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gluten_free2024-09-27 05:51 pm
sonia) wrote in gluten_free2024-09-27 05:51 pm
Product Review: Lovebird organic grain-free cereal
This is a cereal of small round o's that carefully never mentions Cheerios on the packaging. They're slightly smaller and slightly crunchier than I remember cheerios being, but they're a pretty good substitute. If you like putting any kind of milk over your cereal (which I don't), I bet these wouldn't get soggy too fast.
It says gluten-free right on the front, but then in small print on the side (I noticed after buying them) it says, "Made in a facility that also processes soy, dairy, wheat, eggs, sesame, and tree nuts." It also says "Top 9 allergen free" and "3rd party tested." So it's a judgment call. I don't think I would buy them again myself, especially since it's $7 or 8 for a 7 oz box.
There's a whole holier than thou "pure foods" blurb on the back of the box that I was willing to ignore, but it makes the facility thing even more annoying.
The plain unsweetened version has organic cassava flour, organic coconut oil, and sea salt. They have a slightly sour taste that must come from the cassava, but it's a fine plain snack.
The cocoa version has organic cassava flour, coconut flour, organic coconut sugar, organic cocoa powder, organic coconut oil, organic vanilla extract, and redmond real sea salt. These are a great chocolatey snack! I would really be tempted by these if it weren't for the facility thing.
I bought the cinnamon version a while ago and wasn't so impressed with that one, but I gave these other flavors a try because they were on sale.
Company website: https://lovebirdfoods.com
It says gluten-free right on the front, but then in small print on the side (I noticed after buying them) it says, "Made in a facility that also processes soy, dairy, wheat, eggs, sesame, and tree nuts." It also says "Top 9 allergen free" and "3rd party tested." So it's a judgment call. I don't think I would buy them again myself, especially since it's $7 or 8 for a 7 oz box.
There's a whole holier than thou "pure foods" blurb on the back of the box that I was willing to ignore, but it makes the facility thing even more annoying.
The plain unsweetened version has organic cassava flour, organic coconut oil, and sea salt. They have a slightly sour taste that must come from the cassava, but it's a fine plain snack.
The cocoa version has organic cassava flour, coconut flour, organic coconut sugar, organic cocoa powder, organic coconut oil, organic vanilla extract, and redmond real sea salt. These are a great chocolatey snack! I would really be tempted by these if it weren't for the facility thing.
I bought the cinnamon version a while ago and wasn't so impressed with that one, but I gave these other flavors a try because they were on sale.
Company website: https://lovebirdfoods.com
Another cereal snacker!
I've kept my recurring consumption of Arrowhead Mills Puffed Corn Cereal to myself, because I thought I was the only one.
Annoyingly, they don't have a facility statement and they're not listed on their GF page arrowheadmills.com/products/gluten-free/. They are 100% corn—no salt, no sugar. I've never experienced any gluten-like impacts, and they're just right when actual popcorn would be too much.
Re: Another cereal snacker!
Thanks for the cereal tip! Good to know that Arrowhead Mills products that aren't called out as gluten-free might still be ok. I stopped buying their buckwheat flour because it didn't say gluten-free, and I miss making little buckwheat pancakes on occasion.