Friendly Food Brands

While at first, I resisted buying anything pre-processed that would have otherwise been okay, I've come around to the fact that it's good to know what's okay to buy pre-made when you're pinched for time or energy to cook good food yourself.  It's also helpful when you aren't gluten, soy, dairy, and artificial sweetener (whenever possible) free, but you are feeding someone who is.  With that said, here's a list of friendly food brands and the foods that each brand can substitute for or provide independently.

Udi's Gluten Free Foods:  my favorite bread, muffins, pizza crust, cinnamon rolls, bagels, granola

Enjoy Life Foods:  Cereal, cookies, granola, snack bars, bagels, trail mixes, chocolate chips, chocolate bars

Soy-Free Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread:  butter

Nutiva:  Coconut oil, shelled hemp seed, hemp seed bars

Luna and Larry's Organic Coconut Bliss:  ice cream, ice cream bars

Turtle Mountain So Delicious (R) Coconut Milk Yogurt:  Yogurt

Food of Life Whole Grain Brown Rice Tortillas:  Tortillas

Coconut Secret:  Soy sauce (Coconut Aminos),  honey (Coconut Nectar), sugar (Coconut crystals), Coconut Flour, Coconut Vinegar

Petaluma Poultry: home of the Rosie Chicken (organic, free-range, vegetarian-fed chicken).  This is some of the best chicken I've ever tasted, and my family seems to agree.