Gluten Free Bars

[lbsteenwyk]

I've been looking for gluten free bars for my 3 yo to snack on or to take on trips. We've tried a couple that we like, so I thought I would share the info in case others are interested.

Larabars are almost all gluten free and are made primarily from ground nuts, dried fruit, coconut. They have no added sugar and are "unprocessed. My daughter really liked the chocolate coconut chew. At least I felt like she was eating something nutritious! I found them at a local health food store, but you can order them directly from the company. Open Original Shared Link

Revival Soy makes a number of gluten free products, including bars. We tried the Autumn Apple Frost which is really a lot like a candy bar (it's frosted). They have some unfrosted varieties as well. They also make soy chips which are gluten free. We tried the BBQ Bliss. I thought the chips were too expensive to buy on a regular basis. These products are only sold directly from the company, not in stores. I emailed them about the source of Malt in their bars. Here is their response:

Our malt does not have gluten in it because it is not derived from barley. We’ve checked with our supplier of malt and they have assured us that it is not derived from barley, thus it does not contain any gluten. Sorghum and corn are two other common sources of malt.

Open Original Shared Link

Both these bars are about $2 a piece which I think is expensive, but they are nice to have for trips or for afternoons at the park.

Has anyone else tried other bars they enjoy? Please reply with your recommendations.

[skbird]

I love Lara Bars - really like the chocolate one and the cherry pie one.

Here are some I like a lot, some have protein, others not.

Open Original Shared Link

My favorite is the chocolate chip one. The ingredients are:

Organic Almond Butter, Organic Date Paste, Organic Agave Nectar, Organic Chocolate Chips - Non-Dairy (Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Chocolate Liquor, Organic Cocoa Butter, Non-GMO Soy Lecithin, Organic Vanilla Bean), Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Flax Sprouts, Organic Raisins, Organic Quinoa Sprouts, Organic Sesame Seeds and Lots of Love!

10 Grams of Healthy Fats/12 Grams of Protein No Trans Fatty Acids No Refined Sugars/2000mg Of Phytonutrient Rich Sprouts

The Active Greens ones have wheat and barley in them (sprouted) so I would definitely avoid those.

I also like Oskri Coconut Bar with Almonds

Open Original Shared Link

The Almond one is just:

coconut, brown rice syrup, and natural almond flavor.

A new one I just found is Thinkorganic Open Original Shared Link

I have the Chocolate Coconut 100% organic snack bar. It is a lot like the chocolate Lara Bar but a little sweeter. It contains:

organic dates, organic raw cashews, organic raw almonds, organic unsweetened coconut, organic coca (processed with alkali).

The Organic Food Bars are best for protein but all three are tasty and say Gluten Free right on the label. (Only ding on the Organic Food Bar - it says "no soy" when it obviously has soy lecithin in the chocolate chips... Sigh.

Stephanie

[celiac3270]

Here's something from Melonie at a Yahoo group, Silly Yaks:

SUMMARY FOR GLUTEN FREE CEREAL BAR, GLUTEN FREE PROTEIN BAR, GLUTEN FREE SNACK BAR, GLUTEN FREE GRANOLA TYPE BARS

APRIL 29, 2005

Hello List,

Thanks for all of your replies in my quest to locate some gluten free cereal bar/protein bar, granola bar, snack bar types of foods.  I was overwhelmed with the 57 replies that came in.  Thanks to all of you who sent comments and recipes.  Some of you included nice compliments which were greatly appreciated.  In an effort to simplify the list, I have compiled an alphabetical list and indicated how many “votes” each item received.  If there were any specific comments that you sent, I have added them below each brand name.  Please keep in mind that these are products that were recommended.  Some of them may contain oats or other ingredients that your particular diet may not allow.  Use this list as a guideline only, and always verify ingredient labels for yourself.  As for me, it looks like I have tons of options for hiking, snacking, or whatever.  Now… to see which of these gluten-free bars will get our daughter to do the gluten free dance.  (in other words, enjoy them….)  As always, you are always welcome to email me directly at OneSillyYak@yahoo.com and ask me to email you a copy of the file.  ~Melonie

ALLERENERGY NUTRITION  - 1 VOTE

I just received my first order of energy bars from AllerEngery Nutrition (www.allerenergy.com). They are similar to Nature's Path's cereal bars But without all the extra sugar and additives. I think they taste pretty  good. My only complaint is with the shipping. It cost me $6.95 for one box (I live in CA) sent by priority mail. Priority mail is the only option.

