CSA

Tell me about fitting a CSA share into your gluten free and low carb lifestyle. Do you use everything? Is it worth the money for you/your family?

Thanks!

-Meghann

Quinoa Salad

Tonights dinner - easy and yum! Works as a side dish to your protein, or can stand alone for your main dish.

You wll need:
~2/3c Quinoa
~1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes
~2 cucumbers
~1 bottle of italian dressing *read the ingredients list carefully for allergens!
~Mrs. Dash (optional)
~Fresh grated parmesean cheese (optional)

Ahead of time:
~I made 2/3c of quinoa in my rice cooker with 1-2/3c of water
~Once it was done, I put it in a bowl to chill in the fridge

About half an hour before dinner, chop:
~washed cherry or grape tomatoes in half
~washed cucumbers in quarters, then in chunks

Last:
~toss qunioa, tomatoes, and cucumbers in a bowl and add 1/2-2/3 of the bottle of italian dressing, depending on how dry you want your salad.
~Store tightly covered in the fridge for up to 2 days.

When you are ready to serve:
~garnish with a sprinkle of Mrs. Dash and/or
~a few pinches of grated parm

YUM!

Allergy notes: always read your ingredient labels carefully, but my italian dressing, Mrs. Dash and parmesean cheese were gluten free!

Breakfast!

Sitting down to a late breakfast before heading out to do some errands, and just wanted to share - just because we are gf doesn't mean we have to miss out or eat weird stuff!

This is 2 eggs with a bit of extra egg white seasoned with garlic powder and seasoned salt, and topped with a bit of cheese. Toast is Udi's for 17g of carb for two slices, topped with peanut butter, and a mug of coffee and cream/Splenda. Filling, a bit of carbs, good protein, and to round it out you could add some veggies to your eggs. Start to finish - including waffle for the toddler - was less than 20 minutes!!

Yum. Happy Sunday everyone!

Eating GF at Target Field!

Looking to eat gluten free at Target Field? The blog 'Can We Eat That' has made a post about many stadiums that offer GF options, and it looks like Target Field in my home state of MN has quite a few options!

• Angie’s Kettle Corn – Sold on Target Plaza and vended in the stands
• Farmers market – Section 141: Whole fruit, Carrots with Ranch dipping sauce, Gluten Free Nut snacks
• Veggie Kabobs – Section 133
• Shrimp Skewers – Section 133
• Turkey Leg – Sections 133, 311
• Pork Chop on a stick – Section 133
• Fruichi Smoothies – Vended in the stands
• Talenti Gelato – Sections 141, 302
• Red bridge Beer – Sections 116, 124, 325
• Bunless Grilled chicken – available throughout Target Field
• Bunless Hot Dogs – available throughout Target Field

Check out the whole post here.

GF Coupons and New Finds!

If you follow me on Facebook, you've seen these updates - but I wanted to put them on the blog too, now that I am back on a computer and not posting from my phone!

~Popcorn, Indiana and Crunchmaster are available at Sam's Club near me in Minnesota! Check out your bulk warehouse store next time you are there and see what GF goodies might be hiding on the shelves...

~Annie's products were on sale this week at Target - on a whim, I checked for GF Annie's products and found some! Mine carries 2 varieties of GF bunny crackers and 2 varieties of GF mac and cheese.

~Target also has a printable Target coupon available for $.50/2 on their website - you should be able to print two - and they also a $.75/2 mobile coupon. Score!

Gluten Freely - a great site!

If you haven't checked out this site before, you should!

Here is a post they did about avoiding cross-contamination in a kitchen where there is both gluten and gluten free cooking.

T1D and Gluten Free

Check out this blog for some yummy and very low carb, GF recipes!