Hey Everyone,
I am currently working on a university project that focuses on the availability of different GF/DF products that are pre-made and readily available in supermarkets, bakeries, Deli's, etc. If you all wouldn't mind dropping a couple GF products that in the future you would like to see readily available in supermarkets I would appreciate it so much :)
Thanks!!!
Also, don’t use imitation crab in sushi. It ruins the roll. 🥲& put all sauces on the side please!
Lots of wheat free imitation crab exists now. Just request that places move to that if they haven't already.
Whhhhaaaaat? I'm so happy to hear this 🥲
Yep it’s really good! The one I get is from Safeway called I believe “simple surimi” or something along those lines.
Is there any way to tell at restaurants? I've been missing a lot of sushi rolls because they seem to include surimi in almost all the specialty rolls.
Ask them to check the surimi/krab packaging/label for wheat starch/flour or other wheat products. Have the server talk to the sushi chef. This stuff is made from primarily fish paste, egg whites and some sort of starch or flour. If its wheat starch, I don't go near it. If its potato or corn starch or some other starch, its usually good to go. If they don't know or they can't verify it, skip it.
Also, a lot of the small fish eggs (masago/tobiko) has something added to it to absorb liquids, nowadays its often wheat flour. This one drives me nuts because they could have used ten million other things but they used this one that triggers a lot of allergens. Same deal, if they don't know that the tobiko is gluten free I usually skip it.
Also always skip the crunchy bits, eel sauce and eel (packaged marinated in eel sauce every time)
Wait, there’s wheat in imitation crab?? That explains some things…
And nearly all paper food container products. Straws will instantly leech, but if a pressed-style container gets too wet, it can too. Paper lids are also being introduced with the same feature. Wheat glue is used because it's food-safe.
Went to whole foods this weekend because I thought 'surely they will have grab and go GF options'. Nope!!! Even their buffet area wasn't labeled :(
Yep. And the gf stuff is all frozen otherwise.
I read long ago, I think at thyroid.org, about soy increasing the antibody attack in autoimmune thyroid disease, though I couldn't find it the last time I tried. So I wish it were easier to get coconut aminoes as a sub too. (I'm GF to keep my thyroid antibodies down.)
Wegmans just came out with gluten free soy sauce to-go meals! Like poke bowls, sushi, gyoza, all served with a gf sauce instead of normal soy sauce packets! I was shocked and happy.
Wegmans is doing a better job than any other grocery. I was shocked at their GF sushi selection, it even included eel!
And they do have fresh baked goods! Mine had these new vegan gf muffins, which were okay but I think I was allergic to something in it lol (not gluten). Little cakes as well. But the “fresh” gf pasta and options for to go are at least sooomething.
Second this!
Prepared foods are sooo hard to find and there aren’t a ton of low calorie alternatives that are also gluten free. As someone gf and in a calorie deficit my options are limited
Gluten free dumpling wrappers, premade baked chicken parm (frozen or premade), pierogi ( including the all cheese kind not just potato), a super soft fresh powdered jelly donut
I have been searching for the dumpling wrappers for like a year. I just want wanton soup.
Some places sell a gluten free wonton wrapper pastry mix. A step easier than mixing all the flours together yourself, but I haven't tried them yet.
I’ve tried one, can’t remember the brand off the top of my head, and honestly I just do it from scratch. I more want the convenience than anything. I’m gonna have to take a day and just prep a bunch to freeze for later.
Yes to pierogis!! Especially the cheese ones! I prefer the not sweet ones. How about you?
Yes. My grandma used to get the super sweet all cheese ones from somewhere newer roselle park NJ. My mom however got them somewhere else and the all cheese pierogi was not sweet. Our pierogi lady also used to sell: potato, potato&cheese,sauerkraut , mushroom & sauerkraut.
Yummmmm..I'm originally from near Buffalo, NY lots of Polish food, Italian...I miss that stuff.
Oh and GF cannoli shells would be nice too
I second the pierogi!
And OAT FREE ones at that. It would be so nice to not stare at yet more things I can't eat
I have been mourning pierogies for the last few years 😭 I would cry for store bought GF ones
Puff pastry too.
