Best/worst gluten and dairy substitutes?

[Groundhog]

My 17yo DS is GF/DF and I am GF (although I am restricting GF replacement breads and starches right now to lose weight), so here are our favs.

Bread and Bagels: UDI's Another poster above said she doesn't like the bagels but my very picky DS has never liked one of the GF breads I've bought or made from scratch and he LOVES the bagels. So since everyone has different tastes, you might like them.

Waffles: Nature's Path Homestyle is good. Also the Buckwheat and the blueberry. We like these better than Van’s but everyone will have a personal opinion on this kind of stuff, so you should try some.

Pizza crust: I like Glutino unless I'm making my own zucchini pizza...let me know if you want the recipe. It substitutes grated zucchini mixed with egg whites and garlic to sub for crust.

Cookies: Lucy’s cookies are sold at Starbucks, so if we’re out riding and DS needs a snack, we can stop in a Starbucks.

Soup: Progresso Vegetable, Pot Roast, Southwestern Chicken, Chicken and Rice and Wild Rice/Chicken were all GF/DF last time I looked (I read labels each and every time, even if I’ve bought the product before because ingredients change). However, don’t be fooled by the “lite” versions which have wheat. DS takes these in his lunch for school every day or Hormel Chili.

Pasta: I like Schar’s pasta the best. Absolutely cannot tell it apart from semolina pasta. Also like some of the quinoa pasta but can’t find the name.

Oats: I react to Bob’s Red Mill oats but love all their other products. I got “Gluten Free Oats” (that’s the company name) online from amazon dot com and I don’t react to that.

Prepared Mixes: Pamela’s is good, but it is NOT DF. For DF, Bob’s Red Mill is good but it has too much bean flour for some things. I mix my own.

Snacks: Yay for Glutino Pretzels...DS loves them. I like Mary's Gone Crackers but they are too much like eating twigs for DS.
Blue Diamond Nut Thins are great, but I react to them – I think that they are cross-contaminated. Again, others may or may not be as sensitive.
Kettle chips are GF but I think I react to the safflower oil, which I think may be contaminated or is just an intolerance of mine. Other oils are ok for me.

Best of luck!