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Heb Blendables

RachelCherie

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RachelCherie Newbie
RachelCherie
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Pretty new here. 

 

HEB (/Central Market) makes these things called Blendables - it's just frozen fruit but it's supposed to be in a convenient quantity of different ones so that all you do is add water and you have a smoothie. 

I know fresh fruit is safe, but what about frozen fruit? Is that generally considered safe to eat? Or do I need to call the manufacturer?
Also they don't have weekend hours so I can't call til Monday, so if anyone on here knows already if they are considered to be gluten free that would be great. 

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LauraTX Rising Star
LauraTX
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Welcome to the forum Rachel!

 

I shop primarily at HEB and have bought the blendables things.  HEB has a lot of products that they will put the gluten-free seal on, and that is not one of those.  However, when I have contacted them before, they let me know they are constantly getting new HEB brand products from many manufacturers and are working on putting the brown gluten-free seal on more things, so it not having that doesn't mean it is not gluten-free.  I buy them myself, and just like any other frozen fruit or veggie as long as there is no shared equipment warning, etc, I consider it good to go.  They periodically have sales on those and I will stock my freezer.  Also, if you want something more rich you can make them with milk, or milk and yogurt.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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I don't have that brand, but I have eaten several varieties of plain frozen fruit. All they are is fruit - no sugar, no preservatives, etc. not sure why they wouldn't be safe. Can't really process wheat where you process fruit. Not even the same bins to take them to the processing plant.

LauraTX Rising Star
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HEB is a supermarket chain in Texas.  They have Central Market which is their more upscale gourmet place, in the big cities.  They have lots of good store brand stuff and are the best around here as far as labeling store brand things as gluten-free which helps save money on that gluten-free grocery budget. 

RachelCherie Newbie
RachelCherie
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Thanks, ya'll. I was thinking they should be safe being only fruit but I just wanted to check. 

 

:)

LauraTX Rising Star
LauraTX
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You're very welcome.  Are you new to the gluten-free diet?  HEB has some great store brand stuff... their gluten-free cornbread mix is really good and I use it often, but other mixes in the brown boxes not as much.  They have gluten-free chicken nuggets and strips... they are in the freezer section in a big blue/tan bag.  Those are my favorite to keep on hand for "oops I can't cook" days and price per pound is about half of any other brand.  Their little brown gluten-free shelf labels made it much easier for me when I was first diagnosed, gave me a place to look first on those vast shelves.  

RachelCherie Newbie
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Yes, I am new to gluten free. I was diagnosed with Celiac disease about a month ago. I am not a very good cook so for me it's those "Oops, I messed up that recipe" days, haha. I really appreciate the suggestions. There's actually not an HEB directly in my city, but we have Central Market and they have several HEB products since they are technically the same company so I will look out for those. Thanks so much!! 

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