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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Hi There! I’m EA, a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) in sunny San Diego. I create easy, DELICIOUS gluten free recipes & low FODMAP recipes for a wide variety of diets. Learn more about my nutrition philosophy and my nutrition coaching for digestive health, autoimmune disease, wellness nutrition, & vibrant aging. Sign up for my newsletter, or get in touch~I’d love to connect with you!
I am wondering about the mesquite flour. Can you give me more information about that…i.e. what kind of mesquite tree, if there are different varieties, how it is processed, where do you get it? I just need more information. Thank you very much.
respectfully
Trace
Hi Tracy! Thanks for your comment regarding the mesquite flour. There are a few different brands, but the only one I’ve seen carried in my local health food stores is the Sunfood brand, and they have both a regular and a “sweet” version although the nutrition facts are pretty similar between both. I don’t know where you live, but I can find Sunfood in Whole Foods and Jimbos in San Diego, plus you can order their products on line too. Hope this helps!
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This is great! I’m def pinning this so I can refer back to this. I’ve actually never tried teff and mesquite but am inspired to incorporate them into my diet. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thanks so much Min!I really love teff in baked goods, and I hoping to try injera soon!
Great information EA and love the infographic!
Thanks so much Jeanette and I really appreciate you sharing the infographic!
Quinoa and I have a long running love affair, but I’ve been eager to give amaranth a try! Thanks for the list here… I’m inspired to try something new!
I have been having that same love affair with quinoa too Kim 🙂 But, yes, definitely fun to shake things up a bit in the gluten-free world, and happy to inspire!
Great info! There are so many gluten-free grains I need to explore!
Thanks so much Andrea! I use sorghum flour a lot in my baking, but I’m excited to create some salads using the whole grain version, plus get my hands on some mesquite flour too 🙂