Hot and Dandy — erinlamb

I’m not a coffee drinker for religious reasons, but I do love the flavour so I’m always on the search of something close 🙂 Especially when it’s -35 degrees outside (like today) and I am dying for a hot drink!

If you clicked this post because….

You are looking for a replacement to cut down on your coffee intake

OR

You are about to start an elimination diet and cutting out the coffee is one of your worries about starting

OR

You are pregnant/breastfeeding and trying to avoid coffee

You came to the right place!

I want to tell you about a little gem I discovered a couple of years ago called Dandy Blend! There are so many coffee substitutes out there, however most aren’t gluten free so I’ve always been a little bummed I haven’t been able to try them.

I LOVE that Dandy Blend has so many nutritional benefits and doesn’t require a lot (if any) sweetener!

Let me introduce you to the blend a little bit….

– Dandy Blend is made of only 5 ingredients — extracts of barley, rye, dandelion, chicory and beet roots.

– It’s gluten free! It doesn’t contain barley and rye, but rather their water extracts – which is a big difference. Gluten and Gliadin proteins are not water soluble, which means that all gluten and gliadin are left behind in the grounds, and get thrown away.

ps the company even tests for traces of gluten!

– There are no added sugars or sweeteners in Dandy Blend. Dandelion root and chicory root contain inulin, (an indigestible starch for humans), but provides food for good intestinal bacteria. Chemically, it is nothing more than a bunch of fructose molecules held together by simple bonds that can be broken by either freezing or roasting.