Over the summer, we began traveling again. We booked airline tickets and jumped on the plane to visit Washington, DC and then Atlanta, GA (which is one of our favorite locations). We LOVE public transportation and we absolutely love the fact that you can jump on the Metro (from the airport) to almost every location in Atlanta.
While traveling during COVID19, we learned that our FAVORITE hotel feature, the lounges, were not typically open during breakfast and dinner. We rely on this for a reliable hot meal (with eggs and other proteins) and we had to pack a few items for our packable pantry. Why do we have a packable pantry you ask? Well, I am gluten free, my husband relies on protein rich meals, and my daughter...well, she likes snacks!
I began our packable pantry journey when I began traveling for business years ago and I became gluten free. I had to pack everything - from breakfast to lunch to dinner (and snacks). I started to rely on shelf stable (and low sodium meals) and this approach SAVED me so many times.
So, this week, I was invited to attend the Nourished Festival - "The Gluten-Free Expo" in a virtual format and I was EXCITED to do so. Usually, I attended this expo in Dallas and my daughter referred to it as "snack world". She sampled EVERYONE and we had the opportunity to try many different foods from companies we met at expo.
This year included the following brands and I cannot wait to interact with them (and to try their products). I have a work trip coming up and it would be great to sample these on-to-go. Also, Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming up soon and it would be great to try these products before purchasing them for Thanksgiving. Also, many of these companies offer the opportunity to order the items and to have them shipped to your door. This is GREAT for rural, gluten free individuals and families.
- Allergic Traveler
- Bare Life
- BEAM Minerals
- Bedrock Bakers, Inc.
- BFree Foods - I actually eat their tortillas with sunbutter. AMAZING travel treat!
- Blue Dinosaur
- Bread SRSLY
- Camino Spice
- Camp Zeke
- Celestial Cocoa Company
- Celiac Disease Foundation
- Chomps - My husband loves these! Remember's he's the carnivore.
- COCINA 54 - I cannot WAIT to try these. Gluten free empanadas! VERY exciting!
- Diet Cheesecakes
- Drs. Nutrition Bar
- Eban's Bakehouse
- Epicure - She is Gutsy
- EpiLynx LLC
- Etalia Foods
- Fusion Jerky
- Gluten Intolerance Group
- Great Gluten Escape Summer Camp
- Homefree, LLC
- Honestly Cranberry
- Jack's Paleo Kitchen
- Juice Plus/Tower Garden
- Kalifornia Keto
- Keli's Hawaiian Sauces
- Lorraine's Gluten Free
- Lovely Day Bars
- Mama Stoen's Gluten Free
- Mom's Place Gluten Free
- Mor's Nutrition and More
- Namaste Foods
- Nantucket Pasta Goddess
- Nomato by Norine
- Odd Bagel
- Parma!
- Schar Gluten Free - I absolutely LOVE Schar Gluten Free foods! If I could find these in a rural area, I would DEFINITELY purchase these more often! They've been at the expo for years!
- Supernola
- The Cloud Bread Company
- The Good Crisp Company
- Vana's Meal Options
- Vegetarian Traveler, LLC
- Yumbana Gluten Free
I cannot wait to check out these companies! Join me in connecting with these amazing Nourished Festival Vendors.
