A review of gluten-free products, some recommended, some not so much...

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My body doesn't like gluten. Whenever I consume regular bread, pasta, cookies, crackers, and the like, my body complains.

Since being introduced to the gluten-free world by a girlfriend back in 2020 (shout out to Lori S), I've sampled and reviewed a number of gluten-free products in tinkering with my diet. It's been an on-again, off-again adventure. Some foods I've really enjoyed with such products very similar in taste and texture to their wheat-based counterpart. Some foods I've tried really sucked, or were "eh" and not repeat buy worthy. A common problem with gluten-free options is the higher price tag which in many cases is cost-prohibitive in my book.

So in getting serious about going gluten-free for good, I promised to maintain an online diary of my daily menu, including new gluten-free products I sample, write-ups on GF products I've sampled in the past, as well as restaurant reviews and their GF offerings.

Here are the gluten-free declared products I've sampled and reviewed by category:

Chips - Gluten is a wheat thing, not a potato or corn thing. Most potato and corn-based snacks are free of wheat gluten and you're being marketed when a bag of popcorn claims "Gluten-Free" on the package, of course it is, it's corn-based! But there are cross-contamination concerns, especially in the mass production of snacks and the variety of them, and some snacks do have wheat by-products in the ingredients. Read labels carefully, especially those that don't state "gluten-free."

Snack Review: Simply Nature White Cheddar Puffs

Food Review: Simply Nature Organic Multi Grain Tortilla Chips

Food Review: Real Food From The Ground Up Cauliflower Tortilla Chips

Chip Review: Simply Nature Cauliflower Potato Chips

Chip Review: Simply Nature Cauliflower Tortilla Chips, Nacho Flavored

Chip Review: Simply Nature Black Bean Chips - a personal favorite, great tasting & more protein!

Snack Review: Fit & Active Cheddar Cheese Rice Snacks

Snack Review: Simply Nature Sweet Potato Chips with Sea Salt

Food Review: Simply Nature Organic Multi Grain Tortilla Chips

Food Review: Hippeas Organic Chickpeas Puffs Vegan White Cheddar

Crackers

Cracker Review: Simple Truth Rice & Almond Thin Crackers