Yummy Kid's Nutrition/Energy Bar Product Review

I am glad to present CAN DO KID Gluten Free Nutrition/Energy Bars!

• Made with 9 grams of protein and 16 essential vitamins and minerals
• All natural, with no high fructose corn syrup or trans fats
• Available in three great flavors: Chocolate Crunch, Cookies and Cream, and CAN-illa Vanilla
• Packaged in two separate pieces for sharing and just-right-size portions

The kids and I have tried the Cookies and Cream and Vanilla flavors.  The vanilla has a hint of cinnamon which makes it very tasty, but our favorite so far is the Cookies and Cream.  They all have a nice chewy texture to them.

The exciting news about these bars is that they are diabetic friendly due to their size.  There are 2 mini bars in each package.  Each mini bar would contain 85 calories, 2.5 g fat, 10g carb, 4.5g protein, and 6.5g sugar.  My son likes one as a snack paired with some roasted almonds or as a sweet treat in his lunch. 

You can visit Can Do Kids at http://www.iamacandokid.com/

The Cost of Gluten Free

Alright, Andrew has been eating a gluten free diet for a little over 2 months now and I honestly think it's going to take us for BROKE!

I mean.....$6.00 for a loaf of bread, $5.00 for a package of cookies, $7.99 for frozen french bread pizza, $7.00 for frozen chicken fingers.  It is absolutely ridiculous!

As if my regular grocery bill isn't bad enough.  I almost fell over when I had to pay $4.99 for a head of cauliflower the other day.  But now.......it's downright scary with having to add a gluten free grocery bill on top of everything else!

I am reaching out to all of you that share my frustration.  How do you keep your grocery bill down?  I've not been able to find a gluten free coupon site.  Please share your resources.....I BEG YOU!!!!

We have a Trader Joe's within traveling distance so I might have to check them out.  I've just been buying everything at my local grocery store and local gluten free store.  Anyone shop at Trader Joe's?

How about online resources?  I get e-mails from the Gluten Free Mall, but they seem expensive to me.

Please help this GLUTEN FREE mom!!!!

A Sweet & Salty Victory

In my opinion, there is nothing more satisfying than a bag of BBQ chips!  Well...ok... maybe a bag of BBQ chips with a side of pepsi.

Having a son with celiac disease, I was sure the days of BBQ chips were OVER.  Boy was I wrong!


Here's how our discovery was revealed:  After being sick for over a week, I started craving salty foods.  My darling husband was so kind to go to the store and pick me up some chips.  As I saw that beautiful large yellow Utz BBQ potato chip bag come through the door, I could already taste that sweet bbq seasoning.

As I'm munching happily, I thought, "I wonder what's in these?"  As I turn the bag over and start reading the ingredients, I'm convinced that there must be gluten in these.  Then.....right there in capital letters......

THIS IS A GLUTEN FREE FOOD   

Oh, sweet victory!  If you like bbq potato chips, I urge you to try Utz's.

Delicious Gluten Free Snack

 I LOVE this new Kind bar!  There is nothing better to me than a mixture of nuts and chocolate.  Best of all, it's gluten free!  I feel good giving this to Andrew to eat since it's all natural, no trans fat and contains 7g of protein.


This particular bar has 17g carb in the whole bar. Since Andrew has to watch his fat and sugar intake, I only give him half in one serving.  You can view the wide variety of flavors on the  Kind website. They have introduced mini Kind Bars which I think is an AWESOME idea!