Some of you may already be familiar with Food for Life, known for their “Ezekiel 4:9” bread, a sprouted bread based on the “recipe” provided in Ezekiel 4:9.  This bread consists of a variety of sprouted grains and legumes.  They’ve expanded their product line, and new products include cereal, English muffins, and gluten-free products!

Cereal

The cereal isn’t gluten-free, and I am, so I didn’t try this, but it disappeared in a hurry, so it seems to have passed the taste test with my children!  It’s basically raisin bran, except instead of traditional bran flakes, the flakes are made from the same sprouted grains and legumes as the signature bread.  As far as I could tell, watching my children eat it, this “handles” just like any other cereal, and they enjoyed it.

Gluten-Free

I believe there are a handful of gluten-free products in the line, but we were sent a couple versions of the bread to try.

This is a flax bread.  The kids didn’t like this.  The flax seeds make for larger “chunks” in the bread, and that seemed to bother them, texturally, so they kept trying to spit the flax seeds out.  It tastes good, and the flax is not an issue for those accustomed to seeded bread.  (I don’t mind it.)  But just a heads-up that this might not be the right choice if you’re feeding preschoolers.  Here’s the information off the package in case you need to know for allergy purposes:

(Sorry these didn’t photograph well.  Between plastic bags, and condensation from storing them in the fridge, the packages weren’t very photogenic.)

This “Original 3 Seed” variety was much more popular with the younger crowd here.  My gluten-free nephew (who’s 3) was so excited to have a sandwich when he came over to visit!  All of the kids gobbled this up (and I like it, too).  The most popular option around here is peanut butter toast.

Here’s another picture that will give you a better idea of the texture.  (There’s butter melted into it.)

And the package information:

English Muffins

There are now gluten-free English muffins, but these are not the gluten-free ones.

English muffins aren’t really my kids’ thing, so we used these to make pizzas.  I imagine most of you are familiar with that process, but just in case…

Start by splitting the muffins in half and laying them out on a baking sheet.

Top with sauce.

We just add some oregano and, optionally, Italian seasoning, to tomato sauce.

Add cheese.

And whatever toppings you like.  (In my house, black olives are the must-have.)  Then pop them under the broiler ’til the cheese is melted and everything is heated through.

This makes a quick and easy lunch or supper!