These are the must-have staples that I keep in our house. All of my family’s favorite meals can be made from this list. The specific GFCF brands I buy are listed after but regardless, READ YOUR LABELS.
Dairy Replacements
Chocolate Almond Milk (Almond Breeze)
Original Almond Milk (Almond Breeze)
Better than Cream Cheese (Tofutti)
Margarine (Fleishmann’s Light)
Ice Cream (Tofutti Monkey Bars)
Protein
Eggs
Turkey Bacon (Jennie-O)
Hotdogs (Hebrew National Reduced Fat)
Chicken Breasts
Ground Turkey
Top Sirloin
Tilapia
Salmon
Shrimp
Grains
Potatoes
Noodles (Quinoa)
Rice
Instant Rice (Success)
Fruity Pebbles
Frosted Flakes (EnviroKids)
Panda Puffs (Enviro Kids)
Peanut Butter Snack Bars (Enviro Kids)
Cinnamon Rice Cakes (Quaker)
Waffles (Trader Joe’s)
French Fries (Cascadian Farms)
Hashbrowns (Cascadian Farms)
Baking/Cooking
Rice Flour
Tapioca Flour
Xanthum Gum
Baking Soda (Arm & Hammer)
Baking Powder (Clabber Girl)
Corn Meal
Sugar
Splenda
Sugar-Free Flavored Syrup (DaVinci’s)
Honey
Real Maple Syrup
Seasonings (McCormick)
Baking Cocoa (Hershey’s Unsweetened)
Chocolate Syrup (Hershey’s)
Olive Oil
Canola Oil
Non-Stick Cooking Spray
Instant Yeast
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Snacks
Chips (Fritos or Lays Original)
Raisins (Sunmaid in a box or bag… the tubs are coated with gluten)
Fruit Snacks (Betty Crocker)
Marshmallows
Raw Nuts
Pickles (Vlasic)
Fruits
Unsweetened Applesauce
Apples
Bananas
Oranges
Berries
Melon
Vegetables
Corn
Peas
Green Beans
Chickpeas
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Asparagus
Sweet Pepper
Condiments/Sauces
Ketchup (Heinz)
Mustard (French’s)
Spaghetti Sauce (Prego Traditional)
Barbecue Sauce (Cattleman’s)
Mayonnaise (Hellman’s)
Soy Sauce (Wild Oat’s or Whole Food’s)
1000 Island Salad Dressing (Wishbone’s Fat Free)
Check Out Candy
…admit it, our kids deserve it (sometimes).
Gobstoppers
Nerds
Skittles
Runts
Jay Krawczyk said,
April 15, 2008 at 10:43 am
I just stumbled across your website while I was googling the GFCF diet. My wife and I have a son who just turned four and another son who just turned one….similar situation. Our four year old has an ASD – they are saying Sensory Integration Dysfunction right now. Your site is great. Thank you so much for sharing this information. It is so helpful. I just printed out your shopping list. The diet is very overwhelming. We have been doing it pretty well since January but as I read more about it, we’ve been making some mistakes. His progress has been great. We plan to get everything right this week and hope for more improvements. I hope that you have great improvements with Zachary as well. Thanks again!
michelle said,
August 26, 2008 at 1:50 am
My son Preston which is 2 years old was just diagnosed with Severe Autism and ADHD. The Psychologist told me to put him on a GFCF Diet. I knew nothing about what that was, and I didn’t know how to look for the foods or what ingredients could be wheat-but not say wheat in them..and same for the dairy products. I now can start my son on this diet with your wonderful shopping list. Thank You so much, Please let me know if there are any other GFCF foods I can purchase-with the brands. What about bread? And cheeses? Is there any certain ones, and is there any other meats we can eat besides what is listed? Can you also post more recipes? Thank you again, Michelle
Amanda said,
March 5, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Love your site! I am planning to put my son (almost 5 with ASD) on the gf/cf diet in the summer and have been testing different brands and recipes out on him is preparation for the REAL DEAL. It’s great to have a site that has actual BRAND NAMES of products, makes it much easier all around. Thanks for all of your effort!
Crystal said,
September 1, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for posting you list! I just found out yesterday that my 11 month old son is gluten & casein intolerant. I am desperqately searching for products he can have. Thanks!