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Rice Crispies? Gluten Free Or Not?


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I am freaking out here. I am doing so bad about my sons diet. At least that is how I feel. He is basically gluten-free. I find a few things every now and again that are not gluten-free that I am giving him. like today my neighbor made us rice Crispie treats. Then come to find out that are made with malt flavoring. Is this gluten???? He LOVES that cereal and I have been giving it to him all the time. ArgggHHH!!

Help!

Taffy :(


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hez Enthusiast

Malt is made from barley. So Rice Krispies are NOT gluten-free nor is anything else that has malt or malt flavoring. There is a gluten-free type of rice krispie cereal but I cannot remember the name. Does anyone else know?

Hez

plantime Contributor

I think it is made with barley malt flavoring. You should call the company to see if they will tell you.

mart Contributor

We eat a crispy rice cereal called Rice Twice. We get it at Wild Oats. It's pretty good.

skoki-mom Explorer

Kellogg's RK, not gluten-free. I had some gluten-free ones around here, I think they were made by Nature's Path. I honestly found them to be rather anemic and had very little flavour. I finally made them into faux Rice Krispie treats and they weren't half bad after I added a 1/2 cup of chocolate chips!! B)

eKatherine Apprentice

Erewhon makes a brown rice crspy cereal.

tiffjake Enthusiast
We eat a crispy rice cereal called Rice Twice. We get it at Wild Oats. It's pretty good.

Yeah, and I made "rice krispy treats" with them, and mailed them to my hubby in Iraq, and he loved them! (He is not gluten-free, but he is the "gold standard" for my cooking.)


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Guest cassidy
Erewhon makes a brown rice crspy cereal.

That is my favorite. I think it tastes just like rice crispies. It even makes the snap crackle pop sounds!

Guest nini

We get the Erewhon ones... and they say quite clearly on the box Gluten Free... I do think they may have some that are not gluten-free, so make sure you find the box that is.

Also, don't feel bad, just learn from this and move on... one of the common pieces of BAD ADVICE that I hear people getting from Dr.s is that cereals like Rice Krispies and Cornflakes are safe for us, THEY ARE NOT... not unless you get a guaranteed gluten-free version.

psawyer Proficient

Nature's Path make an organic, gluten-free rice crisp cereal called "Crispy Rice." Kelloggs Rice Krispies are not gluten-free due to the gratuitous use of barley-derived malt flavor.

StrongerToday Enthusiast

I just got a bag with my last Knicknkick (sp) order. And I also did find the Crispy Rice at Whole Foods that I made "sushi" with (rolled up around gummy worms and wrapped in green Fruit Roll-ups)... it was too fun!

KaitiUSA Enthusiast

Do you have the list of safe and forbidden ingredients? That may help you. Rice Krispies by Kelloggs are not gluten free. They have malt which is made from barley. But there are gluten free versions you can get. Email me if you need any help:)

indyceliac Newbie
We get the Erewhon ones... and they say quite clearly on the box Gluten Free... I do think they may have some that are not gluten-free, so make sure you find the box that is.

Also, don't feel bad, just learn from this and move on... one of the common pieces of BAD ADVICE that I hear people getting from Dr.s is that cereals like Rice Krispies and Cornflakes are safe for us, THEY ARE NOT... not unless you get a guaranteed gluten-free version.

Some of the worst diet advice i ever got was from drs and nutritionists. Heck, awhile back when i was hospitalized..for breakfast they served me kellogs rice krispies.....and lunch was mushroom BARLEY soup..

and they KNEW i was on a gluten free diet. I had to inform the hospital dietician that these items were not gluten free...and the next mornng the gave me kellogs corn flakes. arrgh

NicoleAJ Enthusiast

Envirokids Koala Crisp cereal is also a type of crisp rice cereal, but it does have a slight cocoa flavoring to it. They also make crispy puffed rice breakfast bars that are not chocolate.

beth g Newbie

the thing my mother and i found out was fruit pebbles and cooco pebbles are gluten free.

jaten Enthusiast
Heck, awhile back when i was hospitalized..for breakfast they served me kellogs rice krispies.....

and they KNEW i was on a gluten free diet.

I had this experience! I was prepared though; my dr. said he would order gluten-free but not to trust that the hospital kitchen would know. Meals came marked gluten-free, but there was always at least one gluten-filled item on the tray. I didn't eat anything they brought up.

Ashley Enthusiast

Any Kelloggs brand cereal is NOT gluten-free, all use malt favorings.

However, there's lots of main-stream cereals out there that is gluten-free. Neopets berry cunch, cocoa pebbles, fruit pebbles, cocoa puffs, the new Dora the Explore cereals.

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