Re: Amazon Grocery s GF items

[Guest guest]

At which Whole Foods?

H.

In a message dated 8/24/06 8:37:33 PM, vizlvr@... writes:

On a side note, I noticed Glutino Frozen Individual

Pizzas at Whole Foods tonight. I don't remember

seeing them there before. Still off limits for my

husband and daughter due to corn but I've heard that

their products are usually pretty good.

[Guest guest]

> hoping they will start to carry Tinkyada pasta. It

> would be so nice to

> not have to pay Whole Foods prices for something I

> cook almost daily.

I don't know if you have a Trader Joe's near you but

if you do their gluten free pasta is clearly made by

Tinkyada (this is how many of TJ's products are-made

by regular companies and repackaged with the TJ's

label. Then TJ's charges a lower price based on that

they can assure the company they don't have to compete

with others for shelf space and sales). It doesn't

explicitly say so on the package but its pretty

obvious. Only available in spaghetti and penne but

I'm pretty sure its cheaper than WF.

On a side note, I noticed Glutino Frozen Individual

Pizzas at Whole Foods tonight. I don't remember

seeing them there before. Still off limits for my

husband and daughter due to corn but I've heard that

their products are usually pretty good.

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[Guest guest]

On 8/24/06, on <vizlvr@...> wrote:

" don't know if you have a Trader Joe's near you but

if you do their gluten free pasta is clearly made by

Tinkyada "

That's interesting that you should say that, because while I find TJ's

rice pasta very tasty and certainly much cheaper than Tinkyada, I am

almost positive that they are not made by the same brand. Why? Because

TJ's rice pasta does not reheat. It is simply awful cold, and falls

apart when reheated. Tinkyada's does not. They do not taste remotely

similar to me, nor are the pasta the same in shape or color.

I WISH TJ's would carry Tinkyada's pasta because it's worth a cuople extra bucks - it's so much better.

Funny how two ppl's taste buds can be so different - Heh. Maybe I am

the only one who finds this difference in texture and taste!

Thanks for the lead re: Glutino pizzas at WF. That's exciting, I will certainly check it out.

[Guest guest]

Sorry, it was the San Mateo store. They only had a '2

cheese' variety but you can always add whatever else

you want.

--- flatcat9@... wrote:

> At which Whole Foods?

> H.

> In a message dated 8/24/06 8:37:33 PM,

> vizlvr@... writes:

>

>

> > On a side note, I noticed Glutino Frozen

> Individual

> > Pizzas at Whole Foods tonight. I don't remember

> > seeing them there before. Still off limits for my

> > husband and daughter due to corn but I've heard

> that

> > their products are usually pretty good.

> >

> >

> >

>

>

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[Guest guest]

The pennes taste exactly the same to me. You have to

make sure you're comparing the right tinkyada pasta as

they make several types (rice, brown rice, enhanced

with rice bran). The penne is not my favorite

tinkyada shape either. The packaging is VERY similar

and the TJs is also a 'product of canada'. Tinkyada

recently made some changes to their packaging but

before they did so the font on the back for the

ingredient lists etc was identical. I still think the

TJs pasta is Tinkyada...

But who knows-and its unlikely either company will

tell.

--- Isaiah <isaiah.benjamin@...> wrote:

> On 8/24/06, on <vizlvr@...>

> wrote:

>

> " don't know if you have a Trader Joe's near you but

> if you do their gluten free pasta is clearly made by

> Tinkyada "

>

> That's interesting that you should say that, because

> while I find TJ's rice

> pasta very tasty and certainly much cheaper than

> Tinkyada, I am almost

> positive that they are not made by the same brand.

> Why? Because TJ's rice

> pasta does not reheat. It is simply awful cold, and

> falls apart when

> reheated. Tinkyada's does not. They do not taste

> remotely similar to me, nor

> are the pasta the same in shape or color.

>

> I WISH TJ's would carry Tinkyada's pasta because

> it's worth a cuople extra

> bucks - it's so much better.

>

> Funny how two ppl's taste buds can be so different -

> Heh. Maybe I am the

> only one who finds this difference in texture and

> taste!

>

> Thanks for the lead re: Glutino pizzas at WF. That's

> exciting, I will

> certainly check it out.

>

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[Guest guest]

Heh - A pasta mystery! I will have to give TJ's pasta another chance!

[Guest guest]

Actually, you can order individual items. Do a search for " gluten

free " on Amazon's home page and several categories will show,

including the grocery and gourmet food categories. The categories do

not neccessarily overlap each other in product offering, either. I

think the grocery has more items in bulk and gourmet foods has a wider

variety of GF brands.

>

> My husband just discovered that the new Amazon Grocery has a large

> selection of Gluten Free items! The prices are quite good - but the

> catch is you have to order in bulk. For example, the Annie's Mac and

> cheese comes in a box of 12 6 oz. boxes. Some of the quantities are a

> bit more reasonable. Bob's Red Mill products come in a pack of 4. I'm

> hoping they will start to carry Tinkyada pasta. It would be so nice to

> not have to pay Whole Foods prices for something I cook almost daily.

>

> Here's the link to the main Grocery site; just search on Gluten Free.

>

> http://www.amazon.com/b/102-6658238-1277752?ie=UTF8 & node=16310101

>

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[Guest guest]

Here's the link to all GF items!

http://amazon.com/s/ref=br_ss_hs/104-8646289-6372700?platform=gurupa & url=index%3\

Dblended & keywords=gluten+free & Go.x=0 & Go.y=0 & Go=Go

> >

> > My husband just discovered that the new Amazon Grocery has a large

> > selection of Gluten Free items! The prices are quite good - but the

> > catch is you have to order in bulk. For example, the Annie's Mac and

> > cheese comes in a box of 12 6 oz. boxes. Some of the quantities are a

> > bit more reasonable. Bob's Red Mill products come in a pack of 4. I'm

> > hoping they will start to carry Tinkyada pasta. It would be so

nice to

> > not have to pay Whole Foods prices for something I cook almost daily.

> >

> > Here's the link to the main Grocery site; just search on Gluten Free.

> >

> > http://www.amazon.com/b/102-6658238-1277752?ie=UTF8 & node=16310101

> >

> >

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> >

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