Prompt: Favorite Products

[runpunkrun]

Fresh, frozen, boxed, or canned. It's that thing that replaces a product you can't eat—GF flour tortillas, GF cookies, GF beer, GF cake mix, GF crackers, GF pizza—and makes life easier for you.

Slide on into the comments and tell us about something that's always on your shopping list, or share a recipe that you like to use with a specific gluten-free product.

We're an international group, so not all these things will be available in all markets, but don't let that stop you from sharing. I'm always interested in what it's like to be gluten free—and what kind of products are available—in other parts of the world.

Comments

Epic Meat Bars

[runpunkrun]

I love Epic Meat Bars because they have a lot of protein and are very filling. They're certified GF and paleo friendly, and the ones I've eaten are also dairy free and soy free. They're nicely shrink wrapped, aren't too hard to get into, and travel well. My favorite is the Bison Bacon Cranberry bar. It has a light smoky flavor--calling it "bacon" is an oversell--and the cranberries add a little hit of sweetness and provide some texture. Because these aren't jerky. The bison bar in particular has a soft, tender texture that's very easy to chew. I've never gotten any gnarly bits in one of these bars.

I've tried three or four of these and I like the bison bar the best because it's lower in fat and salt than the other Epic bars, which are still very tasty, like the Wild Boar Bacon bar, which has more fat in it, and the Venison Sea Salt & Pepper bar, which was uncomfortably salty for me. But that might be exactly what you're looking for. They also come in a bunch of different flavors/meats that I haven't tried, including salmon, turkey, chicken, lamb, and beef.

These do cost some dollars, but when I need to EAT something and don't have the utensils to actually make that happen, they're an easy choice.

Re: Epic Meat Bars

[panisdead]

I think I have tried all the bird-based flavors, and I like the Chicken Sriracha bar the best.

The salmon bar I only finished because it is technically food.

Re: Epic Meat Bars

[runpunkrun]

Thanks. That confirms all my fears about salmon-based meat bars.

Re: Epic Meat Bars

[loligo]

They make a very thin salmon one that I like quite a lot...Snack Strip, that's what that size is called. It's drier, more like a jerky, than some of the Epic products. The strips aren't very big, though, so I only buy them when they're on sale.

Re: Epic Meat Bars

[runpunkrun]

Ah, it makes sense that salmon would lend itself to more of a jerky than a soft meat bar. I've tried the snack strip in...Wagyu Beef, I think, and it was perfectly fine, but yes, small.

Re: Epic Meat Bars

[lunabee34]

I like the Epic meat bars, too. They're really good. I tried the beef jerky logs in the bag and then didn't those again when I realized you're suppposed to eat the whole bag within like two or three days of opening it, so I only get the individually wrapped ones now.