Home Free was founded by Jill Robbins, a clinical psychologist and author of “Allergen Free Baking,” turned to baking when her son was diagnosed with severe food allergies. Jill’s goal was to create delicious, wholesome treats that her son, and everyone with or without food allergies, could enjoy together. Today the company makes a variety of cookies and coffee cakes in a dedicated baking facility, where it conducts allergen testing on ingredients and random product batches to ensure that each product is free of common food allergens.
Home Free cookies are:
• Certified organic
• Certified whole grain – each cookie serving contains at least ½ serving of whole grains
• Free of peanuts, tree nuts, eggs and dairy
• Without trans fat or cholesterol
• Fine for most people allergic to wheat (not gluten-free; contain oats)
• Fine for most people allergic to soy (most contain soy lecithin)
• Baked and packaged in a dedicated bakery
• Allergen tested
• Without corn sweeteners, artificial colors, artificial flavors, MSG, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
• Certified vegan (oatmeal cookies, and coffee cakes)
• Certified kosher pareve
Home Free bakes in small batches, takes time for allergy education, and donates regularly to food pantries and to allergy related organizations.
I was sent Home Free’s Organic Chocolate Chip Cookies, Organic Mini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Organic Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies to try. Oh my goodness! These cookies are so delicious! I would’ve never guessed these cookies were free of dairy and eggs – there is no weird aftertaste or lack of flavor! The regular sized cookies are softer and a more moist type cookie. The minis are a little bit harder, but nonetheless just as yummy. These are such a delicious treat for kids with food allergies. Even though we don’t have food allergies here, I will definitely be purchasing more of these for me my family since I love the option of having healthier cookies in the house for snacks. These will definitely be handy whenever we are at a playdate with my little guy’s friends that have food allergies (which in our playgroup we have a few) so that the parents won’t have to worry that their little one may accidentally ate the non-allergy friendly snack.
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You can buy Home Free cookies at http://homefreetreats.com
Great cookies for all of us who want to avoid GMO. I want to share a well researched article with your readers about GMO:
http://hubpages.com/hub/foods-genetically-modified
These cookies are really good. I’ve had them and my family emptied the boxes in two days. They were great.