Talking of food technology, as I have been on and off recently, our celiac daughter has had Food Tech at school again this term. This subject used to be called Domestic Science when I was her age, and may have been called Home Economics at some point too – but children all know it as Cookery. Last year they studied baking; this year it has been … [Read more...]
Counting the Calories in that Gluten Free Snack
Have you thought much about the calorie content in those gluten free snacks? If you’re anything like me, you’re probably so pleased to find something gluten free that your child enjoys that you buy it anyway, but perhaps it’s worth double checking that label. We had an interesting experience in the last week of school, when our coeliac had an … [Read more...]
Taste Test: Gluten Free Animals and Shortbread
Goodness Direct recently sent us various products to try out and review for you. I’ll cover some of the other things for you another time; today I thought I’d discuss biscuits. Goodness Direct kindly sent two kinds of biscuits: Orgran Outback Animals (vanilla cookies) and Lazy Day Foods Scottish Shortbread. I’ve seen the Outback biscuits in … [Read more...]
