My Gluten-Free Favorite Finds + A Sweet Potato Snack

Although I try really hard to always feed my family real food, sometimes I need a little help from some pre-packaged convenience foods. This is mostly true when it comes to my son's gluten-free foods- I just don't have the time to make all of his favorite snacks, and because of his food sensitivities (texture, smell, etc.) and his need for things to always be familiar and the same, it's just better for all of us if I buy some of his foods pre-packaged.

Here are a few of my go-to gluten-free products:

Udi's Gluten-Free Whole Grain Bread: I love this stuff and use it for obvious things like sandwiches and toast. I also use it for french toast and as breadcrumbs for chicken and fish.

Applegate Gluten-Free Chicken Tenders: My favorite thing about these are that they're all-natural in addition to being gluten-free.

Bisquick Gluten-Free: This makes my life so much easier. Perfect for whipping up a batch of pancakes or biscuits in a pinch!

Applegate Natural Honey Ham: Oh my word- this stuff is so good! We use it on sandwiches and in egg scrambles.

Nabisco Gluten-Free Rice Thins: These are the perfect replacement for traditional wheat thins. We just love 'em with peanut butter, cheese, or plain! (these just rolled out, so I couldn't find a product page)

Of course, our absolute favorite gluten-free foods are fruits and veggies, because you just can't go wrong with them! Here's one of my little dude's favorite snacks- cinnamon sweet potato stars!

Cinnamon Sweet Potato Stars
recipe adapted from Family Fun Magazine

Ingredients
1 large sweet potato
2 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp. ground cinnamon (add more to taste)

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Peel sweet potato and cut into 1/2 inch slices. You can estimate your thickness- that's what I did. Hopefully the measurement police don't find me, because I'm pretty sure I'm the world's worst when it comes to measuring things by just looking. But I digress...

Use a cookie cutter to punch out star shapes and then put the stars in a ziploc bag with olive oil. Shake the bag until all pieces are coated.

Put the stars on a cookie sheet and sprinkle cinnamon on top to taste. Bake for about 25 minutes, flipping them halfway through baking. Keep an eye on them- they are done when they're soft and lightly browned.

Once cooled, serve with a yummy yogurt dip! Just take 1/4 cup of plain greek yogurt, and add pure maple syrup to taste (start with 1 teaspoon). My kids loved this dip for the sweet potatoes as well as fruit. Enjoy!


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