PUFF PASTRY!!!1!1! Gonna attempt one of those rough puff recipes soon, do twice the folds and see how it does.
Spud nuts is a donut company that makes donuts with potato flour. They are the best donuts, gluten free or not. I don’t know where you are located, but if you can find one, they are worth the trip.
Dumplings 🥹🥹
Seconding wonton wrappers and adding egg roll wrappers!
Second for the wonton/dumpling wraps.
GF spring roll wraps aren't the same but can work as dumpling wrapper substitutes.
Pierogi. I miss it so much. And cheese ravioli.
I would love some gluten free pierogies. Our walmart used to carry the small ones, but they don't even have those now.
I make my own pierogis from scratch, and yes, they're gluten-free. Quite the treat. It's an old family recipe. Maybe one day I'll have to share them with other gluten-free people.
oh please!!!
They take us 2 days to make from scratch its a lot of work for sure. I was just saying maybe next time we make them, I should share with some other gluten-free friends. Would be a super fun food truck to have as well, tbh at some point.
yep! i remember making the regular gluten-y pierogis with my family when i was a mere lass and it was a long work intensive process but so worth it!!
So so worth it. Gluten-free is a bit more difficult. I've learned the gf flour is just a bit more difficult to work with.
gf/df croissants. phyllo. garlic bread. takeout style chicken balls. safe tamari-based donburi bowls (without roe, which is often packed with wheat). mochi nice cream (daifuku). filled ravioli. dim sum… for the love of dog dim sum. multiple formats of breakfast sandwiches for convenience.
I’d soo love a croissant in the worst possible way.
Schar makes a gf croissant. I haven’t tried it, though.
It’s not wheat free unfortunately so a lot of people can’t have it. I’ve tried the chocolate croissants they have and they’re pretty dry and so so small imo
It's disappointing. 🫤
It’s good!
I love it! Stick in the toaster oven, little butter and blueberry preserves. Magic
Goddammit what I wouldn’t give for a steamed pork bun man
A friend made me some once!
Phyllo and puff pastry!
And lasagna noodles, I have to get them online
Pierogis
Soft pretzels been wanting some for awhile now but I have to pay like 50$ to get them shipped to me and only get like 10
Safe, to-go sandwiches. You can get these in England at the airport and many grocery stores but I don't know why we don't have anything like that here.
This would be so helpful for travel!!
Right?! Ugh, I hate having to plan/pack food when I'm traveling and even when I'm just out and about for the day doing errands.
Right, I don't know how many times I have sat and watched everyone else eat the sandwich they just grabbed during a highway break or at an airport. Or taking the grandkids somewhere and they want fast food, while I nurse an iced tea and try to pretend I'm not hungry.
GF Hamburger buns [at fast food chains like McDonald’s or Wendy’s]]
GF rigatoni [a relatively large extruded noodle you cook til flat — holds sauce]
GF Taquitos [frozen]
GF fried rice [frozen]
GF McD buns are available at select locations in Western Europe.
Small win!
For them!
[cries into a terrible gf beer]
Glutenberg beer is a great option, I particularly like the red ale. It's Canadian, and harder than hell to find, though. I do have a source over an hour away from me. I would love to be able to order it in a pub, I'm tired of cider all the time.
I didn’t like the finish of Gberg.
Not knocking them, just my taste.
I liked Redbridge but I can’t find it anymore. Omission is better but not completely GF.
I’m going to have to take a class or something, I want a good oatmeal stout.
If you are in the PNW then Ghostfish (Seattle) or Groundbreaker (Portland) are really good - and have dark beer options!
I’m in Massachusetts and I can find Redbridge at Wegmans! I believe total wine has it too.
Also some local liquor stores around here can special order you products. If they agree that it would sell, they will add it to their rotation!
Are the fries in Europe GF? They have wheat in them in the USA. I miss McD's fries!
They are!
And at most McDonald's in Canada they're GF! (The smaller restaurants, like in Walmart will often share fryers, but bigger restaurants will not).
