Whether you are on a diet to lose weight, better your health or have simply found yourself diagnosed with celiac-disease recently, you may find your life in shambles. It may seem everything you loved to eat every day is no longer an option and the rest of the food products are a dark mystery to you. You now find yourself struggling to order food at restaurants and wandering aimlessly through food stores praying for “dairy-free” or “gluten-free” labels. If this sounds like your life right now, don’t panic. You are not alone. Millions of people around the world are currently experiencing the same issues and luckily, through the power of internet, we can help one another.

Organics has come together and compiled a master list for allergen-free alternatives for pretty much everything. Whether you are trying to avoid dairy, gluten or any kind of other allergen, check out some of the suggested options to make your life easier. As a general rule, while these alternatives have been recommended and reviewed by other people, still read the ingredients list. Remember that allergen labels such as “gluten-free”, “soy-free” or “anything-free” don’t automatically indicate that the product is any healthier than its counter parts. Follow these three simple tips when shopping for food.

If you want more options, lists for soy-free, nut-free, or have any suggestions, just drop a comment below.

Dairy Products

Cheese

Recommended options:

Vegan & Dairy-Free

Follow Your Heart Vegan Cheese

Gluten-Free

Most cheeses are gluten-free, but try to avoid some American cheeses as they may contain hidden gluten.

Cream Cheese

Dairy-Free

Kite Hill Cream Cheese Style Spread

Gluten-Free

Most cream cheeses are gluten-free.

Butter

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Melt Organic Spread

Earth Balance Soy-Free Spread

Gluten-Free

Most butter is gluten-free.

Mayonaise

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Follow Your Heart Organic Vegenaise

Gluten-Free

Try the options above. Check the ingredients list and watch out for distilled (or white) vinegar, emulsifiers, thickeners and stabilizing agents which may be wheat-based.

Milk

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

A variety of dairy-free milk options are available including rice, almond, cashew, coconut, oat, hemp, and soy.

Silk Almond Milk, Unsweetened Vanilla

Native Forest Organic Classic Coconut Milk

Gluten-Free

Whole milk, non-fat, low-fat milks are gluten-free. However, make sure they are plain and unflavored.

Eggs

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Eggs are often a necessary part of a recipe but can be easily substituted.

Gluten-Free

Eggs are gluten-free.

Yogurt

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Almond Dream Plain Yogurt

Kite Hill Plain Yogurt

Gluten-Free

Plain yogurts are typically gluten-free.

Bread Products

White Bread

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Most white breads are dairy-free.

Gluten-Free

Udi’s Gluten-Free White Bread

Pasta

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Most pasta (aside from mac & cheese) is dairy-free and is made from grains, water and salt.

Vegan & Gluten-Free

Ancient Harvest Gluten-Free Pasta

Mrs. Leeper’s Pasta Organic Rice Vegetable Twists

Explore Asian Organic Black Bean Spaghetti

Barilla Gluten Free Pasta, Penne, 12 Ounce

Pizza

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Working on finding great options. Suggest one in the comments below.

Gluten-Free

Working on finding great options. Suggest one in the comments below.

Flour

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Plain flours are dairy-free.

Gluten-Free

Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour

Pamela’s Products Gluten Free Artisan Flour

King Arthur Flour Multipurpose Flour

Cereal

Recommended options:

Dairy-Free

Working on finding great options. Suggest one in the comments below.

Gluten-Free

Working on finding great options. Suggest one in the comments below.

Desserts

Alternatives for desserts are tricky. It’s a constant trade off for one ingredient that you are trying to avoid for another. Gluten-free or dairy-free alternatives are not always healthy as they still may contain high amounts of sugar and other ingredients that you should avoid. With that being said, we still compiled a list of alternatives suggested by people.