It’s Friday, and that can only mean one thing: Gluten Free Friday. There are a lot of gluten and allergy free products out there now, and it can be hard to know which ones are worth the money. Every Friday, we feature five gluten free and allergy friendly products here on Simply Southern Mom. Yep, we try them so you don’t have to. Let’s get started.
1. Blount Organic Soups
Soup is one of those sneaky foods that hides gluten. I mean, it’s a liquid, it shouldn’t need gluten, right? Gluten is most often found in soups as a thickener or as pasta. Blount Fine Foods understands that us celiacs need comfort food too, and offer a variety of frozen and refrigerated gluten free products ranging from mashed sweet potatoes to clam chowder. We tried the Organic Tomato Bisque and the Organic Broccoli Cheddar Soup. The tomato bisque went perfectly with a grilled cheese sandwich for a quick lunch, and the broccoli cheddar soup was thick and creamy. There are more flavors of soup that we want to try, so we’ll be picking up more soon!
Contains: varies by product
Good for: work lunch, quick meal, eating for one
2. Sunday Cats Nothing says summer like an ice pop, or a freezie, or whatever you call them. Unfortunately, these frozen treats aren’t generally the healthiest. They’re just frozen sugar water. Sunday Cats is changing the name of the game with their gluten free, vegan ice pops made of coconut water and real fruit juice. They contain natural electrolytes, making them a perfect choice for cooling down in the heat. They come in pineapple, watermelon, and strawberry lemonade flavors. Our favorite is the strawberry lemonade.
Contains: coconut
Good for: kids, sick days, summer cookouts
3. Earth’s Best Cookies makes organic foods for babies, toddlers, and kids. From formula to frozen foods, Earth’s Best has something for everyone. We received the KidSafe Cookies in several flavors to try out. The KidSafe cookies are gluten and nut free, making them an acceptable school snack at most places. They do have a slight aftertaste, but when we ran them by the kid’s taste testing crew that we found, they asked if we could bring more next time.
Contains: soy, oats
Good for:school or work lunches, snack, kid’s dessert, a sweet treat, picnics
4. Good Health Pretzels Good Health Snacks makes a variety of foods for the discerning snacker. We tried the gluten free pretzels, which are also free of hydrogenated oils, trans fats, and artificial colors. The pretzels were crunchy, salty, and perfect for having as a side to our favorite sandwiches. Even the gluten-eaters in our family ate them willingly! If pretzels aren’t your thing, Good Health also makes other gluten free snacks.
Contains: no top 8 allergens noted
Good for: snacking, packing in lunch boxes, making chocolate pretzel bark or party mixes, general recipes, topping or coating mixes.
5. Explore Cuisine Pasta makes pulse, bean, and rice pastas. Explore Cuisine pastas are gluten free, organic, parve, vegan, and non-gmo. Explore Cuisine is also dedicated to sustainability and fair trade. We received several varieties of Explore pasta to try, including the edamame flavor. We have used Explore Cuisine pastas in the past, especially the black bean pasta, which is one of our favorites.
Contains: Soybean and Edamame flavors contain soy.
Good for: pasta dishes, casseroles, salads
6. Munk Pack You’ve seen those fruit squeeze pouches before. But have you seen an oatmeal squeeze pouch? Munk Pack offers five flavors of oatmeal right in a convenient squeeze pouch. No more waiting for your oatmeal to cook, just grab a pouch and head out the door! Munk Packs are not only gluten free, they are also Vegan and non-gmo. The first bite of Munk Pack can be a little off-putting because of the texture. The flavor makes up for the fact that you’re sucking oats out of a pouch, and you adapt pretty quick.
Contains: oats
Good for: on the go, camping, lunch boxes, snacking
So, that’s all we have this week. Which of these gluten free products would you want to try 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
And don’t forget to check out our selection of Gluten Free recipes.
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Those soups look amazing! I haven’t heard of that brand – I definitely will be checking it out!
These are all great but I’m a pretzel girl and always need to have a bag ready for snacking!
Okay, now I want a snack! We have bought Earth’s Best products for years, I’m not surprised to see them on your list.
I love organic food. That’s why my fave season of the year is summer because I plant my own vegetables in the garden and eat them too đŸ˜€
I’ve tried a few of these products before and I have to say I wasn’t totally thrilled with all of them. However, a couple have turned into my favorite!
Those freezies look interesting! I think these are all awesome looking but the freezies and the mini cookies would be something we’d love to try out!
Oatmeal fruit squeeze for me!
This is a good way to start a gluten-free diet. It is a nice way to “ease-into” it.
That Blount and Explore Cuisines look like something I would love. Great products!
I am always looking for gluten free products. I will have to look for these when I go shopping this weekend.
That soup looks really good! I haven’t heard of some of these brands. I’ll have to share them with my gluten free cousin.
I have heard of the pretzels and want to try them. I also want to try the organic broccoli cheddar soup.
Those soups look really good! In addition to them being gluten-free, I love that they are vegetarian too. I need to stock up on these for lunch!
I haven’t heard of this brand before. I love a good soup and my teen would love those cookies and pretzels ?
I think that the pretzels would be super nice. My daughter is on a gluten free diet now and she’s always looking to try new things.
Oh these are some yummy sounding products. I am always looking for gluten free snacks for my lunch.
I’ve never heard of this brand. It’s been a long time since our girls were babies.
I’m always interested to see what’s coming into stores that’s gluten-free. My youngest loves pretzels and cookies, I don’t recall seeing either of these brands in my area yet.
My family and I try to eat organic whenever possible and I’d love to try those soups. The cookies look yummy too.
These all look like great products. I would like to try the soups and the cookies.
What some lovely sounding products, those cookies look absolutely delicious as well, it’s great how much you can get now that is gluten free.
I love those frozen treats. Making them with real juice and coconut water is an amazing idea. Those pretzels also looked wonderful I guess now I need to try each one of them!
You always seem to be always finding some new and different gluten free items to purchase. I do some gluten free cooking and baking. Gluten free doesn’t affect us but good to have options.
This is quite a list. You always bring great items to us for your Gluten Free Fridays. Thanks so much.
Those mini cookies look great! You know I actually love gluten free options even though I don’t require them. I feel better.
I LOVE that lentil pasta! Lentils are so good for you to begin with, so it’s a win all the way around.