Omg I MISS Taquitos from the blue box😫! I soo second that!! Along with actually being able to get a nice burger for once on the fast food chains ❤️ instead of a container w bare meat and cheese melted to the container aswell!
I don’t understand why Wendy’s doesn’t offer them. They offer so much just add a bun to the menu.
What I would give to eat a GF baconator 😭😭😭
I may have said that out loud at work once…
Same, they would definitely get a large demographic of people who can handle cc eating their food
I do it lettuce wrapped but dream of the pretzel bun
The shake shack buns are suspiciously tasty but I haven’t bloated yet!
Muffins! Cinnamon rolls! Really any grab and go baked goods; I miss being able to more easily grab breakfast on the go. There’s also not a lot of granola bars that are gf and searching through them is tedious
If you have a Trader Joe’s near you, they make very good quality GF muffins.
Also scones. And the TJ muffins are too sweet, they’re like a dessert.
I was literally just saying this a few weeks ago. Recently, my grocery store added gluten-free blueberry muffins, and I was so excited as they're my favorite. I would like to see cinamon rolls, though, as well.
Good bread, pastries/cookies/brownies, pierogi, cheese ravioli, good flour like tortillas, good crackers that actually taste like reg crackers, and soy and teriyaki gf sauces. And really above all else, gf tags on the shelf to make it easier to spot gf items in an aisle. That would make shopping so much faster.
YES to gf tags on shelves! I noticed Lowes recently started doing this in my city.
The…hardware store? I immediately pictured GF tags on lumber and ceiling fans and lightbulbs
Yess!! Sometimes our grocery stores will place the gluten free crackers sporadically around the store. I think tags would help so much!
I want to see more products that should be gluten free (like corn tortillas) actually be gluten free. Too many are manufactured in facilities where cross contamination happens. It would be so much easier to eat GF if that was addressed.
This, and things that use unnecessary malt products for flavor, like rice crispies and corn flakes. Maybe the malt is a real game changer, who knows 💁
MALT IS THE WOOOOORST. ITS SECRETLY IN EVERYTHING
Yes! So many things that are naturally gluten free but suddenly you can't eat those either because of cross contamination. Those are the most frustrating.
Peanut butter crackers and goldfish crackers.
The thought of goldfish makes me so sad 😭
MadeGood cheddar crackers taste like my memory of what goldfish taste like! (I definitely have not eaten actual goldfish crackers in 10-15 years though, so maybe they’re way off, but I still like them a lot)
Simple Mills has a gluten free cheese cracker that is similar to goldfish crackers! Not a super cute shape like a fish though :)
They're called Simple Mills Pop Mmms
My toddler doesn't understand that he has celiac so only the cute shapes ones taste good. He's been gluten free since he was 18 months old but he still remembers goldfish and it's an absolute meltdown when we pass by the display at the store :( I did find Star shaped puffed ones but they taste awful.
Lance makes GF peanut butter crackers and cheese crackers ... if you can find them.
Overall complaints when shopping for gluten free is that the product amount and/or size is typically significantly smaller for significantly more money.
100% agree with listing allergens in natural flavors!
GF ramen that isn’t targeted as super healthy (also not pho). It’s so frustrating because I just want my crappy ramen fix and I have to get the healthy stuff that costs twice as much haha
Also, just GF stuff in general being less targeted towards health alternatives. It’s great that people want that stuff, but sometimes I just want the unhealthy version I miss most, you know?
God I miss crappy ramen. Never thought I would but I do. So much.
So I am GF and DF but I do eat meat and eggs, and I wish there were more frozen/prepared meals that were gf and df but still contained animal protein. I generally get GF and vegan meals, which I enjoy, but it would be nice to have more variety available (particularly since my body responds poorly to no animal protein, so I need to make sure I get it somewhat regularly).
My cousin constantly has yo adulterated to heck and back her food, because she has to buy vegan, then add a F ton of meat and eggs so they don't get violently ill
I really, really, REALLY want a gluten free donut. Not the cake donut variety. I want a “real” donut like I remember without having to jump through hoops to make my own.
