Gluten Free Great Harvest Foods

People who suffer from celiac disease cannot eat any food made with wheat, oats, rye or barley. Many people worldwide suffer from this disease, but remain misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. Many stores in the Great Harvest Bread Company franchise offer gluten-free products. The company does not require an individual owner to follow specific rules on running a store, but many owners have begun baking the gluten-free breads and foods on specific days of the week.

Great Harvest in Tempe

The Great Harvest Bread Company in Tempe, Ariz., offers a gluten-free bake day every Tuesday. Included on the menu are gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles, cinnamon rolls, white bread and buckwheat bread. For buckwheat bread, instead of using wheat flour, Great Harvest uses brown rice flour, buckwheat flour, cornstarch, flax meal and tapioca flour. The breads do contain eggs, so lactose-intolerant people need be careful. Many Great Harvest locations operate under the Tuesday-only gluten-free bake days.

Great Harvest in Albuquerque

While the Great Harvest Bread Company in Albuquerque, New Mexico, makes gluten-free products, celiac suffers need to beware. On its website, the store mentions it makes baked goods with other potential allergens, including wheat. This means the store can cross-contaminate a gluten-free food item. Gluten-free foods in Albuquerque include rice loaves, cinnamon chip bread, brown rice loaves, cornbread, gluten-free pancakes and buckwheat bread.

Great Harvest in Lexington

The Great Harvest Bread Company in Lexington, Kentucky offers gluten-free breads every Monday, Wednesday and Friday after 2:00 P.M. This location promises to make all gluten-free breads in a gluten-free environment, free from any cross-contamination. The Lexington location uses buckwheat flour, brown rice flour, coconut milk, flaxseed meal and tapioca flour in its bread. These recipes also include no dairy products.