It’s the weekend! For most of us, that means days off, time with our families, and of course—Gluten Free Friday! If you’re new here, let me get you up to speed. Every Friday we share five of our favorite gluten free brands, who we have partnered with to try out samples and let you know what we think. Gluten free and allergy friendly brands can be a little bit of a minefield to navigate, so we’re bringing you our honest opinions on the latest and greatest in gluten free products and brands. Hopefully this will make your introduction to gluten or allergen free diets easier than mine was—yeah, I cried—and will help you branch out beyond the brands you know and trust. Without further ado, I bring you Gluten Free Friday!
1. Pure Organic makes bars and fruit snacks that are certified gluten free and kosher. Even better for us, they’re also made without soy and dairy! That means our whole family can enjoy them. We received the Fruit & Nut Bar, Fruit Sandwiches, and Fruit and Veggie Strips for our family to test out. The Fruit & Nut Bars are chewy bars made with fruits, nuts, and various spices. I like the chocolate brownie bar the best, but my husband enjoyed the wild blueberry bar. The Fruit Sandwiches are 3 layer gummy fruit snacks that come in Strawberry & Banana and Pineapple & Passionfruit flavors. The Fruit & Veggie strips are made of organic fruit and veggie purees and juices. The Fruit & Veggie Strips and the Fruit Sandwiches are nut free and are made in a peanut free facility.
Contains: The Fruit & Nut Bars contain nuts and peanuts.
Good for: snacking, kids, on the go, school lunch
2. Crunchies sells ten varieties of freeze-dried fruits and veggies. Although there are lots of freeze-dried fruits available on the market, Crunchies is the only brand that owns their own supply chain. That means that your fruits (and vegetables) are uniquely traceable. I’m all about transparency when it comes to food, so I loved being able to trace my freeze-dried strawberry back to a specific region in Chile. Cool! Crunchies is literally just fruit- nothing else- and they’re certified gluten free. I like the strawberries as a topping for yogurt.
Contains: no top 8 allergens
Good for: snacking, on the go, kids, making your own fruit and trail mixes
3. Sue Bee Honey is 100% pure American honey. Sue Bee has nearly 300 beekeepers around the USA, including some in my home state! I use honey a lot in my tea, so I can be a little bit of a honey snob. I was glad to see that Sue Bee Honey is America’s Number 1 recommended honey brand, which made me feel better about swapping out my usual honey for it. I wasn’t disappointed. It worked in everything from banana bread to afternoon tea! (If you’re reading this and thinking “doesn’t all honey taste the same?” then you are sadly mistaken.) Remember not to store your honey in the fridge or it will granulate, and you don’t want that! Sue Bee Honey is filtered (the pollen is removed) to reduce the risk of granulation at room temperature. We use it to make muffins, breads, all sorts of baked goods, lemonade and more.
Contains: no top 8 allergens
4. Free For All Kitchen makes gluten free crackers and brownie thins. I eat more crackers than I probably should, especially in cold weather when you just want to curl up with a bowl of soup. That means I have pretty high standards for crackers. These were some of the best I’ve had. Made with a blend of cassava flour and five ancient grains, these cookies were crisp without the tooth-breaking hardness that I’ve seen in some other gluten free crackers. They didn’t taste like laminated cardboard. Actually, they tasted like….real crackers. The Brownie Thins were also tasty.
Contains: Milk
Good for: snacking, coating, cooking/baking, paired with soups or salad, dipping
5. Frontier Bites are bite size snack bars made with only 8 ingredients. They are refined sugar free, and contain 110 calories or less per serving. Available in 5 flavors, these mini granola bars are also soy and dairy free. My mom is a granola fan, so I let her try these. They’re slightly sweet, and a healthy alternative to a lot of other granola bars on the market!
Contains: nuts
Good for: snacking, on the go
That’s all the products we have for you this week! Check back next week to see what new things we’ve been trying. Which of the products featured would you prefer to try out first?
You can see the previous Gluten Free Fridays posts here:
Gluten Free Fridays 1
Gluten Free Fridays 2
Gluten Free Fridays 3
Gluten Free Fridays 4
Gluten Free Fridays 5
Gluten Free Fridays 6
Gluten Free Fridays 7
Gluten Free Fridays 8
Gluten Free Fridays 9
And don’t forget to check out our selection of Gluten Free recipes.
