After removing gluten from my diet, I was relieved. I finally felt better. The embarrassing flatulence was gone. The pain was gone. The runs? Also gone. My body was healthier and I felt more alive. I guess you could say I started to feel “normal” again.
Irony set in once eating salad became a bore and I started to realize that being gluten-free was anything but normal.
That’s when some dear friends came to my rescue, sending my hubby a list of all of the places I could go gluten-free grocery shopping in Vancouver. I was relieved once more.
I was over the moon to learn that gluten-free eaters could have pasta, bread, and sweets. It wasn’t long before I discovered the slew of horrible products on the market. Bread shouldn’t crumble the moment it touches your hand and pasta shouldn’t taste like mush. That’s how my journey to find better gluten-free products began.
So here are some great products, restaurants, and grocery stores to help you get through any gluten-free woes you might be having.
Vancouver Gluten Free Companies
If you want to support local gluten-free companies, here are a few great ones:
Kinnikinnick Foods Inc.
What they sell: baking mixes, bread, english muffins, bagels, muffins, hamburger buns, donuts, cookies, and more.
Mountain Top Cafe & Bakery
What they sell: pie crust, muffins, cookies, cakes, pizza, bread, and other sweets.
Nature’s Path Organics
What they sell: cereal, rice bars, cookies, and frozen waffles.
Awesome Gluten Free Brands
Tinkyada Rice Pasta
What they sell: the best packaged gluten-free pasta on the market.
Udi’s Gluten Free Foods
What they sell: the best gluten-free bread on the market.
Pamela’s Products
What they sell: amazing baking mixes. Try their brownies. They are great!
Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping in Vancouver
Choices Market
Multiple Locations
Drive Organics
1045 Commercial Drive
Famous Foods
1595 Kingsway
Greens Organic + Natural Market
1978 West Broadway
Market Place IGA
Multiple Locations
Save-On-Foods
Multiple Locations
Quejos
4129 Main Street
Whole Foods
Multiple Locations
Vancouver Gluten-Free Restaurants
Aphrodite Café & Pie Shop
Pie Shop – 3594 West 4th Avenue
Café – 3598 West 4th Avenu
Brown Dog Café
4544 West 10th Avenue
My Local Café
3772 West 10th Avenue
Organic Lives Raw Restaurant
1829 Quebec Street
Panne Rizo
1939 Cornwall Avenue
The Wallflower Modern Diner
2420 Main Street
www.thewallflowermoderndiner.com
Great list! I thought I’d add a few more:
East End Food Co-op on the Drive sells some gluten-free products, as do both locations of Donald’s.
El Barrio has regular gluten-free customers and they know how to prepare food safely. They even changed their menu to make it more accessible for g-free eaters.
Perch is the sister restaurant to The Wallflower and has both gluten-free and vegan menus. In fact, they serve g-free pizza every day there.
I agree with your choices. Donald’s Market on Commercial & also Hastings has gluten free products, even the Commercial Drive Safeway now carries Udi’s. I think Edible Canada has the best gluten free menu around, and their fish and chips are amazing!
There’s a new gf bakery on Broadway near Main. Anyone been there yet?