Discussions

Recently diagnosed with celiac dIsease. I am looking for grocery stores in Brandon with a good variety and reasonable price.

The gluten free food industry is growing all of the time. Prices are more reasonable, than in the past as well. Selection and variety is also growing. I shop at Safeway and 2 farm kids for my gluten free items. Many gluten free items are now in the same sections as the items with gluten. Example gluten free instant gravy mixes with regular gravy mixes.  
 
At Safeway they just expanded their frozen gluten free bakery items. I can now get gluten free bagels of more than 1 flavour, and they just got in gluten free carrot cake and desserts. My weakness. Lol  
 
Edited by J Z, 2019-01-22 16:00:34

Hi,  
Superstore has a great selection of gluten free products, (Natural section), as well as Sobeys/Safeway .  
 
Health food stores carry selections as well  
( Hedley’s has awesome baking by joes gluten free).  
 
Two farm kids also has good selections .

Heritage Co-op has a great variety in their main grocery aisles marked with a blue Gluten Free flag. Co-op also carries UDI and Glutino bread products in the frozen food section near the Deli and meat. (As well as a chocolate cheese cake that is excellent!!) Co-op also carries their own brand of Gluten Free breads and cookies. If you can have Gluten Free oats, Co-op carries the Only Oats products.  
Wal-Mart has a limited variety of Gluten Free foods but the bonus is their prices are frugal.  
Bulk Barn carries a small selection of Gluten Free products (Kinnicken.... spelled incorrectly but close enough!).  
And for restaurants, Canadian Brewhouse in Winnipeg has a totally Gluten Free section (separate deep frier dedicated to Gluten Free). Fish and Chips -- I"m drooling just thinking about all that wonderful wonderful fat and salt  
Dominos Pizza sells a Gluten Free crust pizza.  
Pupuseria Bendicion de Dios here in Brandon on 34th Street makes corn pupusas that are excellent. Gluten free!  
Tana Restaurant on 10th Street is a good place to eat a gluten free meal. Just ask which items have no wheat. The meal comes with injera bread which is gluten free.  
Biggest thing overall is to become a label reader of all things grocery and ask, ask, ask at restaurants which products are gluten free.  
Some Gluten Free products aren't for all celiacs.  
Take excellent care of yourself!

Thank you for all this great information, it very appreciated!

Pizza express has Fantastic Gluten Free Pizza !  
 
M and m’s has a great selection of gf , great desserts  
 
Co-op products of gf are very good too.  
 
Many selections now are available .  
 
Just be cautious.

Look for the small, yellow cable ties around the scoops at Bulk Barn. An employee mentioned that these are also gluten-free products and they are located around the store in addition to their ‘gluten-free’ aisle in the southwest corner of the store. Staff are very knowledgeable there.  
 
Best of luck in your search!

Lots of good items in the bakery section too PC products - bread, baguettes, hot dog/burger buns, cookies, muffins, banana bread. A bit pricey but taste good for GF!

Keep your receipts from your gluten free products as you can claim them for income tax.