I was tempted by an adsense advert to visit the Freebake site at www.freebake.co.uk, and bought a trial pack of four bags of gluten free flour mixes (bread mix, cake mix, pizza mix and plain flour, with packets of yeast). The trial pack came quickly and today my coeliac daughter made two 2lb loaves of bread using the bread mix. I've frozen one, … [Read more...]
Product Recall from Sainsbury’s
Like other coeliacs here in the UK, I've received this letter from Sainsbury's today: Our Nectar information shows you have bought some of our freefrom products recently. During routine testing, we found that some of these products may contain traces of casein (milk protein) which means they will not be suitable if you have a milk … [Read more...]
Foods to avoid if you are avoiding gluten
We've discussed what you can eat: what can't you eat? Short answer: wheat, oats, barley and rye. Medium answer: wheat, barley and rye - recent studies indicate that some coeliacs can tolerate contamination-free oats in small portions. Best to check with your consultant or dietician, and perhaps get fully back to normal before trying oats. … [Read more...]
