Carol Fenster, author and consultant on food sensitivities, has a new book coming out very soon (Aug 2), called Gluten Free Quick and Easy. She was kind enough to spend time answering some questions for me, which I thought I'd share in full with you. On difficulties with wheat When did you realise that wheat was a problem for you? I had … [Read more...]
Allergy Alert: gluten contamination
If you've got any Apple and Strawberry flavour Pasta Basta sweeties from Haribo, please don't eat them - they are incorrectly labelled, and contain gluten and wheat. My children like Haribo, but I don't think I've ever seen any Pasta Basta ones. I don't know if you can get these in the States, but they are small gummy sweets, usually in odd and … [Read more...]
“My children don’t do wheat-free.” What?
We went as a family to a wedding last weekend - beautiful, small, intimate, English wedding in the country. Marquee on the lawn, lovely gardens with ponds and streams, and - coincidentally - the Red Arrows and other planes flying overhead as part of the nearby Air Tattoo. (Very appropriate, as many of the guests seemed to be airforce, or civil … [Read more...]
