A recent study revealed that, on average, gluten-free products in the US contain less protein but more sugar and calories than foods containing gluten. If that isn’t bad enough, they’re also more expensive. Sachin Rustgi, a co-author of the study, states, “Currently, many gluten-free products lack dietary fiber, protein, and essential nutrients.”

However, in a counterargument, What the headlines didn’t tell you about that study on gluten-free foods, J.B. Maer states that the study focuses on packaged foods, which usually aren’t healthy to begin with. The writer recommends eating fewer processed foods and focusing more on homemade gluten-free foods. This useful advice is the reason I am listing 24 gluten and dairy-free cookbooks.

Benefits of Cooking at Home

First, I’d like to note the many benefits of cooking at home, including

• Cost savings
• Control over ingredients
• Control over portion sizes
• Healthier eating
• My favorite reason is that it creates opportunities to be creative. As famous chef Wolfgang Puck said, “Cooking is like painting or writing a song.”

If you enjoy cooking or don’t know where to start, here are some recommendations.

Three Celebrity Cookbooks

I will start with 3 celebrity cookbooks by women you’ve probably watched on TV.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow is an Academy Award-winning actress and the founder of the Goop website. Her cookbook, It’s All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great, results from focusing on an anti-inflammatory diet and is free of gluten, dairy, sugar, and alcohol. 

She also has recipes on her Goop site: https://goop.com/food/recipes/what-gwyneth-paltrow-is-cooking/.

Jennifer Esposito

Jennifer Esposito is an actress diagnosed with severe celiac disease. Unfortunately, Jennifer’s Way gluten-free bakery closed in NY, but her cookbook, Jennifer’s Way Kitchen: Easy Allergen-Free, Anti-Inflammatory Recipes for a Delicious Life, is free of gluten, grains, dairy, eggs, soy, corn, and refined sugar.

You can find her flatbread and scone recipes here:

https://www.today.com/recipes/gluten-free-flatbread-rosemary-sea-salt-olive-oil-t107307

https://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/1625285033/jennifer-espositos-gluten-free-blueberry-walnut-scones

Kristin Cavallari

Kristin Cavallari became famous as a reality show star. Her cookbook, True Roots, is “a Mindful Kitchen with More Than 100 Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar.”

In this Good Morning America appearance, she shares her recipe for egg nests: https://youtu.be/RbPSR8Kicwg?si=PbjFCGj5RWF1y1v5.

Danielle Walker

Danielle Walker isn’t a celebrity yet, but was a Forbes 30 under 30 in 2015.

She is a New York Times bestselling author (Against All Grain, Meals Made Simple, Celebrations, Eat What You Love, Food Saved Me, Healthy in a Hurry). At age 22, she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease.

All of her recipes are gluten-free, and many are also dairy-free, or you can replace dairy with alternative milk: https://daniellewalker.com/category/dairy-free/

This is her recipe for grain-free sandwich bread https://againstallgrain.com/2012/05/21/grain-free-white-bread-paleo-and-scd/

Two Best Gluten and Dairy Free Cookbooks Lists

The following two articles list the best gluten and dairy-free cookbooks. True Roots and Danielle Walker’s cookbooks appear on the lists, and six others appear on both lists.

https://top10best.how/gluten-and-dairy-free-cookbook?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Search&utm_campaign=13234&gav=1&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI89yHwouMjAMVYrlaBR0Ylh2TEAAYAiAAEgKNQPD_BwE

https://thehelpfulgf.com/best-gluten-free-dairy-free-cookbooks

Conclusion

Not all gluten and dairy-free processed foods are bad, but most lack fiber and are high in sugar, calories, and cost. However, you can make healthier meals and control the ingredients. I hope these cookbooks help with your journey to nutritious food.

Fun Food Fact

In 1796, Amelia Simmons wrote the first American cookbook, American Cookery.

Did You Know?

Lisa Ekus holds the Guinness World Record for the largest personal or private collection of cookbooks, 4,239 titles.

Quote

“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.”  – François de La Rochefoucauld