After a celiac diagnosis, you’ve learned how to read labels, you’ve found a few really good gluten-free products from the store, and food is feeling less overwhelming and more fun again. This is wonderful news!
The adjustment and mourning periods are so important in a gluten-free lifestyle change. But now, after stripping back your meals for the sake of ease, you want to jazz up mealtime again, particularly breakfast. Culturally, breakfast ingredients have a LOT of gluten: pancakes, french toast, pastries, and oatmeal. Where do you start in a gluten-free world?
Where to Look and How to Try Exciting Gluten-Free Versions of Your Old Favorites
As you’ve been switching to gluten-free, you might’ve noticed that there’s some good variety at the grocery store for gluten-free foods. Continue looking for new and tasty things there! Many people who are gluten-free cut out a whole category of food because the gluten-free options don’t taste the same as the glutenous ones they love and remember.
While you are free to eat or not eat certain foods, we highly encourage you to approach gluten-free options with an open mind. It might not taste the same, but it still can be tasty, and in some cases, you might be surprised how much you end up liking something. If you’ve been craving gluten-free waffles, don’t be afraid to try a brand from the freezer section.
Spread some butter and your favorite jam and you’ve got yourself a wonderful, tasty breakfast that isn’t going to make you sick. Take THAT gluten!
Enjoy Mix-Ins + Toppings
Another way to spice up your breakfast (and frankly, dessert as well) is mix-ins! Whether it’s chocolate chips, strawberries, or a little bit of brown sugar, you can turn a bland breakfast into something exciting!
Eating yogurt for the probiotics? Get some GF granola and honey to add in! Making muffins? Throw in some frozen fruit! Once you find your go-to base recipe, don’t be afraid to get creative with it! Looking for more fun in the kitchen? Go to our website for loads of mix-in ideas and recipes for everything from waffles to brownies!
Recipe Hunting + Editing Your Favorites
Thankfully, the internet makes it SO easy to find gluten-free recipes in a matter of seconds. At Eating Gluten Free, our company was created by two women who needed to cook and bake gluten-free food for their families, and they wrote down and shared their delicious recipes with the world.
We have assembled all of our favorite breakfast recipes on our website, as well as two printed cookbooks that are filled with family tried and true recipes your whole family is sure to enjoy. Did you know you can also take your favorite glutenous recipes, exchange the gluten for gluten-free ingredients, and voila! You’ve got your best-loved bakes, and now they’re gluten-free too! Some recipes might require the extra addition of xanthan gum to ensure things stick together. To learn more about how to use xanthan gum in your cooking, click here.
Try One of Our Trusted Mixes
Cooking and making things from scratch can be wonderfully tasty, but also overwhelming when you’re new to gluten-free cooking. Rather than mixing your pancake and waffle mix, try ours!
Our mixes are created in a dedicated facility where we test up to 5 PPM for gluten (the average gluten-free product is only required to be tested to 20 PPM), so you can trust that our mixes are truly gluten-free, not to mention tasty 😉 We also have mixes for cornbread, bread, brownies, and different flour blends, as well as oats!
Make a Party Out of Your New Lifestyle
Feeling nervous about trying things in the new world of gluten-free? Cook breakfast with your family or friends! Invite people over to test and try out new recipes with you. Even if the people in your life don’t eat gluten-free, they can help celebrate and try out recipes with you.
At Eating Gluten Free, we make delicious food that just so happens to be gluten-free. It’s not restricted to just you enjoying it, but a shared experience with your favorite people and favorite recipes. Change it up and have breakfast for dinner sometime. However you choose, start enjoying breakfast foods again!
Breakfast doesn’t have to be stressful or boring when you eat gluten-free, we promise! You’ve got your feet under you, and now it’s time to get creative with it! Gone are the days when everything gluten-free tasted like cardboard. Make a plate of fluffy pancakes, chow down on your favorite berry muffins, or add some tasty granola to your yogurt or smoothie bowl. Go to the store, and try something new! Try variations of your old recipes, and don’t be afraid to start with a box mix. You’ve got this! Life can and will taste good again, we guarantee it.
It’s Time To Make Breakfast Interesting Again
These are just a few steps in making breakfast more interesting, and there is no wrong or right way to get started. It may seem scary and daunting at first, but the more you do it, the better it gets! The first step is to find recipes and mixes that work for you, then add on from there. There are a lot of different resources to use, and you aren’t alone! There are also lots of Facebook support groups that have lots of great ideas too, if you still can’t find the exact thing you want!
If you’re looking for good gluten-free mixes and recipes Eating Gluten Free has amazing breakfast, lunch, dinner, and special occasion recipes. If you’re looking to try some new gluten-free treats we also have a bakery Food will taste better again, we promise, it just takes time. Until then, try some new recipes while hanging on to the old favorites.