I am in Cincinnati Ohio and we just had a bakery open up. That makes gluten-free donuts. I haven’t tried it yet, but that’s their big item. They are advertising.
Can you share your recipe? I always figured a real donut was one of those things that was too light and airy to make a good gf version of
https://www.letthemeatgfcake.com/incredible-gluten-free-yeast-donuts/ this is the absolute best recipe for gluten free yeast donuts!! All of her recipes are phenomenal
Wonton wrappers, cinnamon rolls, croissants, and lasagna.
Paninis and baguette sandwiches that you can get for a reasonable price on the go.
Pirogies!!
Cinnamon rolls, biscuits, spaghettios (with meatballs, we aren’t all vegan), Milano’s. Not with gluten removed wheat starch either, wheat is a top 8 food allergen and it gravely cuts off an entire sector of people who need wheat free products.
More importantly, we need to stop getting grifted on portion sizes for price. People are finally waking up to shrinkflation but it started by skimping people with allergies like wheat years ago.
Gluten free snack trays ham and cheese trays or lunchables. I love those but they usually have crackers or pretzels
Beef jerky without soy sauce
Soy sauce that’s actually soy sauce, not “contains wheat” sauce!
Tamari sauce!
I just want a box of GF crackers that's the same price and size as a box of normal crackers.
pita bread, dumplings, spring rolls
Spring rolls!!!
Phyllo dough, pie crust, sushi made with tamari.
Adding boullion cubes!
It’s really about removing the unnecessary gluten in products. And the contamination. So things like lentils and nuts that don’t have may contain statements. All cold processed meat should be gf. Gluten free soy sauce in spice sachets. Hot roast chickens. Spice mixes.
Specific products would be wonton and spring roll wrappers. Phyllo pastry.
I only want one thing and it's gf biscuit dough in a can.
Japanese curry roux
Shelf-stable bread (i.e. not in the freezer aisle)! I would love to be able to make a sandwich without having to chip off two pieces of bread off the loaf every day.
Puff Pastry sheets, croissants, ravioli, dim sum, chicken nuggets
Bagels that taste like bagels not just bread with a hole. Fresh pasta especially stuffed pastas (I miss cheese ravioli). Vegetarian freezer food - my grocery store has transitioned from stocking veggie egg rolls and Mac and cheese bites to chicken potstickers, meat egg rolls etc. croissants. Variety though really. My island grocery store stocks good Gf products but after eating the same thing for a year plus straight I’d just like to see a swap every so often!
I want a giant bag of gluten free potstickers
ICE CREAM SANDWICHES.
For the love of God just because we're GF doesn't mean we're automatically DF as well.
I want an Ice Cream Sandwich made with Ice Cream.
Fat Boy Jr claims they make one but I have never seen it in the wild.
Croissants!!!
Good everything or sesame seeded sub rolls, Croissants, good toaster pastries
More savoury food. Sandwiches in the premade sections
food that tastes like food.
Theres a sore lack of GF vegan meats, since many of them use gluten to hold the foods together. I am sick of rehydrating single portions of flavorless soy protein for the one determined mostly-vegan in the family while I'm trying to make dinner for everyone.
While I appreciate that most GF bread is free of other common allergens for a reason, I wish there was more GF bread that does use eggs or nuts or whatever other standard bread ingredients. It just tastes better when you arent trying to substitute every single ingredient.
I think what I really miss is snacky foods. In canada we had pizza pops, which are far superior to pizza pockets in the US if you ask me, but I would happily settle for something similar that I could just pop in the microwave when I don't have time for lunch.
I am desperate for more variety in ice cream flavors. It’s one of my favorite treats, and I’m so tired of cycling between plain ass chocolate, mint chocolate chip, every fruity flavor ever. I want a cookie dough ice cream (only one available by SoDelicious is made with coconut milk which is fine but it tastes like coconut… I want one that’s actually vanilla flavored). I want more than one cookies and cream (also by SoDelicious, props to them for adding cookie variety to my life, but I’m also greedy and want more options lol) and more than one brownie (Oatly, not everyone can have oats).
