Welcome to Day 4 of 10 Days of Gluten Free. Here’s today’s frugal tip:
Check out your local Asian food store. The ethnic stores often carry alternative flours (rice, tapioca, etc.) for a fraction of the cost that would you pay at the health food stores or grocery store. Many of their flours are also labeled “gluten free”. Our family has never had a problem with any of the flours we have purchased at our Asian food store, and we can get rice flour, sweet rice flour, and tapioca starch for $0.99/pound there. You can also purchase rice and tapioca “wrappers” to make a variety of vegetable or spring rolls or even desserts.
As always, use your best judgment with regard to cross-contamination. Only you know your family’s sensitivities best, so if your family requires “certified gluten free” products this may not be a good option for you.
And don’t forget to check out all the other great tips today!
Getting Started – Linda @ The Gluten-Free Homemaker
Resources – Wendy @ Celiacs in the House
Traveling – Karen @ Gluten-Free Travel Blog
Eating Out – Heather @ Gluten-Free Cat
Cooking – Carrie @ Ginger Lemon Girl
Baking – Jules @ Jules Gluten Free
Kids – Lynn @ Lynn’s Recipe Adventures
Lunch Boxes – Tessa @ Tessa the Domestic Diva
Shopping – Laura @ Gluten Free Pantry
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Thanks for the tip about checking out the Asian Market.
I love going to my local ethnic markets. Not only can I get inexpensive flours and noodles, but you find all kinds of neat foods that aren’t common in regular grocery stores!
I used Asian stores when I first went gluten free but I have gotten away from it. I need to check them out again and see what they have to offer.
For some reason, there don’t seem to be an Asian markets around here even though we have a large percentage of Asians living here and the Asian restaurants outnumber every other kind.
I do not have an Asian market near to me. Does sound like it would be something I would like though if I ever get the chance in my travels.
We bought some rice flour at a small Asian market near our house but have not tried it yet. Wanted to use it to make playdoh.