Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate is now gluten free!

Many of us in the Celiac community have mixed emotions about the popularity of the gluten free diet to non-Celiacs. The one truth that we cannot deny is that we have a ton of food available to us because of how popular gluten free food has become. However, not all new gluten free food has been easy on our GI tract (*cough* Cheerios *cough*), but we have had some marvelous additions to our pantries.
The latest addition is one that will garner some mixed reviews as well: Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate.
According to Post, they run the product through rigorous testing to ensure that the cereal tests at 10ppm, or lower. Once cereal has been processed, they are sampled and held until test results come in.

Honey Bunches of Oats Chocolate (Gluten Free) is available nationwide.

My thoughts:

After last year's Cheerios incident, I do experience mixed emotions whenever a new product comes out and is labeled 'gluten free.' We Celiacs need to be very careful with these products. We do not want to put ourselves in danger of complications (and we all know what those complications are, and how scary they are).
My advice is, don't try anything that isn't backed by the Celiac Disease Foundation.

Those of you who suffer from gluten intolerance or wheat allergies, I don't see this cereal being a problem for you. I do suggest that you exercise some level of caution, just in case you do have an allergic reaction.

Gluten Free Lucky Charms cereal is now available!

Are you the parent of a gluten free kid? Are you a 'kid at heart' and gluten free? Well, I have some news for you: gluten free Lucky Charms are in stores everywhere!

Last year, General Mills released news that they were in the process of making Lucky Charms gluten free. They were going to create the cereal using oat flour, the same kind of oat flour that is being used for gluten free Cheerios*.
Lucky Charms will have the same great taste as regular Lucky Charms, minus the gluten and wheat.

My Two Cents:

I was very excited about this cereal when I heard about it going gluten free. *However, when I found out that General Mills is using the same oat flour as the gluten free version of Cheerios, I became a little apprehensive. Last year, this Celiac became ill from eating the gf Cheerios. Now I worry it might happen again with the Lucky Charms.
Celiac friends, unless this cereal gets the Celiac Disease Foundation seal of approval on it, I wouldn't trust it.
If you suffer from an intolerance, or are gluten free for other reasons, I will recommend this cereal to you.

Celiac friends: Will you be trying this cereal? Have you already tried it? Any reactions?

Photo credit: General Mills

Food Review: Nature's Path Envirokidz products

Nature's Path, a family owned and operated company, has been selling high quality organic food since 1985 (source: http://us.naturespath.com/about/our-roots). One of their product lines is called Envirokidz. Envirokidz gluten free cereal and snack items, is geared toward children and families afflicted with Celiac disease and gluten intolerance.

Kids that are missing their sugary cereals can indulge in yummy gluten free cereals, such as "Leapin' Lemurs (peanut butter and chocolate cereal)," "Gorilla Munch," "Koala Crisps (cocoa crispies)," Lightly Frosted Amazon Flakes," and "Panda Puffs (peanut butter cereal)." Along with their delicious line of cereal, Envirokidz has a line of snack food: "Peanut Choco Drizzle Crispy Rice Bar," "Chocolate Crisp Rice Bar," and "Berry Blast Crispy Rice Bar." Not only will kids enjoy these delicious snack bars and cereals, adults will love them as well!

All Envirokidz products are USDA certified organic, and certified gluten free. These products can be found in your local supermarket, and online, at a reasonable price.

As a 30-something woman that is a kid at heart, I enjoy these products. I highly recommend this product line to all my fellow Celiacs, and those who are gluten intolerant.

In closing, I'd like to add that a portion of the proceeds go to environmental education, endangered species, and habitat conservation (source: http://us.naturespath.com/about/movements/envirokidz-initiatives).
So, when you purchase these items, you can be assured that your money is going to a couple of great causes.

Check out the above products and many others today! To order online, click on the above photo. You will be transferred to Amazon for secured purchasing.

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