Free Gluten Free Food Assistance

For individuals with celiac disease or gluten intolerance, maintaining a strict gluten-free diet is essential for health and well-being. However, the cost is often the biggest challenge. The cost of gluten free food on average is about 183% higher than similar non gluten free products.

Gluten free food on a budget

Due to some health reasons I am the only one who eats gluten free full time in my household. It's been one way that we can save a little money. But even those costs have gotten incredibly difficult on our overall budget. And I can only imagine the cost if you are a family or a young adult trying to manage the costs! So I looked around and found a resource that is here and wanting to help you. But here are some other ways to help with the cost:

Resources for gluten free food assistance

• If you have a written diagnosis of celiac disease, you are eligible for certain tax deductions.
• If you receive food stamps or similar assistance, gluten free foods are eligible.
• Avoiding buying pre packaged gluten free foods saves a TON of money (it's just not very practical for busy people!)
• Non profit organizations that offer food help

GIG Cares

The non profit group, GigCares is sending Cutting Costs Boxes to eligible families needing food assistance. They are truly wanting to help those families that need some extra help because they know that 75% of families struggle to afford gluten free foods. You can see some of the items they send each month here and here. Each month is a different box and we love the holidays too as they send some fun gluten free holiday items too!

get some help, give some help

Head to the GigCares website now to download the application to have a gluten free Cutting Cost Box sent to you. And if you know of resources like this that you would like posted, please make sure to send an email to [email protected] to let us know so we can get it posted on here!

Love, Traci

P.S. We were never asked to post anything on GigCares or the organization. We appreciate all they do to make gluten free food accessible to those who need it. You can also read our article on how to eat gluten free on a budget and get some gluten free meal idea inspiration too!