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Thank you Carol....and now on to the answer!

This is from a previous forum that went down a political road as well.....I only copied and pasted part of the forum that seemed helpful.

There are two Nature’s Way stores on Tortola (in Road Town and in East End), but they have a store on Virgin Gorda as well. Check out their web site at http://www.naturesway.vg . There’s a product finder that allows you to “Choose Category”, one of which is “Gluten Free”. You’ll be amazed at the listings. I noticed they have xanthan gum under “Baking Ingredients”, which would be a major problem for you to find in the BVI, and useful if you are staying in a villa where you can bake. The other interesting thing is that you can order from them online. By the way, they also have a deli - there’s a menu on the site (available at least on Tortola - not sure about VG). We didn’t stop to investigate the store on VG (284-495-5099) but it’s at the corner of Crab Hill and Millionaire Street (across from the church). (from Stoneyusaf 04/06/15)

Hi Jim and Sue

Thanks stoney for supplying the copy of my original post. Just a few added remarks - don’t be scared off by the prices on the web site, as they refer to bulk sales (hence the 4x and 6x, etc. next to the shipping weights). The items are available individually at the stores, but it might be a good idea to call the store to see if the item is in stock. In addition to the phone number given above for the store in The Valley on VG, here are the others' numbers: 495-2852 for Fat Hogs Bay in the East End area in Tortola and 494-6393 for the store in Road Town. The one in Road Town requires some tricky driving to find their parking area - best to find a parking spot near the rotary and walk there. The one at Fat Hogs Bay is right on the main drag and on the left side of the road when going in the direction of Trellis Bay.

The GF breads they carry are made by Schar - the only Udi products they have are cookies and the like. One thing we always do is bring down GF crackers and GF bagels from home, plus a loaf of GF bread from home. The usual molds that attack regular bread don’t seem to like GF bread but it’s still a good idea to put it in the fridge as soon as you get there. They carry Red Mill GF mixes and xanthan gum if you want to bake. (Guar gum caused stomach problems for me tho.)

The deli menus don’t list many explicitly GF items but most of what they serve is certainly gluten free. They have one of my favorites dishes - callaloo soup, and plenty of smoothies.

Peace
Dugg & Chris