How to Choose High-Quality Gluten and Dairy Free Products: A Nutritionist’s Guide
Discover how to choose high-quality gluten and dairy free products with expert tips from a nutritionist. Learn what to look for on labels, avoid common pitfalls, and shop smarter for your health.
Written by: Pippa Thackeray
Written on: May 27, 2025
Pippa is a content writer and qualified Nutritional Therapist (DipNT) creating research-based content with a passion for many areas of wellbeing, including hormonal health, mental health and digestive health.
As a contributor to The Healf Source, she regularly attends seminars and programmes on a plethora of contemporary health issues and modern research insights with a drive to never stop learning. In addition, interviewing experts and specialists across The Four Pillars: EAT, MOVE, MIND, SLEEP.
In her spare time, she is an avid swimmer, mindfulness and yoga lover, occasionally bringing a raw, honest approach to the topics she faces. You may also discover some personal accounts of eye-opening wellbeing experiences amidst the reality of a disorientating, and often conflicting, modern wellbeing space.
- 1. Why processed "free-from" foods are the problem
- 2. How to choose the healthiest approach to ‘Free From’
- 3. Allergy versus intolerance
- 4. Why you should read ingredient labels
- 5. Cooking tips for gluten free and dairy free diets
- 6. Why you must watch out for sweeteners and additives
- 7. Consider transitioning to a wholefood diet
- 8. A gluten free and dairy free diet: What about B vitamins and calcium?
- 9. Final thoughts
