Category: Product Reviews

Perdue Simply Smart Gluten Free Chicken Tenders – Product Review

admin April 6, 2013 14 Comments
Look at what I found at the grocery store!  Gluten free chicken tenders by Perdue.  They are called Simply Smart.  Not only that, but they are milk and egg free too.  That is nearly unheard of in processed food which is one of the reasons why I almost never buy pre-packaged processed food.   But I found this at a discounted price because it was about to reach it’s sell by date.  (I found...

Rudi’s Gluten Free Soft and Fluffy Bread – Product Review

admin February 13, 2013 0 Comments
I was contacted by Rudi’s to see if we would like to try out their new Soft and Fluffy Gluten Free Bread. Why, I was happy too!  See, I do not buy gluten free bread and this was a good chance to try some out. Some facts about the bread first:  it is gluten, soy, dairy, and nut free.  It is also non-GMO.  Unfortunately, for me, it does contain eggs; egg whites to be exact.  So, I had to...

Daiya Cheddar Style Wedge-Product Review

admin January 8, 2013 0 Comments
While I am a huge fan of the Daiya Style Shreds, I have not tried their wedge cheeses.  I think because I did not want to fork over a lot of money for something that wasn’t a sure thing. But one day, I went into a grocery store that I never go to (I needed bananas) and walked around and saw that they had the Daiya Cheddar Style Wedges on a crazy sale.  For that price I had to try it for...

Dairy Free Sour Cream Options

admin January 2, 2013 2 Comments
There are two options for a dairy free sour cream that I know of.  One is Tofutti, Better than Sour Cream.   To me, this most resembles in look and taste to regular sour cream.  It is firm and smooth and very white in color.  It works just like regular sour cream.  It lasts a long time after opening.   According to the package directions, it not only is milk free, but also gluten free,...

Alternatives to Butter (and soy) in Baking–Spectrum Shortening and Earth Balance Coconut Spread

admin December 12, 2012 42 Comments
Today I bring you some information about alternatives to butter and regular shortening in baking.  Butter of course, makes things delicious and flaky, but it is made out of milk.  So it’s out for people with milk allergies or vegans.  But you can still bake wonderful treats without butter.  There is shortening, like Crisco, or your store’s generic brand.  This works very well in most...

Pork Chop Suey + Coconut Aminos Explanation/Product Review

admin December 9, 2012 2 Comments
I cook a lot of stir fry meals.  I kind of always did, but probably a bit more now.  As long as you use a safe sauce or make your own, they are usually a naturally allergy friendly meal when served over brown rice or quinoa.   This “Pork Chop Suey” recipe does not make for a pretty picture, but does make a good meal.  I used coconut aminos in place of the soy sauce and then it was free...

Trader Joe’s Waffles vs. Van’s Natural Foods Waffles-A Comparison/Product Review

admin December 4, 2012 0 Comments
I am not one to purchase a lot of premade allergy friendly food.  It is expensive, and often not that healthy.  But I recently found wheat free, egg free waffles at Trader Joe’s and thought I’d try them out.  They pretty much tasted like Eggo’s at least as best as I could remember.   The nice thing about them is that they are also yeast free and rather bland tasting.  It might be...

A Milk Free Hot Chocolate Mix—Product Review

admin November 6, 2012 2 Comments
Finding a milk free hot chocolate mix is nearly impossible!  I have been looking for two plus years. I stumbled upon this quite by accident and thought I would share it with you so you do not have to visit store upon store only to get disappointed when you cannot find a milk free hot cocoa mix.  I found this Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa Mix by Archer Farms at Target.  I am not trying to endorse...

Larabar-The Original Fruit and Nut Food Bar-Product Review

admin October 17, 2012 0 Comments
I’m always on the lookout for a pre-made allergy friendly snack that can be tossed in the purse for on the go or for those really busy days where there is simply no time to make your own food and you don’t want just an apple or banana. When were set to fly to vacation in August I took some time to look at the pre-made snack bars at Trader Joes to have handy in the plane.  That is when I...

Namaste Foods Pizza Crust Mix-Product Review

admin October 1, 2012 2 Comments
Are you looking for a gluten free pizza crust mix?  One without yeast?  There are a lot of gluten free pizza crust recipes out there, but they require yeast.  That is a problem for anyone on the anti-candida diet, or an intolerance to yeast.  But, yeast also requires time.  And sometimes there just is not time for that…especially on a pizza night. Well, look no further.  Namaste Foods...