New Products At Earth Fare

Look For the Wooden Shelves at Earth Fare for GF Items

After our tour at the recent Cel-Kids event, and thanks to Maria of Earth Fare, we definitely learned much we would like to share.  And we also purchased many new items we will share in upcoming reviews as well!  Thanks for the $5 off $25.00 or more coupon, Earth Fare!  We definitely used it!

So, as we toured around Earth Fare, Maria brought to our attention the wooden shelves.  She did a great job leading us around, and had the kids seek out these shelves scavenger hunt style.  As you can see in the picture, the wooded part just covers the edge of the shelf, keeping with a subtle design.  And in thinking of that later, I appreciate what they are doing with this.  We really try hard to not draw attention to Celiac too much and allow the girls to live normally.  By their subtle-ness of this labeling, and the little ‘gluten free’ flags, it helps show us where the products are without a separate ‘gf zone.’  I definitely appreciate that.

Maria also shared with us many new products.  They always stocked a bulk section, but they shared with us some gluten free flours with us.  After talking with the employee who works in that section, they did confirm that only the same flour is used in each container, so they do not put in a gluten free flour, then a wheat flour.  She showed us quinoa, for example, and let the kids touch it and feel its texture.  Maria gave us a variety of ways to prepare it, and later in the tour showed it to us prepared in the deli section.  While interesting, I still think we will buy our flours in packaged bags and boxes.  Just too scared of possible cross-contamination.  She shared some new pasta sauces, crackers, and Earth Fare’s new line of gluten free cookies.  Of course that excited all our children!  The new cookies included a vanilla sandwich that we bought, so look for a review soon.  They had a yummy, fresh, soft vanilla filling!  They also now carry bags of chocolate chip cookies, ginger snaps, and some additional gf flavors.  The big hit though, was the box of mini chocolate and regular BUNNY COOKIES!  They girls loved them, as did the parents!  Exciting to see another staple for lunches!

As we rounded the corner through the bakery, Maria shared gluten free brownie bites and some additional cookies.  In the cooler cases she stopped in front of individual slices of chocolate cakes.  Surely, I thought these could not be gluten free.  Maria, though shared that they call them wheat free, but not gluten free.  Apparently Earth Fare has a policy that because gluten is in the air, once things are open, they cannot rightly call them gluten free, so they call them wheat free.  What does that all mean?  Just covering themselves, but I do not think we would refrain from purchasing slices of wheat free cake in the future.

Again, a very informative trip to Earth Fare.  We thank them and Maria for hosting us and letting us sample so many goodies.  It definitely does show how we all need additional information once in awhile, as we found many new gf products.