CostCo berry smoothies GF?

[Guest guest]

Tonight the CostCo staff was far less than helpful and refused to let

my husband see the ingredient label for the berry smoothie mix - but

my 6 yr has been begging and begging for one. I'm wondering if anyone

knows if they are GF?

Maureen

p.s. I also wonder if there actually is a helpful CostCo employee

anywhere... we've never met one

[Guest guest]

I don't know if they are GF.

What we do is buy the 3 Berry Blend from Costco and make our own at home.

Raspberries/Blueberries/nberries that is all there is in the bag.

Makes me wonder about not allowing you to see the ingredients.

I thought they were just the berries and water....but we haven't bought

one in a very long time.

I'm sorry to hear you've never met a helpful Costco employee. I've met

several.

Hope this was some help to you ~ Kathy

[Guest guest]

I don't know if they are GF.

What we do is buy the 3 Berry Blend from Costco and make our own at home.

Raspberries/Blueberries/nberries that is all there is in the bag.

Makes me wonder about not allowing you to see the ingredients.

I thought they were just the berries and water....but we haven't bought

one in a very long time.

I'm sorry to hear you've never met a helpful Costco employee. I've met

several.

Hope this was some help to you ~ Kathy

[Guest guest]

We make lots of smoothies at home (Trader Joe's Vanana yogurt +

mixed berries), too, but sometimes a kid just wants a store-bought

treat, ya know?

Maureen

>

> I don't know if they are GF.

> What we do is buy the 3 Berry Blend from Costco and make our own

at home.

> Raspberries/Blueberries/nberries that is all there is in the

bag.

>

> Makes me wonder about not allowing you to see the ingredients.

> I thought they were just the berries and water....but we haven't

bought

> one in a very long time.

>

> I'm sorry to hear you've never met a helpful Costco employee. I've

met

> several.

>

> Hope this was some help to you ~ Kathy

>

[Guest guest]

We make lots of smoothies at home (Trader Joe's Vanana yogurt +

mixed berries), too, but sometimes a kid just wants a store-bought

treat, ya know?

Maureen

>

> I don't know if they are GF.

> What we do is buy the 3 Berry Blend from Costco and make our own

at home.

> Raspberries/Blueberries/nberries that is all there is in the

bag.

>

> Makes me wonder about not allowing you to see the ingredients.

> I thought they were just the berries and water....but we haven't

bought

> one in a very long time.

>

> I'm sorry to hear you've never met a helpful Costco employee. I've

met

> several.

>

> Hope this was some help to you ~ Kathy

>

[Guest guest]

I hear that! Mine wanted an iced Mocha at Costco this evening....no,

sorry.

You have to make it at home. (Costco's iced Mocha is terrible! but who

knows what all is in it)

My "kid" is 17 years old next month.

Usually it is ME that wants something.....my family tells me no....I

have to wait to eat/drink at home

:-)

~ Kathy

marcianar wrote:

We make lots of smoothies at home (Trader Joe's Vanana yogurt + mixed berries), too, but sometimes a kid just wants a store-bought treat, ya know?

Maureen

I don't know if they are GF.

What we do is buy the 3 Berry Blend from Costco and make our own

at home.

Raspberries/Blueberries/nberries that is all there is in the

bag.

Makes me wonder about not allowing you to see the ingredients.

I thought they were just the berries and water....but we haven't

bought

one in a very long time.

I'm sorry to hear you've never met a helpful Costco employee. I've

met

several.

Hope this was some help to you ~ Kathy

[Guest guest]

I hear that! Mine wanted an iced Mocha at Costco this evening....no,

sorry.

You have to make it at home. (Costco's iced Mocha is terrible! but who

knows what all is in it)

My "kid" is 17 years old next month.

Usually it is ME that wants something.....my family tells me no....I

have to wait to eat/drink at home

:-)

~ Kathy

marcianar wrote:

We make lots of smoothies at home (Trader Joe's Vanana yogurt + mixed berries), too, but sometimes a kid just wants a store-bought treat, ya know?

Maureen

I don't know if they are GF.

What we do is buy the 3 Berry Blend from Costco and make our own

at home.

Raspberries/Blueberries/nberries that is all there is in the

bag.

Makes me wonder about not allowing you to see the ingredients.

I thought they were just the berries and water....but we haven't

bought

one in a very long time.

I'm sorry to hear you've never met a helpful Costco employee. I've

met

several.

Hope this was some help to you ~ Kathy

[Guest guest]

This is from research from 2003 so beware. You can contact

Jodi for an update.

Costco gf list

YOGURT/ICE CREAM

#12488 KS Yogurt Variety Pack

#12489 KS Variety Pack Yogurt

#26253 KS Vanilla Ice Cream

KS Berry Smoothie

Jodi D.

Costco Member Services

jdanielson@...

phone: x1720

fax:

[Guest guest]

This is from research from 2003 so beware. You can contact

Jodi for an update.

Costco gf list

YOGURT/ICE CREAM

#12488 KS Yogurt Variety Pack

#12489 KS Variety Pack Yogurt

#26253 KS Vanilla Ice Cream

KS Berry Smoothie

Jodi D.