ALPSNACK – 1 VOTE

available at www.alpsnack.com  Ingredients are: organic hemp nuts, almonds & fruits.  gluten-free, Wheat Free and Vegan.  Flavors include: plums & Currants gluten-free,

apricots & Cranberries gluten-free, coconut, mango & pineapple gluten-free, fair trade dark chocolate gluten-free, fair trade expresso chocolate gluten-free

AMAZON BARS – 1 VOTE

AMY LYNN’S ORIGINAL FLAX THINS – 1 VOTE

ANDI BARS –  2 VOTES

1) Protein bars called Andi Bars are Gluten free and casein free.  My favorite flavor is chocolate shake. They also have peanut butter and jelly, blueberry

and macadamia flavors.  They can be ordered on line from www.autismNDI.com.

2) I hear ANDI bars are good, I have not had them. 

ARICO FOODS -  2 VOTES

1)  These cookie things from AricoFoods are good but I don’t know where to find them.  2)  Are Arico Foods cookies/bars on your list? I quite like both of them, my 5 yr old won't  eat  either one (too healthy!)

AUNT CANDICE – 1 VOTE

the BEST BEST...YUMMMMMMMMMM

BALANCE BARS –  2 VOTES

These are good, but read the labels as not all are gluten-free

BEAR NAKED BARS – 1 VOTE

Softly baked granola and fruit bars

BETTY LOU’S KRISPY BITES – 1 VOTE

BOOMI BARS – 2 VOTES

BoomiBars are a fruit/nut bar. 

BUMBLE BARS -  4 VOTES

1) They're gluten-free, LF, and organic.  You can usually get them at health food or grocery stores that specialize in organic or gluten-free foods.  I get them online now, www.bumblebar.com (flavor of the month is $1/bar for a box of 15). 

2) Bumble Bars are my favorite hands down...they are made someplace near Seattle...made and labelled gluten-free...I like luscious lemon the best, but they are all good. 

3) BUMBLE BARS!!!!! They are sooooo good!!!! they have a web site,,,, www.bumblebars.com If there is a co Op in your area,,,they may be sold there,,,and may be on sale.  Once a month a different 'flavor' goes on sale.

CLIF LUNA BARS – 1 VOTE

CRACKER FLAX – 1 VOTE

ELEV8 ME!  - 1 VOTE

By www.prosnack.com  EXCELLENT ones for you. One was just introduced to me by a gluten intolerant person herself.  They have many flavors, all natural, no added sugar or sodium etc. They taste very good. The name: Elev 8  me!  www.prosnack.com.  They have coffee bean flavor, coco coconut, banana nut and 2 other flavors

ENER-G FOODS – 2 VOTES

1)has ones available, but can’t find in my area. 

2)have you got the Ener-G Foods granola style bars on your list? (my 5 year old won’t eat them, but I like them)

ENJOY LIFE FOODS – 1 VOTE

Snack bars

ENVIRO KIDZ BARS – 7 VOTES

1)For cereal bars, I keep a couple of boxes of Envirokids Crispy Rice Bars handy.  I have had both the Peanut Butter and the Chocolate but the PB is my favorite.  I know it is probably devoid of nutrition, but they are handy to throw in my purse for emergency snacking.  These say gluten free. 

2)I've been snacking on bicycle rides with Envirokidz, an organic crispy rice bar.  I buy the berry flavor but it comes in chocolate and one othe flavor.  It has 21 grams of carbohydrates, but does not seem to give me the lift or endurance energy that a gluten bagel would, but it's the best I can eat. It tastes good and is only 110 calories.  On a long ride I suppose I could eat two and see if they will last longer.  I'll be anxious to see what others have found.

3)We do also eat the Envirokidz Crispy Rice Bars.  Everyone in our family has a different favorite, so I know they must all be good.  The Envirokidz rice bars from Nature's Path are great!  All three kinds; chocolate, peanut butter and berry.

4)Nature's Path EnviroKidz has a cereal bar that comes in three flavors - berry, chocolate, & peanut butter. They are really good, but a little on the sweet side.

5)EnviroKidz - Organic Crispy Rice Bar – Berry

6)I recently found some EnviroKidz granola bars in the grocery store.  So far I have only tried the peanut butter.  They are good but not great. They are good for traveling or keeping at the office for those afternoon munchies.

