Ep 52 The High Cost of Gluten Free Food
Let’s start the blog with the Show Notes for this episode.
This week I spoke about an article I wrote for the Winter 2018 Issue of Gluten-free Canada. This magazine can be read online at –
I chat about the article, read some excerpts and add some extra thoughts.
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My Thoughts –
I often see posts on social media about the cost of gluten free foods. Yes, some prices seem outrageous, but we do have to realize that ours is specialty food. It might just take a shift in our priorities to get the cost of gluten free food for our families under control.
My solution has always been to make as much as I can myself. I realize this approach is not going to work for everyone, time is a precious commodity. It also depends how many people are eating gluten free, if it’s just for one person, the effort doesn’t seem worth it. Our family essentially went gluten free in our home (sometimes a gluten option is available, but for the most part it’s gluten free). Feeding a family is a very good reason to make and bake from scratch, or at least from mixes.
I can attest that the results will be fresher and far more pleasing than the fat and sugar laden baked goods bought in the supermarket. Many of the products on those shelves arrive at the store frozen, thaw on the shelf and then you re-freeze them once you get them home. No wonder so much gluten free food gets a “thumbs down”.
I am certainly not faulting anyone who can’t manage to prepare gluten free from scratch, we are all so busy these days, this is certainly an extra burden. The takeaway message here is to give it some thought – you don’t go out and spend your money in fancy restaurants all the time because you can make something that suits you fine at home, so maybe, just maybe, it might work that way with gluten free as well. You may be surprised how successful you are at making some of the basics. I know, from experience and from my friends, that once you can make a bread you enjoy, that’s what you’ll get used to and want all the time. If you’re looking for a simple bread recipe, try the baguette recipe from my baking show. Here’s the link – https://www.suesglutenfreebaking.com/small-breads-4