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Kraft Mac & Cheese Gluten Free

Happy day! You can now buy Kraft Mac & Cheese Gluten Free.

I found mine at Target.

The instructions were easy to follow. Boil the noodles. Drain and return to the pot. Add butter or margarine and milk. Stir in the powdered cheese. Enjoy.

The cooked pasta had a great texture. The flavor was only very mildly cheesy. It actually looked like the picture on the box.

There are other packaged gluten free mac and cheese products available. Annie’s sells a number of different varieties including microwavable single cups that are easy to bring for travel or can be left in an office drawer for an emergency meal.

Of course, homemade mac and cheese is another option.

Pepperidge Farm Butter Crisp Cookies

Pepperidge Farm makes gluten free cookies. Who knew?

I was browsing Target online and found these Butter Crisps. No nearby Target had them in stock so I added them to a shipped order.

Sadly the box of cookies was shipped in an envelope and arrived crushed. To their credit, Target immediately refunded the cost.

Strong butter flavor. Not too sweet. Quite crispy. I enjoyed several pieces with afternoon tea.

The crumbs in the package made me think these cookies would do well purposely crushed for a pie shell or to top fruit or yogurt.

They are also available in a milk chocolate chip variety which can be found at Target.

I’ll try the chocolate chip cookies but only if my local Target has them for sale.

Target Halloween Allergen Guide 2016

Found a display in the Halloween candy area of Target with a tear off sheet titled: 2016 Halloween Allergen Guide. Click the link to see the guide at the Target website.

The Guide states: “The allergens listed for the 2016 candy items below have been confirmed by our manufacturers, and listed in their ingredient statement.”

The items are separated into 3 categories: those free of listed allergens (milk, soy, egg, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, gluten), those which contain milk and/or soy (but no gluten), and those free of gluten (with no designation of other allergens).

Shopping for (and enjoying) Halloween candy will definitely be easier this year.

Thanks, Target!!!!!!!!

Evol Scramble Cups

Archived by Diane on 3/23/2018 – no longer on Evol website

Found at Target:

Evol Scramble CUPS.
Target also had Fajita CUPS and Veggie CUPS which I did not buy.
From Evol’s website:

Welcome to the EVOLution of breakfast. Our new Scramble CUPS are packed with REAL FOOD: certified humane, cage-free eggs; proteins raised without antibiotics; and non-GMO vegetables. And they’re UNDER 210 CALORIES each, so need to compromise on the most important meal of the day. Go ahead, START SMARTER.

I tried the Egg Whites, Veggie and Cheese Scrample CUP. It is certified gluten free by GFCO. 5oz, 120 calories, 9g protein, 2g fiber, 250 mg sodium. Made with cage-free eggs. $2.99

The frozen cup is easy to prepare. You just remove the lid, peel back the film, and microwave for 1 min 45 sec.

Following those directions the cup contents were heated through. The eggs, potatoes and other vegetables were easily identifiable and the gouda/cheddar mix provided quite a bit of flavor. And it is not too salty. It tasted better than it looks in this photo.

The serving size is small: more of a snack than a full meal.

On the negative side, I’m not a fan of frozen and microwaved potatoes. The texture is a bit mushy.

I doubt I’ll buy it again. As it it is frozen, it doesn’t travel well and if I’m home, I can easily make eggs for myself.

Other Scramble CUP flavors:

Egg, Uncured Bacon & Cheese with Bell Peppers & Potato
Lean & Fit Chicken Apple Sausage, Egg White with Potato & Cheese
Egg White, Veggies & Cheese
Egg, Basil Pesto, Potato & Cheese

Chex Oatmeal

From Joan:

Chex Gluten Free Oatmeal is available at Marc’s – 2/$5.

Diane adds:

The packaging is labeled “gluten free” but the ingredient listing just says “whole grain oats”.

So, I was unsure whether pure gluten free oats were used in this product.

A statement on the company’s facebook page is reassuring:

The oats used for the oats & oatmeal products are sourced from a vertically integrated gluten free oat source. We also validate our cleaning and changeover methods at the plants for any system/line that will run a gluten free product. Ongoing verification gluten testing is performed at the finished product level. As such, any General Mills product that contains a “gluten free” claim meets the safety and regulatory definition of less than 20 ppm. While there are many “gluten free” certification bodies, General Mills’ standards meet and/or exceed the qualifications defined by these organizations. Therefore, you can be confident that our “gluten free” products are safe and meet global certification and regulatory standards.

Have you tried it? Have you seen it in other stores?

NOTE by Diane 9/30/15:
Gluten Free Chex Oatmeal has been discontinued.