[Writestuff]

Hi all. Can anyone suggest their favorite brands/types? Am looking for suggestions for the best:

* cereals
* crackers
* bread
* pasta
* natural baked goods (dessert/ treat/ i.e., decent cookies)

(Am I missing any staples?)

Thanks!! Just want to be sure I'm getting it right!

[mindiloo]

I really like the Envirokids cereals, and depending on where you get them they're not too expensive. You can buy them in bigger bags at Whole Foods which makes it cheaper.

I love Rice Chex- you can eat them plain as cereal or add bananas or craisons, put them in a baggie for a snack and add craisons to that too, make them into Muddy Buddies for snacks.

I like the Amy's frozen pizza but other people have complained that it's been causing problems for people...i'm not really supposed to be eating dairy but i still do so i don't know which is making me feel sick haha

i LOVE the MiDel Arrowroot cookies...they're animal crackers and they taste so good. I definitely think the other types will be good too.

If i think of any more I'll let you know

[ravenwoodglass]

I like pretty much everything I get from Kinnickinnick. My favorite is the Italian Bread but I also like thier ready made pizza shells. For a real pizza treat IMHO you can't beat Gluten Free Pantry's French Bread mix for a deep dish fresh made pizza dough.

[Writestuff]

Thanks to both of you... that's very helpful!

[karione]

If you live near a Trader Joes, their ginger snaps are as good, if not better than "regular" ginger snaps.

[missy'smom]

The Kinnikinnick pre-made pizza crusts are good. I also liked the Foods By George Brownies and Pizza. I recently found Crunchmaster Mulit-seed Crackers that are very good. My son and I like Arrowhead Mills Maple Buckwheat flakes.

[Writestuff]

Thanks, will check them out!!

[stolly]

-Cereal: Rice Chex (with bananas or raisins), Honey Kix (regular Kix are not gluten-free), Trix, Fruity Pebbles, Cocoa Pebbles
-Crackers: Glutino
-Bread: DD likes the Buttermilk Sandwich bread (it's like white bread) from Robin Ryberg's cookbook The Gluten Free Kitchen. I just made the dinner rolls from the same cookbook, they taste more like a whole wheat roll and they were very good. Her recipes are VERY easy, and most of her bread recipes don't require you to wait for the dough to rise.
-Pasta: Trader Joe's (cheaper) or Tinkyada brown rice pastas-- both are great
-Baked goods: we use Pamela's pancake and baking mix to make pancakes, banana chocolate chip muffins, pumpkin muffins, chocolate chip cookies. We also use a lot of our old recipes but sub an all purpose flour blend like Better Batter flour, Domato flour.

[Treen Bean]

Bread: I would recommend baking your own in a breadmaker or using a mix. The Gluten Free Pantry mix and Pamela's Mix are both good. For a premade bread, Kinnikinnick is the best. I also like Sami's Bakery Millet and Flax bread, but it is NOT made in a dedicated facility. I have only gotten sick once though.
Crackers: I like Mary's Gone Crackers and Nature Valley Rice Thins
Pasta: Tinkyada Brown Rice Pasta and Quinoa Pasta
Cereal: Rice Chex, Gorilla Munch, Peanut Butter Panda Puffs, Mesa Sunrise
Baked Goods: I would recommend baking your own. Gluten Free Pantry, Namaste, and Pamela's mixes are all excellent. For Premade: Kinnikinnick, Foods by George
Pizza Crust: For premade, Kinnikinnick is pretty good. Personally, I like to use the Chebe mix and make my own. It is very easy and DELICIOUS!

[larry mac]

~ Rice Chex with blueberries or agave nectar.

~ Glutino's English Muffins.

~ Glutino's crackers (I wouldn't call Mary's Gone crackers crackers, I call them poker chips )

Pretty short list. Good thing for me I don't limit my consumption to products labeled gluten-free.

best regards, lm

[celiackitcat]

I actually have a lot of favorites now, as the stores around me are caring more and more gluten free products.

I love the Envirokidz cereals, especially the Panda Puffs (I'm a peanut butter junky) and their cereal bars. I also like Quinoa Flakes as warm cereal for breakfast. The Lifestream buckwheat/berry frozen waffles are also good and depending on my mood sometimes I like the Glutino plain bagels.

I like everything by Dr. Schar the pasta, the cookies, the crackers, everything. It's the closest to the real thing for me, especially their shortbread cookies. I like some of the Pamela's cookies, but it's very dependent on the type. I like the Pecan Shortbread the most.

The Glutino crackers and pretzels are very good and I like their frozen dinners but not as much as the Gluten Free Cafe ones. I agree with the Kinnikinnick pre-made pizza crusts, they have become a staple of my diet. As have the Amy's frozen dinners (especially the kid's meal Baked Ziti).


I'll have to think a little bit more and add on later.

[jerseyangel]

*cereals--The only cereal I use is Lundberg Farms Hot Rice Cereal. Very good with maple syrup and walnuts.

* crackers--I like the Glutino Crackers very much.

* bread--Gluten Free Pantry French Bread Mix. Love it--I bake a loaf every couple of weeks, slice, and freeze.

* pasta--Tinkayda, by far. For soups, I like Mrs. Leepers Alphabets.

* natural baked goods--Enjoy Life Snickerdoodles and Chocolate Chip Cookies. Also their cocoa snack bars.

[Darn210]

Writestuff, on Mar 9 2009, 10:21 AM, said:

Hi all. Can anyone suggest their favorite brands/types? Am looking for suggestions for the best:

* cereals
* crackers
* bread
* pasta
* natural baked goods (dessert/ treat/ i.e., decent cookies)

(Am I missing any staples?)

Thanks!! Just want to be sure I'm getting it right!

My family's answers (only my daughter has Celiac):

Cereal . . . rice chex and honey kix and fruity pebbles
Crackers . . . Back to Nature Rice thins and Glutino (haven't tried Schar yet, just bought a package)
Bread . . . Pamela's (Mix)
Pizza Crust . . . made from Pamela's bread mix or if individual then Glutino
Pasta . . . Tinkyada
Baked Goods . . . preferably from scratch . . . if not then Gluten Free Panty Brownies (mix), Pamela's mini choc chip, Glutino's choc covered wafer cookies, Kinnikinnick Vanilla Sandwich cookies, Kinnikinnick Smorables (Graham Cracker type)
Donuts . . . Kinnikinnick Vanilla Iced

[Writestuff]

Thanks so much, everyone! This is all very helpful...