The key to approaching any lifestyle change is organization. If you can create a plan and keep from getting overwhelmed you’ll be a step ahead of the pack. One of the ways to be successful with a gluten free diet is to develop and then organize your gluten free products list.
Gluten Free Products
The first step is to create a list of gluten free foods. You’ll find that you’ll refer to this list again and again. You can use it as a shopping list, send it to friends and family to help them learn about your dietary requirements or take it with you when you go to restaurants. Here are a few types of gluten free products:
- Breads
- Cookies
- Cakes
- Muffins
- Pancakes
- Pastas
- Baking Mixes
- Condiments
- Beer and Alcohol
- Baking Supplies – Flour, baking powder, baking soda, chocolate chips, etc.
- Gluten free oats
Organizing Your List
There are a few methods you can use to organize your list. Here are a few suggestions:
- Organize by grocery aisle. This is a great way to speed up your shopping. If there is a particular store you prefer to shop at, organize your list in the same order as the aisles. You’ll find that this method of organization will greatly speed up your shopping trip. You can allso add your regular grocery items to the same list and you will cut your shopping time down. The only drawback to this method is that you’ll probably just want to list your favorites on this list so it won’t be a comprehensive list.
- Organize by food type. Some folks like to know all the gluten free products that are available in each category. For example, all the gluten free crackers and bread brands might be listed together. This is a good way to organize if you want to create a complete list of gluten free products. Categories might include breads and bread products, cookies, cakes, condiments, gluten free snacks and pastas.
- Organize by brand. Some find that they do most of their shopping online and having all products organized by brand speeds up the ordering process.
No matter how you organize your list, you’ll have an easier time of it if you do it on the computer. By starting an electronic list you can update it on a regular basis and change the sorting method anytime.
Once you’ve created and organized your gluten free products list you’ll come to depend on it. Be sure to update it as you discover new products. The investment in time will be well worth it as you create your own extremely valuable resource to gluten free products.