Gluten-free diet - support and tips

Going tomorrow to get some compost for the fruit bushes about to be planted in pots, so will have a look.

Went to an Italian "Aqua" last week and their gf menu wasn't bad at all.

Our Wyevale is good too but didn't have a separate menu last time we went. Another Wyevale a bit further away has a really good farm shop with quite a bit of gf.

Our local garden centre doesn't seem to have woken up to gluten free eating but they do a carvery on a Tuesday so yesterday I smuggled in a pot of pomegranate molasses dressing to drizzle over the top so it wouldn't be too dry without the gravy. I also avoided the yorkies and stuffing.

Had a lovely surprise last week. The Wyevale Garden Centre in Hay Lane,Swindon,had a comprehensive and separate gluten free menu. Was spoilt for choice! Had a look on the main website but can't see if it's available in all their restaurants.

Oh dear, WW! Maltezers are where I come unstuck!!

I have a confession. Doing the ironing yesterday I was looking at some loquerice all sorts which I adore, on a shelf to be given away as I can't eat them and DH doesn't like them - they were a present. I had 1 -have had a dodgy stomach ever since. Serves me right I'm afraid.

Thanks merlot, for the recipe and the thread!!

Recipes for some gluten free bread that actually tastes like bread are very welcome on here. Please share if you have any.

www.artofglutenfreebaking.com/2010/04/soft-sandwich-bread-gluten-free/

This is my favourite so far. It has a lovely soft texture. I make the dough in the breadmaker but bake it in the oven. The dough is much sloppier than ordinary bread dough so I spoon it into the tin rather than give it another kneading - which it doesn't need.

Thanks, HQ for changing the name of the thread.

Me too .

And me!

Me,as well

I did try to start one a while ago Merlot but it disappeared. I agree one would be useful but maybe it's only me and thee!!

This thread has been really interesting and helpful.

Do you think it might be a good idea to start a thread for support for those on a GF diet - like the low carb one? It would be useful to swap recipes and product info.

Maybe HQ would let you give this thread a new title, kitty?

What do you think?

Oh good. Our Sainsburys is on the list.

Thanks, kitty.

A link to the list of Sainsbury Stores stocking the bread. Sorry it has taken so long.

help.sainsburys.co.uk/help/products/gluten-free-bread

Thank you

Apparently Helston stock it.

Not much help Cornishgirl, I'm afraid, I'm in Leicestershire.

I've had no luck finding the GF bread in Sainsbury's. It's not being trialled in Truro or Swindon Bridgemead. Where have you got yours,Kittylester?

Thanks Kitty, I too will be off to Sainsbury's. I'm following the low fodmap diet for IBS and it has improved my life immeasurably. Fortunately I can tolerate lactose but during the initial exclusion period I found Arla lactose free milk a godsend. I don't like Soya milk and anyway one has to be careful as some forms of soya milk are high in Fodmaps. If you want to check this the Monash University website on Fodmaps is brilliant and I use their app as it tells me exactly what I can eat and the portion size.

I'm afraid I couldn't do what Caroline Quentin did Merlot but the second video worried me more. I have emailed it to my DiL who did, as she said "the plant geeks degree" and now works with plant geeks. She is very green - make her own washing powder type of green so I want to know what she makes of it. I find it very believable from our family history but will be interested to hear what she says.

I'm really reluctant to undo the good I've done so I'm not being tested either.

I eat tomato sauce but really miss brown sauce with bacon and or chips.we are having gf fish and chips tonight. Quite a few chip shops round here do one night a week of gf now - a rare treat!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjCKTnzXX7s

If anyone hasn't already seen the Caroline Quentin video, it's very revealing. There's a follow up one as well.

I don't think I could cope with the symptoms for six weeks just to get a diagnosis.

merlot just read your post - I've been busy today. Yes! That's exactly why I haven't bothered being diagnosed. I also read that it takes your gut anything up to two years to recover so I am not about to ruin any good done so far. If I do eat gluten by accident it reacts immediately and so it does need care.

My daughter had a intolerance blood test as she suffers severe migraine - she found she was gluten and lactose intolerance and has been off it for a few months now and her migraines whilst not completely gone are certainly less frequent and not so intense. So that is good. She thinks the rest is hormonal and stress (huge pressure at work)