{"id":1862,"date":"2011-07-20T17:00:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garlicmysoul.com\/blog\/?p=1862"},"modified":"2012-01-04T21:43:05","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T05:43:05","slug":"extra-miles-and-aisles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garlicmysoul.com\/blog\/extra-miles-and-aisles\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra miles and aisles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings!\u00a0 In this installment I\u2019m going to give you my quick tips and tricks for gluten free grocery shopping so that it is not quite so overwhelming a task as it may at first seem.\u00a0\u00a0 I have learned that the most important things whether grocery shopping for yourself or a gf person in your life is: paying attention, being informed, and reading reading reading.\u00a0 You are your biggest advocate; you\u2019ll only feel as good as you invest the time in yourself and your health.\u00a0 Unfortunately, this sometimes means epic grocery store endeavors.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be honest.\u00a0 I have cried in grocery stores.\u00a0 Out of pure frustration and hunger and generally feeling overwhelmed.\u00a0 So this might happen, but it always passes and next time I go in with even more information on hand.\u00a0 I also shop at no less than six different grocery stores (plus online) to get the food I like and want to eat, but having pasta that doesn\u2019t taste like cardboard is totally worth the extra miles and aisles logged.\u00a0 It is overwhelming and sometimes totally obnoxious, but it is absolutely manageable and like with all things gf gets easier with time and practice.<\/p>\n

1. Inform yourself about labeling laws<\/strong><\/p>\n

The good news is that a lot of food companies and manufacturers as well as grocery stores are becoming more aware of celiacs and gluten.\u00a0 The bad news is that as it turns out the Food and Drug Administration is not always the most helpful government agency.\u00a0 Currently, while there are labeling requirements for the top eight allergens there is no uniform standard for gluten free labeling<\/strong>.\u00a0 You can read more about what they do and do not require in the realm of gluten free labeling here.<\/a> This is a good place to start to get your head on straight about what a food company is or is not communicating to you.\u00a0 As wheat is a top eight allergen, if a product is processed with wheat that has to be indicated on the label.\u00a0 This is helpful to know for celiacs as this practice of manufacturing can lead to cross contamination to otherwise gf food that can make us sick.\u00a0 Though labeling for wheat doesn\u2019t cover all of the gf bases as barley and rye are not included in this top eight allergen list, which is why getting a standard of gluten free labeling is very important!<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 Do your research<\/strong><\/p>\n

Before heading to the store I do my research<\/strong> before hand by checking companies\u2019 FAQ sections or seeing if they have a gf product list. \u00a0Short of that, because not all food companies have such lists, I have also found that good search terms are [the item and gluten] or [the item and celiac]. I tend to seek out information provided by companies, as opposed to relying on a posting by someone I don\u2019t know on a listserv somewhere.\u00a0 Be aware that most companies will have a disclaimer (or \u201ccover our ass\u201d statements as lovingly referred to in the gf community) where they state that they cannot definitively say that cross contamination did not occur.\u00a0 Most of these statements are par for the course, again another example where the gf person has to make a judgment call.<\/p>\n

3. Go with a list & 4. Identify your gf brands<\/strong><\/p>\n

So when actually I head to a grocery store I always try to go with my list in hand<\/strong>.\u00a0 Before I head to the store I will try and identify brands<\/strong> of the items I need that I have previously researched and verified to be gf. Just in case a particular grocery store doesn\u2019t have a particular brand I try to come up with as many different options as possible or go to multiple grocery stores.\u00a0 \u00a0I also am sure to always have my smart phone on my person so I can verify something on the fly on a food manufacturer\u2019s websites.\u00a0 I have a bunch of different company gluten free lists bookmarked on my phone so I don\u2019t have to keep all of that information straight.\u00a0 Mainstream grocery store chains are now offering and indicating on their shelves gluten free options.\u00a0 Sometimes they even have whole sections, but be aware that the people labeling and creating gf sections are not conversant in these matters, so you\u2019ll need to still do your due diligence and still read labels!<\/p>\n

5. Read the ingredients labels every time<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finally, when selecting my items at the store I make sure and read the ingredients labels every time<\/strong>.\u00a0 Admittedly this is a drag, admittedly sometimes I am lazy and don\u2019t do this, but it is important because food manufacturers can change their ingredients and manufacturing processes at any point.\u00a0 So something I bought last week might not be the same as what I buy three months from now; chances are it is the same, but things do change and it is better to be on the safe side. For example, maybe the company introduced a new product and now your once gf product is now processed with wheat. \u00a0Every gf person sets their own threshold for what they are comfortable with.\u00a0 Some celiac eat foods \u201cprocessed in a facility that processes wheat.\u201d\u00a0 Personally, I tend to stay away from these products as much as possible, but that is a personal choice.<\/p>\n

Next time I\u2019ll share with you some of my gf product recommendations so that you don\u2019t have to go into a grocery store completely blind and take a gamble on a $7 bag of pretzels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greetings!\u00a0 In this installment I\u2019m going to give you my quick tips and tricks for gluten free grocery shopping so that it is not quite so overwhelming a task as it may at first seem.\u00a0\u00a0 I have learned that the … <\/p>\n

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