Kosher Food Reviews

Guest review by: @Pretty_Veggie

“Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread.” Pretty Chi-Chi Fou-Fou, huh?  Or Hippy Dippy, if you remember those days.

I’ve been a lover of good bread for years, and was really in heaven while living in Europe because of all the great, fresh breads. (Great chocolate helped, too, but that’s another story.)

Grainy, nutty, bread, with a bit of “tooth” is pretty hard to come by, and the packaged breads leave a lot to be desired.  But this “Flourless Sprouted Grain Bread” is really good!

Ezekiel Bread (my favorite is the sesame version) produced by Food for Life is organic, all natural, and has no preservatives.  It’s full of fiber, no sugar, and has a really nutty taste and chewy texture.

Its great at breakfast, either straight out of the bag or toasted, with butter, jam or almond butter (grown up peanut butter), and because of the fiber and “tooth” you really feel like you’ve eaten something that’s not only good for you, but filling.

One note- Because the bread is preservative free it can be found with other breads in the freezer section of the supermarket. I leave it out on the counter to defrost and it never has a chance to spoil because it’s gobbled up so quickly!

There are four varieties of the bread, all kosher and parve, but my favorite remains sesame!

Guest Review by
“Pretty Veggie” Mindy
www.PrettyVeggie.com
@Pretty_Veggie

Guest review by: @Pretty_Veggie

Already learned something new in 2012. Shopping at a supermarket outside of your usual stomping grounds can reap unusual benefits!

I was searching for the broth I use as a base for my Vegetarian Chicken Soup and had to go to a different supermarket than I usually use in order to get it. While wandering around I came across a brand of hot cereal I had never seen before, Better Oats.

“They” say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but trying to come up with a nutritious, healthy, and quick breakfast while a whirlwind is going on can be pretty difficult.

The packaging, colors, and variety caught my eye (good marketing!), and I bought Better Oats Mom’s Best Naturals Multigrain Hot Cereal in Maple and Brown Sugar. I was expecting good things the next morning, and I found something amazing. Not only great tasting, quickly made hot cereal, but it was made even faster by using the cereal pouch to measure the water to put in the bowl. No running around looking for a measuring cup, and how easy for the kids to “fill the pouch with water up to the line”! Eureka!

I checked my regular supermarket and lo and behold, they had it, too! The Multigrain Hot Cereal I had tried previously was delicious, so I picked up three other versions, all from Better Oats- Abundance All Natural in Maple and Brown Sugar, Oat Fit 100 Calorie in Maple and Brown Sugar, and Organic Raw Pure and Simple Multigrain Hot Cereal with Flax in Chai Spiced. (I broke the pattern!)

All four versions are Kosher and delicious. Toss in some raisins and nuts, if you like, and you’ve really got something special.

Two quick points, I found the cereals in the “natural” food area in one supermarket, and in the “oatmeal” section of the other. And, do take note of the size bowl they suggest. A couple of the cereals require a bit more water and can easily boil over unless you use the proper size bowl.

Guest Review by

“Pretty Veggie” Mindy
www.PrettyVeggie.com
@Pretty_Veggie