Join us as we share the ups and downs of our newly diagnosed 10-year-old daughter's celiac journey, from groceries, recipes, restaurants, travel tips and more. Learn with us as we start our gluten free journey and document it along the way. We hope we can be a guide and help other families as they navigate this journey, too!
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From the gluten free goodies we like, to what we eat on vacations, check out our best recommendations!
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GF Goodies
Our gluten free girl rates all of the gluten free foods that we’re trying. See her favs!
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GF Recipes
We’re a very picky bunch of eaters but we’ll share the gluten free recipes that we try!
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GF Restaurants
Finding yummy gluten free restaurants might be one of the hardest parts of this journey. We’ll share where we try and what restaurants we’ll continue to visit!
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GF Travel
We love to go on family vacations and will share our experiences with gluten free on vacations!
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Made Good Soft Baked Mini Cookies
We found the Made Good Soft Baked Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies at Target and our girlie thought they were great! All of the Made Good products (that we’ve tried) have been gluten free, so I don’t have to worry when we pick them up at the store.

Annie’s Gluten Free Chicken & Pasta Soup
We were so excited to find a gluten free chicken noodle soup! It’s one of those winter staples that our girlie missed with her celiac disease. Thank you, Annie’s!

Ava Organics Coconut Crispy Rollers
We had never had a coconut roller before our girlie’s celiac diagnosis, and we only tried them because they were gluten free. Surprisingly, coconut rollers are great! It’s just a little bit of sweet with lots of crunch. We got our first batch from Costco and had previously reviewed them (yum!). This set was from Fresh Thyme. The original flavor tasted very similar to the Costco version.

Miss Jones Baking Co. Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix
I can only say 1 thing about these cookies…..delicious! We picked up this Miss Jones Baking Co. Chocolate Chip cookie mix at Fresh Thyme on our last trip. The packaging made the cookies look great, so we wanted to try them. I made them today while our girlie had a friend over. Her friend isn’t gluten free, but they both thought the cookies were amazing! The rest of the family also tried them and we thought they were just as good as cookies with gluten. This is the best gluten free cookie mix we’ve ever had!

Kind Dipped Clusters
We just tried this new bag of Kind Dipped Clusters (Dark Chocolate Vanilla Cashew) and our girlie LOVED them! They are a delicious combination of chocolate and sugar coated nuts. There were 2 small issues that we found with this great new snack, though.

Goodles
Our girlie wanted to give the Goodies Cheddy Mac a try since a good mac and cheese is a must-have. She liked it but said it didn’t compare to the old Kraft mac and cheese that she remembers. It will be great in a pinch if she’s craving it, but we’re still on the lookout for a quick mac and cheese brand. Stay tuned as we try some other brands!

Fresh Thyme Haul - March
We made it back from our Spring Break trip to New York City and I’m working on a recap of our trip - including all of the amazing gluten free restaurants! Since we were low on groceries when we got back, we needed to stock up on some gluten free items. I’ll review them as our girlie eats them, but here’s the overall list of new gluten free items we’re trying.

Made Good Chocolate Drizzled Granola Bars
Our girlie loves the Made Good brand because they have delicious options that are all 100% gluten free. This granola bar is birthday cake flavored and the part she loves is that it’s dipped in chocolate on the bottom and drizzled in it on the top. The part that really makes it fun are the small, colorful little pieces of rice.

Annie’s Gluten Free Bunny Grahams
When our favorite brand also makes a gluten free version of a snack we like, we celebrate! We found Annie’s Gluten Free Bunny Grahams on Amazon and thought we would try them. Our girlie said they’re as good as the regular bunnies, so we’re happy!

Schar Marble Cake
This Marble Cake, a little chocolate swirl pound cake, from Schar was a perfect, quick dessert for our family! It was small but fed all 4 of us with some left over. Our girlie thought it was great and asked us to buy it again! I feel like next time we could add some strawberries and whipped cream and it would be even more delicious!

Chocolate Chex
Cereal is one of our go-to’s in the morning, so we love finding new, delicious ones. If you’ve never tried Chocolate Chex, what are you waiting for?! They are crispy with just enough chocolate flavor. Our family has even started eating them without milk for a quick snack. I feel like these would be a great addition to a Chex mix recipe - maybe puppy chow.

Schar Gluten Free Pizza Crust
DELICIOUS! This pizza crust from Schar can only be described as delicious! Our girlie agreed that this is one of the best gluten free pizzas we’ve had since she was diagnosed. She made both pizzas herself, which was a welcome break for me, and she did an amazing job.

Pillsbury Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownies
Happy Valentine’s Day! We tried the Pillsbury Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownies tonight to celebrate and they were great! The kids asked if they could have them fresh out of the oven with some ice cream and I added red sprinkles to make it more festive. These were definitely something that we would all eat again, especially our girlie!

Cheddar Cheese Biscuit Mix
We don’t have biscuits much at home but when we saw this Live G Free Gluten Free Cheddar Cheese Biscuit Mix at Aldi, we had to get it. You make them like regular biscuits and when they are fresh out of the oven, you melt butter and mix it with their garlic seasoning and pour over the freshly cooked biscuits. They were a hit with everyone in the family, except our girlie. She didn’t seem to love the garlic butter mixture. I’m still giving it a thumbs up, though. If you’re over 10 years old and love garlic biscuits, it’s probably a mix worth trying!

King Arthur Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake
This is our second time trying the King Arthur Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Mix and the whole family loves it! It’s moist and chocolatey and tastes even better than some cakes that have gluten.

Brazi Bites
Finding a good gluten free garlic bread had proven to be a challenge. However, we found Brazi Bites that were Brazilian Garlic Cheese Bread flavored and decided to try them. They aren’t normal sized pieces of bread, like most garlic breads. They are small, round, cheesy bread bites, and were a great garlic bread substitute. Our girie recommends buttering them right out of the oven!

Schar Twin Bar
Amazing find!! While doing my usual “gluten free” search of the Kroger app to see if there is anything new for our girlie to try, I came across the Schar Twin Bar! Our girlie loved it and the bonus was that the package had individually wrapped bars. Kit Kats used to be one of her favorite candies, so she had a look of pure happiness when she found out that Schar made a gluten free chocolate covered crispy wafer bar.

Fresh Additions Chicken Breast Bites
While at Costco a few months ago, we came across these Fresh Additions Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Bites. We’re always looking for ways to increase the protein in both kid’s lunches, so we thought we’d try them. These have 24g of protein per small package. They were so popular among both kids that we have bought them 2-3 more times! They come in a package of 10 small containers (Costco style), so they are the perfect lunch sized portion.

Udi’s Gluten Free Lasagna with Meat Sauce
Ever since our girl was diagnosed with Celiac a few months ago, we’ve been eating a lot of dinners with meat, potatoes and a vegetable. Sometimes we have sports or somewhere to go to in the evening and we need something easy. We decided to try a frozen gluten free lasagna from Udi’s and were pleasantly surprised with how much our girlie liked it.

Krusteaz Gluten Free Cornbread
My husband made chili for dinner tonight and I thought it would be perfect to make cornbread with it. I searched our grocery store and they carried a gluten free Honey Cornbread by Krusteaz. We found out that our girlie isn’t a big fan of cornbread, since this was the first time she’s ever tried it. The rest of the family loved it, though!