Sunday, July 31, 2011

Think Thin Bars... Delicious & Natural Gluten-Free Product Review


As an avid hiker, runner and foodie I constantly am looking for high protein, nutritious, great tasting energy bars to help me conquer my workout goals and adventures. Think Thin has improved their core offering and I'm excited to see the whole ingredients popping from the bar. 

It's not easy to find, but I demand food that taste great and does a lot for my body needs while being 100% gluten-free; which means zero gluten ingredients and zero contamination in the manufacturing factory, of course, which Think Thin promises.  Watch their awesome gluten-free video here...

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Gluten Free Means 100% No Gluten. California Pizza Kitchen's Cross Contamination Is Harming People!















PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:


The gluten-free diet was created for people with an auto immune digestive disease called Celiac Disease.  There is a major epidemic going on right now that can be summarized into two main issues for our gluten-free community to understand:

  1. Restaurants who claim to be gluten-free and are not
  2. People who eat gluten but say they're gluten-free
The NDDIC reportsThe only treatment for Celiac Disease is a gluten-free diet.... For most people, following this diet will stop symptoms, heal existing intestinal damage, and prevent further damage.... To stay well, people with Celiac Disease must avoid gluten for the rest of their lives. Eating even a small amount of gluten can damage the small intestine. The damage will occur in anyone with the disease, including people without noticeable symptoms. Depending on a person's age at diagnosis, some problems will not improve, such as short stature and dental enamel defects. To stay well, people with celiac disease must avoid gluten for the rest of their lives. Eating even a small amount of gluten can damage the small intestine. The damage will occur in anyone with the disease, including people without noticeable symptoms. Depending on a person's age at diagnosis, some problems will not improve, such as short stature and dental enamel defects.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Kay's Naturals Offer Protein Punch Snacks Gluten-Free Product Review

Kay's Natural offers a wide variety of high protein snacks

Kay's Naturals is one of those great companies that think/execute gluten-free out side of the box.  Kays offer a wide variety of pretzel, chips, crackers cereal snacks but with much higher protein, fiber etc for those who are Diabetic and those with Celiac Disease... They are certified gluten-free, too! This means they are good enough for a hike, bike, post run or whenever you are being active and want a solid nutritious snack.


Kay’s Naturals products were developed by Dr. Massoud Kazemzadeh (known as “Dr. Kay”) for his first wife Linda, a juvenile diabetic. It was also nice to read that Kay's Naturals recently received a 2011 Trailblazer Award for innovative, wellness-promoting snack foods, so you know there up to something great here!


I truly enjoyed all of them and since they come in bite size bags your portion control is .... controlled. You can buy them per case and they usually have a bunch of bags included, so you're not buying one large bag at a time typically. My favorites were Cinnamon toast pretzels, Apple Cinnamon Cereal and Cookie bites (all with lots and lots of protein). 


Recommend to Active Celiac: 5 out of 5
Recommend to Active Peeps: 4 out of 5

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Kettle Cuisine Quick Soups Fill You Up! Gluten-Free Product Review


Here it is.... just finished up my Kettle Cuisine product tasting and I am quite pleased!  They have been making soup since 1986 (when the NY Mets won the World Series and NY Giants won the Superbowl) so that was a great year to be in any kind of business, haha! They have their eyes and ears open to the ground with allergies in mind, protecting us Celiacs who need TLC. Look for their Gluten-Free, Vegetarian, Dairy Free and Low Fat symbols.

I've tried nearly all of their product line at this point and I was thrilled with the Chicken Soup with rice noodles, Southwestern Chicken and Corn Chowder, Tomato soup with garden vegetables as my elite top 3.... And I can humbly say they were all tasty.

They microwave very simply in just a few minutes and there is no major splatter mess either. So you can have a quick, healthy, filling small meal at home, on the go, or when you're in a rush.  Recommended to all Gluten-Free customers who enjoy soup as much as I do and demand lots of flavor.   Check out their blog, too when you have time! Also they tweet often as well and engage with customers.

They are available in just about every state in the country which is convenient. I just couldn't find easily how much it cost in most places, but I would imagine it's reasonable. Enjoy friends !!!

Recommend Kettle Cuisine to Celiac: 5 out of 5
Recommend Kettle Cuisine to Everyone: 4.5 out of 5