Oh Fiona! Way To Crunch Into My Heart. Gluten-Free Product Review

After moving to Denver I voyaged through Denver's Whole Foods Cherry Creek and they host a slew of local Boulder, Colorado items. Fiona's All Natural Quinoa Crunch is a hearty baked delicious option for breakfast. 

1,2,3,4 ... Two Moms In the Raw Gluten-Free Product Review

A great name for a greater product, Two Moms In The Raw.

 Super duper tasting Gluten-Free granola is not easy to find and often you will see that that the oats are not GF or that you can't trust the manufacturing facilities to be sure the ingredients are indeed safe and secure. It's the continual saga of our era.

GF Pizza That Is Not GF?

I love pizza... It is a treat for me... It smells, looks and tastes beautifully! Am I drooling? But I have horrible news for you, my gluten-free friends... just because the pizza ingredients are touted as gluten-free that does not mean when it arrives on your plate @ your table it still is.

Why you ask? Well a lot of restaurants are supporting the gluten-free movement and we love this, but when you are a Celiac you need to ask more questions about the kitchen preparations that they won't always tell you upfront. Often the question you should ask to your waiter and/or manager on duty should be:

Questions:

• Do you use the same pizza tray or stone?
• Does the chef change his apron?
• Does the chefs or line use separate ingredients for all pizza?
• Do you bake your pizza in the same oven as regular pizza? 

Unfortunately this may be the case ... your GF food may be contaminated with traces or more of gluten more often than not so please be wise and ask this question when you hear about your pizza and also dishes of rice, pasta, other baked, grilled or fried gf options! Tell them how important it is that you separate GF so places stop touting food as gluten-free lifestyle half ass and more strictly following 100% gluten-free for those who are medically diagnosed as Celiacs! It is confusing all of us and getting many Celiacs ill without knowing. For all of you who are eating gluten-free lifestyle start taking it more seriously and help the rest of us by demanding 100% gf because of this issue.

Cheesy Boof! Yes... daiya is GF

Many Celiacs suffer from Lactose Intolerance either as a pre-cursor to living gluten-free and/or live with it everyday. If you are anyone like myself, you appreciate some fresh and melted cheese to compliment many other foods and it's important to find options that won't agitate your digestion.

I recently sampled daiya, cheddar style shreds, from Whole Foods-Cheery Creek Denver and found out quite surprisingly how nice it was for a dairy alternative... With a pleasant, fresh aroma and when melted it was near comparison to shredded cheese I thought. There was no awkward after taste or bad fake smell and taste. My two tastings were on a onion, tomato, pepper and broccoli omelet with shreds + hot salsa along with pasta, I was quite a happy boy!

Free of most common allergens such as: Soy, Dairy (Casein, Lactose), Gluten, Egg, Wheat, Barley, Whey and Nuts, daiya provides a fantastic cheese shred and some new products to look out for in the future. Also note that it is good in the fridge for 7-10 days once opened. For more detailed information and where to buy daiya check out their website. Enjoy!!!

Keep in mind my ratings are for those who are open to food, tastings and alternative eating :)

Recommend to Celiacs: 4 out of 5
Recommend to Dairy Free: 4.5 out of 5
Recommend to Anyone: 3 out of 5

http://www.daiyafoods.com

Gee, Thank You, Whole Foods.

It is a fact, Whole Foods has hooked me up with a big a$$ bag of GF products for sampling. I met with Heather @ the Cherry Creek, Denver CO location on a gorgeous sunny day, 7pm. We talked GF shop, laughed even skipped down the aisles together as she took me on a thorough explanation of some of the newer products in store. Heather was kind enough to let me put a variety of foods in my bag that I had not tried, such as; chips, salsa, dairy free ice cream and cheese, pasta, sauce, nut butter, granola, chips and more. I think I gained weight just thinking about all of this food. Sooooo, over the next few weeks as promised, I"ll provide a few passages on how these foods taste, smell, look and sell as a GF consumer.

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Seeking Your GF Products for Review!

Great news food fans, in the near future I will be sampling some of the newest GF products out in the market place. Some of you may not have heard of them others will have, but I will offer a true evaluation of the product packaging, taste, ingredients and their marketing if available. In addition, I will have guests sample your products.