I had a blast at the National Gluten-free Expo in Salt Lake City this weekend. Thousands of other celiacs, gluten intolerant folks, moms of kids with wheat allergies, and supportive family members all made the pilgrimage to Sandy, Utah to enter what felt like gluten-free heaven. Seriously, when was the last time you went somewhere and had hundreds of free samples available to you and you didn’t have to ask even once whether the samples were gluten-free?!!!
I enjoyed visiting the booths of some of my favorite companies: King Arthur Flour, Angie’s Popcorn, and Sweet Cake Bake Shop (SLC area). King Arthur just came out with an all-purpose flour which I can’t wait to try! Angie’s Popcorn has come out with a bunch of new flavors, and I’ll hopefully be working with them to review them and give some away soon! Sweet Cake Bake Shop provided me with my sugar rush of the day with an insane amount of free samples of cookies, bars, and cupcakes.
A highlight of the day was finally getting to meet Erica of the humorous blog Celiac and the Beast (bottom right pic). I’ve been following her blog for quite some time, but as I am new to the blogger world, I’d never had the opportunity to meet her. I appreciate her work as a celiac advocate and for the humor she provides to us. Her book is coming out this week and you can go order your own copy here: Celiac and the Beast: A Love Story Between a Gluten-Free Girl, Her Genes, and a Broken Digestive Tract
Some of the other booths I enjoyed visiting:
- Delallo Pasta was there with all of their varieties of pasta and I’m hoping to work with them on a giveaway soon as well. I’ve liked all the products I’ve tried of theirs.
- The guy working the Crunchmaster booth was very generous with the samples! I’m actually jealous that the winner of my giveaway, below, gets to try these new products before I do!
- I’m super jealous that products from New Grains Gluten-free Bakery aren’t available in my area. I was really impressed with the texture of their bread.
- Nancy’s Yogurt was sampling a number of new items, including a blueberry Kefir drink that was yummy! We are hoping our local stores start carrying more of Nancy’s products. I also happened to win a prize package from Nancy’s yogurt and have included some of the items in the giveaway.
- The Rudi’s booth was super popular as they were making and serving grilled cheese sandwiches and quesadillas! They were good!
- I was surprised to travel all the way there and find out about a new gluten-free bakery that just opened up back in my area of Boise, Idaho. I can’t wait to try out Amaru Confections soon. The owners were all so nice and friendly and I appreciate that they’ve added a completely separate kitchen where they bake and package all of their gluten-free goodies so they won’t get cross-contaminated.
Some things I liked enough to buy:
- New Grains Gluten-free Sourdough Bread – I’ve been enjoying sandwiches on this yummy bread all week! The texture is amazing!
- Zesty Lemon Grapeseed Oil – This is going to be so good on grilled veggies and chicken!
- Rancher Steak Rub – We just ran out of our old favorite rub so I thought we’d try this one out. I can’t do onions, and it has been hard to find onion-free rubs and seasonings, so I was happy to see this one doesn’t have onion.
- Cinnamon Rolls from Sweet Cake Bake Shop – These are yummy, but really, everything of theirs is yummy!
I collected a ton of free samples and always grabbed extras for my “swag bag” to giveaway to one of my readers! Several generous companies gave me some full-sized products to add to my giveaway, so thank you to King Arthur Flour, Delallo Pasta, and Crunchmaster for the donations! See the Rafflecopter widget below to enter to win all of these goodies! I’ve got King Arthur all-purpose flour, two boxes of new Crisps from Crunchmaster, 4 packages of Delallo pasta, many samples, and lots of coupons, including ones for free products!
Dana Coughlin says
I have always wanted to try the King Arthur products, so would love coupons.
jennessa voss says
I would love free coupons for any bread… gf loaves are so small I go through them like crazy!! 😉
Katy K says
These all look fabulous! I especially love enjoy life chocolate chips, so that would be my favorite to get a free coupon from 🙂
Lauren says
I would love Udi’s coupons- GF bread is expensive!
Stephanie says
I would love coupons for Franz GF Bread… one of the best I’ve come across in our area =)
Brandy R says
I think I would like coupons from Udi’s. I am just making the transition to gluten free living (for my health) and I have heard great things about them. It would be wonderful to try out all the samples and get the coupons to try new products as I begin this journey.
Kathleen says
Crunchmaster. Thank you for the giveaway!
Minna says
Wow, I would love to try some of these products!
The coupons are always an added bonus, who
doesn’t like to save money?
Elaina B. says
King Arthur. I can imagine that they are as awesome as their regular products.
julie says
King Arthur products
LeAnn says
I would just love any coupons for gf food.
Laurie Bastian says
I would love to get coupons for ANYTHING gluten free!! My son is recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease, so we are very new to this and willing to try anything! 🙂
Sheila K. says
I’d love to receive some free Udi’s coupons!
Brenda says
Udi’s and any ready made meal (freezer/shelf) that my daughter can take to school. College cafeterias are a dangerous place to be!
jody estabrook says
Im glad you enjoyed the expo and I would absolutly love to win this giveaway. Good luck everyone
Sara Kersnick says
Do I have to choose just one company??? Gluten free is sooooo expensive, but when you have celiac you have no other choice… Coupons for Goodbye Gluten bread or gluten free Bisquick would be amazing!!!
Tiffany says
Would love to try their products!!!! Fingers crossed. 🙂
Dyanne Spease says
Delallo Pasta!!
Amy Rainey says
I love King Arthur’s Flour. I’d be glad for their coupons, or any of the others for that matter 🙂
Donna L says
I would like to have coupons for Schar products.
Janelle says
I would love to get some free coupons from Udi’s! Thanks for the chance to win some!
Myra Hein says
I really enjoy your blog and all the information contained within it. Thanks for all you do
Brooke Adametz says
Definitely Delallo’s! Their original market isn’t too far from us, its always such a treat to go there!
susan sayre says
WOW cookie coupons.
Kevin Graves says
My 8 year old Celiac son loves Udi’s and would love some coupons from them!
ruth crawford says
King Arthur products are wonderful, their chocolate cake package, which makes a 9 x 13 or double layer is the absolute best. Would love to have coupons to try Crisps and Goldfish and lots of other snacks.
Lynn Chavez says
King Arthur was on my list of flour blends to try next….but then I spoke with someone in the store about your flour, Jules, and decided to give it a try first. Can’t wait to start some fall baking experiments.
jennifer says
I would love Udi’s coupons
Jennifer M. says
Any coupons would be great! I recently went gluten and wheat free so I am trying different brands to see what I like.
Sarah says
I’d love to try the King Arthur flour!!!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Carolyn says
I would like Udi’s coupons.
Jessica says
ANYTHING gluten free to try is a treat. I’m fairly new to this lifestyle and any new products are always exciting!
Katie says
Udis!
Jean says
Fun giveaway
Dana B says
I would love coupons for crunchmaster or King Arthur! Thanks for doing this giveaway!!