General Mills is really stepping up to the plate with Gluten Free products. They’ve introduced four new Betty Crocker GF baking mixes and reformulated several Chex cereals as well. Recently, I received another box of General Mills, Betty Crocker goodies to try out and share… FRUIT SNACKS.
We don’t usually purchase/consume fruit snacks because they are [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘GF Shopping’
November 3, 2009
Betty Crocker, Gluten Free, & A Give Away!!!!!
July 13, 2009
Betty Crocker’s New Gluten Free Baking Mix… Win a Prize Pack!
The PolkaDot Household is sampling new creations made with Betty Crocker’s Gluten Free Baking Mixes. Today we made banana cupcakes with browned butter frosting (recipe from the BC GF website). Yummy!
These baking mixes look and taste just like their glutenoid counterparts. Prices are about $4.00-$5.00 at our local Fred Meyer store.
Click on over to my [...]
May 28, 2009
The First Ice Cream Cone in Two Years for Our GF Girl!
One happy girl!
Courtesy of: “Let’s Do…” Brand Gluten Free Ice Cream Cones and So Delicious Chocolate Ice Cream.
Every one agrees… “Yum-O”.
(And no, the dark haired girl isn’t ours… funny how yelling “ice cream” draws in the neighbor kids.)
Tonight we are enjoying a BBQ, local white wine and ice cream on the back porch. I’m [...]
May 26, 2009
Naturally Gluten Free
We get so wrapped up in replacing wheat foods that we often overlook all the naturally gluten free foods which nature supplies us! If you are new to gluten free… first look at all the foods you already eat… WHOLE FOODS (meat, dairy, veggies, fruits) are usually naturally gluten free.
Today we enjoyed-
For breakfast… sliced bananas [...]
April 1, 2009
Navigating the GFCF World
Recently, Adrianne left a comment on my “Sick Since Birth” page, which included this statement:
“HOW IN THE WORLD (please, anyone, can you tell me?) DO YOU FOLLOW THE GF/CF DIET WHEN YOU CAN’T FOLLOW YOUR CHILD EVERYWHERE HE GOES?”
And I sent a response with some tips and pointers, then I thought… maybe I should post [...]
February 24, 2009
More Gluten Free Grocery Shopping
Yummy treats:
Mi-Del Chocolate Chip Cookies (Bite size and very tasty), Glutino GF Pretzel Sticks, DeBoles GF Mac and Cheese (contains dairy), K-Kritters Animal Crackers, And More! Some of our favorite snacks.
Bread, Donuts, Hot Dog Buns, Better Than Cream Cheese, Thai Kitchen Ramen Style Noodles, Organicville Non-Dairy Ranch…
Total $$ at Whole Foods- $100.90.
January 8, 2009
Things I Love Thursday- Dark Chocolate Dreams
It’s a Peanut Butter, y’all…
All Natural Peanut Butter & Co, Dark Chocolate Dreams. Yummylicious.
Seriously, I was at the market looking at reduced fat peanut butter (because then I can actually eat a serving instead of half).
I found this stuff and it met all my requirements, although it’s not a reduced fat peanut butter…
There [...]
January 4, 2009
ALLI?!?!?!?!
I’ve succumbed to a DIET. I don’t diet… however, since May I have packed on about 20 pounds and that’s not making me happy. (I’m blaming the weight gain on the two surgeries I’ve had + numerous medications I’ve been on.)
So… when Hubs and I did our HUGE grocery shopping at Costco, I [...]
November 21, 2008
A Gluten Free Thanksgiving
Do you ever end Thanksgiving day feeling just plain awful? Stomach hurts, bloated, sleepiness (more so than the normal turkey love fest causes), diarrhea, headache? Any of these could indicate Celiac or a Gluten Intolerance. There has been so much research that says our bodies just don’t digest glutens fully, so lots [...]
