Gluten Free, R U?: Glutino Toaster Pastry

Friday, April 13, 2018

Glutino Toaster Pastry - Frosted Strawberry

Another guilty pleasure I miss from my gluten filled days are PopTarts. Especially frosted ones. Enter Glutino and their take on PopTarts.

They have plain strawberry and blueberry and frosted strawberry and blueberry. When they first came out with these, there were no frosted so I tried the plain. They were good but I really wanted the frosting. So I was thrilled when last year or so, they released the frosted version. I LOVE them.

I like them cold but they are perfect warmed up just a little bit in a toaster. Be careful of the melting frosting, I only use the lowest setting to heat mine. If I had a toaster oven I might choose to use that instead to avoid the melting frosting.

There is a prefect amount of filling, dough and frosting for me. Truly just like the PopTarts I remember ... if not better tasting.

Now if they could just come up with the fudge dough with white filling and frosting. I would be in heaven. *runs off to write to Glutino*

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My gluten free history

When I turned 30 years old, I started to gain weight that I couldn't lose and I was getting back to back colds. The final straw was I got bronchitis and I had to take an antibiotic to help me get better. The side effect for 4% of people on this antibiotic was gastrointestinal issues. Yes, I was part of that 4%. The medicine basically stripped away whatever had been protecting me through my first 30 years of life. You see I have always had gastrointestinal issues since I can remember. My father also had the same issues and my paternal grandmother too. I was so sick from the medicine (or so I thought) that I had to go back to the doctor and do a series of tests. During this time I was following the BRAT diet (Banana, rice, a, toast). Saltines and toast were my go to comfort, little did I know they were NOT what I should be eating. My co-worker gave me an article about food allergies and there was a quiz. You only needed to answer 4 of the 8 questions with yes to fall under their designation and I had answered 6 of the 8 with yes. I was on my way. My husband and I cleaned out all our cabinets of the 7 allergens… all that was left was rice. After a few weeks, I was feeling somewhat better when I stayed at a home where they told me to eat whatever was in the fridge. I saw the rice and started eating. Within a hour I was violently ill. I couldn't understand. I took the rice with me to work the next day and when I told my other co-worker about my issue she asked to see the rice. It was orzo… pasta… gluten/wheat filled pasta! I had my first allergen to check off the list as being an issue. It turned out at the time dairy and eggs were also triggers but I have since been able to add them back. My husband and I went on a full gluten free diet and within a few months I had lost my weight, stopped living in my bathroom, looked healthy and was not terrified to eat things any more. Now it has been 15 years and while I have gained some weight back (darn those yummy gluten free cookies and pretzels) my issues are still in check and I couldn't be happier to figure out what was wrong with my body and be able to fix it.