Imagine a trade show that is bigger than many cities! That is the Natural Foods Expo West with 60,000 attendees and thousands of exhibitors. Here are just of few of the highlights. Many of these new gluten-free products won’t be on store shelves immediately, but keep checking with your grocer.
Carol with Bob Moore, founder of Bob’s Red Mill
Bobs’ Red Mill: “In an era of corporate greed and CEO’s behaving badly, Bob Moore’s philosophy of putting people before profit is a shining example of what’s right about America.” That’s what the book cover says about People before Profit: the Inspiring Story of the Founder of Bob’s Red Mill, the company that offers many gluten-free products. Congratulations on this biography, Bob!
Rudi’s: fabulous new tortillas in 3 flours: Fiesta, Plain, and Spinach. I tasted them and they’re soft and pliable…fantastic! A wonderful addition to our gluten-free diet.
Udi’s Gluten-Free Foods: now offers Gluten-Free Muffin Tops in Blueberry Oat and Chocolate Chia flavors. Plus, Udi’s now offers Vanilla Cupcakes, Classic French Dinner, Whole Grain Seeded Dinner, and Frozen Pizza.
Pamela’s Products: lots of new products including Artisan Flour Blend, Biscuit & Scone Mix, Oatmeal Cookie Mix, Sugar Cookie, Roll & Cut Mix, etc.
Kinnikinnick: Hot Dog and Hamburger Buns, plus a new breads in White and Multi-grain that are soft.
Earth Balance: combines peanut butter with coconut oil to make a coconutty-peanut butter spread that is extra smooth with agave syrup as sweetener.
Think: offers new fruit bars called ThinkThin with 60% less sugar and two times more protein than other leading energy bars.
Lifeway Foods: a new line of frozen kefir and yogurt pops, in a wide variety of flavors.
Brads Raw Chips: sun-dried tomato flavor, with flax ingredients.
Crunchmaster: try the Rosemary & Olive Oil crackers. Really good.
Daiya: the usual shredded dairy-free cheese is now joined by wedges that are ready for you to slice. Available in jack, cheddar, and havarti-styles.
PlaintainChipsCarolinas: garlic-flavored chips made from plantains, which look like bananas.
SeasonsSnacks: black bean-popped crisps, in Roasted Red Pepper flavor. High in fiber and protein.
Lundberg Rice Chips: brown rice chips in several flavors, including Cracked Black Pepper.
HavitRaw: hearty crackers made from sunflower seeds, cranberries, zucchini and more.
Mediterranean Snack Foods: protein-rich crackers made from lentils.
Cybele’s Free-to-Eat: Cybele Pascal, author of many allergy-free cookbooks, offers yummy allergen-free cookies.
Alter Eco Organic Fair Trade Quinoa: packaged to include red, white, and black quinoa together (rather than separate, as usual). Personally, I really like the flavor of the red or black quinoa.
Let’s Do Organic Coconut Flour: very high in protein, but be sure to use baking recipes designed for coconut flour because it soaks up water much faster than other flours.
Way Better Snacks: simply sprouted tortilla chips made of chia and quinoa in six flavors: Simply Sweet Potato, Sunny Multi-Grain, Beyond Black Bean, Unbeatable Blues, So Sweet Chili and No Salt Blues.
Nut-Tritious Foods: nut and seed butter blends including Sunflower and Pumpkin Seed nut butters. Great for families with nut-sensitive kids.
