I know ... some of those purpose made gluten free products do seem to have a lot of calories in! Many people lose weight before diagnosis (though not all!) and then put weight back on quickly, once they've switched to a gluten free diet. This is because the body starts to absorb nourishment where it couldn't before. My malnourished one year … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Bullying – is it happening to you?
Is your child's packed lunch safe? There was a rather scary story on the message board from a mother whose daughter is coeliac. One of the other children at school has taken to 'accidentally' dropping not-gluten-free food into her packed lunch, rendering it inedible. I think this is classic bullying. Unfortunately, the teachers seem to be … [Read more...]
El Piano: gluten free and vegan
El Piano, in Grape Lane, York, is the first restaurant in the UK to go 100 per cent vegan and gluten-free. Don't you think that's amazing? Eggs, dairy products, meat, wheat, rye, barley and oats are all now off the menu. The restaurant's speciality is apparently Thai Thai, a spicy coconut cream with red pepper, baby potatoes, lime leaves, … [Read more...]
