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The Very Best Gluten-Free Food Brands

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Have you been feeling a need to make fundamental changes in your diet to make yourself healthier? Are most foods you have consumed, laced with all unhealthy components that are adversely affecting your health? You need to know the most common reasons, as well as make the necessary changes.

With the rising need for maintaining a healthy diet, most people have also resorted to choosing gluten-free food options. Doing this holds several benefits to one’s health. With most people opting for gluten-free food, this has caused a rapid rise in demand. Most food and drink brands have taken up to fulfilling the needs of those eating a gluten-free diet.

Following the rule of Caveat Emperor, which means that the ‘Customer is the King,’ manufacturers have started producing Gluten-free foods, and thus they have become increasingly popular.

Who Should Avoid Gluten-Containing Foods?

Although Gluten is unhealthy for everyone, some people should altogether avoid anything with Gluten as it can aggravate their health conditions. People who have celiac disease or who have a sensitivity to Gluten should altogether avoid the consumption of Gluten-containing foods.

  • Consuming Gluten-containing foods can cause such people to suffer from intestinal damage and adverse health effects. 
  • Not all foods contain Gluten as this comes with products with ingredients as wheat, rye, or barley.
  • Most brands will mention on their labels whether the products contain Gluten or not, and if so, you should be careful enough to avoid anything that has even minute traces of it.

But what if you are craving certain foods that might contain Gluten due to their ingredients and contents? For such times, your favorite foods are available with well-known brands in a gluten-free version that you can easily indulge in as well as enjoy.

If you have been looking for local or international brands, who can provide the best of Gluten-free food as you desire, we bring you a list of them.

Gluten-Free Food Brands:

Most food manufacturing companies have taken to producing only Gluten-free food; here are some popular Gluten-free food brands that you can try out for different foods.

These top popular Gluten-free brands are the most opted for by people who follow a strict gluten-free diet regime and are highly appreciated. These are listed categorically as per your choice of food for regular consumption, with the best brand in each category listed at the top.

Pasta-

  1. Ancient Harvest Quinoa Pasta
  2. Annie’s Naturals Gluten-Free macaroni and cheese (box as well as microwavable)
  3. DeBoles Gluten-Free Mac as well as Mac & Cheese (box)
  4. DeBoles Gluten-Free Pasta Lundberg Farms Organic Brown Rice Pasta
  5. Tinkyada Brown Rice Pasta

Granolas-

  1. Bakery on Main (choose high fiber granolas)
  2. Enjoy Life Foods Granola (allergen-free)
  3. Gluten-Free da Granola (made with oats)
  4. Udi’s (made with oats)
  5. Kind

Frozen Pizzas-

  1. Amy’s Gluten-Free pizza (frozen)
  2. Glutino pizza (frozen)
  3. Udi’s Pizza Crust
  4. Chebe Pizza Dough Mix

Bread-

  1. Food For Life White Rice Bread, Brown Rice Bread, Pecan Bread, Red Rice Bread, Millet Bread or Raisin, as well as Pecan Bread
  2. Food For Life Brown Rice or Multi-Seed Muffins
  3. French Meadow Multi-Grain (higher fiber content) or Cinnamon Raisin Bread
  4. Rudi’s Gluten-Free
  5. Udi’s Multi-Grain Bread
  6. Udi’s Bagel

Chips-

  1. Lundberg Farms Brown Rice Chips
  2. Food Should Taste Good Sweet Potato Chips, as well as others
  3. Tostitos Tortilla Chips
  4. Garden of Eatin’ Tortilla Chips
  5. Mission Tortilla Chips

Soups-

If you love baking and frequently consume baked products, here are some gluten-free baking mixes you can use:

  • Arrowhead Mills Gluten-Free Organic all-purpose baking mix
  • Betty Crocker Gluten-Free mixes (variety)
  • Bisquick Gluten-Free Baking Mix
  • Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free mixes (variety)
  • Chebe (pizza, breadsticks, as well as rolls)
  • Cherrybrook Kitchen (variety)
  • Gluten-Free Pantry
  • Pamela’s Products (variety)
  • Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Brownie Mix
  • Namaste Foods
  • Cornstarch (Bob’s Red Mill FG Argo)

These foods mentioned above, although they are Gluten-free, may not be the best suited for people looking to reduce the fat content in their bodies as some of these are rich in carbohydrates. But if you are looking only for Gluten-free daily intake food options, then these are perfect for you.

If you often experience bloating, heaviness, diarrhea, nausea, and stomach pains, it is probably an indication from your body that you need to shift to a gluten-free diet. 

Types Of Popular Gluten-Free Foods:

There are different types of Gluten-free foods, even if they come under the same canopy of being “gluten-free.” Different countries have different parameters of labeling a product as being free of Gluten.

One country may require adherence to strict rules of the food being completely free of Gluten and only then labeling them as Gluten-free. Other countries allow products to be passed off as Gluten-free if they have the gluten content limited to one within the approved range by the FDA, which is of 20 parts per million.

  • Some food products may also be carriers of ‘stealth gluten.’ It means that they may be containing ingredients that have high gluten content even if they have not explicitly mentioned on their labels about the same.
  • It uses terms such as malt or hydrolyzed vegetable protein may, which comes from barley and wheat, respectively. 
  • Some products containing oats may also trigger symptoms in those with celiac diseases or gluten sensitivity even if oats do not contain Gluten exclusively.

