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Monday, January 9th, 2012
I tested all 5 flavors of gluten-free Mary’s Gone Crackers as well as three flavors of their Sticks & Twigs, somewhat a replacement for your slender pretzels, but with a much more grainy, crunchy, and hearty flavor. I was not all that fond of them and found them to be quite dry and as a result ran a taste test with my L.A. team and a “party” in Florida with over 15 people. The unanimous decision was that they were a bit dry and flavorless.
The round crackers are beautifully displayed and a terrific idea, made with organic brown rice, quinoa, and flax. Again, they were a bit dry, and we found them to be best eaten with a moist topping or spread. The Caraway was the most true to its name in its taste and has the most flavor.
Mary Waldner, founder of Mary’s Gone Crackers, suffered from intestinal pain for years until discovering her pain was the result of gluten, and her son was soon after diagnosed with celiac disease. Mary’s Gone Crackers has been her solution to satisfy the needs of people and her family with a good, nutritious fiber-packed food.
Here is a video review I did on these wonderful crackers:
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Tina Turbin
www.glutenfreehelp.info
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Saturday, November 26th, 2011
Fulfilling the requirements of both the Canadian and U.S. government standards for gluten-free (http://glutenfreehelp.info) facility certification is no easy task. Ask Beth Armour of Cream Hill Estates, Canada.
Cream Hill Estates routinely undergoes painstaking and expensive tests to eliminate any and all possibilities of cross-contamination. The complicated and demanding process begins with the transportation of the select seed and crop of specific farmers via “proper” vehicles to the gluten-free facility.
The cost of the select seed is high. It is 99% pure, with only one non-oat seed per 25,000 seeds of oats. The fields must be proven gluten-free for three years with additional standards met such as distance to other lands and ditches. Inspectors visit regularly.
“Cream Hill Estates uses only equipment dedicated to further the process by high pressure air and industrial vacuum to eliminate any possibility cross-contamination,” Beth says. “Their trucks and storage bins are handled the same way.”
Cream Hill Estates tests their products at various stages in the lengthy and expensive process, and they are also tested at a laboratory certified by the Canadian government.
The Canadian Celiac Association (CCA) has established a specific standard for growth, harvesting, and processing oats in Canada of 20 parts per million (ppm). Beth Armour says her oat flakes test under 5ppm. http://www.creamhillestates.com/
Adding gluten-free oats to a celiac person’s diet (http://glutenfreehelp.info/celiac-or-gluten-sensitive) is another test. It can be tolerated successfully with a gradual approach in recommended dosages. The additional fiber and health benefits will be a welcome addition to the celiac patient’s diet. It’s recommend that a quarter of a cup of dry rolled oats be the maximum for adult consumption.
Dr. Peter Green, MD, the head of the Celiac Disease Research Center at Columbia University (http://glutenfreehelp.info/gluten-free-info), recommends annual blood tests as well as “appropriate timed” biopsies for celiac patients who decide to add oats to their diet. Dr. Green supports the attempt to add oats to the gluten-free diet for additional fiber and increased variety.
Watch the video review I did on these Cream Hill Estates products here or below.
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Tina Turbin
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011
Nuts Online is your source for just about any nut and nut flour we could ask for. I made wonderful cashew flour chocolate chip cookies one evening, and the next evening I made macadamia nut flour bread as a substitute for my almond flour bread.
This company has been around since 1929 and has remained in this family since its inception and will have many years in business to come. They offer raw nuts but also roast their own, select premium quality, and take care of their customers. Any questions, comments, or suggestions are always welcome, according to the family of owners.
As a third generation business, they are familiar with the topic and subject of celiac disease and will guarantee absolute satisfaction. They became educated on the topic and then decided to analyze their ingredient list and got facility certification ensuring no cross-contamination. They do random testing on their products, and now they are certified by a GF organization, which assures they are under 10 ppm, according to the owners.
They carry dried fruits and other snacks besides the nuts, ground nuts, and nut flours I like. Their list contains over 3,000 products. Worth taking a peek. www.nutsonline.com
Tina Turbin
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Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Turtle Mountain, LLC is my new favorite company on planet Earth. Well, just about. As a celiac, I don’t eat dairy, as most of us celiacs don’t, but that means no ice cream, which I really love. I love the texture, the cold, smooth flavor, especially the mint-flavored ones.
This brings me back to Turtle Mountain. With 40 million Americans lactose-intolerant and many others eliminating it due to religious, health, or philosophical reasons, they came up with an ideal solution—coconut ice cream. I have to tell you, this coconut ice cream is good! I’ve tasted the chocolate, Vanilla, and Mint. The name is Purely Decadent ®, made with coconut milk.
