To say eating gluten free food sucks

Birds Eye do really nice frozen gf nuggets , Tesco finest burgers are gf , M+S have a good gf selection - chicken goujons , nice gf ready meals like lasagna , spaghetti bolognaise and their pizza and garlic bread is ok . Pizza Hut do gf pizza delivery and most Italian restaurant chains are fine with a good selection . Leon do frozen waffle fries and chicken nuggets but we tried the chicken nuggets at a services and thought they were revolting, they are made predominantly of grey meat ( which I have no objection to eating usually ) but it really wasn’t nice and looked awful . When out and about lots of places do gf sandwiches - M&S , Waitrose , boots but you obviously get very limited choice on filling and bizarrely not basic ones like cheese .

Sainsbury's Promise bread is really nice

Have you tried cashew nuts?

This might annoy your husband but a lot of people who are gluten intolerant have other intolerances too like lactose and egg! I am gluten and lactose intolerant, so it’s hard work finding stuff which has both without it!

Also Becky excell. She has everything you can imagine that’s delicious and homemade, including Yorkshire pud.

making a cheese sauce for cauli cheese is super easy, just sub gf flour.

Why are you hungry? Real food is naturally GF. The only thing you need to replace is bread and pasta.

use brown rice pasta. Far nicer than any other mushy shit.

bread is preference. I like M&S brown bloomer. But I’m not a big bread person and rarely have it.

tesco and Asda do the best range of gf biscuits and most cakes are pretty good. Don’t bother with pastry, it’s all gross.

The frozen rolls by schaer are about the only gluten free bread I can bear to eat. I mainly have crackers or the old el Paso GF wraps.

Last month I discovered sainsburys do gluten free brown rice pasta (in normal section not gf section) it is way nicer then GF pasta.

@Stickseas0n DM if you like. My son is coeliac and has been for just about a year now so it has been a big adjustment but he loves my home made cake, flapjack, waffles, pancakes.
Ready made stuff I use a lot are Tesco pasta (his fave) and their carbonara sauce , Aldi tempura chicken with rice and jarred curry sauce like a chicken katsu. Ready made korma from there is GF too and quick and easy for him to microwave.
The Schar part baked rolls are nice done in air fryer until warm and then filled with cheese and salami and melted.
It's hard at first but there's tonnes of stuff you can eat and treats too. Aldi hula hoop dupes I got today and he loves those. Halloumi cheese griddled in a corn El Paso wrap instead of the free from ones.

Hi OP, Tesco and M&S are best for lots of biscuits, bread etc. you have to check everything before you buy it but you will get used to it and should start feeling better! It’s been 8 years for me and I’m used to it now. You will feel so much better soon but it takes a while for your villi to heal. Also dairy can really irritate at this stage, so maybe avoid it for a few months.

I see you are missing processed stuff. I get it.
Anything in particular?

Larger shops do carry gf versions of some snacks.

Once you get use to the taste of stuff it does become normal.

Are you a coeliac? How strict are you?
I ask because I know of a few people who risk the 'may contain' warnings, which open up options, but really are a risk for coeliacs.

Are you open to making your own version of things?

The variety is better than it was 20+ years ago when I was diagnosed, but it still sucks.

Most soy sauce and many other Chinese seasonings are made with wheat.

Steer clear of the budget sausages and you'll find that most supermarket sausages are gluten free.

Base more meals around potatoes so you don't get bored of rice.

If you miss stir fry, some of the jarred Lee kum Lee sauces are gluten free. They're proper concentrated ones, though, rather than the overly syrupy versions that the likes of sharwoods and blue dragon sell, so you can get a bit of a shock if you use too much but a little does go a long way and they keep on the fridge for a couple of weeks.

I’ve been GF for about 15 years and very rarely have any issues - you just find what you like and make swaps
Last year due to new issues I had to go dairy free and that was harder still
Now I’m doing FODMAP and that has me the most depressed - hopefully I will find out what my triggers are and be able to reintroduce a few things

Yes agree, if you eat protein + veggies + a carb such as potatoes etc it's really easy to follow - as long as you check the sauces!

