How to Shop Online for Gluten-Free Foods

Online shopping can be the easiest way to get your gluten-free products. The food information here will benefit those with celiac disease and others who must follow a gluten-free diet and who have found it difficult to find gluten-free products on their store shelves.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. A gluten-free diet is a diet that is free of wheat, rye, barley, oats, millet, triticale and any derivative of these grains. For many people, eating and shopping for groceries can be frustrating because they have discovered that food intolerance is the cause of their health problems resulting in the need for a gluten-free diet. This can be from celiac disease as well as food allergies.

2. Specialty websites require registration but offer very specific recipes. Other we sites are more generic although they are a good source of gluten information including its medical aspects. But you can also find more helpful to the shopping process, online shopping websites and get the ingredients you need. You can make yummy homemade brownies and blueberry pancakes or order ready to eat muffins and so much more at http://kinnikinnick.com. It's our family favorite!

3. Once you order online your products will come to your address usually frozen, because gluten-free foods have to be free of preservatives. Dry goods like noodles and baking flour can be kept in airtight containers on your countertop and still are fresh within a reasonable amount of time.

4. How to find the online shopping web sites? And how do you know which ones can be trusted with your valuable products. https://www.GFmall.com is a Gluten-Free Food Vendor Directory and you buy directly from them. Some websites have a good listing of specialty gluten-free shopping with a brief summary regarding distribution, delivery and shipping costs. For one of the best, check out http://www.glutenfreemall.com for a website with tons of information and a side panel with specific links to foods to order. You'll need to set up an account and follow the easy to use ordering process complete with shopping cart and discounts. For still more choices, you will want to visit http://rarediseases.about.com/od/celiacdisease/tp/specialfoods.htm

5. Take your time and be patient as it can be a bit overwhelming trying to shop, cook and feed a family with specific dietary concerns, but the results of following your doctor's prescribed diet can make a huge difference in the quality of life for the whole family. It's especially hard if you have "normal" eaters and you have to cook for both.

6. And I do mean valuable because as you will see, it's pricey. Why do they make what's good for you more expensive? It's true even in health food stores, which by the way are choosing to carry more food products but not nearly what's available online. Do a general web site search or go to some suggested here. Our family has used https://wwwkinnikinnick.com and have been very pleased with the products as well as delivery time. Their ginger snap cookies are delicious and you don't get that cardboard health food taste so often associated with healthy foods.

7. Order small amounts at first to make sure you are pleased with the online shopping website, especially with the higher prices you will be paying.

Resources

• Gluten-free foods

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on 2/24/2009 This site has excellent gluten free products. www.AllBulkFoods.com Along with other, sugar free, and organic foods.