Re: Gluten Free Budget Tips, Anyone?

[Guest guest]

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> I have just recently realized that Wal-mart brand soy sauce says

> gluten free on it & is 99 cents.

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it's really bad tasting though and very high in sodium

Shez

[Guest guest]

Isn't all soy sauce very high in sodium?

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> >

> > I have just recently realized that Wal-mart brand soy sauce says

> > gluten free on it & is 99 cents.

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> it's really bad tasting though and very high in sodium

>

> Shez

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[Guest guest]

Also, WalMart carries Van waffles which are gluten free and very good. In the oriental section they have some rice noodle dishes by A Taste of Thai that you can get in a box or a container that looks a little like a chinese take out container. They are quite good. I generally get thin rice noodles from an oriental grocer (and pay from .79 to 1.39 a pound). You can get cheap rice there as well.I live in a rural area and folks here have started a buying club that I joined. We get shipments every 4 weeks from a place called ferd Farms www.frankferd.com Several times a year we get an order from Garden Spot www.gardenspotdist.com and Quail Cove. We will split cases - it is very organized group and I was fortunate to find them. They are limited in their regions they deliver to, but it might pay for folks in their regions to call them and find out if there are groups they deliver to. For anyone near Cumberland, MD - it is the Down to Earth Club and I can give the number of who to call. By the way, the club gets organic produce every two weeks. Debby

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Don't eat restaurant meals 21 times/week!

Ha! I should take my own advice.

Esther P in Rhode Island

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> ... tips and secrets to maintaining a gluten-free diet for

> the budget-minded members. ...

[Guest guest]

> Isn't all soy sauce very high in sodium?

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yes, but this one tasted particularly bad to me. I haven't had soy

sauce in years so it may have improved in flavor

Shez

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opps, I need to read all posts before responding. Sorry group!Sonja

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Two comments (shopping and preparing dishes).

Shopping -

Here in Phoenix, we can shop at LeeLee's, an oriental market, that

offers foods from several different regions of the world. They have

aisles devoted to Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, etc.

etc. I probably missed a few.

If you have a list of GF foods from those countries (I had a

restaurant dining card that listed some acceptable foods from certain

restaurants)

OR the ingredient list is GF(on rice noodles for example its usually

just rice flour, water, and maybe salt)

OR the package is labelled GF (some manufacturer's sell to Australia

or Canada or somewhere that requires the label)

then you can be pretty certain that the product is safe.

I've gotten some besan flour (ground chickpeas), rice noodles and a

few other items for much lower prices than similar products in other

stores.

I also stock up on sale items and carry lists printed off the internet

of GF foods at various stores (Trader Joes, Sprouts, Whole Foods,

etc.).

Preparing dishes -

I bake or cook enough for three or four meals for an entre or side

dish. I try to do at least two or three different dishes every

weekend.

For example, in preparing three dishes: I might make yams with

pineapple, chicken with rice and steamed broccoli, carrots, onions,

zuchini for a Saturday evening meal.

Or I might try ground turkey enchiladas (use GF corn or rice

tortillas), baked apples and pears (you can serve this as a dessert

with a little GF ice cream or soy dessert), and brown rice with

pineapple.

Last weekend I made fried zuchini/onions (made with the besan flour

and served with GF ranch dressing), grilled chicken breasts and fresh

peaches (cut up the extra, sprinkled with a little sugar & lemon juice

and froze them).

I set out several disposable plastic containers (I buy these at the

local supermarket and they can be re-used several times!) and just

store the extra quantity in two or three containers. I freeze them

and stack them in the freezer.

Then I alternate these dishes with previous dishes (to get started you

might want to prepare a couple of meals). Now, I have a side dish

that I can add to a meal easily or an entree that I can have with a

green or fruit salad.

Joy

[Guest guest]

I agree Van waffles are VERY good! I love the apple cinnamon ones!

>

> Also, WalMart carries Van waffles which are gluten free and very

good. In

> the oriental section they have some rice noodle dishes by A Taste

of Thai

> that you can get in a box or a container that looks a little like a

chinese

> take out container. They are quite good.

>

> I generally get thin rice noodles from an oriental grocer (and pay

from .79

> to 1.39 a pound). You can get cheap rice there as well.

>

> I live in a rural area and folks here have started a buying club

that I

> joined. We get shipments every 4 weeks from a place called

ferd Farms

> www.frankferd.com Several times a year we get an order from Garden

Spot

> www.gardenspotdist.com and Quail Cove. We will split cases - it is

very

> organized group and I was fortunate to find them. They are limited

in their

> regions they deliver to, but it might pay for folks in their

regions to call

> them and find out if there are groups they deliver to. For anyone

near

> Cumberland, MD - it is the Down to Earth Club and I can give the

number of

> who to call. By the way, the club gets organic produce every two

weeks.

>

> Debby

>

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Our Wal-Mart has there own label of chocolate chips and in my opinion they taste better than Nestle!lisslands2@... wrote: We also buy many items at Wal-mart. We also buy yeast, corn starch, sugars, Knox gelatin, etc (but they don't carry chocolate chips, unfortuantely!) there.