If you want to have the type of food that generally has Gluten but cannot find Gluten-free alternatives, there are some other types of food that you should consider having.

They will nourish your body with the required proteins, calcium, as well as other essential elements. These are the types of healthy popular Gluten-free foods you should consider consuming –

  • Lean Proteins (generally in food such as white meat, fish meat, eggs, tofu, soy, nuts, etc.) [NON-VEGETARIAN DIET]
  • Plant-based proteins (like Chickpeas, Sweet Potatoes, etc.) [VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN DIET]
  • Vegetables (generally cruciferous veggies which also include cauliflower as well as broccoli)
  • Fruits (preferably citrus fruits, apples, berries, peaches, etc.)
  • Whole grains (like brown rice, quinoa, etc. Wheat, Barley and rye must be avoided at all costs since they are rich in Gluten)
  • Beans and lentils including peas
  • Healthy Fats (that is monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats found in vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, etc.)

These are the best foods to consume, especially when you are trying to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle. It is only natural to get food cravings at any time of the day.

If you consume all the unhealthy junk full of Gluten, you will only deteriorate from your efforts to maintain a healthy diet. What do you do at such times, and how do you resist temptations to give in to the cravings, especially when snacks are so alluring?

The simple answer is that you do not resist! There is no harm in giving in to the temptations at times and just listening to what your body wants. Albeit, you should stick to consuming a healthier and Gluten-free version of these snacks and drinks.

With such a broad consumer base, the manufacturers of your favorite snacks undoubtedly produce Gluten-free options, and you can happily indulge in them.

Here is a list of some gluten-free brands producing snacks and drinks.

Gluten-Free Snack Brands:

Chips:

  • Gluten-Free Single Serve Chips Variety pack from Simply7
  • Potato as well as BBQ potato Chips from Popchips
  • Gluten-Free Protein Chips as well as Crispy Parmesan Chips from Kay’s Naturals.

Pretzels:

  • Pretzels from Glutino
  • Yogurt Covered Pretzels from Glutino
  • Gluten-Free Pretzels from Quinn Snacks
  • Pretzel Sticks 100 Calorie pack from Snyders of Hanover

Crackers:

  • Gluten-Free Original Crackers from Lance
  • Naturally Gluten-Free Almond Flour Crackers from Simple Mills
  • Gluten-Free Table Crackers from Schar
  • Gluten-Free Cheese Crackers from Wholly Cheese!
  • 5 Seed Multigrain Cracker from Crunchmaster

Popcorn:

Cookies:

Donuts:

Ice Cream:

Gluten-Free Drinks Brands: 

If you enjoy occasionally indulging in a chilled pint of beer or a glass of wine or any other alcoholic drinks or just regular juices, here is a list of the brands which produce Gluten-free ones.

Beer: 

  • Coors Peak
  • Bard’s Gold
  • Gutenberg Blonde
  • Drummond
  • Ipswich Ale Brewery

Hard Cider:

  • Ace Ciders
  • Magner’s Cider
  • Woodchuck
  • Strongbow Cider
  • Harpoon Craft Cider

Gin:

Rum:

Vodka:

Juices:

All these brands, as mentioned above for snacks and drinks, are the best and widely recommended for Gluten-Free products. With these, you not only fulfill your cravings any time but also feel no guilt as they are relatively healthy and free of Gluten!

Albeit the label of being Gluten-Free comes labeled with these products, the safety standards of the amount of Gluten allowed even in Gluten-Free products may vary from country to country, which is why you must check with the manufacturers before choosing a particular one.

What Should You Avoid?

Now, when you have such a plethora of options for Gluten-Free foods, you should also be aware of those that you should avoid entirely apart from the brands mentioned above and others, as they may contain high amounts of Gluten unless otherwise indicated.

Foods that can cause you trouble as well as aggravate your symptoms of Celiac Diseases or sensitivity to Gluten are-

  • Bread
  • Baked products
  • Certain cereals
  • Most Desserts
  • Meat substitutes
  • Soy sauce, BBQ sauce, as well as many other condiments.

If you are dining out, you probably do not have access to the coverings and labels of the foods and the products used. But it is, after all, a matter of your health and safety, which is why you should ask to see the labels of the foods and drinks they provide.

This way, you will be sure that you are being given proper Gluten-Free food and are not compromising with your health.

Final Words

With all these above tips and food options, it is much easier now than before to get Gluten-Free food and drinks of your choice.

However, it is pertinent to note that Gluten-Free foods are likely to cost slightly more than regular food. Therefore, you should be aware that you may spend more than you would for regular Gluten-containing food.

Apart from the cost differences, Gluten-Free food truly is essential towards healthier living, and you will not be disappointed once you see the progress in your health if you shift to an utterly Gluten-Free diet. Not only for those with Celiac or other underlying diseases, but everyone in general, the Gluten-Free diet is the way to go!

Live Extraordinarily!

If you are just starting your journey to a gluten-free diet, check out our beginners guide here ——>>>>> https://healthyeahlife.com/introduction-to-gluten-free-living

Karin Banghart
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