Envirokids Organic Peanut Butter Panda Puffs

Envirokids Organic Peanut Butter Panda Puffs
Photograph Copyright 2012 by Kelsey Wyatt

Finding cereal that doesn't have gluten in it is either excessively hard or terrifically easy as it's usually something that would be completely obvious as far as gluten content (Puffed Wheat) or it's something that has nothing to do with wheat at all (Corn Flakes). 

But either way it's usually worth reading the ingredients on the side of the box because even the most innocent looking cereal could be a virtual minefield of dangerous gluten filled pellets.

For anyone who has a hankering for a peanut butter flavored cereal, finding one without wheat or gluten is generally impossible unless you happen to visit the organic aisle where the Envirokids cereals hang out. There are a number of flavors of cereal made by this company and it's fairly easy to find a flavor that will appeal to someone's varied tastes.

Envirokids Organic Peanut Butter Panda Puffs
Photograph Copyright 2012 by Kelsey Wyatt

And for the peanut butter flavor, this company has really done its homework on how to create a cereal that tastes just like candy yet has enough items of interest printed on the box to make you think that it's good for you since it's organic, gluten free and feeds endangered pandas (no joke, apparently some of the profits go to endangered animals so you have no choice but to think the company is awesome).

Envirokids Organic Peanut Butter Panda Puffs
Photograph Copyright 2012 by Kelsey Wyatt

For the nutritional content, the organic angle is certainly a plus and the calories and fat don't seem to be anything to scream over. It might be a tad high for children, but assuming we can trust what the doctors say and peanut butter has healthy fat in it, a bowl of this cereal isn't going to put a dent in anyone's diet.

As far as the basic taste of a peanut butter flavored cereal, Peanut Butter Panda Puffs hit all the right notes and should make you think you're eating a bowl of peanut butter flavored Cap'N Crunch. But honestly, Envirokids is better. They actually feed pandas. And you can't really compete with that even if you've got a jaunty pirate hat and an entire cereal named after you.

But overall, this cereal is terrific because it does exactly what it needs to in a cereal and offers a great breakfast to someone who can't eat gluten, but who doesn't want to feel like they're missing out on anything cool because they can't eat peanut butter flavored cereal that comes out of a box with a pirate on it.

Envirokids Organic Peanut Butter Panda Puffs
Photograph Copyright 2012 by Kelsey Wyatt

Envirokids Organic Peanut Butter Panda Puffs Report Card

What's Tasty:

The whole bowl. Really. This stuff tastes good. And as far as cereal goes, it does tend to have a great consistency when put into milk. It doesn't stay rock solid, but it won't melt either after the milk is poured in. Overall a great, quick breakfast.

What Could be Better:

It's probably worth mentioning that the price on this cereal is a little higher than what you might pay with a regular cereal. Although honestly, regular cereal these days seems to be sky high anyway and one of the additional pluses for this cereal is that it's organic. So overall the price is a very minor consideration since if you caught it on sale, you could likely get it for not much more than the standard wheat-filled stuff.