Pretzels for Those Who Can't Have Flour
Loving pretzels, I can't imagine a world without them. But those with celiac disease must do without not only pretzels, but bread, pizza, pasta and all other products made with wheat. Celiac disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that predominately affects the small bowel, resulting in an intolerance to ingested gluten, the storage protein of wheat.
Luckily, companies are now producing delicious alternatives to the products the rest of us can purchase easily. For a price, of course. Glutino, maker of many gluten-free products, offer pretzels that are not only wheat free, but milk, casein and egg free too. They also contain no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. And they taste good!
Offered as Twists or Sticks (14.1 oz bag for $5.99), or Snack Packs (2.6 oz snack pack for $1.99). Available at www.glutino.com and in specialty stores.
Meeting with representatives from commodity groups is part of the job of a food editor. A fun part. Those meetings are often over dinner, which makes for good food, interesting conversation and unusual uses for their products.
At BiteoftheBest.com, we taste-test everything, so of course we were intrigued by a firm that bills itself as a home taste-testing company. Tastefully Simple operates on the old Tupperware model, with sales made through in-home parties or through reps you locate online via their website. The line is expensive, but if you get an invite, try their Blue Aztec Chips ($6.99 a 7-oz. bag)—nice and crisp and tasting pleasantly of sesame and corn (the latter organic). They’re good alone, or dip them into their delicious Corn, Black Bean Salsa($7.99 a 16-oz. jar)—absolutely redolent of fresh corn!
