One of my favorite things to do is investigate new gluten-free offerings at the grocery store. I’m not talking about the heath food store, Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. Many of our readers don’t have access to those stores. Even if they don’t have a Publix near them, Publix carries things that most other grocery stores do as well. Even though a lot of people are unhappy about Publix dropping Redbridge from their beer line-up, the FL based chain is trying to do better in terms of gluten-free offerings. There are even some Ener-G breads at a store near me.
One of the areas of Publix that keeps offerings more gluten-free options is one of the cases in the deli area. Santa Barbara pesto and salsa’s are stocked there. Both marked gluten-free and both are quite delicious. All products from that line are gluten-free. Several of the Publix ready-made salads in the case near the deli are gluten-free. The Tarragon Chicken salad, which we discovered in FL last year on vacation, is our favorite of all the gluten-free Publix deli options. Luckily, it’s also available here and we have been known to freeze several containers of it when it’s on sale.
Last week, I came across some Tribe roasted garlic hummus in little four packs. Right on the package was this – “Gluten Free, 0g Transfats, No Saturated Fats, Hydogenated Oils or Cholesterol!” You’ve got to love the minimal number of ingredients are in the hummus. As the author of Food Rules, Michael Pollan says, “try not to eat anything that contains ingredients a third grader can’t pronounce”. Roasted Garlic Tribe hummus contains chickpeas, water, canola oil, sesame tahini, sea salt, citric acid, natural roasted garlic flavor and spices. Tribe products are not new to Publix, they are just new to me. We tend to buy hummus at Trader Joe’s, but there isn’t a location that is convenient for us to get to. My fave flavor from there is also Roasted Garlic.
In addition to being gluten-free, all Tribe hummus products are vegan and kosher. Oh, and the taste is superb – at least for the Roasted Garlic which is the only flavor I’ve tried so far. The small individual cups have only 100 calories each and don’t believe the stated serving size. Each cup is enough for one person, not two as it contains about 4 tablespoons of hummus. The mini cup of hummus in perfect for an afternoon snack, to pack in a kids lunch box or to pack for a trip where you can keep it cold. Add some gluten-free crackers and you’re set. I think toasting some gluten-free pita bread might work well with the hummus, when using the larger containers. That would be a truly Mediterranean treat!
The Tribe website is currently not working, but if it’s sold in your area, it should be in a refrigerated case. There are over 15 flavors of gluten-free hummus available in this line.










