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P.F. Chang's publishes a dedicated gluten-free menu and says how those dishes are prepared. Here is what is on it, what the chain promises, and what to say when you order.

Gluten-Free at WinCo: The Cheapest Store With the Worst Aisle

WinCo is one of the cheapest places in the West to buy food, and it is built around the single department a coeliac cannot use. Here is how to shop it anyway.

Gluten-Free at Giant Eagle: Two Stores Under One Name

A Giant Eagle and a Market District carry the same sign and a very different gluten-free range. Knowing which one you are standing in changes what you should expect.

Gluten-Free at Market Basket: Cheap, Plain, and Mostly Fine

Market Basket keeps prices low by keeping the range tight. That is worse for specialist gluten-free products and better for almost everything else you actually eat.

Gluten-Free at Schnucks: A Midwest Celiac Shopping Guide

Schnucks runs full-service supermarkets across the Midwest, with the deli and bakery culture that implies. Here is the route through one with coeliac disease.

Gluten-Free at Ingles: Shopping the Southeast on a Budget

Ingles covers the Appalachian Southeast with conventional supermarkets and a strong own brand. Here is how to eat gluten-free from one without paying specialist prices.

Gluten-Free at Save A Lot: A Thin Range, Read Carefully

Save A Lot stocks a few hundred lines instead of tens of thousands, and most stores are run by independent operators. Both facts change how you shop it with coeliac disease.

Gluten-Free at Piggly Wiggly: Every Store Is Somebody Else’s

Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned franchises, so the gluten-free range is set locally. That changes what you can assume before you walk in.

Gluten-Free at Hannaford: The Star Rating Is Not About You

Hannaford puts a nutrition rating on its shelf edges, and it is easy to read as a general safety signal. It says nothing whatsoever about gluten.

Gluten-Free at Stop & Shop and Giant: One Range, Two Signs

Stop & Shop, Giant and their sister banners share buying, own brands and shelf systems. Learn one of them and you have learned all of them — including the department that catches people out.

Gluten-Free at Hy-Vee: The One Resource Most Shoppers Never Use

Hy-Vee puts registered dietitians inside its stores. For someone newly diagnosed with coeliac disease, that is worth more than any shelf tag in the building.

Gluten-Free at ShopRite: Why Two Branches Stock Differently

ShopRite stores are individually owned members of a buying co-operative, which means the gluten-free range at your branch may not match the one across town. That is worth knowing before you drive.