Glutino Gluten Free Pretzels

Glutino makes the best Gluten Free pretzels on the market. Glutino's pretzels do not contain artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. And they are great for the whole family, especially teething toddlers. Glutino offers four different types of the pretzels: Pretzel Sticks (our favorite), Pretzel Twists, Sesame Rings and Unsalted Twists. Glutino offers a variety of other great Gluten Free Products as well.

Schar Gluten Free Pasta

Schar Pasta is probably the best tasting Gluten Free pasta on the market. The company offers a variety of different types of pasta: Penne, Tagliatelle,Multigrain Penne Rigate, Anellini, Fusilli, and Spaghetti. Schar's pasta is inexpensive and can be found at WalMart and other nationwide retails. The whole family will love it. And unlike some of the other Gluten Free pastas on the market today, Schar's pasta does not fall apart when you cook it, and their Anellini pasta is designed to use in soups. Schar also offer's a variety of other Gluten Free products.

Chips!

Every toddler loves chips! While they are not always the healthiest of snacks, they are handy, and they are often found at parties and family gatherings, so it is good to get to know which chips are gluten free. We have found a number of gluten free chips on the market, from the ordinary to the gourment, there are a couple of brands available to enjoy.

Cassava Chips

Cassava chips are probably out favorite chip of all time. Cassava Chips are made by Arico and they are gluten free, casein free and trans fat free. The first thing you are probably saying to yourself, what is Cassava? According to Arico's website Cassava, or yucca, grows much like the potato and has twice the fiber of the common potato. We discovered these chip over a year ago and they offer a richer and fuller flavor that a potatoe chip. They are hard to find in local grocery stores, however, you can easily order them online, directly from Arico or from places like Amazon. The downside is that they tend to be a little more expensive than potato chips, but are well worth it for special occaisions. However, Arico does offer coupons, which you can find on a regular basis. Cassava chips are offered in a number of flavors: Barbeque Bliss Cassava Chip (our favorite flavor), Sea Salt Mist Chip, Original Chip, and Ginger on Fire.

Frito-Lay

Believe it or not Frito Lay, one of the larger chip manufacturers in the U.S., has an extensive list of their Gluten Free Chips. You can find just about any type of chips on this list from CHEETOS® Giant Puffs Cheese Flavored Snacks to BAKED! LAY'S® Original Potato Crisps. They are inexpensive and readily available.

Gluten Free Baby Food

Finding Gluten Free baby food was a challenge over a year ago, however, there are a number of gluten free varieties available. You can find each of these both in grocery stores and online (and buying them in bulk saves you money):

Healthy Times Organic Baby Food
This brand of baby food is organic, in expensive and offers a wide variety of flavors that are Gluten Free. Some of our sons favorite flavors were: Cabana Banana, Garden Fresh Carrots, Pumpkin Pie and Orchard Fruit Peekaboo.


Earth's Best Organic Baby Food
This brand of baby food is organic, it is slightly more expensive than others (but you can find coupons- which is a plus) and offers a number of flavors that are Gluten Free in a variety of different stages. Some of our sons favorite flavors were: 1st Peas, Apples & Blueberries, Pears & Mangos, Carrots,Peas & Brown Rice, Plum Banana Brown Rice, and Rice & Lental Dinner


Beech-Nut Baby Food
Beech-Nut Baby Food offers a wide variety of Gluten Free options for your child. They are extremely inexpensive and can be found in most major grocery store chains, however, on the downside, at this time they do not offer an organic line. Their Website is extremely user friendly and they also have a handy search tool on their Website that shows you all of the Gluten Free options.

General Mills Gluten Free List

General Mills has published their Gluten Free product list. They have more than 200 great-tasting gluten-free products from General Mills. Their product labels also clearly state Gluten Free.

Mrs. Leeper's Organic Gluten Free Pastas!!

As a full time working mom, just as any parent, I struggle to find nutritious easy to make meals, especially ones that are Gluten Free and taste good. However, Mrs. Leeper's Organic Gluten Free Pasta products changed all of this for us. Mrs. Leeper's products are low-fat, organic, and cost efficient; All of the Mrs. Leeper's products taste great and please everyone from toddlers to the grandparents. Mrs. Leeper's offer 6 ready to make meals in a box: Creamy Tuna Dinner, Lasagna Dinner, Chicken Alfredo Dinner, Beef Stroganoff Dinner, Cheeseburger Mac Dinner, and Mac & Cheese. They also offer Gluten Free Corn Pasta and Gluten Free Rice Pastas. Our family's favorite Mrs. Leeper's Dinners are Cheeseburger Mac, Beef Stroganoff and Creamy Tuna.

Gluten Free Chex!

Gluten Free Chex are a great snack or breakfast option for G/F toddlers. These are great snacks for toddler play dates as well. They taste great, are inexpensive and easy to find in a wide variety of grocery stores. The Gluten Free Chex Website also offers some great toddler friendly recipes. Gluten Free Chex are currently offered in the following flavors: Rice Chex, Corn Chex, Honey Nut Chex, Chocolate Chex, Cinnamon Chex, and Strawberry Chex. (Our favorite flavors are Rice Chex and Cinnamon Chex).

HAPPYBELLIES: Organic Brown Rice Cereal

HAPPYBELLIES: Organic Brown Rice Cereal has been a stable in our house since our son first began eating solids and still is being used today. It is Gluten Free and the container is BPA Free. It is inexpensive and you can find it at a lot of food stores including at Target.

Ian's Alphatots

Ian's Alphatots are quick and easy Gluten Free french fries, that your toddler will love (and you will find yourself stealing a few bites). The downside, as with a lot of Gluten Free food they are a little pricey. However, a lot of stores will sell them in bulk (by the case) which helps reduce the cost per bag. Also, you can find coupons for Ian's products. They are great for the busy parents.

Baby Mum-Mums and Toddler Mum-Mums

Baby Mum-Mums and Toddler Mum-Mums are wonderful. These Gluten Free rice rusk snacks for baby and toddlers, we first started using as a teething biscuit for our son, since we could only find Gluten containing teething biscuits on the market. Our son loves these snacks still at two! Plus, a major bonus, they are completely cost efficient.

Funky Monkey!

Funky Monkey- Simply the best snacks for Gluten Free toddlers (and parents)!! Funky Monkey Snacks are organic freeze-dried fruit snacks, that you and your toddler will love instantly. Our favorite flavors are JiveALime and BananaMon.