I've been veggie gluten free for over a decade and it's not too bad. I always eat GF bread and pasta. I have every supermarket with walking distance so I can get the best from each store.
There's even a GF marmite in health food shops.
The gluten free hobnobs are addictive.....

Aren't there loads of "chicken and rice" alternatives without buying specifically gluten free things. Any other meat with potatoes (cooked half a dozen different ways)?. Even chicken and rice can be different everyday by cooking it differently or using different sauces

I'm sure it is hard to get used to the change but you'll find lots to eat once you settle into it.

also if you bake, I have always had great success with just swapping out the flour for the easy all in one cake method (1 egg = 50g self raising GF flour, 50g sugar, 50g butter - multiplied depending on how big the cake you want to make is)

I normally do 4 eggs and 200g of everything else!

You can add flavourings etc to suit - and Pinterest is great for ideas as well!

I tried some pasta that was made from oats. It's by a company called Suma Wholefoods, and it tastes exactly like durham wheat pasta.

My local Chinese uses potato starch as thickener, so loads of their dishes are gluten free! They're great with knowing what contains gluten too.

M&S Oaty loaf. Gorgeous.

Easiest Victoria sponge cake ever: https://glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/2019/05/24/gluten-free-victoria-sponge-cake-recipe-dairy-free/

You find some random wins over time too. Bizarrely I recently discovered that hash browns are often non gluten containing (though do check, I am not coeliac) and I found some lovely Leon potato lattice things.

My recommendations:

Warburtons GF Tiger Loaf and the Farmhouse Loaf are very good.

Schar chocolate fingers, pretzels and maltesers (called Delishios) are great. They’ve just brought out mini-cheddars as well. McVities GF HobNobs are as good as the real thing.

Juvela White Mix is the only gluten free flour I’ve found works for baking cakes. It’s available on prescription or on eBay and Amazon. Expensive but it works.

Rummo gf pasta is the best, Sainsbury’s a close second.

All Sainsbury’s sausages are GF. Bird’s Eye do GF fish fingers. Hash browns and potato waffles are GF. Read the back of oven chips packets, though, as they often have a coating these days.

Standard meat or fish, potatoes, two veg are dead easy. Bisto Best gravy is gf.

Rice is gluten free - I often have a stir fry, with gf soy sauce, lazy ginger, chilli and garlic and sesame oil, whatever protein I fancy and a packet of Tilda brown microwave rice.

Baked potatoes, baked beans, cheese, eggs, shakshuka, fajitas (Warburtons do gf wraps), risottos, chilli, casseroles - all gf as long as you check your stock cubes.

It’ll become second nature, OP. Good luck.

Lidl,and other places do gluten free sausages, all fresh, ( lots frozen is too), pulses ok hopefully

My DD was diagnosed with Coeliac disease several years ago and found it very difficult in the beginning.

You have to look at your diet OP and need to be prepared to make a lot of changes.

There are several quite tasty breads she buys, and yes, they are expensive unfortunately. But the cheap ones are pretty awful.

Tbh the gluten free biscuits are mainly really good, and it's difficult to tell the difference between those with gluten and those without, except that the price is ridiculous.

My DD cooks most of her main meals from scratch and eats really interesting, healthy meals.

Get in touch with Coeliac UK.

If you haven't heard of them, they're a charity for Coeliacs and gluten intolerants.
They can offer a lot of helpful advice.

I've been gf for about 13 years, an intolerance rather then full blown coeliac. Bread has improved considerably over the years, promise bread is lovely but pricey and its a treat for me. I tried sourdough for a while recently as its a low gluten bread but eventually the stomach pains and ibs put a stop to it. You get used to being gf. As someone upthread said sainsburys do a good gf aisle and m&s have some nice offerings