My favorite ice cream flavor is mint cookie. I haven’t had that since I went gf and mint chip just isn’t the same. I want the cookie swirls. Also desperate for other interesting flavors like tiramisu, coffee brownie, Boston cream pie, cheesecake, etc.
That’s my biggest gluten hole in my heart, not including harder to do things like actually good gf mozzarella sticks and croissants without wheat (not even sure if this one is possible, but I can dream).
Fresh donuts readily available that aren’t cake donuts. Cake donuts are even my favorite, but I miss being able to go to the store and pick out a fresh Boston cream, jelly, or even a plain glazed or chocolate frosting with sprinkles. Even if they only sold them in a 6 pack of the same kinds or variety pack, I’d love that and buy frequently.
The things I miss the most are yeast doughnuts, hot pockets, and pop tarts.
TOASTER STRUDELS 😭 (Wish they were available at all.)
Immaculate Brand Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Blueberry Scones
Burritos
Taquitos
Coarse Cornmeal (Not Corn Flour)
Stuffing Mix
Buttermilk Biscuits
Breakfast Sandwiches
Ramen 🍜
Egg Rolls
Pizza Rolls
Phyllo/Puff Pastry (so I could try to make my own toaster strudels 😭)
Ready Made Everything
Pierogi
La Choy Soy Sauce
Wonton Wrappers
Chicken and Dumplings
Buns, Croissants, French Bread, Soft Pretzels, Easy Meals, Cheezits, Garlic Bread
Whole GF Deli with Hot Meals like Fried and Rotisserie Chicken, Fried Okra, Mashed Potatoes etc.
Donuts, Strawberry Shortcake, New York Cheesecake, Pies, Tres Leches Cake, All the Cakes and Things 😭
I just want all the food.
Pop can cinnamon rolls, crescent rolls, and biscuits. I bake and am pretty good but I would like to just have a tasty cinnamon roll that doesn’t require making it from scratch
This is what I think I miss most. So many “30 easy meals for a busy family” recipes rely on these and while I am an above average home cook and I love to cook, sometimes I just want a quick easy palatable meal to feed my picky family after a terrible day at work and a long commute.
I CANT SAY THIS ENOUGHHHH ready to bake flakey dinner biscuits, cinnamon rolls other things like that!! I miss the pillsbury items so much. So easy to make in a pinch & there is noooo gf df alterative
GF pizza dough!
GF cakes
Trader Joe’s bagels. And if I could buy good Chinese at a reasonable price, I’d be eating it every week.
GF Hotdog rolls. Scharr's rolls are way too big.
More prepackaged goods that are OAT FREE.
Honestly I wish there were more protein-enhanced GF options. Protein pasta, protein muffins, all that good stuff. I can never seem to find any.
Croissants, decent tortillas that don’t crack as soon as you bend them, pierogis, empty pie crusts and garlic bread!
The banza pasta is pretty decent! I highly recommend cooking it in well salted water (I also will add garlic powder, cayenne, and black pepper to the water if it complements the sauce)
Phyllo dough and dumpling wrappers
Kimmelweck rolls. Really miss beef on weck.
Pierogi, beer, normal size bread, soft pretzels, cheezits, hot pockets, everyone in this group has great ideas.
Puff Pastry dough!!! Or a phyllo dough!
Baked items like donuts, muffins, cinnamon rolls, etc. Grab and go items such as gf deli sandwiches and wraps would be amazing too. I also have a hard time finding gluten free cans of cream of chicken soups or any other "cream of"
I really miss fresh made bread, especially sourdough also biscuits and empanadas. I wish they had a premade frozen dough for all of the above. I wish gluten free products had a softer and chewier texture and that GF crackers didn’t instantly crumble.
I also wish for more products that were GF and Dairy free, not one or the other.
Croissants. God, I miss croissants
Pastries and simple sandwiches!! Omg and those like little cheese/meat/cracker trays. Like...we have pretty great GF crackers now people!
