New Favorite Gluten Free Foods

My most recent GF discoveries: Starbuck’s Orange Almond cake, Amy’s frozen meals and GF cookies at the Newstand in the airport.

I’m so happy to report that my favorite Starbuck’s now has the individually wrapped Orange Almond “cakes”.  I’ve always been addicted to their lattes and Soy Chais, now I can actually suggest going there for “brunch” with my girlfriends – until now, it was just “coffee”.

I do have to say, one Starbuck’s I went to had the cake but had unwrapped them for the display, in the same case as the other pastries – which was REALLY disappointing.  I wonder why the employees felt the need to do that, and how many cakes they sold or if every one of them went stale because people like me aren’t going to trust that situation…

My other happy discovery is the Amy’s GF meals.  Especially the Spinach Pizza – so Yummy!  Not that they are a new develpment in the GF world, but I always thought it was too expensive for me.  Well, they went on sale at Kroger 40% off so I decided to give them a try (I won’t spend $8 for a pizza but I will spend $4.50).  I also found that Walmart by my parents’ house carries Amy’s and had a GF tamale meal, complete with rice and beans for $2.50). I was a little worried about other ingredients causing me problems, since I’m kind of sensitive to random things, but all’s well!

Oh and the cookie in the newstand at Denver International airport (DIA) thrilled me!  It was on the B concourse by the United gates, I can’t remember exactly what it was called.  But, they were on the very bottom shelf by the floor under the bags of trailmix.

I thank God all the time for my Celiac disease because it has actually saved me from so many things like bad dates (I know instantly he’s not for me if he is put out by not going out to eat on the first date.  Or if his life revolves around pasta and bread and he can’t imagine that gf would be as good.  Isn’t it every guys’ dream to date a girl happy with a $3 cup of coffee? Or one who is happy to cook for him all.the.time?).  It has also saved me from numerous business lunches, when I really need the hour to myself away from loud mouthed co-workers, to breathe just a little and refresh.  All I have to do is say, “I can’t eat there – I’ll get sick” and they all shuffle off unoffended and I get my down time .  I’ve avoided some pretty sucky business trips when they “need” someone to go just to make sure that the booth, graphics, give aways, and flyers get there.  I insist that sending me will cost the company so much more – I can’t stay at the Ho-Jo, I need a suite with a kitchen so I don’t get sick!  Somehow using the UPS tracking system to make sure those things got there and assign one of the actual exhibitors to make sure everything is ok has worked out!

So, when people find out about my disease they all feel so sorry for me, and true it is a huge pain, literally and figuratively, to go through life trying not to get glutened, but I somehow just can’t feel like it’s the worst thing that could have ever happened to me because really, it has changed my outlook on life and maybe even made it better for the wear.

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