Gluten Free/Dairy Free Once A Month Freezer Cooking
Over the two year course of this blog I have had many a reader talk about how their family is having to adapt their meals to be gluten free, dairy free or combination diet. Whether it is a diagnosis of celiac’s disease, a child on the autism spectrum, a baby who seems to do best off dairy or a host of other reasons, it seems to be a growing population. Not only in our society but for the readers of this blog as well.
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Several months back I did a survey to find out which was more needed gluten free or dairy free or both. The responses were overwhelming. And divided. So after much deliberation we settled on a menu for both. The way I figure it, if you aren’t one or the other you can always make adjustments fairly easily. For instance using dairy products or adding them to recipes instead of dairy substitutes if you just need gluten free. And similar changes can be made if you need dairy free but not gluten free.
At any rate, we are introducing this menu because getting food on the table is difficult enough, meeting the special dietary needs of your family can make that even tougher. Hopefully this is the answer you have been looking for, Gluten Free/Dairy Free freezer cooking!
Gluten Free/Dairy Free Menu Format
This menu format will be much like the other menus in its content. Similar to the Diet OAMM menus, you can easily customize the recipe cards and grocery list to the number of persons in your household. To adjust, we have come up with some detailed explanations on using these specialized menu cards. Please read this document carefully.
Breakfast Recipes – 3
It is important to start your day off right. And just because you can’t have gluten or dairy doesn’t mean you have to skip breakfast. For the most part these recipes are designed for you to grab and go as we know morning can be a hectic time.
Lunch Recipes – 4
A majority of the time these meals are geared to be served cold or to have minimal prep on the stovetop or microwave. If they needed heated they will be in readily available means that are quick and easy, for example microwaved. This way, whether you are feeding the family at home or preparing a meal at work, you don’t waste the lunch hour in the kitchen for your food to be prepared.
Dinner Recipes – 6-8
Dinners will be entrees that you can prepare easily for your family on your cooking day. We know that time is valuable in the evening hours and we want you to be able to spend them with your family as much as possible
I hope that you will enjoy this section of the blog and will find it’s resources useful. Please note that this is just one section of the Once A Month Mom website so if you subscribe you will get posts that aren’t gluten free/dairy free recipes. However, we promise to mark all posts accordingly so that you can decipher the difference.
Enjoy!
Thank you! The Hallelujah chorus is singing! As a mom with food allergies in her family, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your efforts in this regard. THANK YOU!!!!
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So excited about this! We are dairy free due to my 4 year old’s allergies so I’m looking forward to more ideas here (hoping she will expand her horizons beyond chicken nuggets)! Thank you!!!
When is this going to be up? So excited since I am gluten and dairy free!
Heather
Recipes are coming throughout the month of April and the first of many menus will be up the 1st of May, and the first of the month thereafter.
Great I’m hoping you include some great ham and turkey recipes! I got them both on sale during Easter to last us a month!
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I am so excited to see the new menu. Thank you very much.
This is so great! Myself and 2 of my children have just been diagnosed with Celiac and my other child has a severe dairy allergy. This will be an invaluable resource to lessen the load and ease the overwhelming feeling that I have about the meals of the day. Food has become a necessity… not a joyous event anymore. So excited!
Thank you thank you thank you. My daughter and I both have the Celiac, so this is going to be a great help!!! Thank you, I can’t say it enough!!!!
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This is so exciting! I’ve been wanting to try your menus for a very long time, but we are gluten free… Now we can. Thanks!
Huzzah! Our 6 year old was diagnosed with Celiac Disease, and our 3 year old and 1 year old both have strong sensitivities to dairy. It’s hard to find recipes that are GF/CF as well as family friendly, and GF/CF OAMC menus are a rare treat!
My sister-in-law loves your site, and raves about the menus, but till now I’ve had a hard time following along since it seemed like the time I saved with batch cooking was used up in adapting the recipes. Thank you so much for the time and effort you’ve put into this!
I seriously can’t wait to see what you all come up with!
I am so glad to hear that you are looking forward to this menu. We are excited to reveal it to you. And so glad to hear this will be helping you serve your family better.
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Thank you so much! I was planning on spending my summer testing recipes to see if they would freeze well and still taste good when re-heated. This is such a time-saver…I used to do once a month cooking 12 years ago when my family was larger. Now because of the newly diagnosed food allergies, sometimes when I come home I am so tired I can’t think about what is available to make a meal. Eating out is expensive and often isn’t always rewarding when you are eating sandwich meat or a hamburger with no bread/bun. Cooking at home is the safest way to go, and now it can be ready!!
Melissa, your story is EXACTLY why we created this menu. We do hope you find it helpful. If you do adapt recipes on your own feel free to share them with us on Facebook or via email, we would love to share them with others!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I’m with Melissa – making meals has become completely overwhelming and exhausting, and I am so incredibly grateful that you are providing this resource!!
I was hoping this would be the answer to my dairy/gluten delimma. Many of your recipes containg EGGS (a dairy product). Any suggestions?
Yes! Angela includes an egg substitute recipe on the monthly recipe cards! So there is still hope for you, just drill into the recipe cards.
Hi, Becky! The definition of dairy free I am working with is all dairy (such as cow, goat, etc.) milk free. Eggs are not actually a dairy product as they are produced by very different categories of animals in very different parts of their bodies. Eggs are often found in the dairy section of the store, but are a separate allergen category and have a very different allergen structure.
However, eggs are a top allergen effecting many people. I try to have egg free notes for each recipe card whenever possible. If I missed it, please let me know and I will put the egg free option in the comments for you and all who may need it. You can also email me at angela(at)onceamonthmom(dot)com with any egg replacement questions you may have.
In most baked goods, I often use 1 T ground flax (I usually use golden) mixed with 3 T hot water. I set this aside until thickened and use it to replace one egg for binding in a recipe. I hope that helps!
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Thank you to the 1,000,000,000 power!! We have one GF and another that can’t have dairy in our household.
You are welcome!
Thanks so much for this! My husband and I decided to try once a month cooking to help us save time and money but I was at a loss to start with gluten-free diet restrictions and other prepared meal recipes. Thanks!!!