Keeping Your Houseguests Happy

I moved into an apartment all on my own last year. This helped me to finally get my antibodies down to normal "non-Celiac" levels. Well, I still live in Manhattan and have had a number of houseguests come visit the big Apple. When I was living in a "mixed" (gluten and non-gluten) kitchen, I would get gluten bread and cereal for my visitors. Now I want to keep my kitchen the gluten free haven that I have come to enjoy.

When one of my best friends came to visit from London last week, I wanted to make sure he had some breakfast options. (I knew he would be eating out for the rest of his meals.)

Apples, orange juice, string cheese, milk and eggs already stocked my fridge. To supplement those offerings I decided to get some gluten free cereal for him to snack on. While I was home at Christmas, I tried the Apple Cinnamon O’s from Glutino and was pleasantly surprised at how tasty they were. For Gareth, I picked up some Honey Nut O’s also from Glutino. They are light and sweet, with a great crunch even in milk. They passed the gluten-eater test; the box was finished in three days.

Not only do they taste great, they are surprisingly affordable. Regular name-brand cereals tend to cost $3-5/box. This box of gluten free cereal cost only $2.99. What a nice change from the usual “gluten free markup.”

I love to show my gluten eating friends and family how delicious it can be to eat gluten free.