Freedom Foods Maple Crunch

It is rare that I find a gluten-free cereal that I not just like but love.

Freedom Foods Maple Crunch is amazingly tasty, mostly due to the 2% maple sugar.

It is crunchy and doesn't get soggy in milk. I find myself munching on it at night, too. Yumm!

GLUTEN FREE - NUT FREE - WHEAT FREE

INGREDIENTS:

Maple Crunch is thoughtfully made with: Gluten Free Flour Mix (76%) [Rice Flour, Whole Grain Sorghum Flour (21%), Corn (Maize) Flour] Cane Sugar, Psyllium Husk, Maple Syrup (2%), Canola Oil, Salt, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin), Flavours

NUTRITION:

Serving per pack: Approx 6.5. Serving Size:45g (1 metric cup)

Average quantity per serving Average quantity per 100g

Energy 730 kJ                         1620 kJ
Protein 2.8g                             6.2g
- Gluten Not detected             Not detected
Fat, Total 1.5g                        3.3g
- Saturated 0.2g                      0.5g
Carbohydrate 35.1g               78.1g
-Sugars 7.1g                           15.7g
Dietary Fibre 3.5g                  7.7g
Sodium 115mg                       255mg

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Mesa Sunrise cereal with Flax, Corn and Amaranth

One of the many quality items for sale at Wray Organics in Cleveland, QLD is Natures Path Organic Mesa Sunrise cereal with flax, corn and amaranth.

The flakes look like corn but the texture is a little different. I found it became soggy very quickly so choose to eat it as a snack without milk or sugar but it also tastes great with agave syrup or honey. A good source of Omega 3 and a great alternative to wheat-based flakes. Another name for flax seed is linseed.

Amaranth is an ancient grain which is used in many cultures.

"Although amaranth was cultivated on a large scale in ancient Mexico, Guatemala, and Peru, nowadays it is only cultivated on a small scale there, along with India, China, Nepal, and other tropical countries... The seeds of Amaranthus species contain about thirty percent more protein than cereals like rice, sorghum and rye." (Wikipedia page on Amaranth)

Skull shapes made of amaranth and honey for Day of the Dead in Mexico

Ingredients: 

Corn meal*, yellow corn flour*, evaporated cane juice*, flax*, buckwheat flour*, quinoa*, amaranth*, sea salt, tocopherols (natural vitamin E). *Organic. Produced in a facility that uses peanuts, tree nuts and soy.

Natures Path - Mesa Sunrise flakes nutritional information
http://us.naturespath.com/product/mesa-sunriser-flakes