Review: Udi's Gluten Free White Bread

There are a few pieces of advice that folks with experience in the gluten free lifestyle often give to those that have less experience and/or are just starting:

1.  Focus on eating a lot of whole foods.
2.  Try not to immediately replace traditional gluten free foods with substitutes.

Number 1 I paid a whole lot of attention to.  I eat WAY more fruits and vegetables now than I used to.  I buy the fruits and veggies that are on sale, and I cook a lot more.  Number 2, I tried my best to stick with.  I cheated with pizza, because there's really just no way for me to live without pizza.  I would be miserable and it would probably have resulted in my saying, "Forget this!" and just going back to being sick.  Past that, I feel like I've done a decent job.  I've made one batch of GF chocolate chip cookies, and used some boxed cookies to make a pie for a party.  I purchased a box of crackers as an "emergency snack" while traveling.  It's not a spotless record, but I'm pretty happy with how I did.

Today was cold.  I walked in the stupid cold rain to Kinko's (yes, I said Kinko's and I don't care what you say, it says FedEx Kinko's on the sign, and it will always be Kinko's. . . just like my Mom will always say "Pick 'n' Pay" for grocery stores).  The bottom of my jeans got wet, my feet were cold, and I got chilled to the bone.  I didn't thaw out for a long time.  That kind of weather just makes me miserable.  I've mentioned before that one of my favorite things in the cold weather is having a soup and sandwich.  I've already featured my recipe for black bean soup here, and it's super simple and quick to whip up, so I put that on.  And gosh darn it, I was going to have a grilled cheese sandwich.  But, for that I needed bread.

So, I went to the Whole Foods.  I love the Whole Foods.  There's always some sort of delectable delight out for sampling, and there are a million cool things to look at and either pick up as a treat, or wish I had money to buy.  Today I got a little bag of mix-it-yourself trail mix after my workout with some pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, craisins, raisins, and a few chocolate chips.  It was delightful.  Anyway. . . I also picked up Udi's Gluten Free White Sandwich Bread.  I've heard great things about Udi's and Rudi's, and Udi's was cheaper today, so that was my choice.

Gluten free bread is usually (I've never seen it otherwise) stored in the freezer section.  Take out what you need, let it thaw and store the rest in the freezer until you need it again.

I treated it just like any other bread.  Butter it just like you would regular grilled cheese.  You'll probably notice that the texture is a little stiffer than regular bread.  I'm actually totally fine with that because I DESPISE super soft, "sticky" breads.  By that I mean Wonderbread types that stick to your mouth when you chew them.  Ick.  This is not like that at all.  It came out delicious and was exactly what I needed today. I'm really happy with the brand, and I would recommend it to anyone.