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, Here are a couple....I definitely freeze large batches of foods. It can really be cost saving as well as time saving. It really doesn't take much extra time to brown 3 pounds of ground meat as it does one and then I can freeze 3-4 meals while cooking only one. Look for recipes that freeze well: chili, taco meat, spaghetti sauce.... those kinds of things.Use tomato paste instead of tomato sauce. Not only is it cheaper, it is more likely to not contain the high fructose corn syrups that are sneaking their way into so much of our food source. I use the same thing for chili, spaghetti, pizza sauce and more.I buy bulk spices like those Tones containers from SAM's club. Then I make my own seasoning mixes. Taco seasoning is a big one in our family. So is a BBQ rub. The BBQ Bible has a lot of really great seasonings to make.When mixing up recipes, have extra Ziploc bags handy. Measure into your mixing bowl, then into each of several bags. When done, you will have several bags of home-made mixes and all you will need to do is add the wet ingredients. Home-made baking mixes are far cheaper than store bought ones.Order large amounts of things with a friend/family member and split them up. You get the lower cost of buying quantities and can split the shipping. Twin Valley Mills has a great price on Sorghum flour. Cheryl in MNrxp_us@...

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Our WalMart only has the chocolate chips during the winter holiday season.

Last year in Jan. they had bags of Nestle swirl chips for .50 each, so we

stocked up. I make lots of choc. chip cookies for my dh and dc.

Laurie

wendy pandolfo pandolfo@...> wrote:

>Our Wal-Mart has there own label of chocolate chips and in my opinion they

taste better than Nestle!

>

>lisslands2@... wrote: We also buy many items at Wal-mart. We also

buy yeast, corn starch, sugars, Knox gelatin, etc (but they don't carry

chocolate chips, unfortuantely!) there.

>

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Funny how everyone's taste is different. We really don't like Vans. Trader

Joe's gf frozen waffles much better, and they're cheeper too.

Laurie

" cmvslwmjw " cmvslwmjw@...> wrote:

>I agree Van waffles are VERY good! I love the apple cinnamon ones!

>

>

>>

>> Also, WalMart carries Van waffles which are gluten free and very

>good. In

>> the oriental section they have some rice noodle dishes by A Taste

>of Thai

>> that you can get in a box or a container that looks a little like a

>chinese

>> take out container. They are quite good.

>>

>> I generally get thin rice noodles from an oriental grocer (and pay

>from .79

>> to 1.39 a pound). You can get cheap rice there as well.

>>

>> I live in a rural area and folks here have started a buying club

>that I

>> joined. We get shipments every 4 weeks from a place called

>ferd Farms

>> www.frankferd.com Several times a year we get an order from Garden

>Spot

>> www.gardenspotdist.com and Quail Cove. We will split cases - it is

>very

>> organized group and I was fortunate to find them. They are limited

>in their

>> regions they deliver to, but it might pay for folks in their

>regions to call

>> them and find out if there are groups they deliver to. For anyone

>near

>> Cumberland, MD - it is the Down to Earth Club and I can give the

>number of

>> who to call. By the way, the club gets organic produce every two

>weeks.

>>

>> Debby

>>

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I think making your own corn tortillas is a great way to save money.

Starting out, you need a tortilla press, which my husband handmade

with wood and hinges (total cost was $10). Or you can buy one for

around $20. A bag of corn masa is cheap, and I could even get some

at my local Aldi. Once you get the hang of it, making the tortillas

is very easy, and they taste so much better than store bought ones.

You can make breakfast wraps with scrambled egg, ham, cheese and

mayo. Tuna fish wraps, or just regular tacos are great too. To keep

the tortillas moist and pliable, when they are done cooking, stack

between 2 paper plates, and put a slightly damn papertowel between

the plates too. I hate it when I fold my tortilla and they crack,

and this trick prevents that from happening.

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[Guest guest]

I think the plain Vans are gross but like the apple cinnamon ones.

would like to try the trader joes ones- We do not have one near us. I

have noticed that I have to toast the Vans twice so they get crispy,

otherwise they are kind of soggy on the edge.

> >>

> >> Also, WalMart carries Van waffles which are gluten free and very

> >good. In

> >> the oriental section they have some rice noodle dishes by A

Taste

> >of Thai

> >> that you can get in a box or a container that looks a little

like a

> >chinese

> >> take out container. They are quite good.

> >>

> >> I generally get thin rice noodles from an oriental grocer (and

pay

> >from .79

> >> to 1.39 a pound). You can get cheap rice there as well.

> >>

> >> I live in a rural area and folks here have started a buying club

> >that I

> >> joined. We get shipments every 4 weeks from a place called

> >ferd Farms

> >> www.frankferd.com Several times a year we get an order from

Garden

> >Spot

> >> www.gardenspotdist.com and Quail Cove. We will split cases - it

is

> >very

> >> organized group and I was fortunate to find them. They are

limited

> >in their

> >> regions they deliver to, but it might pay for folks in their

> >regions to call

> >> them and find out if there are groups they deliver to. For

anyone

> >near

> >> Cumberland, MD - it is the Down to Earth Club and I can give the

> >number of

> >> who to call. By the way, the club gets organic produce every two

> >weeks.

> >>

> >> Debby

> >>

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