A quickie today: I've just come across a really interesting post about Passover and coeliac disease here, at Forward. It explains something I've never quite understood - why the really big branches of supermarkets here have a wider range of gluten free foods available around Passover. For several years now, I've looked forward to the Passover … [Read more...]
Allergy Free Passport used for real
You may remember that I blogged about receiving a copy of the Let's Eat Out series some time ago ... Husband and coeliac daughter are just back from a skiing holiday in Austria, and they took the Multi-Lingual Phrasebook* with them. They thought that overall, it was great, and a real help. Just having the book gave them more confidence … [Read more...]
Pregnant and gluten free? Eat more spinach
Pregnant, or hoping to be? And gluten free? Thanks to Melissa on the message-board, I've been made aware of this, from the British National Formulary: Folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects Folic acid supplements taken before and during pregnancy can reduce the occurrence of neural tube defects. The risk of a neural tube … [Read more...]
