Delightfully Gluten Free

I recently received a box of Whole O’s, a new gluten-free cereal from Nature’s Path.

Whole O’s reminds me of a generic Cheerio, in its texture, crisp and airy.  It has a very slighty fruity taste, which you probably can’t tell is from pomegranate juice unless you read the label.  This cereal does not get soggy quite as fast as some others (though it will after awhile, of course).  They are much better than any of the other gluten-free O’s cereals that I have had.

Braden and Carter both love them, and ask for them every morning (but I’ve only got one box!).  I will feel good about giving these to Corice soon, and even though they are crisp and crunchy, they are not dense (like some), and she should be able to eat them alright, even without teeth.

I do not know if they are in stores yet, but I did see that they are not on the website.  This will definitely be a staple in my pantry.

Nature’s Path Whole O’s are organic, low sodium, and have no trans fat.

Ingredients: Organic brown rice flour, organic corn flour, organic evaporated cane juice, organic pomegranate juice concentrate, sea salt.
Produced in a facility that uses peanuts, tree nuts or soy.

Have you heard the news?  Uno’s Chicago Grill restaurants are now serving gluten-free pizza (in most locations).  And it is good.

North Texas GIG had a fun night out, with 60 in attendance (and a number of families turned down).  The majority of us had one thing on our minds when we sat down – pizza.  According to their gluten-free menu, you can get a cheese pizza or a pepperoni pizza.

After some intense interrogation, Betty found out that she could get roasted veggies on her pizza.  Judith, at another table, also interrogated the waiter and manager and found she could have canadian bacon and pineapple.  I tried both (and my pepperoni that I split with Kitty), and the were all really good.

Our manager (at the downtown Fort Worth location – the only Uno’s in Texas), told us that the thin crust is a rice and soy-based crust (which we could not tell from the taste).  It is made by Uno’s and shipped to the locations, individually wrapped and on its own foil.  The management and cooks were taking special care with all gluten-free orders.

For those of you who drink, the Fort Worth location had Redbridge beer, though I don’t know if that is a universal product.

I’m already planning my next trip to Uno’s.  My birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks. 

Check out some pictures.  Also, view this video from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.  One of our members works for the newspaper, and was there to film this little video for their website.

Some of you may have seen me reference my Tahoe that I bought this summer from a neighbor.  Well, tonight, I realized, was the first time I ever drove it into a parking garage.  I was so freaked out the whole time.  When I parked and got out, I noticed I barely had a foot of clearance!  That’s my freaky-funny story for today.  I just needed to share. 

So, go try out Uno’s.  I hope you have as nice an experience as I did.