked meat (just check the label before you buy it, but it's usually fine) goes great and some of the other sandwich fillers are ok as well. I used to buy whatever topping i fancied on the way to work every couple days, as a small pack would last 2-3 days, sometimes more.

Take or buy at least one piece of fruit to finish off your meal. In really hot weather, you might like to have just lots of fruit for lunch, like me.