I was so excited to go shopping in the Jackson/Brandon, MS area to search for more gluten and dairy free products. First stop was at Target. All the items I had coupons for were sold out. But, I was so happy to find that Larabars are GF and DF! AND there were $1 off coupons on the box! At about $5.95 a box this would make them $4.95 for a box of 5. Acceptable. I got 4 boxes of the Blueberry Muffin and 2 Peanut Butter Cookie. Then I saw individual Uber/Larabars. I happened to have a .75/3 coupon so I bought three of the only flavor-- Apple Turnover. When I got in the car I tore into the Blueberry Muffin bar. It was amazing! Like nothing I'd had before, but it filled the empty spot in my stomach and eased my craving for something sweet and chewy.
I wish I had gone back and bought all they had, because Kroger, my next stop, did not have any. They did have Enjoy life Crispy Rice Chocolate bars! I had bought some of the Dark Chocolate boomCHOCOboom Enjoy life bars at Winn Dixie and they were good. But I really like the Rice Milk added in these! And I had $1.50/2 coupons! Score again! Then I looked at the Udi bread. I knew I had a coupon, but DARN it had expired 2 days earlier. Major bummer, since the bread (all frozen) was in the $4.50-$6 range. I bought one Udi sandwich loaf mostly because someone had bought several before me. (I later tried the Udi as toast and it's pretty good). I found a brand I didn't know--kinnikinnick. I got the multi grain sliced loaf ($4.49) and donuts-- Vanilla Glazed Donuts that taste like the white powdered ones. I REALLY love them! The GF bread is more suited to donuts because of the heavy texture. These were $5.99, but totally worth it to me! They are sweet, so coffee goes well with them. I stocked up on Terra Sweet Potato Chips that were $2.99 because I had $1/1 coupons. I like the salted ones better. They have many varieties, but caution--not all are dairy free. I found Hodgson Mill Peene , elbow macaroni and linguini ($2.99 each). There are other brands at Walmart, but the price doesn't vary that much. As far as dips go, the Yucatan Avocado and Sabre Hummus are GF. I couldn't find the variety of Smart Balance spread that is supposed to be GF. Earth Balance was more expensive than Winn Dixie so I didn't buy any. But now I know that Earth Balance comes in a no soy variety I will probably switch to it.
I am so happy that Walmart now carrieds the Udi bread! I also found a lot of gluten free mixes at Big Lots! My favorite one is the Bob's Red Mills Shortbread Cookies!
What are your favorite GF products?
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