We depend on Desert Essence for many safe gluten-free vegan products. Toothpaste, coconut shampoo and conditioner, soaps, and lotions, and my girls totally love their baby line, especially their foaming baby soap.

DON’T BE RASH DIAPER CREAM

• Treats and prevents diaper rash and minor skin irritations
• Provides baby’s skin with natural moisture barrier
• Gently soothes dry or irritated skin

I am often asked where I buy my food, so here we go!

Braga Organic Farms (GF Facility)
Raw Walnuts
Raw Sunflower Seeds
Raw Pumpkin Seeds
Raisins (The PLUMPEST, MOISTEST raisins EVER!!)

NOT ‘Raw’ Almonds (they are steam pasteurized)
NOT ‘Raw’ Cashews (no packaged cashews are raw because they need to be steamed, roasted or cooked to destroy the toxic resin - click here to learn more)

Bremner Farms (GF Facility)
Raw Organic Almonds (these are NOT steam pasteurized)
Raw Walnuts

Nuts Online (Nuts Online asserts that if it states that the item is certified GF, then that item is manufactured in a GF facility; however, they refuse to state where their products come from and/or are grown)
Raw Pine Nuts
Raw Macadamia Nuts
Raw Pecans
Madjool Dates
Shredded Coconut

VitaGlo
Navitas Naturals:
Cacao Butter (16 oz) $16.24
Cacao Powder (16 oz) $11.69
Cacao Sweet Nibs (8 oz) $7.14
Maca Powder (16 oz) $16.24
Sprouted Flax Powder (8 oz) $4.54
Acia Powder (8 oz) $25.99
Goji Berries (8 oz) $6.49
Chia Powder (8 oz) $7.79
Hemp Seeds (8 oz) $6.49
Hemp Powder (16 oz) $12.99
Cacao Goji Superfood Power Snack (8 oz) $5.84

Bee Flower and Sun Honey
Local Raw Honey (it’s the best!)

PRODUCE 
Suburban Organics Co-op
Bonterra Market
Whole Foods 
Margate and Ocean City Farmers Markets (when open)
My own Garden

Amazon (Subscribe and Save) 
Ener-G Foods Sesame Pretzel Rings (20 bags for $33.99 / $1.70 each)
My hubby’s snack at work. 
Raw Revolution Organic Live Food Bars: Spirulina and Cashew (12 for $16.14 / $1.35 each)
GF Harvest Oats (41 oz bag $9.78 with Subscribe and Save)
I make my own oat flour from these oats too. 
Natvitas Naturals: Sprouted Raw Flaxseed Powder (3 bags for $17.26 / $5.75 each)
Wedderspoon Raw Organic Manuka Honey Active 16+ ($29.95)
Used for cuts, burns, and facial masks.… Read more

“Of the 133 samples (oaks) tested, 88 percent of them exceeded the 20 ppm standard established for oats to be labeled as ‘gluten-free,’ with excess gluten levels ranging from 21 to 3,100 ppm. Oat products labeled as ‘organic’ had a consistently lower, but still excessive, amount of gluten contamination.”  ~Canadian Study

Here’s the skinny on gluten-free oats:

No more wheat, rye, barley … and sometimes oats.… Read more

I do not drink hard alcohol, so I’m not going to contact each company verifying their gluten-free practices. Instead, I’m collecting data from trusted sources. However, proceed with caution and double check with each company before consuming.

When I consume alcohol, I enjoy wine or red wine. Wine is gluten-free.… Read more

Today, I was asked if I knew of a toothpaste that is free of xylitol and fluoride. I do and I use one myself.

Desert Essence’s Natural Tea Tree Oil Toothpaste is free of fluoride, SLS, xylitol, plus much more.… Read more

Should we be worried about gluten in dental products, especially when it is time for our six-month cleaning? Nope. Rest assured. In the last five years, huge strides have been made in the dental world as far as gluten is concerned.… Read more