Giveaway & Review: Gluten Free Cereals from Cerealvit

I love testing new gluten free cereals, it provides me the chance to add new fast weekday breakfast options for my family. Trying the four gluten free, organic Cerealvit cereals from Riega Foods was especially exciting, because they offer some unique flavors.

One of the greatest things about the gluten free cereals from Cerealvit is their 13.25 oz package size, which is the largest average size of any brand of boxed gluten free and organic cereals! That means Cerealvit cereals are 10% to 40% larger than most other gluten free cereals on the market... WOW! Being the frugal Mom that I am, I love that!

Choco Stars are like an answer to my children's prayers; this crunchy star shaped chocolate cereal tastes very similar to the Cocoa Puffs of my childhood, but unlike Cocoa Puffs, Choco Stars contain healthy ingredients! My elementary aged children are attracted to the child-friendly graphics on the box, and of course they love the chocolaty flavor and the crunch. Any household with children on a gluten free diet should definitely try Choco Stars!

My husband and I love the Benevit cereal the most; it's crunchy flakes have a pleasing flavor, and remind us of the Special K cereal that we used to enjoy eating before our household went gluten free. We love Benevit cereal topped with chopped fresh fruit or berries; it is the perfect cereal for those who are looking for health benefits in a crispy, not overly sweet cereal.

The Coffee Flakes from Cerealvit win the award for being the most unique gluten free cereal flavor I have ever tested. I can best describe it as a crunchy iced latte (use your imagination here... crunchy cereal, coated in real espresso, mixed with iced cold milk). Although I am a tea person and usually avoid coffee, I did find this cereal interesting. My husband loves coffee, and thought this cereal was tasty as a late night snack. I am confident that coffee aficionados following a gluten free diet will become instant fans of Coffee Flakes upon their first bite.

The Corn Flakes from Cerealvit have a great corn flavor and are nice and crunchy. Corn flakes are a staple in my house. I often use Corn Flakes to make peanut butter dessert bars for my family, so we always keep them on hand. My family likes the Cerealvit Corn Flakes, and we would definitely use them again.

A message from Riega Foods:

"When a person has special dietary needs it is important to know what is in your food and where it is made. That is why we fully disclose all ingredients and clearly list what other common allergens causing ingredients are used in the facilities where our foods are made. With the Riega brand we even give you a quick reference stamp in the upper right hand corner of our packaging. This stamp quickly lets you know if our foods are appropriate for you.

Riega Foods also understands that those with gluten intolerance need lower levels of gluten in their food than the FDA currently allows. That is why we will not sell a single product labeled as gluten free that is not tested and confirmed to contain less than 20 ppm of gluten."

WHERE TO BUY:

A where to buy section will be up on the Riega Foods website soon. They are uploading the stores and setting up that section. Please check the Riega Foods website in the next week or two.

While you are waiting for Riega to update the where to buy section, you can take action on your own. Just click to open this store request card, then take it to the manager of the store where you currently purchase your gluten free foods. Ask them to carry Cerealvit cereals.

WIN IT:

I am GIVING (2) Gluten Free Taste of Home followers (4) Boxes of gluten free Cerealvit Cereals (one of each flavor).

TO ENTER GIVEAWAY (mandatory):

1) Become a Gluten Free Taste of Home follower (must follow PUBLICLY via Google Friend Connect in the side bar of this website) AND visit the Riega Foods website; LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me that you are now following Gluten Free Taste of Home PUBLICLY via Google Friend Connect, AND also tell me the name and flavor of a product you would like to try that you found on your visit to the Riega Foods website. (1 entry)

BONUS ENTRIES: (each entry comment must be entered separately to be a valid entry):

2) Print the Cerealvit store request card, fill it out, and submit to your favorite grocery store; we are on the honor system here... I am trusting you. (3 entries)

3) Blog about this giveaway linking it back to my Gluten Free Taste of Home website AND to the Riega Foods website. Please LEAVE ME A COMMENT with THE LINK TO YOUR POST or it will not count. (3 entries)

4) Follow me on Twitter AND tweet the giveaway; LEAVE ME A COMMENT with the link. MAXIMUM 1 tweet/RT per hour please! (1 entry PER tweet/RT)

5) Follow my Freebie Fairy giveaway & product review website PUBLICLY via Google Friend Connect (in the right hand sidebar of The Freebie Fairy website) and LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me you did it. (1 entry)

6) Grab my Gluten Free Taste of Home button and display it on your website/blog (copy the html code in the side bar of my Gluten Free Taste of Home website and paste the code into your website), and LEAVE ME A COMMENT telling me you did it. (1 entry)

*GIVEAWAY OPEN TO US ONLY*

Giveaway ends on Wednesday April 7, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. PST (late entries will not be posted). Winners will be selected by random.org. Winners will be notified by e-mail and will have 48 hours to respond before new winners are selected.

*REMEMBER... please leave your e-mail address with EACH entry so I can contact you if you win.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I was not compensated for this review; I received four boxes of complimentary Cerealvit Cereals for review purposes courtesy of Riega Foods. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are 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.”

Best of luck!