I have got the hang of the gluten-free basics when it comes to choosing food, but it's possible that I'm still consuming stealthy gluten. Do sauces commonly contain it? I'm talking mainly about pasta sauces, tomato and basil, things like that. I can see no ingredients which jump out at me as being likely to contain it, and where there is allergy advice there is no mention of gluten. The same goes for the flavoured rice I've been getting.

Flavored Rice as in Rice a Roni or Lipton Mixes are not gluten free. I am not sure that is what you are talking about though. I use Wegmans Pasta Sauce which is very good. It is marked gluten free and there are several different flavors.

The vast majority of pasta sauces are gluten-free. Flavored rices are another matter. Many are gluten-free, but you definitely have to check them.

richard

Most pasta sauces are gluten free. All classico red & white sauces are gluten-free and Newman's Own has a gluten-free list on their website under FAQ. As for quick side dishes Most Lundenburg boxed side dishes are gluten free and do are many of WalMart's boxed potato dishes.

note the key words in these posts - "almost all" "most" "many"
that is *NOT EVERYTHING*
so you have to read the ingredients on *EVERYTHING*
just because it's 'pasta sauce', don't assume that it won't have gluten, even if 95% of them don't. because you might pick up one of those 5% ones and gluten yourself. (I can't name specifics, as I tend to not buy them but make them myself.)