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NuGo Nutrition adds new flavors to gluten-free Slim bars line. Bakery on Main launches gluten-free muesli. Canada’s Cigi explores pulse ingredients to raise gluten-free product nutrition. Fresh Thyme opens its 5th Minnesota store. University of Arizona student speaks out on lack of healthy and gluten-free offerings on campus.
Vegan, Gluten-Free and Diabetes-Friendly NuGo Slim Now Available in Two New Flavors | PRWeb 09-14-16
Pittsburgh-based NuGo Nutrition adds two new vegan high-protein bars in the popular NuGo Slim line: Chocolate Mint and Toasted Coconut. The gluten-free, low sugar bars are sweetened with real dark chocolate and chicory root fiber without using maltitol or artificial sweeteners. <read more>
Gluten-free Muesli | Whole Foods Magazine 09-14-16
Bakery On Main of East Hartford, Conn. has launched a new breakfast and snack line: Organic Happy Muesli made from raw rolled oats, seeds and fruits. Products are certified organic, gluten free, non-GMO and kosher. <read more or view Bakery on Main’s original blog post: Going Organic! Introducing New Organic Happy Muesli!>
Boosting nutrition in gluten-free foods | Country Guide 09-13-16
The Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) has been investigating the use of pulse ingredients – including Peas, beans and lentils in lieu of corn starch and rice flour – as a way to improve nutrition in commercial gluten-free food products, and to add value to Canadian pulse crops. <read more>
What is Fresh Thyme? 5th store opens in MN this week | KARE11 09-13-16
On Wednesday, Minnesota will welcome its fifth Fresh Thyme grocery store — one of eight slated for the state in the coming years. “We have a lot of natural, gluten-free options here and really, we want people to come in and be able to feed their family healthy products but we don’t want you to spend the farm to be able to do that,” said Troy Logan, director of operations for the northwest region. <read more>
See our post – Fresh Thyme: Gluten Free Retail Tour – for related information.
Column: Looking for gluten free, food allergy friendly or just plain cheap healthy food at the UA? You’re SOL | The Daily Wildcat 09-13-16
The University of Arizona offers students over 35 locations on campus to purchase food, but when you’re trying to count calories and control what you eat, options quickly become limited. The only place on campus that is completely gluten-free is Core+ in the Park Student Union. Most other places on campus either can’t guarantee there is no trace of allergens or the employees preparing the food will simply change their gloves and use a different utensil according to the UA food allergy practices. <read more>