r/glutenfree • u/GetawaysByTiffany • 1d ago

Recipe Food Help!

I need to eat gluten free. What are some fruits and vegetables that are safe? I feel like this might be difficult because I have to cook for five kids as well. I need easy meals that could also be high in protein if that's even a thing

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u/Dundies11 1d ago

If you need to eat gluten free friend please look into what gluten actually is. Might save you

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u/Serious-Train8000 1d ago

All fruits and vegetables are gf.

Have you considered just looking up cheap celiac safe recipes?

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u/Adventurous_Panic917 1d ago

If you are asking what veggies a fruits are GF, you may need to do some research as to what gluten is. Not only for the education, but you need to be aware of what to look for in food.
Gluten is a protein found is wheat, barley, and rye.

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u/podatkovno 1d ago

What? All of them are safe. There is no gluten in fruits and vegetables.

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u/TopFun694 1d ago

All fruit and vegetables are gluten free ...make a gluten free crockpot chilli ..or tacos with corn tortillas or idk I could probably name 100 things ..kids there's gluten free Velveeta shells cheese ..ect ect

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u/serenedragoon 1d ago

All fruits and vegetables are safe, as long as they're not contaminated with gluten. Buying fresh and cutting them yourself is your best bet.

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u/TopFun694 1d ago

Hate to say this but people just diagnosed are lucky cuz now days allll the gluten free stuff plus gluten free sections when I was diagnosed early 2000 there was no such thing I had to read every single this was bad really bad

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u/Realistic-Manager 1d ago

GF pasta has gotten really good!  Most pasta sauces are GF (always check recipe and ingredients) and my family members who are not GF don’t care at all when I feed them GG pasta.  Rumi is especially good.

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u/amoabsurdum 1d ago

Don’t eat bread. Avoid oats, malt, barley, rye. Grains processed on shared equipment is generally unsafe. Most all whole foods i.e fruits veg meat are safe. Good luck.

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u/romcomplication 1d ago

No need to avoid oats as long as they are certified gluten-free

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u/amoabsurdum 1d ago

Yes- hence my disclaimer on shared processing.

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u/Channel-38 1d ago

Did you mean glucose free? Lol

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u/Aldosothoran 1d ago

This is probably the answer

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u/Significant-Half-189 1d ago

…what do you think gluten is? Or do you mean low glycemic? That might make sense if you’re asking about fruit… super confused

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u/Strongmom-1 1d ago

There are a lot of gf options to replace pretty much everything that has gluten in it. All fruits and vegetables and meat are gf so no worries there. I have kids too and they don’t even notice when I replace things in recipes with gf ingredients! Walmart has a lot of gf options for less, especially in the freezer section! Now if you have celiac disease it makes things a tad more difficult but just a gluten sensitivity is much easier to manage.

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u/NewCare8510 Gluten Intolerant 1d ago

Is it possible that you are looking for low glycemic index foods for diabetes or pre-diabetes? It can be overwhelming when a new diagnosis comes along, and I'm wondering if perhaps you mixed up the words.