New coeliac - which substitutes are best

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I've recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease and am finding it a minefield with all the free from foods that are available. I mean it's great that there's so much choice but how do i know which are any good.

So does anyone have any recommendations, things to avoid, things that aren't in the free from section but are gluten free anyway.

And what do i thicken my soup with. Cornflour is the obvious option but it tends to make things a bit gloopy so is it better to use the previous blended gf flour.

Reading this thread with interest - my 4yo coeliac daughter was diagnosed at 18months. It took us a year or more to get confident and I didn't believe the people who told me it would all become second nature but I'm pleased to say it has. Coeliac UK are great and I particularly benefitted from their peer support scheme.

Surprised nobody has mentioned ASDA yet, their own brand GF baked goods are really good value, the mini muffins are especially habit-forming!