Review & Giveaway : Namaste Foods{CLOSED}

Awhile back, I sent Namaste Foods a little email about how much I love their products. Because I honestly do, LOVE THEM and I feel very grateful to companies dedicated to producing products safe for people with multiple food allergies/sensitivities. (Compliments also often lead to coupons in the mailbox!)

I cannot tell you how thrilled I was a few days later when I received an email asking if I'd like to host a review/giveaway on my blog. For my favorite allergy friendly company? Uh, YES!

Namaste Foods is a small, yet growing company founded in 1999. Their products are manufactured in a dedicated allergy friendly facility. Every product they produce is free of wheat, gluten, corn, soy, potato, dairy, casein, tree nuts, and peanuts. They are also free of GMOs and are kosher certified.

I first stumbled across Namaste when we were navigating the waters of "what in the world is wrong with Katie?" At the time, I knew very little about this world we were entering in and was just trying all the different things available.

I was immediately in love with the Perfect Flour Blend. More than anything, I wanted a flour that I could use universally when a recipe calls for all purpose flour and Namaste met that need! I have tried other brands and they truly do not measure up. I always return to Namaste. My other favorite is the Spice Cake Mix. It is fabulous and even if the day comes when we're no longer needing allergy friendly products, I can't say I'll be able to give this one up! We really like to add shredded zucchini and chopped apple for muffins! I used the Chocolate Cake Mix to make cake balls for Kelton's 6th Bday.

For our review we picked two products that we hadn't tried yet, the Brownies and the Taco Pasta. I couldn't wait and anxiously checked the mail everyday until our box arrived.


Of course, the kids helped me with the brownies. We cut back the oil a tad and added a cup of shredded zucchini (Daddy didn't even notice!) They smelled fabulous and tasted even better! The real test is always E and after one bite, I heard the infamous statement..."I can't even tell they're gluten free." AWESOME! It made a whole 9x13 pan, which is one of the things I love about Namaste mixes. There's enough for a whole pan or a layered caked, whereas other gf mixes are 1/2 the size.






For dinner we made the pasta. It was super easy! I added some deer burger, black beans, tomatoes and corn. It was so good, we had to be careful not to eat too much so we'd have room to have the brownies! Konny even put some in his mouth (only to spit it out) BUT that is huge for him. Baby steps are still progress!






Whenever friends approach me for advice on going gluten free, Namaste is always one of the first companies that I recommend. It's a brand that our home is definitely never without!

{WIN IT}

Namaste Foods is going to send one of my readers an awesome prize pack containing:

3 Namaste Foods Products
Namaste grocery tote
Namaste Foods Simply Pleasures Cookbook
An issue of Living Without magazine
Assorted recipe cards

Mandatory entry:
Visit Namaste Foods and tell me which product you would most like to try or which product is already your favorite.

Additional entries (leave a separate comment for each):
1.) LIKE Namaste Foods on facebook.
2.) Link this giveaway on your blog or fb page and let me know where to find it.
3.) Follow Namaste Foods on twitter.

BE SURE THERE IS A WAY FOR ME TO CONTACT YOU
US and Canada residents only, please.
This giveaway will end Thur, Aug 25th at 10:59 PM CST. A winner will be chosen with random.org and will have 48 hrs to respond or a new winner will be selected.

Disclaimer: I received free samples from Namaste Foods for this review. No other type of compensation was received. The opinions expressed here are my own and may differ from other's experiences.