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| Holiday GF Meat List – whole turkeys, chickens, and hams
A listing of company information and phone numbers to help you with your holiday planning. Note: these lists are not all inclusive: call or go to the company’s web site for a complete list of their GF products, and as always, check the label for gluten containing ingredients.Updated 12/09.
Cook’s Ham - www.cooksham.com 1-800-332-8400 Their meat is GF, cannot guarantee their vendors spices and additives are, but they do comply with FDA labeling practices. Suggestion: purchase plain hams, stay away from those with glaze or extra flavorings. Butterball - butterball.com 1-800-BUTTERBALL (800-288-8372) They will list the top 8 allergens on the package. Verify with them that the item you’re buying is GF. Foster Farms – fosterfarms.com “Our fresh natural chicken, turkey and individually frozen chicken are gluten-free. Our ground chicken and turkey with natural flavors contain only spice extractives and are also gluten-free.” Honeybaked Hams - 1-800-367-7720 –Only some branches sell GF items, ask to see the ingredients, especially for the glaze on the turkeys and hams. Hormel - hormelfoods.com/brands/glutenfree 1-800-523-4635 All Hormel Natural Choice products are GF, which includes deli meats, bacon, carved chicken breast, and dinner ham. Black label canned hams, Cure 81 Ham (bone-in, boneless, old fashioned spiral) Honeysuckle White – honeysucklewhite.com 1-800-810-6325
All products are GF, except for the following: Asian Grill Marinated Turkey Strips, Teriyaki Flavor, Turkey Breast Tenderloin, Frozen Italian Style Meatballs, Fresh Italian Style Turkey Meatballs, Beer Smoked Turkey Brats Jennie-O - jennieo.com 800-523-4635 Web site has complete list of GF items in FAQ section. Whole/breast meat turkeys that are GF: Oven Ready Turkey Breast (the gravy packet does contain gluten), Oven Ready Turkey: Homestyle, Garlic & Herb, Prime Young Turkey including Turkey Breasts that are fresh or frozen (the gravy packet does contain gluten), Refrigerated Honey Cured Turkey Ham, So Easy slow roasted turkey breast. See website or call for additional GF items. Norbest - norbest.com All their turkeys are GF.
Perdue - perdue.com 1-800-473-7383 All fresh, minimally processed chicken and turkey whole birds and parts are GF. Tender and Tasty™ products. Perdue Carving whole turkey, and whole turkeys seasoned with broth are all GF. See website or call for additional GF items.
Gluten Free Broths and Stocks Better than Boullion : check the labels, some contain modified food starch. Beef and Chicken are GF, as well as their Kosher products (blue labels)
Campbells: Swanson Broth & Stock (Aseptic) : Natural Goodness Chicken Broth, Chicken Stock, Chicken Broth , Beef Stock; Swanson Broth (Canned) Natural Goodness Chicken Broth, Chicken Broth, Vegetarian Broth
College Inn: only varieties that are GF are Garden Vegetable broth, organic beef broth, Tender Beef Bold Stock, and White Wine and Herb Broth
Hain Celestial: all broths are GF, check the label, they will declare gluten ingredients on the label
Herb-ox boullion: Beef, chicken, vegetable, garlic chicken are GF
Imagine: all broths are GF
Kitchen Basics: all stocks GF, they also test for gluten
Knorr: A Unilever company, and will clearly list gluten containg ingredients (although most of their products do contain gluten)
Progresso: All broths are GF
Sweet Sue: will list all gluten containing allergens
Trader Joe’s sells a GF chicken broth in aseptic packaging (box)
Wolfgang Puck: will not guarantee that any soups or stocks are GF
The browning and seasoning sauces Kitchen Bouquet and Gravy Master are also both gluten free.
For you fruitcake lovers, Paradise brand candied fruit is all GF! At Payless, many of the bulk packaged nuts in the produce section are labeled gluten free.
GF Pie Fillings Libby 100% pumpkin and Easy Pumpkin Pie Mix are GF. All Comstock/Wilderness pie fillings are GF. Musselman’s and Lucky Leaf: The following fillings are GF: Apple, Lite Apple, Apricot, Blackberry, Blueberry, Cherry, Lite Cherry, Lemon, Peach, Pineapple, Raisin, Strawberry, Dark Sweet Cherry Best Value (by WalMart): they will list on the label if the item is GF. Jell-O is a Kraft company and will list any gluten containing ingredients on the label.
Holiday Recipes and Tips Use sweet rice flour (1T per cup liquid), arrowroot (1 ½ t per cup), or cornstarch (1 ½ t per cup), to thicken soups and gravies. Mix these with several tablespoons of water before adding to your gravy to eliminate lumps. These will thicken quickly, so you don’t have to cook the gravy as long as you would using wheat flour. Substitute GF bread for regular bread in stuffing recipes. You may need to reduce the amount of liquid and butter. A great way to use up some less-than-stellar loaves of bread! To dry the bread into ‘croutons’ for the stuffing, cut bread into cubes and place on a cookie sheet. Toast at 200° F for about an hour, stirring every 20 minutes or so. Let stand in the oven until cool or overnight Winter squash is a great source of fiber and beta-carotene. To cook quickly, cut in half remove the seeds. Place cut-side down on a plate and microwave for 5-8 minutes until squash is soft. For easy oven cooking, simply wash the whole squash, pierce with a knife several times, and place the whole squash in a baking dish and roast at 400 degrees. Check after 35 minutes, and remove from the oven when the squash is at the desired firmness. This can be used for any hard squash you can find at the grocery store, like butternut and acorn. Holiday parties can be difficult for celiacs; but look on the bright side, you can’t graze on all the goodies and gain that Holiday 15! Eat before going to a party so you won’t go hungry. If going to a dinner party, you may want to bring a dish to share, or even your own food if the host/ess is not familiar with cooking GF. It’s hard this time of year to turn down someone’s hospitality, but remember, your first priority is to look out for your health! | |
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