On a side note - the one thing I always say I wish had a GF option is a can of crescent rolls or biscuits (like the Pillsbury ones in a roll in the fridge section)
They are so dang handy
Gf sushi Gf cookies Gf vanilla crème wafer cookies (they apparently don’t exist) Gf pie crusts Gf donuts Gf potstickers/ dumplings Gf baked goods of any kind
Precooked veggies, cooked meats without added salt and gluten, baked potato bar, rice and arugula/spinach/kale salads, Asian noodle and rice dishes with tamari, GF gnocchi made without cheese
I second the Asian dishes made with tamari instead of soy sauce
Convenience foods. Stuff like breakfast bars, pop tarts, frozen dinners, grab and go options, etc.
Yeah we have a few options for those but it’s nothing compared to the aisles and aisles of glutinous foods.
GF Pringles
I wish gluten free things were also soy free 🥴 I can’t have gf Oreos or anything made my Schar
Pre-made sandwiches so I could just grab and go.
Biscuits!!
I'd love to be able to get a crappy slice of pizza from a gas station.
Cinnamon rolls....regular size bread.
My wife and I were talking about how amazing a gluten free fast food restaurant would be
I have had a craving for fried chicken lately. Not a single place near me makes gluten free "Sunday dinner" style fried chicken.
Any desserts would be nice. Literally all of the bakery and dessert options in Walmart contain gluten, even the pudding parfaits that look like they shouldn't contain gluten. It would be nice to pick up a cookie tray to bring to a work event that I could actually enjoy. Our local grocery has no-bake cookies containing oatmeal that I don't react to, but I don't have a strong reaction to cross-contamination.
Gf/df Protein bars, soft-baked cookies (like the discontinued ones from Enjoy Life), and overall better breads and desserts. Without oats and wheat starch. And dedicated GF facility please! Not like “made in a facility that processes wheat”.
Tortellini, potstickers, frozen dinners, pre-made hot food or sandwiches
Potstickers
HEALTHY food!!! Not starch, starch and more starch!
Gluten free ravioli and tortellini
I would simply like to be able to consistently find things i am looking for. For instance, Schar has 2 breads I like, the Artisan seeded sourdough that only has 5 slices in the package, and the other Artisan seeded bread. Carbonaught makes a decent seeded bread, too. But finding any of them is like a scavenger hunt. The Schar boxes will often be there, but nearly always empty. If something is always sold out, why would you not keep a larger stock? I'm so tired of coming home without the items I wanted to buy.
And I would love to find cheese ravioli, pierogi's, readymade pasta heat and serve stuff. I would love to be able to find biscuits, crescent rolls, stuff like that. It's not hard to make a gluten free crumb crust, why are there no premade cheesecakes? Or premade cake in general?
My biggest peeve, though, is that almost no restaurants have a sub for toast at breakfast. I have tried to convince them to offer a cup of grits or oatmeal, but no go. One place did offer a GF blueberry muffin instead, it was awesome.
More GF canned soup varieties. I prefer to make homemade soup, but it’s nice to have a few cans of Progresso, et al, on hand; so many of their varieties include (regular, gluten-y) pasta or dumplings.
I gave up on processed foods period. Luckily I am retired so make everything. Bread, rolls, pizza, cakes, cookies, yogurt, entrees, etc. and all gf and low FODMap portion sizes. Too many unidentified add ins to processed gf foods. Old age, opioid constipation as paraplegic has improved significantly.
Bagels, chewy awesome boiled NY bagels. After that wonton wrappers. Yeah I can use rice paper but wonton GF wrappers would be awesome. I super miss the taste of malt too.
Baked goods that take into account other common allergens/sensitivities. Potato, nut, corn, soy, etc.
soft light sourdough bread-not frozen— croutons with no egg ingredient
Fish sticks!! I’ve found chicken nuggests/strips that I like but have yet to find any fish sticks. Also, seasoned curly fries. Those always seem to contain wheat. Oh, and this is super specific but I would love for Progresso to make a GF version of their Chickarina soup. They do have a GF italian wedding soup which is great but it simply doesn’t have the nostalgia factor :(
A flipping flour-like tortilla. Just simple, soft & chewy tortillas so I can make quesadillas & such PLEASE. I cannot thrive on corn tortillas alone & I am bereft of chimichangas!!! 😭🤧 I'm wanting big stacks of them too -not just 6-8 in a package- I want bulk options.