FAST FUEL – 1 VOTE

Fast Fuel hemp bars (www.fastfuelup.com)

FASTMEAL BARS – 1 VOTE

Similar to Sacha, Fastmeal is a filling meal bar. The difference is that Fastmeal is brown rice based. Available flavors are bound to add a delicious twist to breakfast or lunch on the go!  Found at www.nutballz.com

FRANKLY NATURAL  - 1 VOTE

(www.franklynatural.com) energy bars, 3 flavors, these aren’t too kid friendly – 2 VOTES

GENISOY  - 5 VOTES

1) Chunky Peanut Butter Fudge is gluten free - however, it is very dense - I didn't care for it at all. 

2) The Genisoy Creamy Yogurt (peanut butter, I think) is also gluten free - I didn't try that one though.  I also buy the GeniSoy Southern Style Chunky Peanut Butter Fudge protein bar.  These are very nutritious but also high in calories.  I cut them in half and store in a snack baggie.  These are also good for emergency snacking.  These were on a list of gluten free items I once saw.  I have been purchasing them since but I'm a silent celiac so I can't tell you if they bother me or not. 

3) My very favorite is the Chunky Peanut Butter Fudge soy protein bar.  It's yummy!

4) GeniSoy Extreme - Peanut Butter Fix

GLUTINO BERRY BARS  - 5 VOTES

1) Love them!.  They also make an apple flavor. 

2) Hi --my son -12 years old- really likes Glutino Gluten free breakfast Bars. 

His favorite is blueberry.  They come 5 to a package.

3) My younger child likes the Glutino blueberry breakfast bars.(Also at Healthway in Annandale). 

GO NATURAL BARS – 1 VOTE

Go Natural bars

GOVINDA – 4 VOTES

1)I enjoy Bliss Bars by Govinda:  Brazil Pine Devine, Pumpkin Pleasure, Almond Cashew Sublime, Sesame  Sensation, Heavenly Hazel, Macadamia Bliss. 

2)We buy Bliss Bars at Whole Foods or Healthway , the Macademia Madness flavor. They are made by Govidnas.  My 9 y.o celiac is very picky and had rejected ALL others' so far.  They are both gluten and dairy free.

HERSHEY’S – 1 VOTE

Hershey's Smart Zone energy bar in chocolate and strawberry (not sure of other flavors) is gluten free.

HOUSE OF DAVID – 1 VOTE

If you eat oats… try BAR OF JUDAH Health Bars Based On The Bible At last!! Something new and exciting in the health bar category. That’s because Logia: Foods of the Bible has combined the perfection of biblical nutrition into four heavenly nutritional bars. No chemical additives, no artificial sweeteners, no preservatives, no soy. Just pure foods as God intended (see Genesis 1:29) INGREDIENTS: Rolled Oats, Honey, Raisins, Peanuts, Crisp Brown Rice, Almonds (ALL CERTIFIED ORGANICALLY GROWN) KOSHER CERTIFIED ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS ORGANIC NO ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

$42.96

KRAFT – 2 VOTES

1) Kraft South Beach Diet Meal Replacement Bars (these are manufactured on equipment that processes tree nuts, sesame seeds, eggs and wheat).  They come in 3 flavors: Chocolate Peanut Butter Flavor, Chocolate Crisp Flavor, Cinnamon Creme Flavor.  Kraft is a company that clarifies any questionable ingredients on their labels, and these 3 bars have no questionable ingredients. 

2) I think some of the Kraft South Beach Diet Meal Replacement Bars are gluten free.

JACKSON WHOLE BAR – 2 VOTES

1)Also,,there is another one I have found,,that my husband as 'begged for me to order more!' Jackson Whole Bar out of Jackson Wy.  www.thewholebar.com  888-307-6644  She is a Nutritionalist, with a drs degree,,my mind is escaping me right now for the 'title',, The other nice thing about this bar,,,as you could read on the web site,,,,,the 'base' is not oats,,it is cashews!! Expensive BAR! $2.50. 

2)Jackson Whole Bars made by a naturalist in Jackson Hole, WY

JAY ROBB – 1 VOTE

The other bar is Jay Robb.  He is celiac himself and all his products are all natural.  He has 2 flavors chocolate and peanut butter. Both are good but my favorite is the peanut butter.  He makes whey protein etc. www.jayrobb.com.

LARABARS – 17 VOTES

1) I tried Larabars because people said they were great, but the banana tasted nasty and the apple pie barely tasted like apples.  They're made from a date base and it seemed that there wasn't much else in them...just too overpowering, and I love dates. 

2) I  like Larabars.  www.larabar.com. 

