I love my carbs!

The biggest food and probably the most delicious food I had to give up or anyone has to give up when going gluten free, is BREAD! I would eat bread all the time, especially if it was warm and had butter on it. I could go to Panera Bread and buy a whole French baguette and probably eat the whole thing in one sitting. My mom and I have tried many different gluten free breads over the years and everyone of them was either too dry or would fall apart easily. She used to purchase bread online and have it sent to our house, good bread, but too expensive. While shopping in Whole Foods my mom stumbled upon a bread company called Udi’s. The bread is a smaller than regular bread, but it tastes like regular bread. Not only does Udi’s make bread, but they make cookies, bagels, muffins, pizza crust, buns and more. Udi’s hamburger buns are so tasty Red Robin and Pizzeria Uno use the buns on their cheeseburgers. Now you can go to Red Robin or Pizzeria Uno and eat a burger on a bun like everyone else!!

Another food I miss after becoming gluten free is pretzels, especially living in Philly. The city of brotherly love is known for  cheese steaks and Philly pretzels. I still have not found a soft pretzel that is gluten free, but I have found good hard pretzels from Snyder’s. My mom discovered them a few years back and said they were really good and tasted just like "real" pretzels. I hadn't tried them until this year, but they're really good. You can buy them at many grocery stores like Shop-Rite, Stop&Shop, Wegmans and other grocery stores. The price isn't bad, $3.69 per 8oz bag, not as big as it's non gluten free counterpart, but better than Glutino pretzels which cost $6 to $7 a bag, and don't taste as good as the Synders. Other then gluten free pretzel sticks, Snyder’s offers potato chips, tortilla chips, veggie chips and popcorn, all are gluten free. If you miss eating pretzels, I would definitely recommend trying Snyders pretzel. Please continue to follow my gluten free path.