Our Favourite (Gluten Free) Foods
One of the best ways to find the hidden gluten free secrets in the supermarket is to take the Supermarket Tour offered by your State Coeliac Society. My tour was a two way sharing of knowledge of gluten free products.
The transition to a gluten free lifestyle is chaotic. Before gluten free, supermarket shopping was quick as not only did you know what you wanted to buy, you also knew where to find it. With 10 or 20 or 40 years of shopping this way, changing shopping behaviour almost overnight is quite daunting.
Suddenly, post diagnosis, you have to start afresh and amass a new knowledge base about products. You can often tell those shopping gluten free: they are the ones who have to get their reading glasses out, who turn over the packet and study intently the back of the product.
The other frustration was that I would read about all these wonderful new gluten free products as advertised in the Coeliac Society Newsletters. Unfortunately, knowing they exist and buying them are two different things. I would have my husband, once again on a mission to scour the supermarkets within a 15 km radius of home. Often this was a “Mission Impossible”.
So here are a few of our favourite (gluten free) products that we have found scattered throughout the Coles, Woolworths and IGA supermarkets. I hope that the list opens up a few more options for you and your family.
Bakery Section
Leda Biscuits: Chocolate Chip, Golden Crunch, Rum Balls
Cakemark products : Chocolate Brownies, Coconut Macaroons
Pavlova Nests
Mini Pavlovas
Old Time Bakery Pizza Bases
Biscuit Aisle
Sakata Rice Crackers : Packet and single serve packets BBQ, Chicken and Paws
Fantastic Rice Crackers
Peckish Rice Crackers: 100 g packets and Snack Packs in four flavours (I have found the snack packs at an IGA supermarket – one of our Independent Supermarkets)
Delites Rice Crackers : Packet and single serve packets. ( I am yet to find the single serve packets but I am told that they are available in the Independent Supermarkets.)
Sunrice Rice Cakes, Corn Cakes (be careful to check those varieties that are flavoured)
Canned Vegetable.Canned Fish Aisle
St Dalfours French Bistro
Sirena : Tuna and Rice
Cereal Aisle
Sanitarium Gluten Free Weetbix – made with Sorghum
Confectionary Aisle
Darryl Lea Coconut Roughs
Darryl Lea Caramel Snows
Select Jungle Buddies (Woolworths)
Toblerone
Woolworths Homebrand Chocolate coated almonds, peanuts and sultans
Cooking Aisle
Adriano Zumbo’s Macaron Packet Mixes
Harvest Box Fruit and Nut Mixes
Angus Park Chocolate Coated Sultanas and Yoghurt Coated Fruit Pieces
Dessert Aisle
Jelly
Nourish Cheesecakes (Woolworths)
Chef’s Kitchen: Coconut Parfait, Butterscotch Mousse (Coles)
Fruit and Jelly Cups
Diced Fruits
Foster Clarke Custard Cups
Snack Pack Puddings
Smooze Fruit Ice
Freezer Section
Zehnder Breads and Brownies (at IGAs)
The Good Meal – gluten free meals (at Woolworths)
Jasse’s Gluten Free Pizza and Garlic Bread (at Woolworths)
Gourmet Meals – gluten free meals (at IGAs)
Fridge Section
Gotzinger Smallgoods: Hungarian Beef Sausage and Cheese Kranskies (Woolworths only)
Dips and Pestos (always check ingredient list)
OMG Puddings : Crème Caramel, Chocolate Mousse (Woolworths)
Birch and Waite: mayonnaise and salad dressings (Woolworths Vege fridge but check as some do contain gluten)
Pauls Custard Snack Pack
International Food Aisle
Passage to… meal bases and marinades
Old El Paso: Salsas, Taco mix, burrito mix
Old El Paso: Mexican Rice Kit
Pandaroo Jelly Fruit Mini Cups
Five Tastes : Curry and Pad Thai Meal Bases
Mission: Corn Chips, Corn Rounds, Corn Tortillas
Meat Fridge
Slow Cooked Pulled Pork (Woolworths)
Slow Cooked Shredded Chicken (Woolworths)
Museli Bar, Snack, Cereal Aisle
Iddy Biddy Fruit Bites : Single serve packs from Scooby Doo and Sponge Bob
Nice and Natural : Fruit Strings
Fruit Tails: Scooby Doo
Carmans: Deluxe Gluten Free Museli Bars, Nut Bars, Deluxe Gluten Free Museli
Select Fruit Wibbles
Rice Aisle
SunRice Microwavable Meals
Snack Food Aisle
The Gourmet Nut Co. Flavoured Nuts
Tom Clark’s Popcorn Clusters
Salsas
Cornchips (always check as some varities contain gluten)
Select Popcorn: Salty, Sweet and Salty (Woolworths)
Coles Popcorn: Sweet and Salty, Salty
Popcorn.. a number of products have single serve packs
Flaves: Chips in a tube (Woolworths)
Smiths Popped Sour Cream and Chives Single Serve
Smiths : Original Single Serve
Kettle: Sea Salt Single Serve
Sunbites : Popcorn Single Serve
Naturals Poppled Crispies Single Serve
Bhuja: Nut Mix, Original Mix
Sauces
Fountain: Tomato Sauce, BBQ Sauce
Maleny Range
Mackenzie Range
Outback Spirit Range
Beerenberg Range
Ayam Range
Soup Aisle
La Zuppa Soups
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