I would love to try those Pure Organic Fruit and Nut bars, strips and sandwiches. They do look delicious! I eat my fruit anytime and anywhere! Thanks for sharing these healthy, gluten free snacking options.
Awesome! There are so many snacks on this list to choose from. I love that there are sweet and savory ones. I’d love to try the dried fruits the most.
Some of these snacks sounds like a great option for a road trip. Lots of great gluten free products!
I only get Sue Bee Honey. I tried other brands before but it did not taste right. Love all the great gluten free products you shared in this post too.
Thanks for sharing these healthy snacking options. I love the Frontier Bites and I guess they would be the first one I would try. The dried fruit crispies would be a delight too. Oh, and Sue Bee Honey is always our choice.
I love those freeze dried fruit crispies. I always loved dried mangoes, but freeze dried are even better. Thanks for introducing me to this healthy snack alternatives. Frontier Bites would also be nice to have for on the go snacking.
I have been hearing a lot about Pure Organic. I am going to have to check the rest of these out.
These are awesome recommendations! My son is gluten free so I am always looking for new snacks!
How cool to have a GF Friday! I have often wondered what kind of differences an entirely GF diet would make. I don’t know that I’ll ever do it, but I might take baby steps to see what happens.
I love reading these posts! It gives me a great resource for gluten free foods. I love the Crunchies company!
These all look like great gluten free snack options! Great post!!
These are all great gluten free products. My son is gluten free so I will have to share these items with him. The Crunchies I am going to have to try out for sure. We love dried fruit. Thanks for sharing these products.
Lots of great options. My husband has a gluten sensitivity, so it’s something we have to look out for in our household.
So many amazing options this week! All that pure organics stuff looks pretty amazing. I’m so glad there are many different brands and varities!
I’m forwarding this to my sister-in-law which happen to be in a strict gluten free diet. I totally agree to some who say the taste of Honey bee are not all the same. But I like it thought it gives different flavor on my taste buds.
We aren’t on a gluten free diet but that doesn’t mean we don’t have several snacks around that are. Some are delicious, especially the Crunchies.
Honey definitely tastes different from brand to brand. Sue Bee is a great one – didn’t know it was gluten free!
I have been having a ton of issues with food and attempting to figure out what is up. Gluten is the last thing to go – so I will have to get some of these product to see if I start feeling better.
These look like awesome treats. They are healthy and all natural. I will have to check this stuff out. I wonder if they have it at Trader Joes.
Pure Organic is an amazing brand! it’s in our cabinet often!
Hmm, I bet I would like the 100% pure Sue Bee Honey. I should try some Pure Organic snack pars too.
Pur Bars are my favorite. I won a few boxes off of one of their Twitter promotions a few years back and have been hooked ever since!
What a helpful post! My niece is gluten free so I am going to send her a link to this post! Thanks for the information!
Oh I love this post I am going to have to check out your previous ones, I love there is so much more gluten free on the market now.
All I use is Sue Bee honey and it’s a secret ingredient for many things. Those crunchies look like a snack I would love, I’ll have to check them out
Yay I love gluten-free fridays because I’m 100% gluten-free myself! You always suggest some goodies I haven’t tried before, thanks!
My youngest is gluten-free. I’m actually not familiar with any of these particular products. The Brownie Thins look like something my son would enjoy.
I have not heard of any of these brands before. I’d be interested in trying out the Crunchies!
Those crunchies would be great on a road trip! I try to get honey in the summer at the farmer’s market because local honey is supposed to be the best for allergies. I just wish I could get it locally all year!
Great picks. We keep Sue Bee honey in our pantry at all times. My wife likes to use it in recipe, and I like a good old fashioned peanut butter and honey sandwich.
Ahh! Those crunchies look delicious. They’re the perfect on the go snack to power you through the day. My fave out of the whole bunch!
Nice there are so many products out there now that are gluten free. My friend who had to be gluten free for years has slowly added gluten back into her diet. She can now eat anything she wants.
I totally agree that all honey does not taste the same. Sue Bee Honey is a favorite of mine and I use it often.