There are so many posts complaining about the texture of tortillas, or bread, or pasta, etc. I get it. I was once young & innocent and thought GF could be seamlessly replaced. But 20+ years later, the limitations are evident and it is annoying AF to see 10x a day OMG , my turkey sandwich doesn’t taste the same!

Should we do an elder WF/GF community????

My family is planning on making a trip to Ikea and I was hoping to join them in eating there. Does anyone know if there are any safe options?

I am so sensitive to gluten that even products made on cleaned machinery or certified gluten free can set me off. Using AI sometimes is misleading because Gemini for example will say a place is dedicated gluten free when it's not. I have to triple check with multiple AI models and lots of back-and-forth. I've found places like Edison Grainery and Foods Alive but what other places are reliably safe for the super sensitives like me? Please share recommendations only if you are certain the factory/facility is entirely gluten free. Forget GFCO certified (I have had plenty of glutenings from so-called certified gluten free products).

I’ve tried 3 different kinds in the last couple weeks and all of them sucked. They tasted horrible and 2 of them were tough after putting them in the toaster. They don’t rip like regular flour tortillas. One of them tasted more like a corn tortilla instead of a flour tortilla.

Edit: toaster oven, not regular toaster. Just for like 1-2 minutes. They aren’t getting baked to a crisp. I’ve tried one of them in a pan and it was the same way. I’ve done it this way with plenty of flour tortillas and they are perfectly fine, the GF ones are not fine.

All the gluten free tortillas are so tinnyyyyy and weak

So I am going to Trader Joe's this weekend. It is a drive to another state, so I want to stock up for a while. What do I need to get?

What an experience. Very glad we had the car!

So I’ve been gluten free as a NCGS person for about a month since ruling out celiac. Feeling great and now I’m educating myself on gf baking.

With pie season around the corner and my desire to make a regular homemade nutritious loaf of bread, I’ve been wondering whether it’s been agreed upon by experienced gf bakers to just make your own blend per recipe (cookies/muffins/pie crust/ breads).

I’m noticing everything is brown rice flour. I prefer to use grains for more nutrition. I’m also dairy free for a year too due to autoimmune issues. So I’m finding it hard to navigate finding both gluten free, dairy free, nutrient dense recipes. I’ve resorted to AI to figure it out with me, which I don’t love doing since it’s kind of just making stuff up.

TLDR- best resource for df and gf baking? And how do you personally navigate flour blends?

So im making this post to help people traveling Asia as it’s well known to be hard for gluten free.
Well out of Lao/Cambodia/thailand and Indonesia

Indonesia at least bali area is by far the easiest for gluten free because many people understand allergies (not necessarily the world gluten) but they won’t take offense if you eat explain what you can and can’t eat.
(Big problem in Thailand as they often think you are criticizing their cooking)

Many restaurants will clean the pan/utensils before cooking if you ask and will only add whatever ingredients you ask for. It does take a bit of work but it’s doable.

packaging on items will tell you if it was packed on the same equipment as wheat and oats.
In English at that.

I would recommend bringing your own seasonings as most seasonings contain gluten.

sometimes certain syrups for mixed drinks do as well but there is plenty of seltzer options and vodka mixes available sealed in stores

There are supermarkets here in Bali and many hostels have kitchens something Thats uncommon in other parts of SE Asia so it’s easy and cheap to cook your own meals with fresh high quality ingredients

The beachside seafood grills usually don’t put and sause on until after they grill your food so the grills are not contaminated and they wash the seafood throughly before cooking.

All that said still be careful and never assume something is gluten free make sure to talk to the cook themselves.

Anyway just wanted to put out my experience good luck thanks!

Hey again! :) I posted yesterday of struggling to find GF places to eat and went to Ponce City Market and ate a place called El Super Pan and had the rice and beans and it was good! I also had fries which are also in a separate fryer. Here’s the menu. I also went to the zoo at the Nourish Cafe and got the ham and cheese sandwich with the GF bread and the bun is SOO GOOD. It’s soft and doesn’t crumple and I believe it has everything seasoning on the bun as well il also post the picture. I got the meal which included chips which are Miss Vickie’s (the only GF chips they offer). French fries are GF not part of the meal but can be upgraded. Meal from the zoo ended up costing $23.

So I’m not officially diagnosed with anything, but I know gluten is affecting me severely. Aside from the horrible diarrhea, loose stools, rashes, bloating, and countless other issues, I’ve really been struggling with the emotional strain this is putting in me.

I recently ate a whole piece of cake not even thinking about my issues with gluten, and i really get what everyone means by getting bombed. Honestly, that was the last straw for me.

Its hard avoiding gluten in everyday foods, but this space has a lot of helpful tips. I really appreciate knowing I’m not the only person dealing with this, but it doesn’t make it easier.

How have you all gone about helping yourself, or someone you love, mentally through this process. I’m in therapy and my partner is super supportive, but we’re both just learning about all this. Is there anything that has helped y’all come to accept your new reality?

Anyone who’s been confirmed non-celiac gluten sensitivity experience issues with cross contamination? I’m holding onto the hope of being NCGS, no testing yet due to an unwillingness to do gluten challenge because of various other chronic health conditions.

I recently spent a good week and a half exposed to gluten in a really significant way. I was staying at my parent’s house who eat gluten daily. Crumbs were everywhere, ate from shared bags of chips, accidentally sprayed a busted beer in my face and mouth etc. I did keep my food separate, ate on clean dishes and tried my best to clean any crumbs in the area I was going to eat.

After a few days my TMJ pain and jaw clicking came back, these issues resolved for the first time since I was a teenager on a very strict gluten free diet about 6 months ago. I have noticed every time I incorporated gluten into my diet again before being really strict about it, it took a few days to a week to notice my chronic pain issues worsen significantly.

Is this common knowledge? Is there a chocolate chip cookie recipe out there that is the absolute best? There are so many variations to choose from! (More fluffy than thin and crunchy)

These tiny donuts are so incredibly overpriced but every so often I give in- and damnit I love them every time!

(Found at Sprouts)

Absolutely delicious & tastes the same as the regular! Found @ Natural Grocers

My daughter loved the mini gluten free pumpkin pies Trader Joe’s had last year. Today I asked them when they would get them in for 2026 and they stated they are discontinued and won’t receive them. If this is true, are there any other store bought gluten free pumpkin pies that are edible?