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Allergy-Sensitive Convenience Foods

While making items from scratch is the safest approach for allergies, there's a time and a place for convenience foods (and sanity in a busy world). We've tried many brands and brand offerings. I plan to use this space to collect and share some of our favorites.

Absolutely

http://www.absolutelyglutenfreeusa.com/

A newly discovered brand, found at the Walmart Super center in Littleton, CO

Their flatbread crackers had zero hint of 'fake' or 'off', just tasted like a cracker should!

Gluten Free Devil's Food Cake Mix by Betty Crocker

http://www.bettycrocker.com/products/glutenfree/products/gluten-free-devils-food-cake-mix

Ready for a ridiculously delicious and easy chocolate cake?

I found this at King Soopers in the standard baking isle, not with the Gluten-Free items.

Daiya Foods

http://us.daiyafoods.com/

Best dairy & soy free cheese alternative

Comes in wedge, slices, shredded and now even cream cheese. Not all stores carry all varieties. Looking at their site, even more options exist than my local stores carry. For example, I hit Natural Grocers for the best price (used to be King Soopers) on the shredded and brick, but go to Sprouts for the slices and cream cheese.
When making pizza with the shredded, toss the cheese with a small amount of oil and Italian seasoning and then add to the pizza. Helps it melt better.

Other URLs (more detail to come):

• Back to Nature - not all products GF or free of other common allergens
• Coconut Bliss - not all varieties
• Talenti Sorbetto - not all varieties
• Energ bread - least expensive. kids favorite sandwich-style bread
• Kinnikinniel Foods - Best baking and tasting pizza crust. Contains cornmeal, but haven't found one without corn.
• Udi's Bread - not all GF varieties contain same ingredients. read the labels.
• Almond Cheese - if you are lactose intollerant and not allergic to dairy, try this cheese. it contains casien. the taste is far superior to the daiya cheese in my opinion.
• Earth's Best buttery spread - soy free options exist. only dairy & soy free butter alternative i've found.
• Pacific Butternut Squash Soup - quick, easy, add veggies and/or chicken, and kids love it.
• Coconut Milk - brand matters! only one that has the true consistency I look for is A taste of Thai Coconut Milk. Do not shake!
• Mayonnaise - If you can tollerage eggs, Hain makes two soy-free options: olive oil based or canola oil based. Tastes 100% like real mayonnaise.
• Vegan Mayonnaise - Veganaise. Not as good as the Hain's, but a great option.
• Ketchup - watch the labels. corn in many ketchups. natural flavors can also contain 'unknown' sources. contact manufacturer to be safe. Even labels with 'natural' and 'organic' have hidden items at times. 
• Jelly - another one with hidden ingredients. We use Bonne Maman preserves
• Pamela's flour - great product, but check ingredients, as some have trouble with Sorghum flour. We subscription purchase the artisan blend from Amazon and use it as our default flour.
• Simply Balanced - fruit snacks I find at target
• Got Milk Straws - contains natural flavors, so check with manufacturer.
• Andean Dream Quinoa Cookies
• Bisquick Gluten Free Pancake Mix - we use 1/2 the mix and 1/2 the Pamela's artisan flour to make it go further
• Namaste Goods - various cake mixes
• Nabisco Rice Thins - can find in many traditional grocery stores
• Fruit & Vegetable Mashups - I find these at Target
• Three Sisters Cocoa Snapz Cereal
• Envirokidz Koala Crisps Cereal
• Gluten Free Rice Chex - Now in multiple varieties

* I haven't spend time on this page yet. Give me time to add more products. There are many out there. Comment or include some of your favorites, or more importantly your kid's favorites.