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The summer edition of Living Without came out. This magazine for people with allergies and food sensitivities is a truly outstanding resource for anyone following an allergen-friendly diet. Especially now with celiac disease awareness month in full swing they offer a lot a delicious gluten-free and wheat-free recipes. The reason we at Custom Choice Cereal are super excited about this particular issue is that it includes our custom gluten-free cereal in the “Try It” section as one of Living Without’s Favorites! They write:
“It doesn’t have to be the same old thing for breakfast. Thanks to Custom Choice Cereals, you can design a nutritious dry cereal blend precisely to your taste and your special dietary needs. Log onto the easy-to-use website and choose your ingredients… Your cereal mix with customized nutrition label shows up at your door a few days later. It’s that simple—and simply delicious.”
Have your created your personal gluten-free cereal yet? Or do you have an ingredient suggestion for us? We are learning every single day and greatly appreciate your input! Thank you for helping us bringing taste and unrivaled variety to the gluten-free cereal bowl!
The Custom Choice Cereal team was torn for quite some time because we had to make a very difficult decision for last weekend: attend the gluten-free expo in Asheville, the one in Charlotte, or the one in Chicago? We had a great time in Chicago last year and also enjoyed the Ingles Gluten-Free Fair 2010 in Asheville. After long discussions we therefore said to ourselves: “Why not try something new and go to Charlotte?” And so we did.
When we entered the venue of the Charlotte Gluten-Free Expo at 9am we were welcomed by a buzz that really transformed us into fair mode! The aisle to the main vendor room was lined with stands, and plenty of people already poured in to listen to gluten-free research superstar Dr. Alessio Fasano from the Celiac Disease Research Center at the University of Maryland. Later on there also was a chance to take a gluten-free baking class with our good friend Jules Shepard – who welcomed us at the first stand when entering the main room.
The vendor room itself was PACKED even before the doors openend! We were truly amazed at the variety of gluten-free manufacturers that were there. Of course we saw most of the big names. However, it was awesome to see quite a few smaller local companies (like us) such as Tasty-Yo (frozen yogurt that is simply delicious in combination with our custom cereal), Polka Dot Bake Shop, Labrems Cookies and gluten-free pizza from FUEL serving the gluten-free community. These last guys have a store right around the corner from the expo and sampled an incredible 82 (!!) boxes of pizza!
Once the doors opened, we were super busy until the very end of the expo! It was so much fun to finally put some faces on the names of people we know as frequent customers of our custom gluten-free cereal or have just emailed with. Fortunately we had learned from our previous expo experiences and brought plenty of water to drink. Trust us when we say that your throat will get dry and sore after 5 hours of talking… People were amazed to learn that they can create their perfect gluten-free cereal online. They loved the fact that they can even name their personal mix and receive it conveniently at their doorstep. Fortunately we had brought exactly the right amount of samples so that at the end of the day we just ran out. After receiving a comment on our facebook page (where you can also see more pictures of the event) today we know why: 1,137 hungry attendees!!
Let us finish with a great advice that we learned from a few veteran expo visitors: bring tupperware boxes and/or ziplog bags for samples to take home! That way you don’t miss out on all the great foods because you’re too full after you made your way only through half the vendors 
Happy Friday everyone! It looks as if Spring has finally arrived for good in North Carolina, so I will definitely spend the majority of the weekend outside. Do you have any great weekend plans?
But first things first. It’s become a tradition that’s dear to my heart that we at Custom Choice Cereal recognize the creative names for your gluten-free cereal on the last day of the work week. Maybe you made it this week! Even if not – at the very least you can snap up some ideas what you might call your next mix. This week’s contestants are:
5. Hajo’s Breakfast Surprise (mix ID fd9830). I’m honored!
4. CCCereal (mix ID 8d21f6). Just because.
3. PinkFlash Race Mix (mix ID c812c7). Certainly hope you won/will win your race
2. Elizabeth’s Awesome Blend (mix ID 74b640). Couldn’t possibly agree more.
1. And our winner is Chocolatey granola blast (mix ID b4b871). Guaranteed to give you an energetic start into the day!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Remember: If you upload a picture of yourself with your personal gluten-free cereal to Custom Choice Cereal’s facebook page, you can win 2 free replacements of your last order! We’ll select the winner at the end of April!
