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Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Groceries

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Seeking gluten-free groceries in your area? These days many large grocery chains have a large selection of gluten-free groceries, but in talking with others it seems like Trader Joes is largely a favorite among the gluten-free community.

Over the past decade, we’ve had several Trader Joes items reviewed, which we will link below. You can also find more about Trader Joes gluten-free groceries.

Our recent Trader Joe’s product reviews:

At this point, you can find a Trader Joe’s location in almost every state, so there is likely one nearby no matter where you are located.

What are your favorite gluten-free products at Trader Joes?

Review: Udi’s Florence Street Bakery Bread

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I have been eating Udi’s Gluten-Free bread since it was first introduced 5+ years ago. For a while, it was my absolute favorite. It was ground-breaking in the world of gluten-free bread. It was soft with a nice texture and didn’t have to be toasted. A year or two went by and the bread began to have large holes in it that ran throughout the loaf. It was more and more common with each purchase, so I stopped buying the bread and found an alternative, or at least I did for a while. Once I found the commercial-size loaf at Costco, I began to buy my bread there. The holes were still there on occasion, but if I got a bad loaf, I would take it back to Costco to get another. Enter Udi’s Florence Street Bakery Bread.

This Farmhouse White Bread is part of the new Udi’s Florence Street Bakery line, which also includes muffins. The new line is intended to be found in the bakery section of the grocery or health food store as opposed to the frozen food aisle. I found this loaf at Earth Fare but discovered it can also be found in Target and Walmart.

So, how does this bread stack up? The texture and taste are great, there is no doubt about that, but as is typical with Udi’s brand bread, I found some holes in the middle of the loaf.

These slices of bread represent about a third of the loaf of bread. When you are paying $5+ for a loaf of bread, that is unacceptable, in my opinion. I know this isn’t a problem with other gluten-free brands, or at least not that I have seen, so why can’t Udi’s seem to fix the issue?

While I really enjoyed the taste and texture of this bread, I can’t see purchasing it again. Have you tried Udi’s Florence Street Bakery Bread? Did you have holes in your loaf?

Review: Barbara’s Bakery Pumpkin Puffins

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Fall has arrived and it just happens to be my favorite season. I love the cool, crisp sunny days – the ones with the cloudless brilliant blue skies. With the arrival of fall comes all things pumpkin. If you follow a gluten-free diet, this can be depressing because many of the fall pumpkin-flavored foods and beverages are not safe for us to eat. Barbara’s Bakery recently launched its brand new, seasonal Pumpkin Puffins.

The new Pumpkin Puffins are:

  • Gluten-free
  • Vegan
  • Non-GMO Verified
  • Low fat
  • Low sugar
  • Contain real pumpkin

When these arrived on my doorstep on Saturday, I immediately opened the box and grabbed a handful. It didn’t matter that I had just finished breakfast! This cereal tastes like fall. It has a wonderful pumpkin flavor without being overwhelming. I love the other gluten-free Puffins varieties, so I knew these would become a new favorite. Thank you for making an outstanding gluten-free pumpkin product! Look for the new Pumpkin Puffins at the stores listed on this page or online.

Do you like any of the gluten-free Puffins cereals? Are you interested in the new Pumpkin Puffins?

*The product mentioned in this post was sent to me free of charge for review purposes. The thoughts and opinions shared here are mine and have not been influenced by anyone or anything. 

Review: Pillsbury Ready-to-Eat Blueberry Muffins

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College students are all about quick and easy food choices. Our son is now a sophomore in college and living in an apartment with friends so he has a kitchen to prepare food. That doesn’t always mean that he does, but he has the option. He is learning about how to grocery shop for gluten-free specialty foods and is finding that it isn’t always easy to find the products he knows and loves. I offered to pick up a few of his favorites for him last week and ran across these Pillsbury Ready-to-Eat Blueberry Muffins in the process.

I can’t find the product located on the product website, but after a little research, I discovered Uncle Wally’s partnered with Pillsbury to make these muffins, and turns out they are also available in a Chocolate Chip variety.

Ingredients: Rice Flour, Sugar, Eggs, Soybean Oil, Water, Blueberries, Whey Powder, Glycerine, Contains 2% or Less of: Modified Rice Starch, Potato Starch, Modified Corn Starch, Mono and Diglycerides, Invert Sugar, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Natural Flavors, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum.

I was unable to sample these muffins because they have dairy in them, but my son says they are amazing and he can’t wait to buy some more! I found them at Giant Eagle. They are also available at Wegman’s, Ingles Markets, and ShopRite Supermarkets. The muffins can be found in the freezer section, are individually wrapped, and are certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization.

Have you tried the new Pillsbury Ready-to-Eat Blueberry Muffins? 

Review: Gluten-Free Cheerios

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General Mills and Cheerios have taken a big step…they have made five varieties of the popular cereal gluten-free. This is awesome news, though there are some concerns swirling around the level of gluten in the cereal. The oats (and cereal) are produced in a dedicated facility and are testing (by General Mills) below 15 ppm gluten (FDA law specifies below 20 ppm). Gluten-Free Watchdog has also done testing on the yellow box gluten-free Cheerios. The full results can be found on the website by scrolling down to the report on the left-hand side but tested below 10ppm.

I don’t know who was more excited to get his super-cool package of gluten-free Cheerios the other day, me or the kids.

We received all five varieties of gluten-free Cheerios:

  • Original
  • Frosted
  • Apple Cinnamon
  • Honey Nut
  • Multi-Grain

I have done more than one happy dance around my kitchen with a handful of gluten-free Cheerios in my hand since these arrived! Hannah has fallen in love with the Apple Cinnamon variety and Jon loves them all. I am also happy to report there have been no upset tummies or symptoms of being glutened. Look for the new gluten-free Cheerios on grocery store shelves across the US. If they aren’t in your local stores yet, be patient, they should be by the end of September.

*Eating gluten-free foods that contain oats is a personal decision, as some people with Celiac Disease do not tolerate oats. 

**The products mentioned in this post were sent to me free of charge for review purposes. The thoughts and opinions are mine and have not been influenced by anyone or anything.