Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Review: Namaste Foods
During a recent festival near where I live, I had a chance to try the results of some baking mixes from Namaste Foods, which specializes in foods free of gluten, wheat, potato, soy, corn, dairy, tree nuts, peanuts, and casein. I'm still trying to figure out what that leaves.
I didn't do the baking, but did get to try the results of the brownie and spice cake mixes and was duly impressed. Whatever they left out, what remained was tasty. If you've got any kind of food allergy, or entertain those who do, this is a great resource. They also have muffin, waffle, and pancake mixes, pasta meals, and bread and pizza crust mixes.
However, cheap it isn't. For example, a bread mix for one loaf is $5.29. Retail price for a single chocolate cake mix yielding 2 9-inch lawyers is $5.79. Add $6.95 shipping for orders under $30, and that's one expensive bag of ingredients - and you still add oil, water, and eggs.
It's good to know that the resource is available; it's just a shame that the prices are high enough to keep you from using it casually.
I didn't do the baking, but did get to try the results of the brownie and spice cake mixes and was duly impressed. Whatever they left out, what remained was tasty. If you've got any kind of food allergy, or entertain those who do, this is a great resource. They also have muffin, waffle, and pancake mixes, pasta meals, and bread and pizza crust mixes.
However, cheap it isn't. For example, a bread mix for one loaf is $5.29. Retail price for a single chocolate cake mix yielding 2 9-inch lawyers is $5.79. Add $6.95 shipping for orders under $30, and that's one expensive bag of ingredients - and you still add oil, water, and eggs.
It's good to know that the resource is available; it's just a shame that the prices are high enough to keep you from using it casually.
Labels: bread, cake, mixes, Namaste Foods
