The Super Seven: 7 Super Nutritious Gluten-Free Grains & Grain Alternatives to Add to Your Diet

In honor of Celiac Awareness Month AND Mediterranean Diet Month, I created this infographic to share my favorite Super Seven Gluten-Free Grains and Grain Alternatives. Whether you follow a gluten-free diet or not, I hope this infographic, plus the recipe recommendations I share below, will inspire you to get cooking with some of these delicious and nutritious gluten-free grains and grain alternatives!  

Huge thanks to celiac expert and registered dietitian, Melinda Dennis, for the fabulous information she shared at the 2014 Gluten-Free Wellness Retreat in San Diego highlighting these gluten-free nutrition superstars!

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SORGHUM

Sorghum Salad ~ Whole Grains Council {vegetarian}

Bacon, Beet, and Butternut Squash Sorghum Salad ~ Cooking With Books

Pumpkin Cupcakes w/ Sorghum Flour ~ Jeanettes Healthy Living {vegetarian}

MILLET

Mango Millet Lassi {vegetarian}

Sweet Potato & Millet Falafel ~ Oh My Veggies {vegan}

Turmeric and Vegetable Millet ~ Spicie Foodie {vegan}

BUCKWHEAT

Easy Overnight Buckwheat Parfait ~ Oh She Glows {vegan}

Buckwheat Gingerbread Pancakes & Pancake Mix {vegetarian}

Buckwheat Crepes ~ Gluten-Free on a Shoestring {vegetarian}

QUINOA

Quinoa Cakes with Smoked Salmon & Lime Mayo

Warm Tropical Wild Blueberry Quinoa Breakfast Sundae {vegetarian}

Quinoa Bowl w/ Avocado, Citrus & Edamame ~ Food to Glow {vegan}

AMARANTH

Amaranth, Quinoa, and Polenta Porridge ~ Will Cook for Friends {vegan option}

Pumpkin Pie Amaranth Porridge ~ My New Roots {vegan}

Popped Amaranth Crunch ~ Yum Universe {vegan option}

TEFF

Ethiopian Injera ~ Vegan Richa {vegan}

Peanut Butter Teff Sweetpotato Cookies {vegan option}

Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes {vegan option}

MESQUITE

Cacao Mesquite Superfood Balls ~ One Green Planet {vegan}

Mesquite Flour Pancakes ~ Canyon Ranch {vegetarian}

Nana {Banana} Skillet Bread ~ Gluten-Free Goodness {vegan}

Super 7 Gluten-Free Grain & Grain Alternative Resources

Amaranth ~ The World’s Healthiest Foods

Five Facts About Cooking Quinoa & Quinoa Nutrition ~ Eating Well Magazine

Gluten-Free Whole Grains ~ Whole Grains Council

Gluten-Free Whole Grains, Flours, and Mixes ~ Bob’s Red Mill

Mesquite Powder Nutrition ~ One Green Planet

Millet ~ The World’s Healthiest Foods, QUinoa

Sorghum Nutrition Information ~ Sorghum Checkoff

Teff, Ethiopia’s Nutritious Grain ~ The Washington Post

The Powerful Health Benefits of Buckwheat ~ Washingtonian

Which of these Super 7 gluten-free grains and grain alternatives do you regularly cook with? Are any of these new to you? If so, which one’s would you most like to try? Do you have any favorite gluten-free recipes featuring one or more of these gluten-free grains to share? If so, leave me the link to your recipe in the comment section, and I will add the recipe to one of my Pinterest Boards!

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CHEERS!

EA Stewart

Hi There! I’m EA, an integrative registered dietitian nutritionist in sunny San Diego. I create easy, DELICIOUS gluten free recipes & low FODMAP recipes for a wide variety of diets: anti-inflammatory, low carb, Mediterranean, paleo, vegan, vegetarian, & more. My nutrition specialties include wellness nutrition, digestive health (celiac disease, IBS, IBD, SIBO), autoimmune disease, & optimal aging. Learn more about my nutrition philosophy and my nutrition coaching services, or get in touch~I’d love to connect with you!

Thanks so much for sharing!