3/30/2015

New Products to Watch and Ask For - The Best of Allergen Free

My daughter and I are super lucky to be involved in planning for the Gluten & Allergen Free Wellness Events. We started the events to help support groups get a local festival near them instead of having to travel at great expense with a family out of their area. But, back to why we are super lucky...Not only do we get to be involved in making people happy, we get to try all the new goodies and regional goodies that come onto the market.

Below you will find a smathering of some amazing products we have tried while on the road with the events since February. Look them up and buy them online or at their store locations. Don't have them at your store? Ask your favorite store to stock them and see if they aren't pleased once people love them!


This is a great drink with superb qualities like non-GMO, vegan, gluten free, low caffeine, and low sugar. We both loved them and have our favorites. I love the Tropical Tea and Doodle loves the Grape Tea flavor. But, they were all pleasant and how can a mom go wrong when providing your kid with a delicious healthy alternative for the family or the lunchbox?


I know my family needs supplements, especially my celiac child, but getting anyone to take them can be a daunting task. There are too many to remember and when to take them poses a whole new challenge. ID Life makes the whole supplement process easier and customizes them for you by giving an in depth analysis of your health online for free before it recommends your personalized nutrition. These are pharmaceutical grade supplements and they were just picked up by certain Whole Foods at retail pricing or you can join and get a huge discount. I give my mommy seal of approval on this product line which includes supplements, shakes, hydrate and energy drinks and a whole bunch more.

Glutino

Glutino aced it this year with two new pretzel flavors: Buffalo Style and Salted Caramel. I am still holding out hope they will do a dark chocolate dipped pretzel, but these are awesome snacks and they travel with us when we are on the road.


Every once in a while, you run across some amazing finds like Tali's Artisanal Gluten Free Gourmet. The orange coconut cake pictured was a must buy for me in Boca Raton. Her cookies were just as amazing with simple ingredients that made gluten a non-missed item. You can order them online and should. 
We bought four of the six Tali's Artisanal items in this picture and every one of them was absolutely YUM!




We make pizza at least once a month at home and I thought we were doing pretty good until we tasted Two Foodies Gluten Free Kitchen pizza crust. Not only is it herbed and tastes amazing, but it is dairy free, gluten free, soy free, and still amazing!! You can find them online at their site or on Amazon where you can find worthy deals as well. Below is a tutorial on how to roll out your dough perfectly





Our favorite new wrap is the Raw Wrap made of spinach or kale. Now you can get your superfood quota in and have a delicious easy to use wrap that doesn't fall to pieces when you wrap something in it!

These babies are vegan, raw, gluten free, nut free, egg free, dairy free, soy free, corn free, and chemical free! Now that's a mouth full without adding anything at all. Trust me, they are delish and it is a non-profit company to boot.


A salty crunchy healthy treat is easier to find now since Saffron Road Food has made these flavorful little chickpeas stand out with flavor! Non-GMO makes them even better. Also they have quite a few frozen prepared entrees available. We have them in our local Lowe's Foods store here in the mountains, but ask if you don't have them in yours.



That's it for now, but we have more products to share in the next post. Until then, keep living gluten and allergen free positively because you ROCK when you feel your best!

3/08/2015

The Gluten & Grain Free Gourmet means Grain Free Isn't Taste Free!

You've heard of Paleo and Grain Free a lot as of late. But does it have any merit in being an option and why would anyone challenge themselves more? Well, many people do it as a way to achieve better health. We've met someone who can teach you all about this life style change, Jennifer Cuevas, of The Gluten and Grain Free Gourmet.


Jennifer lives grain free, dairy free, and poultry free. Yes, we said poultry, and she can elaborate more on that if you wish to ask her. Jennifer sent Erin Everett 13 yr old of Gluten Free Kids ROCK some samples of her amazing goodies to try and this is what Erin said:




Gluten Free & Paleo Pumpkin Spice Muffin


Wow! I enjoyed this muffin so much; it was so moist as well as the flavors just blending in! It literally melted in my mouth! I loved how it had a full taste and how it wasn’t crumbly. It was, in my opinion, one of the best Pumpkin spice muffins I’ve had yet. Especially how it holds the after taste in my mouth, but it only makes me want more.


Gluten Free & Paleo Banana Nut Muffin


Really, I have to give it to The Gluten & Grain Free Gourmet.... This was just mind blowing. The nuts tasted extremely well with the banana, it had a moist taste, almost like a cake that was just made with a glaze on top. It’s very beautiful as well, the size and shape are perfect to fit in small mouths like mine!


Gluten Free Dairy Free Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie


Man! The cashew and the chocolate chips go right together! It’s not too sweet, not too nutty nor exploded with chocolate chips… It’s just right. It tastes like a majestic cookie, one that’s rich with flavor and rich with beauty. Because it is beautiful! It makes you want to get more after just one little taste of the mouth watering cookie.

Sounds good enough to eat!

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