Happy Holidays from Gluten Free Taste of Home (and my Santa's Helper)!

I'm not sure my cat agrees, but I think she makes a cute Santa's Helper!

Wishing you and your family a healthy, happy, holiday!  More gluten free reviews and giveaways to come in the New Year.

Giveaway & Review: Make Your Own Candy Kits (Ingredients are Gluten Free & All-Natural)!

I had the chance to review a tasty, educational and all natural product with my kids... a Make Your Own Chewing Gum Kit from the makers of Glee Gum! They also have a Make Your Own Chocolate Kit and a Make Your Own Gummies Kit available; my kids and I are anxious to try those next.

Impressively, all three Make Your Own Candy Kits are gluten free - a blessing for kids who have Celiac Disease, like my daughter. No doubt that these kits would make creative hands-on holiday gifts for the children on your shopping list (after all, what kid wouldn't want to make candy?)!

The process of making the chewing gum with the kit was surprisingly easy; my kids and I were able to produce about 50 pieces of natural chicle based gum in both cherry and cinnamon flavors. We found it interesting to learn that chicle comes from the rainforests and is what all gum used to be made of (not full of chemicals like most gums are these days). The Make Your Own Gum Kit brought my family together for some sticky, hands on fun! All of agree that this would be a fun activity to do again very soon.

WIN a Make Your Own Candy Kit!

(1) Freebie Fairy follower will WIN (1) Make Your Own Candy Kit of their choosing (retail value $13.00)

TO ENTER GIVEAWAY:


Visit my Freebie Fairy blog using this link (once you are there the instructions to enter the giveaway will be at the end of the blog post); please do not attempt to enter here, as I am only accepting entries on my Freebie Fairy blog.


Best of luck!


Disclosure of Material Connection: I was not compensated for this review. I received complimentary product for review purposes from the product company and/or their PR agency. I was not required to write a positive review, and the opinions I have expressed are solely my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Review: Zevia All Natural Soda (and a coupon opportunity!)

I was thrilled to hook up with Zevia All Natural Sodas to sample their Mountain Zevia flavor. I became an instant fan upon learning Zevia contains no artificial ingredients whatsoever and is sweetened with Stevia instead of sugar.  I normally avoid zero calorie soda because I do not care to consume artificial sweeteners; the downside of that is that when I do decide to drink a soda it is full of refined sugar (also not ideal).  With Mountain Zevia I can indulge in an all natural citrus-blend soda that is completely gluten free, guilt free and absolutely delicious!

Will I buy Mountain Zevia again?  You bet!  Also, I hope to partner with the folks at Zevia to sample additional soda flavors soon, and will let you know what I think of them in the months to come.

As of today, if you "like" Zevia on Facebook you will be able to print a $1.00 off Zevia coupon - HURRY so you don't miss out!

Katz Gluten Free COUPON CODE (today only!)

Exciting news for fans of Katz Gluten Free baked goods; they are having a one day sale! Simply place an order on the Katz Gluten Free website before midnight today using the coupon code OneTime (all one word) and save $3 off of your order! Katz Gluten Free is allowing this coupon to stack, so this is a great opportunity for savings!

Enjoy!

Cookbook Review: Gluten Free Makeovers

Have you heard about Beth Hillson's new cookbook Gluten-Free Makeovers?  If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet I highly recommend that you do!  Gluten-Free Makeovers is chock full of family favorite recipes that you may remember missing from when you used to eat gluten - the author used her years of culinary training to makeover these recipes so that you never have to miss them again!

So far, my favorite recipes from the Gluten-Free Makeovers cookbook are: Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup and Socca (Chickpea Flatbread).  Double-plus-good!  I am looking forward to experimenting with more of the tempting recipes in this fantastic new cookbook!

About the author:

"Beth Hillson is the founder of Gluten-Free Pantry, the president of the American Celiac Disease Alliance, and the food editor of Living Without magazine. She lives in Connecticut."


Disclosure of Material Connection: I was not compensated for this review. I received the item/items featured in this post for review purposes courtesy of the product company and/or its PR or publishing company. I was not required to write a positive review, and the opinions I have expressed are solely my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Giveaway Winners: Talenti Gelato

And the winners are:

Noreen (comment #5) and jesse. C. (comment # 9)


Special thanks to Talenti Gelato for sponsoring this giveaway!

Gluten Free Article in ReadersDigest.ca

Reader's Digest has published an informative article on the subject of gluten-free in the Health & Well-Being section of it's online publication ReadersDigest.ca. The article is entitled "Is Gluten-Free for You?" and addresses several sub-topics including:

- Source of Digestive Troubles


- What causes the problem?


- Hidden Disease


- Tests for Detection


- Gluten-free Goes Mainstream


- Learn More


Check out this gluten free article for yourself and share it with a friend!


Disclosure of Material Connection: I was compensated for this post by Reader's Digest. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”