I cannot reliably find a decent GF flour-like tortilla brand. Aldi's used to have some that were okay but a bit tough & quite brittle, but they're very sporadic in stock & I haven't seen them in many months. Walmart has GF/DF/Keto tortillas, but they have frickin' artificial sweeteners in them which gives me awful headaches.
I don't like making tortillas myself, tried a few times before going GF & noped out. Now I have to cook from scratch even more than ever, so yeah no, I ain't looking forward to adding another item to the list of things that I have to make on my own.
For the love of Tex-Mex, I would adore GF tortillas being widely & readily available. 🥲
Snacky cakes. Schär's are good, but I want more types & flavors than just the chocolate, yellow cake, & cream one.
Hand pies. I miss tossing down a fruit or pudding filled hand pie when on the run early in the day.
Crackers that aren't like eating dried paste. Cauliflower anything other than the actual vegetable can get launched afaic too, gives me gas enough to feel like being glutened.
Kolaches. Sausage, jalapeno, & cheese kolaches are MANNA.
Taquitos.
Frozen breakfast sandwiches.
Frozen dinners.
Canned soups in more types & flavors than just the three, maybe four that I'm getting tired of. Label them so they're easily identifiable from the keto ones. 😑
Sliced bread loaves that are edible without toasting & basting in butter, & not just a crust hiding a massive air pocket.
Beer. No one in my area carries GF beer except Spec's, & they only have 2 types. One is reported to be nasty, the other has Gluten Friendly in the fine print, so nope.
Cheesecake that isn't vegan "cheese"
I would like to see products with a variety of substitutes instead of them allllll using the same two or three additives like xanthan gum and cornstarch. I happen to be allergic to corn which rules out both of those. that means I don't get any prepackaged gluten free breads, cakes, or anything else because they all contain at least two or three different kinds of corn. there are other ways to achieve the same thing.
Low nickel baked goods of any kind!!!! But especially savory ones. No seeds, nuts, legumes or whole grains aside from quinoa.
Nickel allergy has high prevalence in those with IBS, which is a common comorbidity of gluten intolerance and likely celiac disease. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368311498_Nickel_Sensitivity_in_Patients_With_Irritable_Bowel_Syndrome
Cans of biscuits/croissants/cinnamon rolls like Pillsbury offers. I can't tell you how often I wish I could make pizza pockets/pigs in a blanket, or have the ability to pop some cinnamon rolls in the oven for breakfast without spending $70 to order some or 10 years to make them
Someone mentioned items that aren't also vegan or dairy-free as the default. I need food that's gluten-free and also dairy-free, without sugar alcohols.
Seems like a lot of us have varying needs. The more options, the merrier IMHO.
I want gluten-free crab Rangoon I want gluten-free SpaghettiOs with meatballs, and those could go on for hours
Why do Rice-a-roni and fried rice need to have wheat added to them?... Come on people. The ones that don't have wheat are super salty. Most Asian food is wheat-free (and lower in sugars) until it is Americanized.
Also, any bakery item would be welcome. Cake, please!
Mostly I agree with everyone else, that we need a standardized color or marking. I have overlooked several items because I was not expecting to find them, like cookies in the cookie section.
Flour. GF flour mixes. My rural stores don't have anything. The local discount market gets Amazon pallets or something and has stuff occasionally.
Cereal!! I spend ages in the cereal aisle trying to find something I like. Nothing. Kind used to do an amazing cereal and for some reason it’s just gone, leaving me cereal-less.
Peanut butter crackers. We had them for a hot minute from Lance 😪
Soft squishy glazed donuts!
reasonably priced gf croissants/pains au chocolat, veggie sourdough pizzas that don't cost an arm and a leg and taste like cardboard, filled ravioli, pretzels, donuts, meal deal sandwiches, cinnamon rolls 🥲
Pasta dishes such as lasagna
My top ask would be to make things more affordable and portion sizes similar to non gf items... Sometimes I could buy double or triple of the regular item for one gf version.
