Udi’s Gluten Free Foods – A Fabulous Find!

Well, I’m sure from the title you can already guess that I was very happy with the Udi’s Gluten Free products I received in exchange for a review.  I think I’ve mentioned before about Little Bug’s food intolerance which we just recently found out about.  So, I’ve been on the search for gluten free, dairy free, soy free foods that actually taste good and that my entire family will enjoy as I am hoping we can all switch to healthier food options.  That is not an easy task, I’m finding out.

Now let me tell you why we liked the products from Udi’s Gluten Free Foods. First of all, I will tell you, not all the products we received were a big hit with everyone in the family but I guess that’s typical for any family.  Here’s what we got: (all the products we tested were Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free and Nut Free)

Blueberry Muffins, Lemon Streusel Muffins, Pizza Crusts, White Sandwich Bread and Whole Grain Bread.

The Hits: Blueberry Muffins, Whole Grain Bread, White Sandwich Bread

The Blueberry Muffins were awesome.  I personally loved them.  They were soft and moist and had a very good taste and texture.  It had just enough sugar sprinkled on top to enhance the flavor of the muffin without overpowering it.  I could tell just from looking at them that they were much softer than other GFCF foods we had tried.  And once I opened the package, wow was I impressed with the taste.  Gave a taste to hubby too as soon as he walked in the door almost.  He too was very impressed with the taste and texture.  He wasn’t expecting it to be so tasty but again pleasantly surprised.

My son just loved the Whole grain bread.  Keeps eating slices of it right out of the bag with nothing added to it.  I couldn’t even get him to try the white bread but as long as he found a bread he likes we are on the right track. Hubby and I tried the white bread and it was actually very good.  We had a bad experience with another brand we tried before so were a little leary but we were not disappointed this time. It was soft and didn’t crumble in your throat nor did it have a funny taste or texture like the other brand.

The White Sandwich bread was also very good.  The flavor was very much like regular bread and the texture was good also, not at all crumbly.  Much softer than other brands we’ve tried.

The Near Hits: Lemon Streusel Muffins and Pizza Crusts (We were about 50/50 on these)  While hubby and I thought the Lemon Strusel Muffins were just a tad bit dry in comparison to the Blueberry Muffins, Little Bug just adored them.  In fact, I think he ate them all already!  2/3 rds of us liked the pizza crust.  It tasted just fine, wouldn’t have known the difference if the package didn’t say it was GFCF.  I think it was just that it was a thin crust that Little Bug wasn’t quite thrilled with. But over  all still good.

The Misses: Didn’t find one. There wasn’t anything that didn’t get eaten or commented on.

This is how impressed we were with the Udi’s Gluten Free Foods: we took a 30 minute or longer drive to the nearest Whole Foods markets as my favorite grocery store doesn’t carry the brand yet. I will talk to them about that. We looked around and saw several other Udi’s brand items including cinamon rolls (they looked so yummy!) and even cupcakes with vanilla icing (now those are going to be a special treat day item for sure). Udi’s is going to one brand this family will keep in their pantry even if I have to drive 30 minutes or more to get it.  It’s also available online from Udi’s Gluten Free Foods website (note they only ship on specific days of the week so make sure you check that before ordering).

Disclosure: I was provided with the above mentioned products in exchange for a review but the review itself is my personal experiences as well as those of my family and in no way did receiving the products free of charge influence this review.

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