There’s no doubt about it, finding food to eat is difficult. Let me capitalize on that. DIFFICULT. Being Gluten-Free was hard and slowly there where a lot of products that came out over time, but adding Dairy-Free to that made a whole new amount of pain in my butt. Like I had mentioned before, I lived off of salad with cut up chicken strips for a LONG time. It was a dark and way too healthy time for me. I need my junk food and I need my convenient food, I’m a mother for crying out loud! Anyways, to get what you came to this post for let’s start on the food I always have as a staple in my house. Again, I do not need to worry about cross-contamination or may contain warnings so please double-check products before you use it in case you are more sensitive than I am!
Milk: I buy three different kinds depending on what I’m making, and always unsweetened since I don’t think my kids need any more sugar in their diet!
my every day milk for my kids or recipes 
I use this brand for when I make drinks or need a thicker option for some foods 
this one is just for when I feel like it. my son loves this and I feel like it fills him up nicely before bed. also used for the pink drink 
This is a milk used for Sauces it is very Thick and Creamy so I don’t think you would want to drink it
Next is Bread Crumbs:
this is my every day kind I use when anything calls for bread crumbs 
I have not used the plain but the seasoned one I always use for my chicken but not in recipes in case it effects the flavor it smells amazing but you definitely need to add salt
Butter: this is also a preference thing; I have tried Earth Balance, Melt, and Country Crock. For flavor reasons I don’t like those ones and I keep going back to I cant believe its not butter LIGHT [ the original is not dairy free!] I am on a quest to find one that is healthier, but for now I use this in all my baking and cooking. It’s also great on toast!
I use this specific type of this brand purely out of convenience to where I shop 
from what I can see on ingredients this isn’t really different I’m not sure why this one is said to be vegan and the other one isn’t if your worried just stick with vegan!
Flour: I use only one kind of flour in all my recipes and that’s Bobs Red Mill Gluten-Free Baking 1:1 Flour (the blue bag). I have not found any other flour from this brand or otherwise that can truly hold the flavor of real flour quite like this one.
don’t test me guys if you use a different flour in my recipes it will be a completely different flavor! If you want to challenge me leave me a comment on your favorite flour to buy. i personally don’t want to make my own flour that’s a lot of work and I’m all for simple and easy
Pasta: The love of my life next to chocolate and my family [not in that order ] tastes like real pasta, its not mushy, and you can cook it in one pot recipes [ except the spaghetti its weird when it cooks and makes all the water thick and creamy and not in a good way] The only con is that it breaks easily when you eat it as left overs, but flavor is there and I’m willing to overlook it for the flavor.
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Andouille Sausage : The base of most of my pasta dishes, and in many other recipes when I need a quick protein to add a little extra flavor to my dish without an overwhelming amount of meat
Cheese : Vio Life is a new discovery for me and they make a variety of different types of cheeses including aged cheddar, provolone, feta, parmesan, cream cheese, mozzarella shreds and a couple more. Check out their website here: https://violifefoods.com/us/our-products/. The other brand of cheese I’m very fond of is Chao cheese! It’s probably the closest to real cheese that I have found. When it comes to cheese its such a personal preference on which one is best because they all taste so different. I will say the parmesan cheese from Vio life is the only one I have found (same goes for their feta, but I haven’t tried that one yet) that actually tastes like the real thing. Now a very common dairy free brand is Daiya and they have a large variety of products. This brand is more of a convenient brand for many but I’ve heard 50\50 on if people like it or not so try that brand for yourself before judging it.
Bread: This one is kind of like the cheese where it comes down to preference. There’s quite a few gluten free breads, but my favorite is canyon bakehouse. Again, a very popular brand is Udis and they are not bad by any means, but I do prefer the other brand for bread and bagels and Udis brand for their multiple other products which I can find in almost any store now.
yes those are muffins and yes they are amazing
These are the main things I always have in my house and use on a daily bases for recipes! I will make more posts with different themes later but hopefully this helps you start your dairy-free, gluten-free journey!
Keep all the Flavor 