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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Fresh and local with American Gra-Frutti

I've written about AMERICAN GRA-FRUTTI a lot here on my blog and on Ging Recommends, and most people know it's my favorite local GF purveyor.  Now that they're also in Blackbird Coffee in Milledgeville, I can get a fix with a short amount of time.


From their newsletter.  Love you, Mia!




And so, Marilyn Santulli and her team at American Gra-frutti have had a great, busy summer, which includes the introduction of two FRESH BREAD STANDS at Whole Foods Markets at Merchant's Walk and Buckhead. To quote the press release:
All of these items are available for sale at our Marietta Bake House, which is a dedicated gluten free bakery. The foods included are featured at three local Whole Foods Markets (Buckhead, Merchants Walk, and Sandy Springs). The Buckhead and Merchants Walk stores house our hand-crafted, free-standing bread racks in the bakery departments. The Sandy Springs store highlights these foods as part of their gluten free bakery section.


The items on the fresh rack include these wonderful new items, plus some great favorites.  I adore the new crackers -- Graham, Sesame Seed and Almond, Artisan Flatbread, and Cheese.  I think they're really the top of the line in crackers, and the fact that they're made locally AND are made in a dedicated facility makes it even better. I honestly can't decide which one I like the most, but I DO know I have served them to gluten eaters with no problems!

from their Newsletter

And the bread, available fresh?  I feel like almost normal when I pick up a fresh loaf and can have a sandwich on FRESH bread.  YUM.


Here's what they have with all the price points and ingredient lists. 



Muffins:

Sold in four packs of 2.5 ounce muffins
 Apple Cinnamon Muffin
Blueberry Muffin
Cranberry Orange Walnut Muffins

Crackers:
Sold in 5 oz bags:
Cheesestraw Crackers
Graham Crackers
Savory Sesame Almond Crackers

Sold in 7 ounce bags:
Artisan Flatbread Crackers

Breads:
10 oz Dinner Sized loaf of Multi-Grain Daily Bread
22 oz loaf of Multi-Grain Daily Bread
22 oz loaf of Flax & Nut Bread



Ingredients for the foods that do not have labels attached:
Apple Cinnamon Muffins:
INGREDIENTS: Flour (Rice, Tapioca), Potato Starch, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Honey, Rice Bran, Apples, Purified Water, Eggs, Grapeseed Oil, Almonds, Salt, Brown Sugar, Carrageenan, Sunflower Lecithin, GF Vitamins and Natural Flavors, GF Baking Powder, Cornstarch, Cinnamon,
Xanthan Gum, and Salt
CONTAINS: Almonds, Eggs

Blueberry Muffins:
INGREDIENTS: Flour (Rice, Tapioca), Potato Starch, Evaporated Cane Juice, Honey, Rice Bran, Blueberries, Purified Water, Eggs, Grapeseed Oil, Almonds, Salt, Brown Sugar, Carrageenan, Sunflower Lecithin, GF Vitamins & Natural Flavors, GF Baking Powder, Cinnamon, Xanthan Gum, and Salt
CONTAINS: Almonds, Eggs

Cranberry Orange Walnut Muffins:
INGREDIENTS: Flours (Rice, Tapioca), Potato Starch, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Honey, Rice Bran, Eggs, Cranberries, Canola Oil, Walnuts, Purified Water, Almond Milk, Sunflower Lecithin Orange Juice, Orange Rind, GF Vanilla, Xanthan Gum, GF Natural Flavors, Vitamins and Spices, GF Baking Powder and Sea Salt
CONTAINS: Almonds, Eggs, Walnut

Flax and Nut Bread:
INGREDIENTS: Purified Water, Flours (Rice, Tapioca, Sorghum, GF Oat) Potato Starch, Honey, Rice Bran, Ascorbic Acid, Cage Free Eggs, Walnuts, Seeds (Sunflower, Pumpkin, Sesame, Poppy, Chia, and Flax), Canola Oil, Sugar, Yeast, GF Baking Powder, Apple Cider Vinegar, Xanthan Gum,
and Sea Salt
CONTAINS: Eggs, Walnuts

Congrats and continued growth and success to American Gra-Frutti.

Much love, 
Ging

1 comment:

Muse said...

Ginger, I tried to comment earlier and just noticed that it did not show up. Thank you so much for sampling these new foods and writing this review. Your support means a great deal to us! I love that you're spreading the word about this new family of foods too. Many thanks!