Wednesday, June 8, 2016

GF hamburger buns: Care Bakery vs. Udi's white buns

Both of these were available at Co-Op.  Both are frozen.  You get 4 buns each.  The Care buns are larger and taller. 

Both were "white" versions. Udi's had a whole grain version but Care did not, and I thought it would be unfair to compare whole grain vs. white.  (Normally, we would do whole grain, but fair is fair.)

Test:  Thawed but not toasted for daughter; toasted on the BBQ for me.  PC Angus burgers with the usual fixins'.

Verdict:  They were both quite good, but Udi's edged out Care.  My daughter didn't have a preference.  To me, the Care was a little spongy. 

 This was because the Care buns had more air in them, which some might find a plus.  And they are bigger and wider than Udi's, though much of this is also air.  I would eat Care buns without any real complaints.

Based on results so far, I would say that any family just starting out in gluten-free could probably do worse than start with Udi's bakery products.  They are not necessarily the cheapest, but they seem consistently good to us.  This might be especially helpful for picky eaters or those already used to a traditional diet.

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