Ok food wise lol I would love to see more filling and flavor options. Whenever I find things like ravioli it's just cheese or non-dairy.. nothing against vegans but companies like to combo gf with dairy free so much.
I think I'm lucky to be in an area with alot of gf things available. I just think it's a lot of the same flavors. I want that fun ice cream flavor with cookie crumbles and all the bells and whistles.. not just vanilla or chocolate lol (just an example I know theres some fun stuff out there)
To echo everyone else, it just sucks never being able to safely eat food in the prepared food sections. For example, at Whole Foods, all of the pre made sushi, the hot bar, the ready to warm up dishes and sandwiches, all of that is a war zone for us, and it makes grabbing food on the go so difficult. I would love to safely get a breakfast sandhwich made or grab some takeaway sushi at the store.
I actually feel like sweets are not the problem. If anything, I am always disappointed how much easier it is to find a GF bakery than regular food.
prepared / go-to foods as someone else mentioned. I was at a work event last night and none of the food was safe for me to eat, I didn’t plan ahead so it was 9 pm and I hadn’t eaten dinner.
I miss the convenience of grabbing something on the go!
Single serve fresh baked goods. I just wanna grab one muffin or one croissant while shopping. Pre-made sandwiches would be great too.
I wish cafes had them too, and maybe they would if big grocery stores made them lol (most of the cafes that have gf bagels have the udis brand, which is nice to have but I could just have that bagel at home for cheaper)
There are products that exist, but the grocery stores don't stock them here or charge a ridiculous mark up, or both. The only GF beer they stock around here is Redbridge which tastes like a cheap pale lager cut with tonic water and then they want 12$ to 15$ for a six pack. It's a self fulfilling prophesy that people don't want GF beer because it won't sell, which of course is because it's the worst one on the market and not worth the price mark up.
GF pizza. They stock a few but all but one is a cracker crust which I don't like. The other is Digorno's but the toppings are skimpy so I just think of it as buying the crust. $12 for a pizza crust is a bit steep. Also one of the 2 grocery stores that had it, stopped carrying it
Any of us who have had Celiac disease for more than 5 years probably have given up on the hope of finding GF products that are worth it and have found alternatives or make it from scratch
The absolute worst thing is restaurants that say they can do GF by charging full price and omitting half the food
Okay I’m gonna repeat myself about corn dogs right now. I know there are two gf versions but they aren’t available where I live. I’d also like to see condiments certified gf like ketchup. Aside from junk food… I’m sorry, apparently I’m 12
Chicken fingers or nuggets
I love sub bread. Or bread bowls. Or biscuits in a can. I would give my left tit for some Stacy’s gluten free pita chips and hummus and my right for gluten free reames egg noodles
Fish sticks
I wish i didn’t have to go to multiple stores to get feel good foods
Gyro meat. Bfree has pita that I've only found at Walmart thats not to bad but I need to find gyro meat. The closest thing I have found is a butcher that does gyro brats.
For convenience lettuce wrap sandwiches. Non gross bread would be ok too.
Rotisserie chicken! Most of the grocery stores around me have gluten in their rotisserie chicken
Canyon Bakehouse bread that isn't frozen
Pie crusts of any kind
GF fake meats
Poptarts. Goldfish crackers. Croissants. Take and bake cinnamon rolls.
I miss the convenience of being able to grab and go these kinds of things
I would love to see prepared food sections start using tamari more. Soy Sauce has been the bane of my existence since day one and for gf folks, the places we have to shop usually cater their prepared food section more to vegan/vegetarian which uses soy sauce for the umami flavoring. I want to be able to stop in at a grocery store and pick up an easy meal on the go sometimes. Even whole foods is awful about this.
When you have to be GF, cooking gets really tiring so as much as I love to see more ingredients, I think I'd actually rather see more convenience foods that aren't insanely priced. It doesn't even have to have "gluten alternatives". Stuff like ready to eat rice noodle bowls, grilled chicken and veg meals, low calorie gf options for snacks. That's a big one, low calorie is hard to find. Everything is carb loaded and nut flour'd.