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Replacement For Cheerios

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celiac3270
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The topic title speaks for itself :P : Does anyone know of a replacement for Cheerios? I used to eat those when I was sick...lol :lol: --adding more gluten while I was sick from gluten.....anyway, does anyone know of a gluten-free alternative?

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tarnalberry Community Regular
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This topic comes up ALL the time on the Gluten-free Casein-free yahoo groups (mostly parents of autistic kids), and the consensus there has been "outta luck". There's an amaranth cereal that's an O shape that's not very Cherrio like that I don't think is awful (but don't like) but most people think they're awful. Though I, too, will be interested if there is one.

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burdee
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Hi celiac3270:

Back before I learned I couldn't have dairy or soy (milk), I found some great amaranth based cereals shaped like cheerios which also stayed crispy in milk similar to cheerios. I ordered those thru www.nuworldfoods.com The amaranth cereals were high in protein and came in original, strawberry and peach flavors. I enjoyed the strawberry with fresh berries and milk. Now my husband (who's gluten-free, but not CF/SF like me) enjoys the peach flavor with peaches and milk. Good luck. :D

BURDEE

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celiac3270
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Interesting! :) I think I might try these. I'll check the whole website, but for anyone else seeking a cheerio replacement, the cereals are here on the website: Open Original Shared Link

Thanks...I'll just wait a few days to see if anyone else comes up with something...etc.

-celiac3270

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gf4life
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celiac3270,

I recently placed an order for these amaranth-o's. I bought them primarily for the O shape. My daughter needs them for school projects, but I am hoping they are edible. I have not met very many people who liked the taste.

Burdee,

Is there dairy actually in the cereal? :huh: Or are you avoiding the cereal now, because you don't like the taste with the non-dairy milk replacements? I'm curious since we are also dairy free and I don't want to be feeding cereal to my kids that has dairy in it. I'm pretty sure the label didn't have any ingredients that would have set of any of my "dairy sensors"! :rolleyes: I prefer my cereal with Vance's DariFree or watered down Mocha Mix(1 part MM, 3 parts water). The rice milk is too thin, the soy milk tastes weird (plus I'm allergic), and the almond milk leaves too much of an after taste that just doesn't taste right in the cereals.

God bless,

Mariann

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Racheleona
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How much is the nuworld amaranth cereal's shipping fees? I don't want to end up paying 10 dollars for a box of cereal!

Rachel

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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Yep, the Nu-World ones are the ones I got. Meh... The texture's not the same (or close) and the taste is mediocre. But that's according to my tastebuds. I recally their shipping not being too bad, and I picked up a couple other things to try (some snack type foods) that were better than the cereal - though I still don't plan to place another order. I believe the website will show you the shipping prices, though.

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I bought my amaranth-o's from the Open Original Shared Link and I had other things to buy, so when you buy $75 worth of stuff your shipping is free. They have a good selection of gluten-free items, as well as other specialty diet foods for things like kosher, dairy free, low carb, etc. You chan cehck them out at the link I provided above. My order just got shipped today, so I'll let you know what we think about them when they get here.

God bless,

Mariann

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:P sorry celiac3270---i never liked cherrios when we thought we could have them :blink: --now honeycomb ;) i loved honeycomb cereal and i did read where someone said they were gluten-free, but they were wrong :angry: the box says barley malt---i never did eat much cereal, but i think that was because it was making me sick to eat it and i do believe my tummy would warn me about some of those bigger sources of gluten--it just never caught the little contaminates :( --no help am i :P deb
tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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I used to enjoy cherrios, particularly the triple berry cherrios, but now - when my husband eats them - I think they smell like cat food. :lol:

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celiac3270
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Mariann,

Can you let me know what you or your children think of the cereal? If Tiffany doesn't like them AND your family doesn't, I doubt that I would.

i do believe my tummy would warn me about some of those bigger sources of gluten--it just never caught the little contaminates  --no help am i  deb

Deb, my system worked exactly opposite to that. I actually had cravings for the foods that hurt me most. I was CRAZY about bagels and pizza in particular, but also macaroni and cheese, other pastas, Italian bread (and other breads), etc.

gf4life Enthusiast
gf4life
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celiac3270,

I will certainly let you know what we think about them as soon as they get here. I will still be able to use them for "cheerio" type school projects, but I am hoping they will taste alright.

God bless,

Mariann

burdee Enthusiast
burdee
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Hey celiac3270:

WOW!! I guess I started something by mentioning Amaranth O's. I liked the strawberry flavored ones, but never really liked Cheerios. I thought Amaranth O's were better. But then I loaded them with fresh strawberries. My husband ate the peach flavored ones with peaches. Maybe try the original flavored ones with bananas. I basically chose that cereal because it was high in fiber and protein. I can't imagine eating a high carb, low fiber cereal with high carb, low fiber milk (or even rice or almond milk). I need balance to stay UNhungry for a while after I eat. I don't just eat for taste ... I consider how long what I eat will keep me satisfied and nourish my body with balanced (fat/protein/carbs/fiber) foods. But to each their own. ;)

BURDEE

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gf4life
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celiac3270,

I finally got my order today. We opened the Amaranth-O's first. I got original flavor and strawberry. They both taste like dirt to me. :blink: We won't be eating them for breakfast, and I certainly don't recommend them. I will keep them on hand for projects where my daughter will need to strink cereal together. They look like the little macaroni salad noodles. They are tiny little tube like shapes. It is the weirdest thing...

God bless,

Mariann

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Okay... <_< thanks....i'll stick with...other cereals.

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