Article: NEW TASTES: GLUTEN-FREE PASTA, PIZZA

A gluten-free diet shouldn't condemn a person to bland, mushy pasta or tasteless, spongy pizza crust.

But if you're not careful when selecting from the many new gluten- free convenience foods, that's what you'll get.

To improve your odds of getting a great one, we recently tested about a dozen gluten-free pastas and a handful of pizza crust mixes. The disappointments were many, but the winners were surprisingly good.

The pastas sampled were made from a variety of foods, including brown rice, quinoa, potatoes, soy, corn and various blends. Most were either unbearably mushy or inedibly crunchy.

The exceptions included Tinkyada's Organic Brown Rice Pasta Penne, which not only cooked up ...

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