Happy Friday! We seem to be fully into the heat of summer now, and schools are all out. Although our schedules may be changing a bit, there’s one thing that won’t change: it’s time for Gluten Free Friday! Each week, we partner with brands to bring you the latest and greatest in gluten free and allergy friendly foods. Although brands send us samples to try out, we only feature foods we actually eat. Between the multiple conflicting restricted diets in our household, we know what we like in the allergy friendly food world! This week we’re bringing you five brands you may or may not know of. Let’s get started!
1. Garden of Eatin’ makes organic products ranging from Bible Bread (contains wheat) to gluten free Nacho Cheese tortilla chips. We got a bag of Nacho Cheese tortilla chips and a bag of ranch tortilla chips. I only got to try a couple of the ranch flavor, because my family ate them before I could. That’s usually a good sign for the taste of a product! I’ve hidden the Nacho Cheese flavor in a secret spot where no one can find them before I eat them! (They’re in the microwave.) These are the closest thing I’ve gotten to some of my favorite old snacks, and I can’t wait to use them to make a walking taco.
Good For: snacks, school lunches, work lunches, cookouts, picnics
2. Sensible Portions makes veggie chips and veggie straws. We have actually used the veggie straws as snacks for my daughter before, but I had never heard of the veggie chips! I was excited to try them as we liked the veggie straws. The veggie chips are gluten free and cholesterol free, as well as kosher. Some flavors contain milk, which means they weren’t a safe snack for my FPIES daughter. That’s okay, because that means I can keep them to myself!
Good For: snacks, lunchboxes, picnics, cookouts, kids
3. Terra are chips made with exotic veggies, plantains, or sweet potatoes. I love freshly made plantain chips from a local restaurant, so I was afraid that I would be a chip snob and hate the Terra version. Not so! These are great with salsa, guacamole, or while standing in the kitchen at midnight hiding from the baby who refuses to sleep. We also got the summer blend of chips, which are red white and blue! It’s a poorly kept secret that I love blue potatoes, so these were a fun and tasty treat.
Good For: snacking, lunches, parties, cookouts, picnics
4. Kind Snacks re nut, seed, and grain bars that come in a variety of flavors. We received several nut bars and some oat bars as well. I don’t eat oats because my daughter is allergic, but my mom eats KIND oat bars every morning for breakfast! When she traveled for two weeks recently, she even took a few boxes with her for snacks and breakfasts. I like to keep the nut bars in my purse or the diaper bag for a quick snack while I’m out and about. I was excited to try some flavors I had never seen before, like Thai Chili. A Thai Chili almond bar? Yeah, my attention was caught. If spicy isn’t your style, KIND also makes tamer flavors, like Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt.
Good For: on the go, snacking, lunch boxes, work lunch
5. Simple Mills Crackers makes a variety of products including cake mixes, frosting, and crackers. Although I have used their mixes before, this time we got to sample a variety of their crackers. Although my favorite flavor was the Smoky BBQ Cheddar, my daughter was able to eat the sea salt flavor on a road trip to Atlanta recently. They were a big hit! These are made with almond flour, so you’ll want to avoid them if you have a nut allergy. If not? Dig in! (But beware, they are thinner and crumblier than “normal” crackers, so you’ll want to supervise children closely to avoid a giant mess.)
Good For: snacks, topping or coating, eating with soup or salad
So, that’s all the brands we have for you today! Check back next week to see what we have in store for you. Have you heard of any of these brands before? Which ones do you like best?
That’s a whole lot of gluten free products I haven’t’ tried yet. I’ll have to check them out and start my own gluten free day of the week. They sure do look and sound delicious.
That’s a lot of awesome chips to try! I like looking for better snacks because it’s going to be so much better for the family and I. I think these are all worth checking out.
I love how many options there are – I would love to try Simple Mills. And I love your giant spoon and fork!
It is absolutely fantastic that there are so many gluten-free options out there. It would be really hard for me to go gluten-free though.
That’s great! There are so many gluten free options out there now. I remember when gluten free was just getting started and gluten free brownies tasted like cardboard. That’s so not the case anymore. We’ve made great strides over the years.
I never realized that there were so many gluten free chip brands out there! I really want to try the Garden of Eatin’ tortilla chips 😀
These are all great gluten free snack ideas and I will have to share this post with my son who is gluten free. I am finding out that I am gluten sensitive too. The Garden of Eatin Nacho chips I am going to have to try for sure because I am addicted to chips. Thanks for sharing these foods.
Wow this is a great list for my kids! I will bookmark this and recommend this too to my friend.
oh those bars looks yummy! This will be healthy for my kids. Have to try it soon.
This is a great list! With my son’s classes I always try to find gluten free options for the kids (there’s usually at least 1 in each class that can’t have gluten) and don’t want to bring things they can’t have too! I’ll have to keep this list in mind
You have a wonderful list of gluten-free products here. I’d love to try Terra and Sensible Portions.
Those Kind bars are very tasty. I have tried them before. Let’s just say that they didn’t last long at my house.
Oooooh those garden veggie chips look so good. These all look amazing but those chips, I may have to try them!
At last, some good healthy snacks for children when they go to school! Great post
Those are some really big eating utensils you are holding there! I love nachos — nice to see people who eat gluten free have a nice option for making them with these tortilla chips.
We love the Kind bars. They have a great variety of them and they are easy to take with us.