As I continue to explore the world of alternate foods, I have found another favorite – Amaranth O’s! It is a breakfast cereal that looks like Cheerios. However it is gluten-free, sugar-free, yeast-free, corn-free, soy-free, dairy-free, and nut-free. Also, there are no additives or preservatives, and it’s low in sodium. So if you take all [...]

Another fabulous find food is a sweetener called Agave Nectar. It comes from the agave cactus (grown in Mexico). According to www.shareoffthesugar.net/article1042.html, ancient Mexicans used the juice of this cactus for sweetening and believed it purified the body and soul. It was the Spaniards who took the juice and fermented it, creating what we now [...]

Another fabulous find food is something called Ricemellow Crème (also called Ricemellow Marshmallow Fluff). It is made of brown rice syrup, soy protein, natural gums and flavors. It comes in original flavor and strawberry (which also includes strawberries and strawberry juice concentrate in the ingredients). No sugar, no animal products (totally vegan if you are [...]

I’ve said before that I really love grocery stores. Wandering up and down the aisles, looking for new products, new produce, new ideas. Ten years ago, you had to go to a health food store to find organic produce and health-oriented food products. Now you can find health food sections in most major grocery stores, [...]