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Another
new wrap was the Healthy Hemp Foods version made from amaranth, hemp, and
various seeds including sunflower, sesame, and flax . These wraps are dark in
color and hearty in flavor, but are very soft and supple and extremely healthy.
Learn more about them at
www.healthyhempbread.com.
Dairy-Free Solutions
I was
pleased to find a new soy-based whipped (aerosol) topping called Soyatoo. It
looks and tastes like real whipped cream, but without the fat, lactose, and
casein that many of us don't want. It is made by
www.soyatoo-usa.com or
www.ceresorganic.com.
I also
tasted a new hemp-based milk (also called drink or beverage). It is a welcome
solution for those can't drink cow's milk, but also don't want rice, soy, nut,
or potato-based drinks. It comes in plain, vanilla, and chocolate flavors and
tastes great. It is Living Harvest at
www.livingharvest.com.
Good
Karma (www.goodkarmafoods.com) introduced a wonderful rice-based cream that is a
great substitute for ice cream made from cow's milk. It comes in Very Vanilla
and Carrot Cake flavors.
Soyco (www.galaxyfoods.com)
removed the casein from it's "dairy-free" cheeses and and offers them in 3
flavors: American, Cheddar, and Pepper Jack. They were always lactose-free, but
now the casein is gone, making them appropriate for far more people.
Gluten-Free Choices Offer More Convenience When Frozen
Our
gluten-free food choices are becoming more and more like regular food choices.
Glutino/Gluten-Free Pantry introduced frozen cookie dough in little balls that
you just put on the cookie sheet and bake. They come in Chocolate Chunk and
Buckwheat Raisin flavors. Glutenfreeda.com also introduced frozen cookie dough
in 4 different flavors (including Chocolate and Peanut Butter) that bake into
wonderful cookies. If you don't subscribe to their online cooking magazine,
you're missing some wonderful ideas.
Glutino/Gluten-Free
Pantry also introduced 5 frozen entrees ranging from pasta dishes to
pizza. Reheat in the microwave or oven and you have dinner.
Cookies Take a New Twist
Gluten-free cookies are not new, but Glutino/Gluten-Free Pantry's new Vanilla
and Chocolate Dream Bites have cream in the centers (how did they do that??)
and take gluten-free cookies to new heights. And, Pamela's Products now offers
mini-cookies, little bite-size cookies that are delicious and travel well. I was
especially taken with the Ginger Mini-Snapz. I always take a package of Pamela's
biscotti with me to Europe where I can dunk them in the marvelous espresso.
Because they are already crisp, they travel well and don't get stale.
Breakfast Just Got Healthier and Easier
Hemp is
the new hot item and it's showing up in more breakfast choices. Hemp protein
powders, featuring lots of healthy Omega-3 fats, make great smoothies and shakes
for breakfast for people who can't eat soy or rice-based powders.
www.ruthshempfoods.com.
Gluten-free granola doesn't have to include oats to taste great, as I saw in
granola from Bakery on Main (www.bakeryonmain.com). Not too sweet, this crunchy
granola tastes great alone or with yogurt or when eaten plain as a trail mix.
If you
miss oats, go to
www.creamhillestates.com to find pure, uncontaminated rolled oats that are
wonderful. Make them into oatmeal, granola, oatmeal cookies or toppings for
fruit desserts such as apple crisp. I had a fabulous bowl of oatmeal at 5 AM
before I walked in the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure. This "stick to your
ribs" breakfast powered me through the next 5 hours. They also sell oat
flour and oat groats (kernels).
New Mixes Make Life Easier
Bob's Red Mill (www.bobsredmill.com)
introduced 3 new
sorghum-based mixes:
Cornbread, Cinnamon-Raisin,
and Multi-Grain. I developed
these mixes so I know they
taste great.
123GlutenFree
(123glutenfree.com) and
Manna from Anna (www.glutenevolution.com)
featured many new mixes and
123Gluten-Free Mixes were
finalists in the new product
competition at Expo East
this year, which is a great
tribute to them.
New Sweeteners Make Life
Sweeter
While sweeteners are
not actually a gluten-free
concern, many of you want
control over your sugar
intake. Stevia, a sweet leaf
from Uruguay, isn't new but
it now comes in 12 flavors
that make water taste great.
www.sweetleaf.com. I put
a few drops in my bottle of
water at the show for a
flavor boost that turned
ordinary water into a treat.
I also use them to flavor my
after-dinner coffee,
especially when I'm not
having dessert.
Food
for Thought
“Good bread is the most fundamentally
satisfying of all foods; and good bread with
fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.”---James
Beard (1903-1985)
Where
in the World is Carol?
No travel in October, except
to the Expo East trade show
which I've discussed in this
edition.
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