Baking your own gluten-free creation from scratch can be fun when you have the time but sometimes what you need is a quick way to bake a delicious gluten-free cake.

Whether you want a gluten-free cake for a friend’s birthday, a holiday celebration or simply because you fancy treating yourself, Wholesome Chow baking mixes are a great choice for gluten-free folks.

The entire line is certified organic, gluten free and vegan. Flavors include All-Purpose Baking Mix, Vanilla Cake Mix, Chocolate Cake Mix, Lavender Cake Mix, Chai Spice Cake Mix, Chocolate Lavender Cake Mix and Vanilla Frosting Mix.

Often, when you can’t eat gluten you are also forced to remove specific foods from your diet. These baking mixes are particularly great for people with multiple food allergies because the entire Wholesome Chow product line is produced in a dedicated facility devoid of gluten, wheat, casein, dairy, eggs, peanuts, soy and tree nuts. Click to continue reading »

For those of you looking for a frozen dessert which is both gluten-free and lactose-free (98% lactose-free), Arctic Zero is one to check out.

Arctic Zero has always aimed to offer a low-calorie dessert which would still allow people to indulge. They wanted to make a great tasting frozen dessert without all the sugar and fat.

Arctic Zero Frozen Desserts come in eight different flavors – Chocolate, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Coffee, Cookies & Cream, Mint Chocolate Cookie, Strawberry, Vanilla Maple and Seasonal Flavors. Each pint contains 14 grams of whey protein, 8 grams of fiber and only 150 calories.

They also offer 85 calorie bars in Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry and Orange Cream. Click to continue reading »

CheeCha Puffs are a delicious snack made from air puffed potatoes and they are now available in five addictive gluten-free flavors!

Like many of the best snacks, CheeCha Puffs come from a family run business, which began at a local farmer’s market in Calgary. The snacks, made from just a few natural ingredients, were a big hit and whilst they have grown as a company, they are still a family owned and operated business.

CheeCha’s gluten-free line was developed when an influx of gluten-intolerant customers showed interest in their snacks but couldn’t eat them safely as they weren’t guaranteed to be gluten-free.

CheeCha’s gluten-free puffs have always been cooked and bagged on a separate line and tested to ensure there was no cross contamination. Today the gluten-free puffs have their own dedicated cooking room. Click to continue reading »

New Year’s Day seemed as good a day as any to try out Hearthy Foods’ Gluten-Free Pies. Our Badger-cheering crew sampled the Apple Pie, Sweet Potato Pie and Pumpkin Pie. There are also Blueberry, Pecan and Smooth Bean pies as well as gluten-free pie crusts.

They all tasted good, not discernibly different from their gluten-laden counterparts. Our testers preferred the Apple version but it’s not clear if that’s because they are just apple pie people or if it’s because of the three, their taste buds just gravitated toward the apple version. We offered up fresh whipped cream with the pies, which was a nice complement. Click to continue reading »

No Opportunity Wasted Energy Bars and Snack Bars came along with us to Tahoe last week. We tried the White Chocolate, Fruit & Nut flavor, and the Soft-Baked Strawberry Newton-style one.

Not surprisingly, the adults preferred the prior and the kids preferred the latter. We’re a fairly healthy, active group so we appreciated the convenience of these portable power sources, especially during a day slogging through three feet of fresh powder. Click to continue reading »

My youngest child gets her hair cut at the local kiddie salon. They do a great job and at the end of the appointment she receives a Dum Dum. I’m sure you know what these small lollypops are. Frankly, they’re a childhood favorite. And they come in 16 flavors (who knew?!) including Watermelon, Strawberry, Cherry, Grape, Blue Raspberry, Root Beer, Sour Apple, Cream Soda, Butterscotch, Cotton Candy, Bubble Gum, Mango, Orange, Blueberry and Fruit Punch.

As it turns out they’re also gluten-free. Spangler, their manufacturer, also makes gluten-free Candy Canes, Saf-T-Pops and Circus Peanuts.

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My brilliant idea for taste testing these bars was to offer them to the high schoolers, the student athletes who show up at our house some afternoons mostly because one of them belongs to the writer of this blog post.

“Mmmmm.” “These are good.” “They are healthy?!” Those were a few of the comments that came from the mouths of the 14-year-old girls gathered around my kitchen island. They gravitated toward the Peanut Butter Chocolate ones but also ranked Chocolate Mint a close second. The former contains 20 grams of protein and the latter 17 grams. And of course they are all gluten-free because they’re Elisabeth Hasselback’s brainchild. NoGii Products are manufactured in a facility approved and certified by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO).

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By Laura (The Gluten-Free Traveller)

Have you ever tried raw chocolate? It’s quite the treat if you’re a fan of rich, dark chocolate.

Righteously Raw, by Earth Source Organics has created gourmet organic raw chocolate bars, uniquely flavored by exotic ingredients such as Acai, Goji and Lucama.

Why raw? According to these chocolate makers, it’s the way chocolate ought to be. “Nutritional and enzymatic structures that make ingredients in our bars so powerful in their raw state would be damaged by the heat if cooked, making it difficult or even impossible, for our bodies to absorb the benefits at their full potential.”

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By Laura (The Gluten-Free Traveller)

Good gluten-free English Muffins aren’t too commonly found, so it was exciting to discover that Joan’s Gluten-Free Great Bakes make delicious English Muffins, which are not only gluten-free but also dairy, egg and soy free! Joan’s English Muffins come ready to be toasted in a package of four and taste great as they are or topped with a little butter and jam or honey. Pour yourself a cup of tea and enjoy!

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By Bridget

Photo credit: happyherbivore.com

Gluten-free baking can be tricky. Between funky after tastes and too crumbly textures, there have certainly been times where I just want to throw in the towel and give up baked goods altogether.

Recently, however, I discovered how effective starch alternatives can be! Sneaking vegetables, beans, and fruits into baked goods has been a popular trend lately, especially among the healthy eating community. Although I was initially skeptical, I finally decided to do a baking experiment of my own, using black beans as a substitute for flour in brownies – and they were a success!

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