Friday, July 27, 2012

Gluten Free Packaged foods: Less common but available.

Second post..... where to start?

First off, there is so much gluten free in Paris, its a bit of a lie to read in other blogs and websites that gluten free in Paris is difficult. It's really not.

What is difficult is getting every substitute you are used to finding in America. This is not how the french live, eat or do gluten free.

I think it's important to adjust your expectations. Remember there is more to being gluten free than packaged products that mimic flour based products. Don't forget to eat your fruits and veggies and your cheeses and meats.

Gluten free in Paris is easier on a well balanced diet that does not solely rely on pre-packaged foods, although many are still available.





Just in case pre-packaged foods are your thing, there are still lots available. For example, I have in my cupboard, 2 different microwavable pasta dinners, gluten free from LES RECETTES DE CELIANE purchased at LA FERME D'HUGO located at 5 PLACE VICTOR HUGO, 75016 Paris.


you can find more info about these products and this company by going to:

http://www.lesrecettesdeceliane.com/en/global.php





2 comments:

  1. Yay!

    Oh BTW you can hyperlink any links, but you have to use the toolbar to do so otherwise they are not clickable and just show up as text.

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  2. (This is Miriam ... I think it's going to call me "anonymous" ...)
    The reason we say gluten-free is hard in France isn't necessarily a comment on the availability of gluten-free products, but on the French diet. The French eat bread with every course of every meal. The bread gets passed around and sliced over your plate, creating so many crumbs that French families often keep a dust-buster for the sole purpose of vacuuming the crumbs off the table after each meal. In the school cafeteria, we had huge bins of bread, and piles of bread were thrown onto the centre of each table. Bread is used to sop up dressing and sauces, to clean your plate, to put your cheese on ... to dip in your coffee or chocolate for breakfast. French food culture is completely bread-centric! That said, there are probably more and more people needing/wanting gluten-free, so the products are available, and they almost certainly have higher expectations of their bread than we do, so you can expect the products to be better! Have fun, and keep on sharing!

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