Fast-GF-Food, it exists!

MIAMI-> ST. PETE -> MIAMI,  MIAMI->JAX->MIAMI,  MIAMI->ORL->MIAMI....

You get the picture, I drive a lot. And by a lot, I mean that those are usually my "day" trips for work. I'm constantly on the road, and as I'm sure many of you have realized, gluten free & fast food don't exactly go hand in hand. Trust me, ordering a grilled chicken sandwich and only eating the chicken isn't exactly fulfilling. Until a few months ago I had never been to Chik-fil-a (a travesty, I know.) , but I found myself dragged in there one day and was wondering how I could just order fries without the people I was with thinking I had some type of eating disorder.

Grocery Scavenging

One of the worst things about staying gluten-free is that weekly trip to the grocery store. Some stores, like Publix, Whole Foods & Winn Dixie, make it a little easier than others, like Wal*Mart. But no matter where you shop, doing your gluten-free shopping is possible, it takes getting used to! Now that I have some regular snack items I always eat, I am able to make a grocery list before I go which makes things SO much easier, especially when I'm trying to do the gluten-free scavenger hunt. Living in Miami, Publix is basically the ONLY grocery store choice nearby so that's where I do my weekly shopping..and as I was unpacking my groceries today I thought it might be helpful to share what I bought & what some of my essentials are. I make a list by department to make it easier to grab what I need without forgetting anything.