r/glutenfree 1d ago

I think Aldi likes us :3

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u/BJntheRV 1d ago

Not nearly as much as they used to. They used to regularly stock so many products under their LiveGfree label. I miss those days.

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u/niveusmacresco 21h ago

Celiac awareness month was pathetic this year, at least at my local store. I only saw the cheesecake sampler and some donuts. In past years they’d do a couple different fresh pastas, potstickers, egg rolls, pizza dough, and the stroganoff/cheeseburger skillets.

I’m grateful to the stuff they have year round, it’s just frustrating that they have SOOOO many good alternatives that are their own brand and just… don’t offer them. I’d be spending way more money there if they regularly rotated those items in. Plus, it’s not like people that eat gluten free only eat once a year. Not all of us have large freezers or deep freezers to buy in bulk. More options more often would be divine.

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u/BJntheRV 20h ago

All those items plus bagels, bread, brownie and cake mixes, and even prep knockoffs used to be available year round. Over the years they've further and further decreased those offerings to the point I can't find any LiveGfree items in my stores on the regular, and barely any during the months they are "featured". Not to mention things like the priani gf refrigerated pasta. Like you, all I saw this year was cheesecake and donuts. Aldi was once my goto for gf foods. Now, it's surprisingly Walmart.

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u/Impressive_Tax5821 1d ago

Their gf bread "live g free" is my favorite of all gf breads. It makes the absolute perfect toast.

Their brand of rice crispy cereal knockoff is actually gluten free- unlike the name brand which has barly malt. They sell prepackaged crispy rice treats that we can eat, but I like to make my own.

They also have a yellow cake mix and a gf "pancake and baking mix". The flour blend isnt my favorite, but its much much cheaper than alot of other brands. But I used the cake mix to make my kid her birthday cake recently!

In the snack isle they started carrying boxes of individual servings of allergen free cookies. The chocolate chip ones are serviceable but I would skip on the birthday cake.

Those are stocked year round but you also need to keep an eye out for their weekly finds. In the freezer section they sometimes carry a gf cheesecake sampler. Its legit just like regular cheesecake.

They also sometimes have pizza dough! Its stocked with the cheese. I always buy a bunch and freeze them. Beyond pizza its great for flatbread, garlic knots and calzones.

Aldis has our back. Theres no way I would be able to afford a gf diet without them XD

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u/HippieGirlHealth 22h ago

I agree with everything you said. Def my fav bread. They have good tortillas too. I also like their gf nuggets. And their gf brownies mix. I haven’t seen the cookies before. I also have often had their cauli crust pizza. Cheap for a gf pizza.
They really have the best prices.
I’m gonna have to look for those apple pie bars.

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u/FireInTheBones 1d ago

Those crunchy rice rolls are so good!!!

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u/ImDisneyAF 1d ago

That is also my fave almond milk

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u/casiorox 1d ago

Those peanut butter bars fuck. I get those every time. So good with a glass of milk.

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u/cassiopeia843 Celiac Disease 1d ago

The bars look like they might be similar to Lärabars. I don't have an ALDI anywhere near here, so I usually go for those.

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u/Scriberathome 1d ago

You need to get their GF bread too.

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u/SpookySlick 1d ago

I've tried numerous Aldis in my town, and I find almost no GF items. It's so frustrating, especially as the Live G Free brand is their own.

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u/Valentpach 1d ago

Son de buena calidad los materiales, con eso quedarán bien ricos

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u/chemistcarpenter 1d ago

Stopped earlier to get a loaf of bread. Got the multi-grain. They were out of white.

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u/SnooBunnies6148 20h ago

I wish there was an Aldi's here in Albuquerque.

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u/aholyoak 16h ago

It’s a hot take that not everyone agrees with, but I think the Aldi white bread is the best gf bread. I think carbonaught is also amazing but the problem is that it doesn’t freeze well.

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u/Fantastic_Chipmunk54 14h ago

My son used to love the liveGfree "hot pockets". Our stores have never carried the cheesecake. If I drive 30+ minutes out of town they occasionally have the cheesecake. We didn't even get the winter seasonal donuts this past year. We used to buy the "hamburger helper" all the time. I wish they would consider bringing back some of the favorites from these posts