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Campbells gets Smart!

Dianne — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:26:20 +0000

Every now and then I pick up a can of Campbell’s soup in hopes that MAYBE this time it won’t read ‘Wheat’ in the ingredients. The frequency of these explorations have diminished as grocery shopping just takes too much time as it is! But this weekend… I took the time. EUREKA!

The Gardennay I had known about and the Clam Chowder (mmmm my favorite)… but can’t justify the cost of for a family of 5 with 3 growing boys! BUT Campbell’s Tomato and Basil soup? NO wheat listed. Off to their website I go to confirm!

Campbell Canada is a proud member of the Canadian Celiac Association. For more information on Celiac disease, please visit the Celiac Association website.

At Campbell Canada, we take great care to ensure that these products are and remain Gluten-Free and have put in place a continuing validation program. If you have questions about Campbell Gluten-Free Products please call the Campbell’s Consumer Response Center at 1-800-410-7687.

Yes they have gotten on the wagon WOOOT! Even on an easy to read page! YAY Campbells!

Tuesday’s Lunch

Dianne — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:24:10 +0000

What’s for lunch?

Spring Pea Soup with Real Cream from Knorr (Located at the $Store up on the hill.)

Toast! EnerG Brown Rice Bread (Safeway) Not as good as the Soft White Rice Loaf but good toasted and dipped!

Oh, and of course the evil Diet Coke. JUST 1!

Knorr Soup Lunch

Dianne — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:44:45 +0000

I miss soups! While I really enjoy traditional Campbells soups and their economic addition to cooking for a family, I now venture to find affordable alternatives.

Knorr has caught on. Not only can you get some of their soups in ready to serve sizes for a hungry man or two ladies for lunch, you can also get pouches for approx $2.50 each. Two of these and some Red Mills Pizza Dough makes a great lunch for my family of 5.

That brings a family meal in at approx $10. Reasonable!

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Items that you might not recognize on the ingredients list. To Wikipedia!

maltodextrin - can be derived from any starch. In the US, this starch is usually rice, corn or potato; elsewhere, such as in Europe, it is commonly wheat. This is important for coeliacs, since the wheat-derived maltodextrin can contain traces of gluten. There have been recent reports of coeliac reaction to maltodextrin in the United States.[citation needed] This might be a consequence of the shift of corn to ethanol production and its replacement with wheat in the formulation.

Other authorities on gluten maintain the source does not matter because maltodextrin is such a highly processed ingredient that the protein is removed, rendering it gluten free. If wheat is used to make maltodextrin, it will appear on the label. Even so, the maltodextrin will be gluten free.

note: Soups may contain milk ingredients