The Gluten Free & Allergen Friendly Expo-Atlanta  (GFAF Expo)  took place this weekend at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta. I attended with my daughter on Saturday and solo on Sunday and managed to zero in on new-to-me products and refrain from eating everything in site – a common problem at an event where nothing is off limits.

I was an Official GFAF Blogger, which means I was treated to a lovely breakfast of bagels, fruit and juice by BFree Foods before the show began. BFree Foods was the blogger sponsor, so I left with a bag full of their vegan and gluten-free breads to try at home. This is the first year there has been such a great blogger turnout. It was lovely to meet Amy Fothergil in person finally. I also got to meet: Belinda of GFree Genius; Brittany of A Southern Celiac and her gorgeous daughter; Jereann of Celiac Mama and the list goes on.

While I didn’t have the time to listen to any of the speakers or take a walk through Enjoy Life’s new interactive candy land (line was too long), I did find some great new products and got to catch up with friends.

• BFree Food’s vegan pita bread is just like I remember. A small bite of this warm, pillow-y bread had me wishing for lamb, fresh hummus, and some stuffed grape leaves. And it can be cut and stuffed too!

•  This was my first time trying anything from Perfectly Free. Those salted caramel vanilla non-dairy frozen bites were quite tasty and pack a whopping 30 calories per sizable bite – not bad. And they are free of the top eight allergens.

• The new blueberry and regular waffles from Garden Lites are made from butternut squash and carrots. They toast up nice and crunchy and offer yet another way to get more veggies into your diet. I already love their muffins, so I am not surprised to find another quality product from the company.

• The new vegan cheese bars from Go Veggie are a first for me. Available in white cheddar and white cheddar and meatless bacon are fantastic and portable, they are thick and salty and creamy. I haven’t seen them in stores yet, so I was stoked to get to try them. I have been eating their shredded cheeses for years and love to watch as they add new and innovative products to their vegan line. 

• Magnolia Mixes, out of Birmingham, AL, brought their line of mixes wrapped in gorgeous packaging to the show. The lemon pound cake produced a loaf that reminded me of Sara Lee – yes, it is that good. The mixes aren’t available locally, but they can be ordered on Amazon.com

• O’Doughs added muffins and cakes to its line of vegan baked breads. Choose from blueberry, banana chocolate chip and double chocolate muffins and banana chocolate chip and chocolate cakes. The muffins and cakes are not vegan and contain eggs and dairy.

•  Path of Life’s new Cauliflower and Pea Curry features tender cauliflower, peas, tomatoes, garlic and cilantro in a light curry sauce. Delicious and would pair nicely with pasta or rice.

Thank you GFAF Expo for making a stop in Atlanta! See you next year!