“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.

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

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!

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!

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?

Author Keith Upchurch actually has celiac disease, which I thought was a very interesting coincidence. He had not previously heard of us and really liked our concept. This being said, the reason why he wrote his article was because of our recent partnership with gourmet retailer Dean & DeLuca in New York City.

But I don’t want to repeat everything from the article about Custom Choice Cereal. Instead, I encourage you to check it out! I’m just thrilled to have a newspaper write about my little gluten-free company and help at least one more person on a gluten-free diet enjoy a variety of tasty breakfast again!

We have to admit that this list is subjectively chosen but think that this week’s best gluten-free cereal names are:

5. Healthy heart (mix ID ba0375). Delicious and good for you. Does it get any better??
4. North American Fruit Mix (mix ID 061964). Gotta love it!
3. Morning Magick (mix ID cafe05). Mix ID almost spells the complementary drink. Awesome!
2. Are we there yet? Are we there yet? (mix ID a505e8). We hope you are!
1. And this week’s winning name is Man That’s Good Flakes (mix ID 4151e4)

Have a wonderful weekend and please consider to also connect with Custom Choice Cereal on facebook! We know you’ll spend some time there this weekend, so swing on by

Besides this, there has been some other pretty good stuff happening at Custom Choice Cereal this week. Obviously I am still stoked about our partnership with gourmet retailer Dean & DeLuca, bringing gluten-free cereal to their stores in New York City. But what always excites me most is the awesome feedback we get about our cereal, so I had to share another one with you.

Rita designed her own cereal and reviewed it on her blog One 2 Try and starts out by saying that “I wanted to create even more cereal, it was so much fun”. When her concoction arrived conveniently at her doorstep she thought that it “looked delectable. There are big cherries and lots of coconut flakes. It smells wonderful. I could not wait to taste my creation. The corn flakes are delicately crunchy while the cherries and blueberries add a nice chewiness to the cereal. The coconut adds even more crunch. The berries add the sweetness. This is really good. I am enjoying munching right from the bag. I had some with milk too and it was my perfect cereal taste sensation.”

You know what I thought when I read this review? Even if I tried I couldn’t come up with better feedback. So what are you waiting for? Design your perfect gluten-free breakfast and experience what Rita describes as “The fun comes in the creating exactly what you want in your cereal. It is your Custom Choice Cereal. Munch Munch Munch… it is so good!”

This week’s best names (in our book) are:

5. Strawberry Mango Margarita Mix (mix ID bdc628). Best served with the umbrella.
4. I hope chia seeds taste ok… (mix ID d46277). We like ‘em. And they’re incredibly good for you!
3. GLUTEN FREE MORNING SURPRISE (mix ID ef4fc8). CAPS LOCK, ANYONE?
2. Bahama Mama Berry Swirl (mix ID c2bc90). Simply. Awesome.
1. Congratulations to our winning name Katie’s Booberry Crunch – HANDS OFF (mix ID 7227e1)

Don’t forget the special 10% Valentine’s Day coupon “VALENTINE” VALID TODAY ONLY! Have a great weekend!

The great Angel Burch of Gluten Free Life TV where she talks about her road to diagnosis. Despite the staged audience reactions – which I thought are pretty funny – this gives a comprehensive overview of celiac disease (yeah, it’s not an allergy), what’s available in the gluten-free market, food safety & reading labels as well as the omnipresent issue of cross-contamination, typical symptoms and how to get tested.

If you look closely at the right side of the screen you’ll even be able to catch a glimpse of a bag of your one and only Custom Choice Cereal – Organic Corn Flakes with Natural Almonds, Cranberries and a double serving of Organic Raisins (copy mix ID 9894fd into the re-order box to get this cereal)!

There are two ways to see all of our awesome gluten-free cereal: 1) roughly two thirds into the video the camera shifts and you’ll see our cereal in its entire beauty or 2) design your own perfect breakfast cereal and enjoy Your Gluten Freedom at home! I’m just saying – I know what I’d do…

http://www.khou.com/v/?i=115569239

P.S. Also watch the video Cut Out the Sodium for a bigger mentioning of Custom Choice Cereal right at the beginning!