3) Hi!  LARABAR has great gluten-free bars.  Flavors include Cashew Cookie, Ginger Snap,  Apple Pie, Chocolate Coconut Chew, Cherry Pie and a few others.  I love them  all but the Cashew Cookie is my favorite.  I keep one in my purse all the time in case I get hungry and am somewhere that I can't get something to eat right away. 

4) They are Great!  -  As far as our family is concerned, the all-time best bars of any kind is the  Larabars. 

5) There is nothing like them. 

6)I am a big fan of LARABAR distributed from HUMM FOODS, INC.

7)  LaraBars are more like a power bar. 

8) The LaraBar is the only one I eat. It has no additives.  There are  several flavors but the cashew and dates is my favorite. Cashews and  dates are its only ingredients. 

Larabars are excellent. They come in lots of flavors.  They are made in Boulder, CO. and Whole Foods carries them as well as health food stores.  Our supermarket here in CO. carries them. I bought a mixed box from Larabar and they were all excellent.  Good flavor, texture and best of all no reaction.  Lara Bar: all flavors. I esp. like the cherry pie. Open Original Shared Link.

9) I just recently tried them and loved the taste. I've only tried the apple pie and cherry pie, both were delicious and I can't wait to try their other flavors! They were awesome and they are considered a raw food bar. Here is their web site:  Open Original Shared Link.  My local health food store carries them... I just wish they were a tad cheaper... $2.19 per

bar... but very tasty and satisfying. My favorite flavor is Cherry Pie! They also come in Apple Pie, Cashew Cookie, and Banana somthing... which tastes like banana bread! 

10) These are good, but not all are gluten-free.

LAYLEYS BARS – 1 VOTE

MRS. MAYS NATURALS - 1 VOTE

Not really a bar, but great for hiking…Gluten Free Dry Roasted Snacks 

MUM’S ORIGINAL HEMP SEED – 1 VOTE

Mum's original hemp seed  (www.hempmanagement.com)

NATURALLY GOOD BARS – 1 VOTE

Naturally Good Bars

NEW ENGLAND BAKERS – 1 VOTE

Save the Forest Trail Mix bars by the New England Natural Bakers.  Contact info is

teinig@nenb.com          Todd Einig is the sales manager

NUTBALLZ  - 2 VOTES

1)Cookies that Deliver Like an Energy Bar! These great tasting, healthy snacks do not contain any wheat (gluten), lactose, soy protein isolates, genetically modified ingredients, or artificial ingredients. Also, the entire package (2 big energy cookies) only contains 1g sugar! Available at www.nutballz.com. 

2)Nutballz products at www.nutballz.com.  These are worth 4 WeightWatchers points.  2 VOTES

NUTIVA HEMP BARS – 1 VOTE

ODWALLA  - 1 VOTE

I like Odwalla chocolate chip snack bars.  they're very satisfying and abate hunger for a couple of hours

ORGANIC FOOD BARS  - 4 VOTES

1)I like Organic Food Bars original and almond flax.  They have no preservatives, additives, coatings, soy, peanuts, dairy, or gluten.  The  active green flavor does have wheat grass juice powder and barley grass juice powder which I am not sure I want to try but it is labeled the same as above. 

2)Organic Food bar: all flavors. I usually eat the Original organic food bar  Open Original Shared Link. 

3)Organic Food Bar.  I do avoid the ones made with wheat grass and barley grass juice powder. The company claims the grasses are gluten-free. It is my understanding that glutenfreeliving newsletter is investigating if wheat and barley grass are gluten free and plan to publish the results in the future. Until then, I'm playing it safe and only eating the ones without the wheat and barley grass. Here is the web site for more info: Open Original Shared Link.

4)BioInternational (www.organicfoodbar.com)  organic snack bars

ORGRAN – 2 VOTES

1)I use Orgran Fruit Filled Blueberry bars - they are like cereal bars made with chickpea flour.  They also make an Apricot flavor but I haven't tried that one.  I also just tried Glutino - Apple Breakfast Bars.  Both taste "ok" - kind of like fig newtons. I'm looking forward to your summary - i have had a very hard time finding gluten-free bars that are not  loaded with fat/sugar/preservatives/artificial flavors/colors etc.

2) Protein type bars: ORGAN food bars.

OSKRI – 1 VOTE

Oskri Organic Sesame Bar with date syrup

PERFECT 10 BARS – 1 VOTE

PUREFIT – 1 VOTE

They're awesome! It's www.purefit.com

QUAKER  - 1 VOTE

Our recent favorite is the Quaker Oats QSmart, pb&choc flavor only (the cranberry vanilla is not gluten-free).