I’ve had plenty of coconut ice creams to the point of no interest in ever trying it again. My husband, the chocolate lover that he is, and the caring heart he has for me, walked in the door with two pints—chocolate for him and the mint for me. Sigh…I’ll give it a try. Wowee! No coconut flavor in either one. The mint is a smooth, cool vanilla mint ice-cream with thin-shaved pieces of mint chocolate.
Thanks for Turtle Mountain for making a healthy and delicious agave-sweetened alternative to ice cream.
I give this product two thumbs up!
Tina Turbin
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Saturday, August 20th, 2011
I really believe these products are the perfect snack for anyone—mom, adult, or child on the go.
Sensible foods offers 7 products which are dehydrated little packs of ¾-oz. packages of nutrition. All are loaded up with a perfect blend of fruits, except the sweet corn and soy nuts.
Each fruit bag offers a ½ serving of fruit and 3 of their 4 products are 100% organic. With names like Cherry Berry, Apple Harvest and Tropical Blend, you will certainly find one you’ll grow fond of.
The fruits are picked at the height of their season and dehydrated, immediately preserving their delicious flavor. While eating them, I felt as if I was munching on pieces of fruit just dehydrated.
Watch the video review I did on these fun snacks here or below.
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I have a dehydrator and know a lot about dehydrating and the flavors of fruits coming off the trays. Sensible Foods has contained this flavor void of any preservatives or hidden ingredients.
The products are a perfect snack for any child’s lunch box, in the car toting kids around, and for any adult on the go. They offer many other products. They burst in your mouth.
Tina Turbin
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Saturday, August 6th, 2011
Raw Revolution bars are kosher, vegan, and preservative-free, without refined sugars, gluten, soy, wheat, peanut, or animal products. All their products are made in a facility which is gluten-, peanut-, and animal-product-free.
Along with 17 other testers, I tasted their various bars, and there was not a single one out of the ten that we didn’t like. My absolute favorite is the Spirulina and Cashew, which has other ingredients such as sprouted flaxseeds, agave, dates, and ground almonds. It felt as if every bite was giving my body life.
All the bars were unique in flavor—Coconut & Agave, Raspberry & Chocolate, and Raisin & Chocolate to name a few.
Raw Indulgence is the company name founded by a registered nurse and natural foods chef. She developed a passion for preparing and eating raw foods, making alternatives to her two-year-old son’s snacks. Friends loved her snacks and suggested she go into business. But how could she, as the mother of an active two-year-old? Still, she tested and developed her first brownies, and the response was overwhelming. The rest is history.
Raw Revolution currently offers 14 products. Their Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough has chips with soy and soy lecithin, yet all other products are guaranteed soy-free. All ingredients are certified organic and are raw, living foods and carry more nutrients than your typical cooked foods and processed bars. One bar goes a long way!
We felt with the denseness of the ingredients it would be best to be sure and up ones intake of water while eating these bars, especially for those with a sensitive stomach, healing gut or high fiber sensitivity. If you were diagnosed celiac, then discuss this with your doctor.
See the video review on these nutritious bars here or below.
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Tina Turbin
www.glutenfreehelp.info
Note: Unfortunately, my staff and I have called the company several times to ask some important questions for celiacs such as regarding their facility and testing, and we haven’t heard back or should say very seldom have they returned my call and then do not answer once again for many days or even over a week. We have never been able to get our questions answered at date of this post.
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Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Want to learn about a gluten-free protein bar we tried in my test kitchens with 0 grams of sugar? I know you’ve seen them in the health food stores and in many grocery stores. The name will be familiar but the history will not be.
Lizanne Falsetto is he power behind Think Thin Bars. At 18 she was relocated from the states to Japan to pursue a thriving modeling career for eight years. Wanting to continue to work independently and with an understanding of “wellness,” she became the CEO in her garage and kitchen with her first bar. In 1999, Think Thin was released broadly to the public. One strong purpose behind the company is weight management which is not my concern. Gluten-free is my top priority, and the bars all happen to be just that—all 25 flavors (7 different brands), excluding Honey Oat as far as I know.
I’ve had these bars before and they’re good. 3 flavors were new to me of the Think Thin Dessert Bars: Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Lemon Cream Piece, and Tangerine Cremesicle. The last two were a bit lighter in flavor than their other products.
