Customer Reviews

Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice Cereal, Gluten Free, Organic, 10-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 6)

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I've been gluten free for ten years. I'm o.k. enough that I can slip up a little and only get a little sick: what that means is that if something isn't entirely gluten free, it will make me sick for hours, not days. That's made me tolerant of food that isn't entirely gluten free--I'll eat the not-entirely-gluten-free food for a couple of days, and then start having a reaction, not realizing that is what is happening.

This is only sort of gluten free. You might be able to eat it a few times with only a little bit of distress, but then it will get worse. If you are a celiac on a long-standing gluten free diet, you will slowly get sicker again.

And, your risk of getting colon cancer later in life will go up dramatically, which is apparently what happens to celiacs who eat little bits of gluten throughout their lives. Just because it's not really making you sick, doesn't mean it's not doing damage.

Avoid this, and don't feed it to celiac kids.

Edit: On the gluten-free listservs there are discussions of people getting sick from this. Erewhon has confirmed that they run oat cereals on some of the lines, so if you are a celiac who can't tolerate oats (which I am) this is bad stuff.

Also, they make this in a facility that processes wheat, so it may be legally gluten free (20 ppm or less), but not actually gluten-free. Mixed facilities can have 10 ppm wheat in the air alone.

My name is Annelies and I work for attune foods, the manufacturer of Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice- Gluten Free cereal. Our Erewhon certified gluten free cereals are made in a peanut-free, tree-nut free and dairy-free facility. They are run on a shared line with gluten and we abide by good manufacturing practices to help ensure against cross-contamination. This consists of the machinery being sanitized and thoroughly washed down before the cereal is made. Then after it is made, the cereal is tested to ensure it is less than 20 ppm of gluten. We sent the cereal to a separate facility last fall to double check the levels at which it tested and found it to be less than 5ppm of gluten. In November of 2010, our Erewhon gluten free cereals were certified gluten free by GIG. I hope this helps clarify our current practices as I realize there are reviews dating back many years on amazon.com and thought it would be helpful to update interested consumers of it on amazon.com.

This is a great tasting cereal, but it is NOT gluten free. It took me months to figure how my family kept getting gluten because I trusted the "family" owned Erewhon brand. Guess what? They are no longer family owned. The corporation who makes Skinner Raisin Brand owns them and processes raisin bran in the same plant as the supposedly gluten free Crispy Brown Rice cereal. If avoiding gluten is important to your family's health, then avoid this cereal. It is definitely cross contaminated with gluten.

This cereal has a healthy, nutty flavor very similar to that of puffed rice, but with more crisp. It is very low in calories, and it's true what the other reviewer mentioned about the low glycemic impact. It is not a sweet cereal by any means. I eat it with vanilla soymilk, and that makes it tasty enough for me. I personally I would not spring it on a child who is new to a gluten-free diet, because they'll likely turn their nose up at it if served as is. I agree with the other reviewer and would recommend the Envirokids line of cereals for GF kids (caution - a couple of them are *not* GF!).

I tried my first bowl tonight after ordering the bulk order from Amazon due to the reviews. I thought they tasted a bit like a cardboard version of Rice Krispies - they were pretty tasteless. I ended up adding a bit of sugar to it to make it more palatable.

The cereal tastes like it would be decent with fruit, but I would probably add a few extra marshmallows if I were to make rice krispie treats out of it.

Overall, I would say that there are other, tastier GF cereals out there -- the Envirokids brand is a pretty good one for instance. However, if you're looking for something to replace Rice Krispies specifically, this is an okay substitute but by no means perfect.

My 2-year old son takes VitaSpectrum per his pediatrician's advice. That thing has a very awful taste! I can't even hide it in his juice eventhough it's citrus-y. Well, I put the vitamin in this cereal (no liquid) and he ate it just fine. I was so shocked. He's so picky I didn't even think that he'd be distracted by the krispiness of this cereal.

My daughter, however, does not like the taste and refuses to eat it. :-(

I mix this cereal with gluten-free granola to cut the sweetness in the granola. By itself, this rice cereal is tasty but not very filling. Good with fruit.

I use this cereal for not only cereal, but also to make rice crispy treats. Yum!

It evens says "snap,crackle,pop." Not only is it delicious, but it is very filling. It satisfies my urge to crunch, and eliminates my problem with gluten products.
I highly recommend this cereal.

Erewhon crispy brown rice cereal is good.
I think it tastes just like Rice Krispy cereal.
It snap, crackles and pops just like it, and has less than 1 gram of sugar per serving.
I didn't think it was very filling, but it is a good cereal.