REAL BERRY – 1 VOTE

organic fruit bars

REVIVAL SOY – 2 VOTES

1)  contact lindsaysutton@revivalsoy.com.  Some have malt.  Some of the SoyRevival Bars are gluten free. 

2)One tastes almost like a real Rice Krispie treat. – 2 VOTES

ROCK BARS – 1 VOTE

1) I heard there used to be some ROCK gluten free bars but I don’t know where to find them.  Does anyone know?  Is Dana Korn out there?

RUTH’S HEMP BARS – 1 VOTE

www.ruthshempfoods.com

SASHA ACTIVE MEALS – 1 VOTE

Move over Duke of Sandwich, Sacha Active MealsTM made with organic quinoa and organic flax deliver Whole Grain Nutrition in a convenient bar form! With Sweet and Savory Flavors for whatever your mood, these bars are sure to please! With people's schedules getting more hectic every day, this truly is the food of the future.  Found at www.nutballz.com

THINK THIN! LOW CARB DIET BAR – 2 VOTES

1)It says right on the package Wheat Free and Gluten Free.  I especially like the crunchy peanut butter, lemon meringue and vanilla latte.  I've written to the company www.thinkproducts.com and asked if all their products are gluten free.  just wrote today so no reply yet. I bought these at the Ann Arbor, MI Whole Foods. 

2) Think Thin Low carb bars by Prime Health www.thinkthinproducts.com.

TIGER MILKE BARS – 3 VOTES

1)Love them! (peanut butter and chocolate).  We buy them at Trader Joe's but have seen them other places. 

2)The Tiger Milk bars are WONDERFUL! They will be sending us some (as well as the Bumble Bars!)  ALL ARE gluten-free EXCEPT THE PEANUT BUTTER CRISP.  Sorry,,,I don’t' have a wrapper for the number,,the health food store carried it here in town.

3)We like those, but not all are gluten-free.  Read the labels  – 3 VOTES

WELLNESS FOODS – 1 VOTE

The Simply Bar found at www.wellnessfoods.ca

OTHER SUGGESTIONS: 

1)Raw nuts, seeds, amaranth puffs, dried fruit.

2) I also like other bars that are primarily made from nuts or seeds. I don't have any home at the moment and can't remember the brand name. 

3) Masuya rice crackers

4) Deliciously Slim Low Carb gluten-free Chocolate Mint bar

CEREAL BAR/GRANOLA BAR/POWER BAR/PROTEIN BAR gluten-free RECIPES: 

Recipe #1: “No Bake Granola Bars” 

This is an excellent gluten-free granola bar recipe that I got at a local gluten-free cooking class last fall.  I have been gluten-free since June 2004.

Ingredients:

4 C (crushed) gluten-free Corn Flakes Cereal (an entire 10.6 oz box)

1 1/2 C sliced almonds, roughly chopped

1 C chopped dried fruit = (1) 7oz package of Sunmaid Fruit Bits

1 C peanut butter

3/4 C light corn syrup

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

·        Spray a 15x10 jelly roll pan (or cookie sheet with a lip) with gluten-free vegetable oil spray.

·        In a large bowl blend the cereal, almonds, chocolate chips and dried fruit.

·        In a small saucepan, combine the peanut butter and corn syrup.

·        Cook, stirring constantly, until hot and smooth, about 5 minutes.

·        Pour the hot syrup over the cereal mix and blend well.

·        Press mixture into the prepared pan.

·        Refrigerate for about 15 minutes or let stand an hour or so.

·        Cut into bars.

·        Makes about 4 dozen depending on the size of the bar.

·        You can wrap individually and freeze in a Ziploc bag if desired

Recipe #2: Gluten Free Cereal Bars: 

We make cereal bars following the rice krispy treat recipe, however, we add Carnation instant breakfast, about 1/4-1/2 cup and about 1/2-1 cup of peanut butter to make them a little more nutritious.  The kids love them and these bars are good for breakfast

Recipe #3:  Gluten Free Bible Bars:

Ingredients:

1 cup I Samuel 30:12 (raisins)

Amos 4:8 (water)

1/2 cup Leviticus 3:9 (shortening)

1 cup Jeremiah 6:20 (granulated sugar)

1 Isaiah 10:14 (egg)

2 cups Exodus 29:2 (flour) – USE GLUTEN FREE FLOUR MIXTURE

1 teaspoon Exodus 13:7 (baking powder)

1 teaspoon II Chronicles 9:9 (cinnamon)

1 teaspoon I Kings 10:10 (nutmeg)

1 teaspoon Luke 23:56 (allspice)

1/2 teaspoon Exodus 13:3 (baking soda)

1/2 teaspoon Leviticus 2:13 (salt)

1 cup Numbers 17:8, chopped (almonds)

Directions:

Cook raisins in water; drain, saving 3/4 cup of liquid for later use.

