Gluten-Free Maui

Glutino’s Gluten Free Plain Bagels may now be purchased at Alive and Well in Kahului. They are sold frozen, but you may store them in the refrigerator.

Either way, I suggest wrapping them individually in aluminum foil and putting them into a 350F oven or toaster oven before attempting to cut them. They simply will nut cut without this first step.

Since the packaging has no instructions on it I suggest simply figuring out the best method for you and your schedule. You may wish to do the whole bag one day and cut them up so they save you time in the morning. I don’t own a toaster, so I don’t know how they will react in a toaster, but I’d love to hear from you all on this.

I tried contacting the company for information on how to prepare the product, but I have yet to receive a response.

While I’ve missed having a bagel, all of the interesting ingredients make me a bit wary of buying them again as I am trying to eat a more natural diet. Call me a Michael Pollan-ite, but a few of those ingredients aren’t going to be found in the average home cabinet.

So, if you’ve been jonesing for a bagel and schmear, or you’d like to make yourself a bagel sandwich, pick up a bag.

I was sold mine for $4.50 because the store hadn’t priced them yet, but I’m betting I got a pretty good deal. Still, it really is worth it once in a while to treat yourself. Even Pollan says so.

A quick response from Roselani Tropics Ice Cream on which flavors would be gluten free if they officially declared them to be:

“Hawaiian Vanilla Bean
Poppa’s Classic Chocolate
Macadamia Nut
Chocolate Macadamia Nut
Pauwela Sunrise

Enjoy….Cathy
Roselani.com”

Safeway in Kahului now carries Living Without magazine. This is quite exciting as I’ve not seen it anywhere else. Even the Living Without site doesn’t list the magazine as being in Hawaii at all.

Grab yourself a copy as it is a delightful magazine, even if it is filled with advertisements on nearly every other page. The pictures are nice and bright, the articles are informative, and while the advertisements can be annoying they can also be useful.

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Update: Pukalani Foodland now carries all of the gluten free Chex products. Of course wheat Chex will never be gluten free.