Wohoo, it’s Friday! Not that we at Custom Choice Cereal really have a “work week”… Quite to the contrary, weekends give us some time to catch up on the “fun” administrative work that’s a part of entrepreneurship. Always work hard, and if you think you’re done – think again! Someone has to do it, and that someone is going to be Hajo
Friday has become the day that we recognize the names your gave your gluten-free cereal creations this week. It’s a good tradition, and we want to share some of the fun we have with you. Trust us if we say that it will also explain the at first glance seemingly odd picture accompanying this blog post… These cereal names can hopefully serve as an encouragement/stellar example how creative one can get!
So without further ado, Heeeere weeeeee gohoooooo:
5. Gluten Free Greatness!! (mix ID 952f20). Indeed.
4. Maegan’s Munchies (mix ID 85ae8d). I’m a sucker for alliterations…
3. Bird’s Superfruit cereal (mix ID 66e9b0). You gotta be one heck of a bird lover to feed this treat to your feathered friends!
2. Choc’ Full of Nuts! (mix ID 828c86). Including Walnuts, which, as we just learned, are the healthiest nuts!
1. And this week’s winner is Wayne’s World (mix ID 999dea). Just looooove that movie – and “interesting” last three letters of the mix ID…
As always, we hope you enjoy a wonderful weekend. If you are spending some time on facebook, please consider to become a fan of Custom Choice Cereal. It’s a great way to connect with us and others in the gluten-free community and share advice, pictures, ask questions or just tell us what you’ve been up to!
Happy Friday! You know that I’m a sucker for college basketball, so I am anxiously awaiting the sweet 16 game between the UNC Tar Heels and the Marquette Golden Eagles tonight. But before it comes to that it’s time to recognize the creative names your gave your gluten-free cereal creations this week!
The spectrum of creativity was extremely wide this week, ranging from the standard “I just name my cereal after myself” to some really funny and a few inappropriate names. Even though it was tempting, the Custom Choice Cereal crew decided not to recognize any names from the latter category… Here are this week’s winners:
5. Go Heels! (mix ID 1c7304). You can always get me with this.
4. Sunshine Morning (mix ID 3f8818) and Sunset Evening (mix ID 1f210e). Perfect for mornings AND evenings…
3. the guitar masta mix (mix ID 68d39a). Fueled with this you’ll play like the next Jimi Hendrix
2. Triathlete Power Crunch (mix ID f75edc). Go you!
1. And this week’s winner is the No, I dont want to share mix (mix ID bdf435). We can sympathize!
Thank you so much for making my job fun by entertaining me with great names for your custom cereals. Have a wonderful weekend!
Sit back in your chairs, relax and enjoy the show! Here comes a blog post that you will hopefully enjoy as much as we at Custom Choice Cereal did.
“Okay, first I was impressed that there was a site specifically for Gluten Free cereal. Then I was impressed because you could mix your own AND name them! THEN I was impressed by the ease of ordering, and the personal customer service as evidenced by the nice email I got after placing my order.
Well, now I’m a devoted and extremely satisfied customer and here’s why: I received my cereal today (two days after ordering – FAST!), and was so excited that I decided to make myself a bowl of one of my custom mixes as soon as I got home tonight. When I opened the box there were my two special mixes, cool labels included, neatly packed (and without a lot of unnecessary extras, I might add). Then I noticed in the box was a pamphlet about the business, and a business card – yours – with a PERSONAL NOTE!
Who does this anymore in this day of automation and “press one for English”?! I was beyond thrilled with that little piece of kindness.
Then I ate some cereal, my “Banaconut” (mix ID 22f1ca), a multi-grain flake with coconut and banana chips. OH MY GOODNESS! It was fantastic!! Having sampled some really tasteless or downright icky GF cereals since beginning this GF journey, I admit some concern about how my new cereals would taste. I am so HAPPY!! Actually, I did a little happy dance after my first bite!
I am absolutely thrilled that I found your company and that I placed my order. You WILL be hearing back from me in the future!
Thanks SO SO SO much!”
