No Gluten? What Can I Eat?

So often I am asked this question by friends newly diagnosed with celiac or a wheat allergy. "What can I eat?" The truth is, there are gluten free substitutes for just about anything, but they are generally far more expensive, and harder to make from scratch than their gluten counterparts. I will be sharing many of the gluten free recipes I've developed over the past ten years of being a celiac, but they represent occasional treats, not our every day fare. So what do we eat on a daily basis?

• Meat: think baked chicken, steaks, burgers with lots of veggies, meatloaf, meat balls and roasts
• Veggies: we have a fresh salad at least one meal a day, and a variety of steamed or sautéed vegetables. Fresh carrots, snow peas and peanut butter celery make great snacks!
• Potatoes and Rice: I love how versatile potatoes are and hubby loves them! Mash them, boil them, bake them, fry them!
• Cheese: if you can have dairy, cheese is loaded with protein with no gluten and zero carbs, the perfect snack. What more can you ask for?
• Nuts and Seeds: another high protein, no gluten snack
• Fresh Fruit: Did you know that fresh fruit doesn't affects blood sugar nearly as much as cooked fruit? As a diabetic, fresh fruit is one of my best friends!
• Taco Dishes: Corn chips, corn tortillas and hard shell tacos all make a budget friendly gluten free meal easy as pie! Cook up some ground beef, chicken or make homemade refried beans.
• Eggs: boiled, fried, egg salad, potato salad, scrambled eggs with sautéed veggies, the list goes on!

Still craving some bread and desserts? Stay tuned for some easy and delicious gluten free recipes, including my five minute pizza crust and an easy chocolate cake your friends will rave about!