A couple of weeks ago, I posted about my top five naturally gluten free products. One of them was these ready prepared Puy lentils from Merchant Gourmet. I just thought I’d share a randomly created meal I used them in this week, as it’s quite quick, nutritious and very tasty. And it’s very colourful – I … Continue reading
***Update February 2018*** I went for a meal with my family in February and had a terrible experience from a gluten free point of view. Lack of understanding or care about gluten free food, although they do have items on the menu. I would treat this place with extreme caution. I have tried to get … Continue reading
We all know there are plenty of gluten free products in the shops these days. In the bigger supermarkets, the Free From sections are full to bursting with cakes, biscuits, bread and pasta that are specially made without gluten. But there are a few things I buy frequently that aren’t in the free from section. They’re … Continue reading
We coeliacs have had some rather good news recently, in the form of two exciting product launches that are coming soon: Number 1 is: McVities’s has announced it will be launching gluten free Hobnobs! Regular and milk chocolate Hobnobs are due to hit supermarket shelves from July. This is quite exciting – Hobnobs are a … Continue reading
This week we had a school inset day on Monday, so months ago we arranged with some friends to make the most of the extra day by taking the kids camping. And for once, we were rewarded with amazing weather! We went to a lovely rural campsite not too far away in the Peak District, where we were able to … Continue reading
I was delighted to discover through Twitter that we have a new(ish) American BBQ restaurant in Sheffield serving a whole range of gluten free food. I am a big fan of smoked food so we hot-footed it down there on Sunday to give it a try. The BBQ Collective is run by a husband and … Continue reading
I was in Birmingham for work this week so I took a risk that I would be able to pick up something for lunch from trusty M&S in New Street station. They had a choice of two gluten free wraps in the Made Without Wheat range and I chose the Piri Piri chicken one. (I think … Continue reading
Over the last few years, the value supermarkets such as Aldi and Lidl have shaken up the food shopping market in the UK, challenging the ‘big four’ on price and quality. Unfortunately, to date they haven’t stocked gluten free staple foods like bread and pasta, so customers on restricted diets who want to save money on their food … Continue reading
Today I’ve heard from two completely separate sources that our local Aldi in Sheffield has snuck into the gluten free market. This afternoon I heard that they have had promotions on several brands such as Genius white loaves at £1.29, Genius pancakes, crumpets and Nestle gluten free corn flakes. This evening, another message saying a … Continue reading
This week (9-15 May) is Coeliac Awareness Week. Coeliac UK are having a big push on improving diagnosis and encouraging people to ask people with symptoms* to consider whether coeliac disease could be the cause. To find out more, visit their Awareness Week page. There are a number of special promotions linked to awareness week that … Continue reading
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