We have to thank YOU! You might not believe it, but when we received your email, we did a little happy dance, too 
Happy Monday to you all! If you haven’t heard of Lisa Cain aka Snack Girl you should definitely check out her website. Lisa started Snack Girl to educate people “about the foods they eat every day”. We at Custom Choice Cereal couldn’t agree more, especially since cereal truly is an everyday food!
That’s why we are very excited that Snack Girl reviews our custom gluten-free cereal on her website. She is especially intrigued by our concept because as so many of us, she “wastes a lot of time in the cereal aisle. It takes FOREVER to look at all the labels to try to understand what I am truly buying”. Now that she found Custom Choice Cereal, Lisa can “choose the ingredients that go into that cereal so I could make my cereal perfect”.
After sending us a very encouraging email (“I REALLY liked it!”), Lisa writes that she “designed my own cereal on his site and was pleasantly surprised by the results. I was supposed to share this cereal with my family, but I forgot”. Now that’s a great sign that we are doing something right here and the best encouragement we can get! But she doesn’t stop there and continues by saying that “the ingredients were high quality and were really not comparable to buying a box of cereal at the supermarket. It is like an entirely different animal”.
We also love how she points out that “kids will love designing their own cereal – so if you are trying to get Jimmy off of Cocoa Puffs – this is a great option”. Wow. Seriously, Snack Girl has been reviewing snacks for years and knows what she’s saying, so her “stamp of approval” is a great honor for Custom Choice Cereal!
Check out the Snack Girl website, it has great pictures of many snacks as well as an easy navigation menu with the categories Healthy Snack Recipes, Healthy Packaged Snacks and the Worst Snacks she has tried. You are certain to learn a thing or two!
The weekend is almost here, and the faces behind Custom Choice Cereal can’t wait to see Carolina finally play its first game in the ACC tournament in Greensboro today! But first things first, and we’d like to stick to our good tradition of recognizing YOU the creative names your gave your gluten-free cereal munchies this week!
As you know, we try to be as objective as possible. However, sometimes – especially when sports are involved – we are easily biased. This being said, we think that this week’s best gluten-free cereal names are:
5. Sylvia’s GF Southern (mix ID 0cd976). Southern lifestyle starts at breakfast. You got it!
4. ChocoNanaBerry Surprise (mix ID 72d2fe). So deliciously tasty it surprises with every bite.
3. healthy choice (mix ID d84964). That’s the idea!
2. March Madness (mix ID 88da4f ). Couldn’t have said it any better
1. And this week’s winner is THE KATE (mix ID 9004f7). Just have to love the article & simplicity!
If you feel that the name for your cereal should have been included among this week’s best names – please leave us a comment. Otherwise: enjoy a healthy and fun-filled basketball weekend!
We’re still celebrating UNC winning the ACC season title in a great 81-67 victory over archrival Duke this weekend. And yet the next reason for celebration has already arrived: TODAY IS NATIONAL CEREAL DAY!
Celebrate with us at Custom Choice Cereal gluten-free style by creating your perfect breakfast mix: We give you 10% off all orders placed today with code “NatCereal”!
What ingredients do you love to have in your cereal? Let us know, and in case we don’t have them yet we’ll find them for you!
 Happy Friday, everyone! I am getting pretty exciting (and nervous) because my beloved Tar Heels will face archrival Duke in the Dean Dome tomorrow. I can only hope that UNC will play both halves as well as it played the first half before falling apart in the second half of the last game on February 9th…
But now to our good tradition of recognizing your creativity in naming your gluten-free cereals this week. It’s been a close race!
5. Hawaiian Dream (mix ID 9d88f4 ). Someone is in Spring mood already.
4. Ellen’s Belly Better Mix (mix ID 51e0f5). Better belly AND great taste
3. Good Morning Happy Stomach Granola (mix ID e7c950). Recognize the pattern…?
2. Breakfast of Champions (mix ID 5dcf80). You ARE the champions!
1. I know it’s very biased but in the spirit of tomorrow I had to choose Carolina Crunch (mix ID 049cf9) as this week’s winner!
Have a great weekend and please consider connecting with Custom Choice Cereal on facebook! You’ll spend some time there this weekend anyway so why not swing by?
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