Costco Member Services

jdanielson@...

phone: x1720

fax:

[Guest guest]

Maureen

does your daughter specifically want a Costco berry smoothie or will

any berry smoothie do?

If any smoothie will do, I make one that my son just loves. We're GF

and CF so there is no dairy in this one but I'll bet it would be even

better with yoghurt.

1 cup strawberries

1 cup cold water or rice milk/almond milk/soymilk.

4 teaspoons white beans (they have no flavor and add fiber)

1 teaspoon agave nectar (you can use any sweetner, I use this because

it has a low GI and it is sweet without having a taste of it's own)

Blend well.

the smoothie made with water is a brighter red than the one made with

the milks. If I make it with vanilla almond milk I leave out the

sweetener.

or you can buy a GF, CF, kosher, organic, natural, vegan smoothie

base from <http://www.naturesflavors.com/default.php?cPath=161>

I haven't tried anything from this company yet but a good girlfriend

of mine who lives in Austin is raving about this company's products.

They natural snow cone syrups, natural colorants and flavorants and

a whole bunch of other items that are natural, organic, GFCF, vegan

and kosher.

Shez

[Guest guest]

Maureen

does your daughter specifically want a Costco berry smoothie or will

any berry smoothie do?

If any smoothie will do, I make one that my son just loves. We're GF

and CF so there is no dairy in this one but I'll bet it would be even

better with yoghurt.

1 cup strawberries

1 cup cold water or rice milk/almond milk/soymilk.

4 teaspoons white beans (they have no flavor and add fiber)

1 teaspoon agave nectar (you can use any sweetner, I use this because

it has a low GI and it is sweet without having a taste of it's own)

Blend well.

the smoothie made with water is a brighter red than the one made with

the milks. If I make it with vanilla almond milk I leave out the

sweetener.

or you can buy a GF, CF, kosher, organic, natural, vegan smoothie

base from <http://www.naturesflavors.com/default.php?cPath=161>

I haven't tried anything from this company yet but a good girlfriend

of mine who lives in Austin is raving about this company's products.

They natural snow cone syrups, natural colorants and flavorants and

a whole bunch of other items that are natural, organic, GFCF, vegan

and kosher.

Shez

[Guest guest]

> We make lots of smoothies at home (Trader Joe's Vanana yogurt +

> mixed berries), too, but sometimes a kid just wants a store-bought

> treat, ya know?

=============

Sorry, I should have read ahead before posting recipes for smoothies.

We have a chain of stores here in Norfolk that sells the most amazing

smoothies that are GFCF. problem is that I don't think they are

national.

Shez

[Guest guest]

> We make lots of smoothies at home (Trader Joe's Vanana yogurt +

> mixed berries), too, but sometimes a kid just wants a store-bought

> treat, ya know?

=============

Sorry, I should have read ahead before posting recipes for smoothies.

We have a chain of stores here in Norfolk that sells the most amazing

smoothies that are GFCF. problem is that I don't think they are

national.

Shez

[Guest guest]

I can't speak to CostCo but have had great experience with Pick n Save.

The deli employee went back and got the original packages and even

helped me look through them to determine which items I could have other

than the obvious no nos like pasta salads. Very helpful and friendly. I

have been to a couple other stores (Sentury was terrible) where the

employees rolled their eyes and were just nasty about it when I

requested to see ingreedient lists.

>

> Tonight the CostCo staff was far less than helpful and refused to let

> my husband see the ingredient label for the berry smoothie mix - but

> my 6 yr has been begging and begging for one. I'm wondering if anyone

> knows if they are GF?

>

> Maureen

>

>

> p.s. I also wonder if there actually is a helpful CostCo employee

> anywhere... we've never met one

>

[Guest guest]

I can't speak to CostCo but have had great experience with Pick n Save.

The deli employee went back and got the original packages and even

helped me look through them to determine which items I could have other

than the obvious no nos like pasta salads. Very helpful and friendly. I

have been to a couple other stores (Sentury was terrible) where the

employees rolled their eyes and were just nasty about it when I

requested to see ingreedient lists.

>

> Tonight the CostCo staff was far less than helpful and refused to let

> my husband see the ingredient label for the berry smoothie mix - but

> my 6 yr has been begging and begging for one. I'm wondering if anyone

> knows if they are GF?

>

> Maureen

>

>

> p.s. I also wonder if there actually is a helpful CostCo employee

> anywhere... we've never met one

>

[Guest guest]

I can't speak to CostCo but have had great experience with Pick n Save.

The deli employee went back and got the original packages and even

helped me look through them to determine which items I could have other

than the obvious no nos like pasta salads. Very helpful and friendly. I

have been to a couple other stores (Sentury was terrible) where the

employees rolled their eyes and were just nasty about it when I

requested to see ingreedient lists.

>

> Tonight the CostCo staff was far less than helpful and refused to let

> my husband see the ingredient label for the berry smoothie mix - but

> my 6 yr has been begging and begging for one. I'm wondering if anyone

> knows if they are GF?

>

> Maureen

>

>

> p.s. I also wonder if there actually is a helpful CostCo employee

> anywhere... we've never met one

>