Have you ever heard of lecitem? I hadn’t, until coeliac daughter told me about it recently. She’d bought a toffee apple (her first ever) as a reward for herself after an interview, but discovered it was not gluten free, since it contained lecitem. Not gluten free? Surely it’s just an apple, with sugar, syrup, water, and maybe a tiny bit … [Read more...]
There’s no secret: Quorn, now gluten free
What do you think about free-from products that try to mimic the ‘normal’ product? I don’t eat meat. As a vegetarian student back in the 1980s I tried TVP: textured vegetable protein. The idea was that it mimicked meat, so you could use it to replace mince in recipes such as shepherd’s pie, or chili. However, it had to be soaked and then … [Read more...]
Erythema Nodosum – Will Going Gluten Free Help?
Soon after my diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis, I had a bout of erythema nodosum (EN). I hope never to have another. If you've had EN, you'll know exactly what it means: hot red lumps. Very, very painful hot red lumps. Typically, these appear on the lower legs - on the shins - and the typical patient is young (aged 18-34) and more likely to be … [Read more...]
