Hey everyone! Welcome back to Gluten Free Friday! If you’re joining for the first time, let me get you up to speed: when I was first diagnosed with celiac disease, the gluten free pre-packaged food was so bad it made me cry. Luckily, gluten and allergy free foods have come a long way since 2012. Still, it can be hard to decide what to buy and what’s a bust. Here at Gluten Free Friday, we’ve partnered with different brands to bring you the latest and greatest in gluten and allergen free foods. Although we received samples, we’re bringing you our honest opinions. Yep, we’re trying it so you don’t have to! So what are we featuring this week?
1. Gimbal’s Fine Candies are gourmet allergen free candies. Gimbal’s candies are free of gluten, egg, dairy, soy, peanut, and tree nuts! Gimbal’s makes jelly beans, sour jelly beans, Cherry and cinnamon lover’s candies, and licorice scotties. Gimbal’s also has seasonal specialities. I love cherry flavored candy, so I was most excited to see the Cherry Lover’s Candy Assortment! Although I wasn’t a fan of the chocolate covered cherry flavored candy in the bag, it was easy enough to pick that particular flavor out. (Especially since its darker than the rest!) *A Note from Pam: The Cinnamon Lover’s are so good. That bag was mine. 🙂
Contains: Top 8 free
Good for: Easter, snacking, special occasions, decorating cupcakes and other baked goods.
2. Crunchmaster Crackers
are gluten free crackers that are whole grain and low in sodium. So many crispy, crunchy snacks can be high in sodium, so this is a good option for people needing to keep their blood pressure under control! Crunchmaster crackers come in a variety of flavors. My favorite is the Rosemary and Olive Oil MultiSeed cracker! I like them with hummus or alongside a salad.
Contains: varies by product, dairy-free/vegan products are available.
Good for: snacking, packed lunches, with dips, for parties, baking/cooking
3. Harvest Stone Crackers are certified gluten free and certified organic. They’re also non-GMO. More importantly, they taste great! If crackers aren’t your thing but you miss the snack and party mixes of your past, look no further than Harvest Stone. I polished off the Cheese Crispy Mix in a day or two!
Contains: varies by product.
Good for: snacking, parties, packed lunches, crumbled on top of casseroles.
4. Crux Toasters are high-quality toasters. If you share a kitchen with gluten-eaters, you know how important having your own utensils and appliances can be to prevent cross-contamination. Our Crux toaster has a gluten-free setting, a bagel setting, and offers several shades of browning. Gluten free bread can be hard to toast because it’s denser and drier than regular bread. The Crux toaster knocked out gluten free bagels, bread, and even gluten free waffles! Nothing was burnt, and nothing was raw in the middle. I seriously use it every morning. This toaster changed my life– or at least my breakfast.
Good for: Dorm or apartment living, shared kitchens, people who don’t like to cook.
5. La Brea Bread is you guessed it, bread! La Brea is an expert in gluten-filled breads and pastries, but they’ve branched out into gluten free. Don’t worry about this being a subpar side business- their white Gluten Free bread is as close to wonderbread as I’ve gotten while gluten free. Gluten free comes in multigrain and white sliced loaves. Be sure to toast the multigrain bread for optimal flavor and texture.
Good for: sandwiches, toast, picky eaters.
Contains: eggs
Thanks for joining us this week at gluten free Friday, and be sure to check out next week’s posts to see what cool products we’ve tried lately. Which of these gluten and allergen friendly products would you like 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
Gluten Free Fridays 6
Gluten Free Fridays 7
And don’t forget to check out our selection of Gluten Free recipes.
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I sm especially loving those crackers, they look delicious. I am constantly amazed at the amount of gluten free options available now.
I’ve always heard how bad gluten is for our bodies, especially that I have Myasthenia Gravis. I do find it hard to eliminate it completely, as there are not so many alternatives in Istanbul. Thank you for the reminder 🙂
I love that there’s now a huge selection of gluten-free food available on the market. I remember when it used to be so hard to fine. A great selection of foods here. Love the jelly bean treats!
Wow, so many gluten free related posts. Glad I head over your blog. It gives me more choices to choose from.
This is such a great and helpful list! My kids have to bring int gluten free snacks if they share anything at their school. With me not needing that I am out of practice with knowing what is available, so this is very helpful!
Thank you for letting me know about these products! They are indeed healthy snacking options for me who can’t sit still without munching on something. The multi-seed and crispy mix crackers look so good! I’m going to look for them at the store tomorrow and stock up!
That’s a great spread of yummy treats. I really like the seed crackers, they’re perfect for snacks especially during the afternoon.
So great there are so many more options available now. The candy would be great for the Easter bunny to know about.
Great lineup of gluten free food products. I buy those Crunch Master crackers all the time. We love them!
I need the bread and the toaster. That would make for a great breakfast, some nice, gluten free toast. I would like to have that right about now.
I am so glad I found this post! I am gluten free and always looking for new and amazing products!
I’ve heard that name Gimbal’s before but never knew what it was. Those sound like a type of candy I need to try with my children.
I have some friend who are gluten intolerant and I’m trying to figure out if I might be – so Im taking a test. These are great options and I like hearing feedback from people who’ve tried the snacks out there. Thanks, I’ll share this with my gfs.
I LOVE gluten free fridays! Gluten free foods have improved greatly over the last 5 years or so like you said. I have had those Crunchmaster crackers and love them! i would love to try those candies!
I thought I had celiac issues one time because my body was getting swollen a lot and then I started to indulge in gluten free dishes. I actually enjoy it. Better for me at that.
Thanks for sharing great gluten free options with bread. I know my daughter has struggled sometimes with gluten so I do like knowing my options.
These all sound like great ideas for having a gluten free Friday! I know everyone would love this crackers.
This toaster looks terrific. I need a new one and this looks like a contender.
I always snack on those multi seed crackers, I dip them in salsa usually.. Love them! <3
This idea of Gluten-Free Fridays is actually fantastic! Not sure if my husband would be up for it, but I wouldn’t mind doing it for myself.
I have tried several gluten free breads, but have not liked a one! I don’t mind the gluten free pasta options though.
Is pretty cool everything that is gluten-free nowadays! A friend of mine has to be gluten-free for health reasons and posts like this helped a lot.
Looks like you went to the stores to find some more gluten free products for everyone to try out. There are tons of gluten free stuff out there now.
I had no idea that toasters came with a gluten free setting now! Super handy!
Woohoo! I love gluten free Fridays! Those crackers look really good. I love all the great options you share every Friday.
It really is great that so many companies have gluten free options. It makes it easier for gluten free people to find snacks! My cousin and her son both are allergic to gluten so this would be great for them.
I love cinnamon candy and would love to try Gimbal’s fine candies. It’s a bonus that they are gluten free since I have friends who need to stay away from gluten.