Recently my mom showed me an article about a store in San Clemente (California) that was a Gluten-Free Market. The article spoke about people going gluten-free to help with health reasons like lupus, arthritis, etc. And how it can be difficult to find all the items that are out there. I was curious so I checked them out online at http://www.stellalucy.com/.
There are so many different products out there that I run into each time I go to a different grocery store but the thought of going somewhere that had everything in one place was exciting. And you did not have to go searching for the "gluten-free" tag because everything was gluten free. So then i just had to worry about--no corn, no soy, no dairy, no sugar.
Well, I found my opportunity. My grandma turns 70 this weekend so we decided to drive up to OC (Orange County) to have dinner with her and my grandpa. And of course to stop at stellaLucy!
The shop assistant was super helpful. She took all my food restrictions to help point out what products I might want to consider. While I don't normally do this due to budgeting, I walked out of the store with 9 new products. I will give an update on them as I use them.
The other shout out I must give is that I tried the gluten-free menu at PF Changs and Claim Jumper recently. Both were satisfactory, expecially the gluten free Chicken Lettuce Wraps and Egg Drop Soup--yum! I know there might have been something else I should not eat in there but I felt fine after so an occasional visit is not a problem.
And I can't wait for tomorrow. I am doing some gluten free cooking with some of my girlfriends. It should be a good afternoon of experimenting and prayerfully, good eats.
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