Mix together shortening, sugar and egg.

Combine remaining ingredients and add the raisins and the 3/4 cup of reserved liquid. Follow the directions in Jeremiah 7:18.

Bake 20 minutes in a greased jellyroll pan at 350 degrees F. Frost if desired.

MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS:

1)  Thank you for putting this list together.  I have Luna bars but not Lara bars locally.  Would you please see if you can locate Lara bars?  I've heard they're really good and I'm not sure the Luna bars are truly gluten-free. 

2)  As you can probably guess, I prefer my "power" type bars to be nutrition, not just a bar type cookie disguised as health food. The ones I eat may not be the most popular brands but they are delicious AND good for you

[fatherof4yearold]

We have actually been giving my son Slim Fast as his bed time drink to increase his calories and vitamin intake, plus he loves the chocolate milkshake drink. Also he like the Enviro Kids choclate bars, also we get the Quaker rice crisps, I like the apple and my son likes the chocolate. We put peanut butter on the rice crackers nice thing is they stay crunch much better then regular crackers.

We used to give him Carb Solutions breakfast bars which he loved but we can't find them anymore.

[megzmc3611]

I too love the Lara Bars. I usually get them at Whole Foods. However, the other day while I was at Trader Joes I saw the Lara Bars for $1.69!! Whole Foods charges $2.49 (or somewhere around that price). I was pleasantly surprised at the price difference!

The Cashew Cookie and Chocolate Coconut Lara Bars are delicious!

Meg

[lbsteenwyk]

Thanks, everyone for your suggestions; especially to celiac3270 for including the great post from the Silly Yaks Group. It's a great reference to add to my files!

[celiac3270]

Sure . To be more personal than a copy and paste...I've tried the Lara Bars and like them. I also like the Genisoy bars (most aren't gluten-free, though, so you have to call).

[tarnalberry]

I have to go gluten-free and CF, which makes it a bit tougher. I tend to stick to Larabars, Organic Food Bars, and recently tried the ThinkOrganic bars. All are good. Of course, I prefer my homemade cranberry/hemp ones best. ;-)

[Guest nini]

I love the Larabars, they are so yummy!

My daughter loves the Envirokids bars.

We've tried the Glutino bars and they are just "eh, ok"

[mytummyhurts]

I have to go gluten-free and CF, which makes it a bit tougher. I tend to stick to Larabars, Organic Food Bars, and recently tried the ThinkOrganic bars. All are good. Of course, I prefer my homemade cranberry/hemp ones best. ;-)

Does "CF" mean casein free? And what does that do to your body if you consume it? I'm just curious because I've seen that around.

[celiac3270]

Yes, it means casein free

[tarnalberry]

Yep, casein free, no really really nothing with dairy. (Sometimes people on here report that they've been told they can still have yogurt or cheese. Nu-uh. Casein is the protein in milk, and the process of making yogurt or cheese, while it does lower the levels of the milk sugar lactose because the bacterial enzymes or rennet consumes it in its metabolic process, does nothing to the amount of protein in the product. In fact, because the sugars are consumed, the percentage by weight of protein (which is primarily casein in milk) goes up! I hate it when people get that bad advice.)

Anyway... last time I tested it (through an elimination diet), I got a bit funny-headed (don't know if I'd call it brain fog, or just dizziness), headache, cranky, a stomach ache, pain in the abdominal area, and looser stool. A similar reaction to my gluten reactions, but didn't last as long and didn't cause bourbourygmi (the noises in the intestines that sound like they're trying to talk...) and came on a bit quicker (two hours, nearly on the dot - pretty classic for IgG intolerances).

My understanding is that some IgG intolerances may come and go over time, particularly as the gut heals and foreign food proteins are no longer able to escape the intestines into the blood stream. I had been gluten-free for a year before trying the elimination diet, and had only inconclusive celiac results, so I'm not sure if this would work for me or not.

[Carriefaith]

I eat the berry Envirokids bars, the ones with the baby cheetah on them! They are really good!

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However, I can get them for $3.99 here in the grocery store.

They also have these ones:

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