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Favorite Gluten Free + Dairy Free Products

Favorite Gluten Free + Dairy Free Products

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While Iā€™ve cut out dairy and gluten before, I only did it for short stints, never cut the two together, nor did commit to it it 100%. In September of 2020, I decided to have my hormones tested. Initially we thought I had PCOS and while we were waiting for test results and ultrasound readings, I cut out gluten and dairy entirely, per my doctorā€™s suggestion. No cheating, no shortcuts. This went on for about 4 weeks. In the end, I ended up not having PCOS, rather high DHEA. About double over the maximum amount to be exact. My doctor suggested that I still try to limit gluten and dairy, which is why I wanted to write this post. Iā€™ve tried a lot of GF and DF items and to be quite frank, Iā€™d rather go without than ā€œindulgeā€ in some of products. To be fair, gluten free items have come a LONG way in just a short period of time. Dairy free is right behind it.

Side note - when I cut it out entirely, did find that it helped my digestion and I felt better limiting these foods. I also lost a lot of weightā€¦ like over 5 pounds in a week and a half. I honestly felt like I was withering away. I think I do best when I incorporate them gently, but that is also something Iā€™m able to do since I donā€™t have an allergy.

Nowadays, I try to eat gluten free and dairy free around 80% of the time. To be honest, the best thing to do is eat minimally processed, but even I make exceptions for that. For example, Nick makes homemade sourdough bread. It is obviously minimally processed and has gluten content than traditional bread. For cheeses, it is a little more confusingā€¦ Cheese like cheddar and parmesan are lower in lactose, but harder to digest. Soft cheeses like goat cheese, brie, etc have higher lactose, but easier for your body to digest. Which is better?! I will say that I try to use goat butter versus regular butter when I can because that is easier on the digestive system. (We buy Meyenberg.) Grass-fed butter is great too. (We buy Kerrygold.)

ANYWAY, Hereā€™s a list of all my favorite GF / DF products!

Madewell V-Neck T-shirt | Leviā€™s Jeans | Uncommon James Ear Huggies

BREAD

SNACKS

PASTA

SPREADS

NON-DAIRY ā€œDAIRYā€

FAVORITE GF / DF FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS IN LA

  • Cafe Gratitude

  • Sweet Laurel

  • M Cafe

  • Gracias Madre

  • The Butcherā€™s Daughter

  • Salt and Straw (they have vegan ice cream!)

  • F#ck Gluten (their cauliflower wings and V ranch!!)

  • Erewhon (prepared meals section - GF rice balls, coconut chicken tenders, Firecracker roll, Spicy Crispy Rice, to name a few ;) ) Also has a very niche / high-end GF and V offering

  • Snap Kitchen (no local, but delivers via subscription)

Cutting gluten and dairy has made me learn a lot, especially regarding reading labels. Gluten is in a lot of things that you wouldnā€™t necessarily think it is. For restaurants it is even harder. For example, sure fries are naturally gluten free, but sometimes they are fried in the same bin as items with gluten, making them contaminated.

I hope this post has been helpful and that your transition is as easy as possible. If I didnā€™t list your GF / DF favorites, please list them below so I can try them. Always looking try new things!!


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