All the products we tested were definitely filling. Half a bar actually kept me quite satisfied for hours so I can see how this fits in with the weight management, which is what the company is quite successfully involved in. They just so happen to now offer Think Thin Bites in 3 flavors, which are virtually the same as the whole but in two pieces, hence offering the consumer the choice to eat one piece now and one later.
Most products have milk powder so casein and dairy concerns may be an issue for some. The main sources of protein are whey, casein, soy, and peanuts. The sweetener generally used is maltitol syrup. For celiacs or gluten-sensitive people without diary or soy issues, these bars are a good choice, with 26 of the 27 being gluten-free.
Lizanne doesn’t seem to be slowing down. She has a strong interest in preventative medicine. She intends to continue to raise awareness about the relationship between disease and food, believing that if one eats nourishing foods and lives a healthy lifestyle, one has the opportunity to enjoy a high-quality of life.
Lizanne is a single mom making a difference for many people through her efforts and her company.
Tina Turbin
www.glutenfreehelp.info
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Saturday, July 16th, 2011
Divine Foods is a family-owned and run company offering two lines of all-natural GF energy bars, the Boomi Bar and the Prana Bar.
The Boomi Bar comes in an amazing thirteen varieties of flavors all loaded with precise selections of nuts, seeds, and pure fruits, and no cane sugar, peanuts, or soy. All ingredients are raw and absolutely delicious. Each bar is unique in itself, offering a healthy pick-me-up or just a bite of energy on-the-go. I loved them.
The Prana Bars are slightly different, certified organic raw, GF, and made with agave nectar, coming in six varieties. They have a different texture and taste than their Boomi Bar counterparts. Both lines come across as, without a doubt, healthy and nutritious.
Founder Graeme Duncan explored Asia and Europe studying exotic cooking for nearly fiteen years. He has a strong interest in philosophy and visited ancient cathedrals in the East and stayed in Indian temples and Buddhist monasteries in China.
Graeme wanted to share healthy eating and balance the body and mind. He founded Divine Foods in 1999 with his philosophy that the body is the temple and we should feed it healthy, vibrant foods.
He continues to be very involved in product development and raw ingredient research.
You can watch the video review I did on these delicious bars here.
Tina Turbin
www.glutenfreehelp.info.
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
These Multi-Seed Crackers have crunch, flavor, and perfectly accompany any slice of cheese or dip and are great simply plain. The Roasted Garlic was not unlike a garlic cracker I used to eat prior to being diagnosed with celiac disease. The Sweet Onion was light but the crunch was perfect with the flavor. The plain was not plain—it has a healthy flavor and variety of ingredients—and the Rosemary and Olive Oil—indeed delicious.
Crunchmaster takes pride in their East-meets-West fusion concept and incorporates the “Usuyaki” style (“thin and flat” in Japanese) with all-natural and gluten-free ingredients.
These crackers are loaded with quinoa, flax seeds, and amaranth. The assortment of ingredients they choose along with their baking method lends these crackers a true uniqueness.
Crunchmaster crackers are also low-sodium, cholesterol-free, certified gluten-free & 100% whole grain. Select varieties are also sugar-free (yay!); dairy-free and vegan diet friendly.
You can find these crackers all over the USA and Canada, in Costco and many grocery and health-food stores. You can also use their site to find a store close to you as well as send them a request or question on their contact page.
Their research chef, Taka Hotani, offers a gluten-free wild rice stuffing recipe using their Multi-Grain Cracker. There are a number of other recipes you will like but that one is out of this world.
Watch the video review I did on these amazing crackers here.
Tina Turbin
www.glutenfreehelp.info.
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Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Grace Island Specialty Foods has a variety of gluten-free Baked Cheese Crisps. Each has a different flavor not due to just spices, but to the unique cheese selection in each cracker.
These crackers are paper-thin, oval in shape, and each flavor offers its own recipe, often with sesame seeds added. We liked these crackers but didn’t love them. We were expecting more of a bursting, sharp flavor, and these were slightly on the light or bland side. With cheeses such as Romano, Parmesan, Swiss, and Asiago, these crackers needed a bit more kick. On the other hand, for any consumer seeking a good, un-salty, thin cheese cracker, these are ideal.
These are a good low-carb, high-protein snack (they add egg-whites), very thin but can be used for lighter weight dips and spreads. With eighteen little crackers offering a whopping ten grams of protein, they are ideal for someone on a restricted diet.
Kalista Johnson has created a different type of cracker than most by adding egg whites, sesame seeds, and various spices and herbs for a crispy snack. She now has a grain-free kitchen of her own and has made her business a family affair.
Tina Turbin
www.glutenfreehelp.info.
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