Gluten-free foods can leave much to be desired – in both taste and nutrition. Honestly, you might as well just classify them as junk food (minus the gluten), based on their scanty nutritional value. And when you have a child with Down syndrome or autism who’s been prescribed a gluten-free diet, everything they put in their mouth matters. Dallas mom Susan O’Brien created Hail Merry snacks out of her love for raw and vegan foods, and makes sure that every ingredient counts. All of her certified gluten-free snacks pack a serious flavor punch (something a gluten-freer appreciates), but more important, since all of the company’s foods are raw, they contain living enzymes that help digest the food and aid the body’s general health (don’t get them started on the benefits of coconut oil). The snacks range from nuts, tarts and “Grawnola” to our favorite, coconut macaroons. Even those in your house who devour gluten like it’s going out of style won’t be able to have just one.
