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Gluten Free Chex – Awesome!

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If you’ve ever scrutinized the ingredients in a cereal isle, you’re sure to know that almost every single box contains some form of gluten.  Even if the cereal itself isn’t made from wheat or cross-contaminated oats, malt is one of the favorite flavoring additives of breakfast cereal.

The good news though, is that Chex is paying attention.  This means General Mills.  Finally, someone really big in the grains business is taking Celiac in to consideration.

The only change in the Chex formula is the new lack of malt.  This means people on a gluten-free diet can enjoy all the crunchy rice and corn cereal you can care for.  And they’ve got a few really good flavors to choose from, too.  The cinnamon reminds me of a glutenous favorite:  Cinnamon Toast Crunch.  It might be a little heavy on the flavor, though.  The honey nut style is also a sweet treat – just maybe a little too sweet for my breakfast tastes.

Ultimately, I find I most appreciate the plain-old Rice Chex.  A few raspberries or blackberries on top can add a punch of vitamins and minerals to an already healthy bowl, and it adds an incredibly sweet burst into every other bite.

After almost two years of rarely eating any kind of cereal or grain, its really nice to have something back in that spot of my diet.  I’m starting to wonder how I ever survived without it!  Now that I know a cheap brand of gluten free cereal is readily available, my stomach doesn’t want the box to run out.

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Rice Fettucini Alfredo

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I hadn’t tried anything new since the last post, but I *am* currently working on my third pan of gluten-free walnut brownies.  These things are great!  I’ve tried the mix with butter and oil, and I think I definitely prefer the butter’s flavor.

After Christmas, my newest experiment was gluten-free rice pasta.  Fettucini Alfredo is one of my favorites and one of the meals I have missed the most, so it became my aim.  I readied my new Christmas gifts, some pots and a steamer, and I set out too steam broccoli, boil pasta, and bake some chicken.   The broccoli was lightly coated in butter and a few dashes of garlic pepper, the chicken was prepared in the same way.

Other than the baking time on the chicken (ya always gotta cook the chicken right!), the meal takes about 10-15 minutes of active work.  Most of that is walking to and from the kitchen to set the next phase or stir the pasta.  Once the pasta is cooked, I added the broccoli and the alfredo sauce and set it covered on a low simmer.

Then you can basically walk away again until the chicken is done and add that to the mix!

Who said a  gluten-free diet meant going without the starchy foods you love?  Just be careful when you’re picking out the substitute product and remember that “wheat-free” is not always the same thing as “gluten-free.”